2009年11月19日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Floods hit towns, evacuations underway (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST

A car drives through flooded streets in England in 2007. Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding, police said.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding, police said.

Belgian-British duo wins race for EU's top jobs (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:43 PM PST

VIDEO: European leaders are bracing for a night of steely negotiation as they seek to name people to top new jobs that will become the face of a revamped European Union. AFPTV takes a look at who's in the running. Duration: 01:51(AFPTV)AP - After years of effort the European Union named its first full-time president and powerful foreign policy chief on Thursday — but handed the jobs to two little-known compromise figures instead of global heavy hitters.

Belgian prime minister named first EU president (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST

L-R: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, named the European Union's first president, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, and EU Commissioner for trade, British Catherine Ashton, chosen as EU foreign policy supremo, pose at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels.(AFP/Georges Gobet)AFP - European leaders chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the European Union's first president on Thursday, the EU presidency announced, after Britain dropped its backing for Tony Blair.

UK drops Blair, picks Ashton for EU role (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 11:14 AM PST

Britain's Catherine Ashton, seen here in May 2009, was on Thursday named the European Union's new foreign affairs supremo by European leaders meeting in Brussels, two diplomatic sources said.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday gave up his bid to secure the job of EU president for Tony Blair but won support for commissioner Catherine Ashton to become foreign policy supremo.

FTSE 100 slips on OECD warnings (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:54 AM PST

The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from the worst global economic crisis in decades after some mixed data and forecasts.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from the worst global economic crisis in decades after some mixed data and forecasts.

British PM backs Ashton for EU foreign affairs job (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:52 AM PST

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed compatriot Catherine Ashton on Thursday to become the European Union's foreign affairs chief, his spokesman said.

OECD urges action as Britain's debt mounts (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:11 AM PST

The OECD urged action on Thursday as new data showed Britain plunging ever deeper into debt, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The OECD urged action on Thursday as new data showed Britain plunging ever deeper into debt, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances.

Average UK woman wears 515 chemicals a day (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 07:46 AM PST

Reuters - The average British woman "hosts" 515 chemicals on her body every day, according to a new study.

JP Morgan takes over Cazenove joint venture (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:04 AM PST

AP - U.S. bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said Thursday it has bought full control of J.P. Morgan Cazenove in a 1 billion pound ($1.67 billion) deal with its joint venture partner, the venerable London financial house Cazenove Group Ltd.

Newcastle named Britain's "greenest" city (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:18 AM PST

Reuters - For decades, Newcastle upon Tyne was blackened by coal dust and known around the world for its clanking shipyards and smoke-belching factories.

UK public sector borrowing hits record £11.4 bln (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:23 AM PST

The OECD urged action on Thursday as new data showed Britain plunging ever deeper into debt, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The British government borrowed a record 11.4 billion pounds (12.8 billion euros, 19 billion dollars) in October, official data showed on Thursday.

Retail sales hit 17-month high (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:16 AM PST

Pedestrians walk past a shop in central London in late October. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales jumped by 3.4 percent in October compared with the same month in 2008 -- the sharpest year-on-year rise for 17 months.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Retail sales jumped by 3.4 percent in October from the same month in 2008 -- the sharpest year-on-year rise for 17 months, as shoppers shrugged off a deep recession.

SABMiller H1 net profit down 32 percent (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:26 AM PST

AP - SABMiller PLC, the world's second-largest brewer, on Thursday reported a 32 percent drop in net profit as revenues were hit hard by unfavorable currency movements and lager volumes declined.

Six bailed over woman left to die in London street (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:57 AM PST

A policeman stands behind police tape. Six men -- arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found in the street with one of her hands cut off -- have been released on bail.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Six men -- arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found in the street with one of her hands cut off -- were released on bail on Thursday.

JP Morgan takes full control of queen's stockbroker (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:46 AM PST

Pedestrians walk past the JP Morgan Chase headquarters in New York, 2008. US investment bank JP Morgan Chase has announced a deal to take full control of Cazenove, a 190-year-old London stockbroker with Queen Elizabeth II among its clients.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)AFP - US investment bank JP Morgan Chase announced on Thursday a deal to take full control of Cazenove, a 190-year-old London stockbroker with Queen Elizabeth II among its clients.

Brewer SABMiller reports profits slide (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST

Brewer SABMiller -- the owner of Pieroni beer -- said that its net profits slumped by almost one third during the group's first half, adding that it faced further struggles despite stabilising economic growth.(AFP/Belga/File/Eric Vidal)AFP - Brewer SABMiller said on Thursday that its net profits slumped by almost one third during the group's first half, adding that it faced further struggles despite stabilising economic growth.

Brown under fire over election plans (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST

Queen Elizabeth II (centre left) addresses the Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. Gordon Brown came under fire from members of his own party after unveiling a voter-friendly agenda during the Queen's speech designed to boost their chances at next year's general election.(AFP/Pool/Richard Pohle)AFP - Gordon Brown came under fire from members of his own party on Thursday after unveiling a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost their chances at next year's general election.

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