2009年11月5日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK's Brown stands firm on Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to defend his government's commitment to Afghanistan in a major speech Friday, saying the war is essential to his country's security, according to excerpts released in advance by his office.

Brazil's Lula meets queen on investment-seeking visit (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:25 PM PST

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, seen here delivering his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, met Queen Elizabeth II Thursday on the last day of his trip to Britain, where he sought to drum up investment and signed an Olympic cooperation deal.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Queen Elizabeth II Thursday on the last day of his trip to Britain, where he sought to drum up investment and signed an Olympic cooperation deal.

UK lawmakers call for new rendition flight ban (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:12 PM PST

AP - A group of British lawmakers proposed new laws Thursday to ban the use of airports, harbors or highways in the secret rendition of suspected terrorists, while a human rights group urged the government to stop detaining terror suspects without charge.

Postal workers call off fresh strike (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:43 AM PST

Pedestrians walking past a Royal Mail box in London. Postal workers called off a fresh round of strikes Thursday after union leaders and the state-owned Royal Mail reached an interim deal in their dispute over pay and modernisation.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Postal workers called off a fresh round of strikes Thursday after union leaders and the state-owned Royal Mail reached an interim deal in their dispute over pay and modernisation.

Halloween goblins scaring off Britain's Guy Fawkes (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:31 AM PST

Local bonfire societies parade through the town at the annual Lewes bonfire and procession, Lewes, East Sussex, November 5, 2004. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The modern-day ghouls and goblins of Halloween are steadily frightening off a British tradition that stretches back 400 years.

Union, UK Royal Mail reach interim agreement (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:15 AM PST

AP - The union representing Britain's postal workers says it will call off strikes planned for later this week — and remain at work through the December holidays — after reaching an interim agreement with the Royal Mail.

FTSE 100 ends up on US jobs data (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:33 AM PST

London shares ended higher on Thursday powered by positive US employment data.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares ended higher on Thursday powered by positive US employment data.

European, British central banks leave rates alone (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 08:01 AM PST

FILE - In this July 9, 2009, people are silhouetted as they walk past the Bank of England in the City of London. British industrial production and new car registrations rose in recent months, data showed Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, as the Bank of England announced it would increase the size of its monetary stimulus. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)AP - The head of the European Central Bank on Thursday hinted it could begin withdrawing some of its crisis measures soon, while the Bank of England pumped more money into the economy in an attempt to get Britain out of recession.

Killings by Afghan policeman shake British resolve (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 07:58 AM PST

Three new crosses in the the garden of Remembrance for British service personnel killed in action at Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The crosses bear the names of three of the five soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 3, who were shot by a member of the local police force. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant/POOL)AP - The deaths of five British soldiers gunned down by an Afghan policeman as they made tea after a patrol has shaken public support for the war in Afghanistan, intensifying debate about the human cost of the conflict and increasing calls for a pullout.

Bank of England pumps billions more into economy (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:12 AM PST

The Bank of England building in the City of London. The Bank of England revealed plans to pump another 25 billion pounds to boost the recession-hit economy, and held interest rates at a record low.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England revealed plans on Thursday to pump another 25 billion pounds to boost the recession-hit economy, and held interest rates at a record low.

Ex-MEP admits fiddling his expenses (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:08 AM PST

European deputies vote during a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France in 2005. A former British MEP pleaded guilty to fiddling 36,000 pounds in expenses by diverting cash intended for his secretary and using it to buy fine wines and a car.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)AFP - A former British MEP pleaded guilty on Thursday to fiddling 36,000 pounds in expenses by diverting cash intended for his secretary and using it to buy fine wines and a car.

Bank of England pumps extra £25 bln into economy (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:41 AM PST

The Bank of England building in the City of London. The European Central Bank and Bank of England kept their key interest rates at record low levels of 1.0 percent and 0.5 percent on Thursday while tracking the prospects of economic recovery.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England announced on Thursday that it will pump another 25 billion pounds into the recession-hit economy, after it held interest rates at a record low.

BoE adds 25 billion pounds to monetary expansion (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:51 AM PST

AP - The Bank of England said Thursday it will pour another 25 billion pounds ($41 billion) into the British economy to get the country out of recession as it kept its main interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent.

Bank of England expands quantitative easing, holds rates steady (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:12 AM PST

A view of Britain's Bank of England in the city of London March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - The Bank of England said on Thursday it would expand its quantitative easing program by 25 billion pounds ($41.5 billion) to help kick-start Britain's recession-hit economy.

Shoe thrown at former Australian PM in Cambridge (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:52 AM PST

An angry man threw a boot at former Australian prime minister John Howard, seen here in 2007, during a debate at Cambridge University.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - An angry man threw a boot at former Australian prime minister John Howard during a debate at Cambridge University, the quick-thinking student who caught the shoe said on Thursday.

Manufacturing output climbs (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:45 AM PST

A coal mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales. Manufacturing output increased in September by the fastest monthly pace for seven years, official data showed, stoking recovery hopes for the battered sector.(AFP/File/Pierre Pratabuy)AFP - Manufacturing output increased in September by the fastest monthly pace for seven years, official data showed on Thursday, stoking recovery hopes for the battered sector.

British car sales surge 31.6% in October: trade (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:38 AM PST

New cars picturedat Tyne docks in South Shields, north-east England, in January. Sales of new cars in Britain soared by 31.6 percent in October as a result of the state-backed old-for-new scheme, industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders announced Thursday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sales of new cars in Britain soared by 31.6 percent in October as a result of the state-backed old-for-new scheme, industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders announced Thursday.

Kabul's British Cemetery honours war dead (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:26 AM PST

Tombstones are seen at the British Cemetery in Kabul which has become a memorial for British military personnel who have died in Afghanistan since 2001. The 100,000-strong US and NATO force has suffered its deadliest year yet in the eight-year war, with around 450 deaths according to the independent icasualties.org website, which keeps a tally of coalition losses.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)AFP - Wreaths of red paper poppies -- the symbol of remembrance -- lie against the high southern wall of the British Cemetery in Kabul, a layer of fine dust covering their curled-up leaves in the midday sun.

Britain fears Taliban infiltration in Afghan forces (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:53 AM PST

British soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol in the town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, 2007. Military personnel expressed concern about the safety of troops after a AFP - Military personnel on Thursday expressed concern about the safety of troops after a "rogue" Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers in Helmand province.

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