2010年5月13日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain's new coalition gov't meets for first time (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 01:41 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, left, leads his first cabinet meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London Thursday May 13, 2010. Britain's new coalition government held its inaugural meeting Thursday, with members of once-rival parties sitting around the Cabinet table together for the first time in decades. Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, second right, sits across from Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron. (AP Photo/Andrew Winning, Pool))AP - Britain's first coalition government in seven decades held its inaugural meeting Thursday, as members of once-rival parties sat around the Cabinet table together — and signaled their seriousness about deficit-slashing by agreeing to an immediate pay cut.

New coalition holds 'constructive' first cabinet (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 01:23 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron(C) calls an end to pictures after posing with other members of his Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government in the garden of 10 Downing Street, central London.(AFP/POOL/File/Andrew Winning)AFP - New Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday chaired his first cabinet meeting, gathering former rivals together as he rebuffed suggestions that their historic coalition cannot last.

In NYC, Blair touts cell phones for Kenyan women (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 12:58 PM PDT

AP - The wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair asked business leaders at a meeting convened by Bill Clinton on Thursday to help her put cell phones into the hands of women in Kenya.

BT posts profit after year of sharp cuts (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 11:39 AM PDT

AP - Telecommunications company BT Group PLC said Thursday it made a better-than-expected profit of 208 million pounds ($310 million) during the three months through March as the company closed a year of sharp cuts in capital spending and underlying costs.

Brother faces brother in bid to succeed UK's Brown (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Combination picture of former Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, left, in London, Friday Dec. 19, 2008 and his brother, then Environment Secretary and later Foreign Secretary, David Miliband in Manchester, England, Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006. David Miliband, 44, has long been seen as the front-runner for the job of Labour Party leader following Gordon Brown but may face competition from his brother Ed. (AP Photos/Oli Scarff, pool, Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Britain's humbled Labour Party has begun a potentially bitter race for Gordon Brown's successor following its ouster after 13 years in office — likely pitting brother against brother and possibly even husband against wife in a race riddled with intrigue and rivalries.

Brown jokes on life after Downing Street (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here arriving at Adam Smith College for his first public appearance since quitting as prime minister, made a joke at his own expense.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - Gordon Brown on Thursday made his first public appearance since quitting as prime minister -- and had time for a joke at his own expense.

Dollar hits new 14-month high versus euro (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:17 PM PDT

AP - The dollar extended its gains versus European currencies Thursday, hitting a new 14-month high versus the euro, as traders weighed the improving economy in the United States against debt problems in continental Europe and Britain.

FTSE climbs as companies move back into profit (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 09:24 AM PDT

London's leading shares made strong gains on the back of positive corporate results and US job data which showed a fall in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's leading shares made strong gains Thursday on the back of positive corporate results and US job data which showed a fall in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits.

Samantha Cameron quits her job (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:59 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha announced on Thursday she has quit her job to work part-time and look after her children.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha announced on Thursday she has quit her job to work part-time and look after her children.

Two Britons killed in Libya plane crash (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:39 AM PDT

A closeup shows the tail of an Afriqiyah Airways passenger plane which crashed during landing at Tripoli airport on May 12. The Foreign Office said that two Britons were among those killed when a plane crashed at Tripoli airport(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Two Britons were among those killed when a plane crashed at Tripoli airport, the Foreign Office said on Thursday.

New UK govt says no deadline for Afghan withdrawal (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:16 AM PDT

William Hague, the newly appointed Foreign Secretary, arrives for the first cabinet meeting at British Prime Minister David Cameron's official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, Thursday, May 13, 2010. Britain ushered in its first coalition government since World War II as a pair of rivals-turned-partners pledged to set aside their deep policy differences and tackle the country's disastrous budget deficit.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Britain's new foreign minister says both partners in the coalition government want British troops to stay in Afghanistan until their job is done.

Muslim peer 'humbled' to be in Cabinet (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Conservative paty's Sayeeda Warsi, arrives for first Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, central London. Warsi, Britain's first female Muslim Cabinet minister said it was AFP - Britain's first female Muslim Cabinet minister said on Thursday it was "humbling" to join the government, after taking part in new Prime Minister David Cameron's first full ministerial meeting.

Sale of 500-euro notes banned in criminal clampdown (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:47 AM PDT

A cashier counts out 500 Euro notes in London, 2001. Currency exchanges across Britain have stopped selling 500-euro notes because 90 percent of them were linked to serious crime, tax evasion and terrorism.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Currency exchanges across Britain have stopped selling 500-euro notes because 90 percent of them were linked to serious crime, tax evasion and terrorism, police said on Thursday.

Terry's father admits dealing cocaine (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:09 AM PDT

Footballer John Terry addresses a press conference in Berlin, 2009. Terry's father pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and is embarrassed by the upset caused to his footballer son.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Chelsea captain John Terry's father pleaded guilty on Thursday to supplying cocaine and is embarrassed by the upset caused to his footballer son, a court heard.

BA to fly 70% of passengers during strikes (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:02 AM PDT

British Airways vowed to fly 70 percent of passengers during a five-day strike planned by members of its cabin crew that is due to start next week.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways on Thursday vowed to fly 70 percent of passengers during a five-day strike planned by members of its cabin crew that is due to start next week.

Economy eyed as new British cabinet holds first meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:55 AM PDT

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May meets a neighbourhood policing team during a visit to the York Road Estate, in Clapham, south west London May 13, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron held his first cabinet meeting on Thursday, with rescuing the fragile economy the priority for the coalition government. REUTERS/Dominic Lipinski/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ELECTIONS)Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron was holding his first cabinet meeting on Thursday, with rescuing the fragile economy the priority for the coalition government.

Trade deficit jumps in March: official (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:38 AM PDT

A crane loads containers onto a cargo ship. Britain's trade-in-goods deficit rose more than expected in March as imports outpaced exports, official data showed, highlighting that a weak pound was failing to boost exporters.(AFP/DDP/File/Roland Magunia)AFP - Britain's trade-in-goods deficit rose more than expected in March as imports outpaced exports, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting that a weak pound was failing to boost exporters.

Supermarket Sainsbury's profits more than double (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:35 AM PDT

A woman carries her shopping away from a Sainsbury's supermarket in west London. Supermarket chain Sainsbury's said that profits more than doubled in 2009-2010 as it added floor space and sold more non-food products.(AFP/File/Chris Young)AFP - Supermarket chain Sainsbury's said on Thursday that profits more than doubled in 2009-2010 as it added floor space and sold more non-food products.

Britain stops selling 500 euro notes over crime fears (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:30 AM PDT

Reuters - British money exchange offices have stopped selling 500 euro banknotes after police discovered the notes were being used almost exclusively by criminals, officials said on Thursday.

BT swings back into profit after axing 20,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:01 AM PDT

Telecoms firm BT bounced back into profit during its 2009-2010 financial year after axing 20,000 jobs in a major cost-cutting drive.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Telecoms firm BT bounced back into profit during its 2009-2010 financial year after axing 20,000 jobs in a major cost-cutting drive, the group announced on Thursday.

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