Somali pirates hold British couple on cargo ship (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would likely be "out of touch for some time."
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Govt aims to complete first swine flu vaccinations within weeks (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT AFP - Britons with the highest risk of catching swine flu should receive vaccinations by mid-December, the government said Thursday as the numbers catching the illness rose.
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Byron letters sale breaks record (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:09 PM PDT AFP - A collection of correspondence by Lord Byron broke the world record price Thursday for a group of letters or manuscript by a British Romantic poet, auction house Sotheby's said.
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U.S. would have tried to extradite Megrahi: U.S. envoy (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - The United States would have sought the extradition of the Lockerbie bomber if it had known the Scottish government was planning to release him, the U.S. ambassador to Britain said Thursday.
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Maine puts squeeze on low-alcohol British lemonade (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT AP - Call it a culture clash, trans-Atlantic style.
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Brown backs Blair for first EU president (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:20 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday backed his predecessor Tony Blair as an "excellent candidate" to become the first EU president.
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British couple at pirate base, hijackers take vessel (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:01 AM PDT AFP - A British couple hijacked by pirates as they slept aboard their boat while on an Indian Ocean yachting holiday were on Thursday taken to another captured ship anchored off the Somali coast.
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Somali pirates move British couple to container ship (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:58 AM PDT Reuters - Somali pirates moved two British hostages from their hijacked yacht on Thursday to a captured container ship now moored near a pirate haven.
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Queen launches 2010 Commonwealth Games countdown (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:24 AM PDT AFP - The Queen and Indian President Pratibha Patil started the countdown to the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games as they launched the global baton relay Thursday at Buckingham Palace.
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Alcohol, cigarettes more harmful than LSD: scientist (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:04 AM PDT AFP - Alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than illegal drugs such as cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, the government's top drugs advisor said Thursday.
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British hostage tells of capture by Somali pirates (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:59 AM PDT AFP - A British man being held by Somali pirates on Thursday told British television by telephone that he and his wife were taken hostage after armed men stormed their yacht in the dead of night.
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UK cemetery: Share a grave with a stranger? (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:25 AM PDT AP - So you think London, population 8 million, is crowded with the living?
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"A Prophet" named best picture at London Film Fest (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:35 AM PDT AP - Hard-hitting French prison drama "A Prophet" won the first-ever best film prize at the London Film Festival on Wednesday. |
Energy giant Shell reports 62% profit slump (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:34 AM PDT AFP - British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell revealed a 62-percent net profit slump in the third quarter on Thursday, blaming weak oil prices and warning that the outlook is cloaked in uncertainty.
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AstraZeneca quarterly earns up 22 percent (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:32 AM PDT AP - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC posted a 22 percent rise in third quarter net profit on Thursday, boosted by initial sales of its swine flu vaccine and delayed entry of generic drug competition in the United States.
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Drugmaker AstraZeneca says profits jump (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT AFP - Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said on Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 22.3 percent from the level 12 months ago to 1.284 billion pounds.
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British navy finds missing couple's yacht (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT AFP - A boat belonging to a British couple feared kidnapped by pirates has been found by the Royal Navy, though the owners were not on board, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.
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Lloyds says mulling rights issue (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:41 AM PDT AFP - State-controlled bank Lloyds said on Thursday that it was in "advanced" talks over alternatives to the government's insurance scheme for toxic assets, including a possible rights issue.
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Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy: drug chief (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:37 AM PDT AFP - The government's chief drug adviser Thursday criticised the current classification of substances, claiming that alcohol and tobacco were both more harmful than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis.
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Miliband says Blair not a divisive EU choice (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:06 AM PDT AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband denied Thursday that Tony Blair would be a divisive choice for the new job of EU president, as friends of the former premier said he would be interested.
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