2010年7月1日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Mideast envoy Blair eyes Gaza supplies deal (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Israel will likely agree in the coming days to develop the range of supplies flowing into the blockaded Gaza strip, the special envoy for Middle East peace Tony Blair, pictured in May 2010, said on Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Israel will likely agree in the coming days to develop the range of supplies flowing into the blockaded Gaza strip, the special envoy for Middle East peace Tony Blair said on Thursday.

N.Ireland's Paisley slams pope visit to Britain (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:03 PM PDT

Former Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley, pictured in March 2010, condemned Friday an invitation for the pope to visit Britain later this year, while slamming child-abusing Catholic priests as AFP - Former Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley condemned Friday an invitation for the pope to visit Britain later this year, while slamming child-abusing Catholic priests as "anti-Christ".

Tate and Lyle sells historic sugar refining business (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:25 AM PDT

British firm Tate & Lyle said it has agreed to sell its historic European sugar business to American Sugar Refining Inc, to cut debt and focus on speciality food ingredients.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Tate and Lyle is bailing out of the business in which it built its fame and fortune, selling its European sugar operations to a US group on Thursday in order to focus on speciality products.

Britain moves towards closer ties with UAE, India: Hague (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:16 AM PDT

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, delivers his first foreign policy speech at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Britain launched a AFP - Britain launched a "taskforce" with the United Arab Emirates Thursday to boost bilateral ties and premier David Cameron will seek a similar initiative with India in an upcoming visit, a minister said.

Hague expects Afghans to take security control by 2014 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers his first foreign policy speech at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Hague said Thursday he would be AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday he would be "very surprised" if Afghan forces had not taken control of their own security from international forces by 2014.

Blair: Gaza to get construction material soon (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:17 AM PDT

Quartet special envoy to the Middle East and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaks during a news conference with Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, unseen at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Thursday, July 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul White)AP - Mideast envoy Tony Blair said Thursday he expects badly needed construction material to start flowing into the Gaza Strip in two to three weeks now that Israel has agreed to ease its blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory.

Work starts on Trump's Scottish golf course (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 09:08 AM PDT

A sign warns of ongoing construction work at the Donald Trump golf course near Aberdeen, Scotland.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Building work began Thursday on US tycoon Donald Trump's luxury golf course in Scotland, the culmination of a four-year effort in the face of strong local opposition.

Parents recount night fox attacked their twins (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:33 AM PDT

AP - The parents of the twin baby girls that were mauled by a fox say they found their children covered in blood after the animal crept into their upstairs cribs last month.

Britain wants to increase its EU officials: Hague (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:13 AM PDT

An EU flag flutters inside the European Union headquarters in Brussels. Britain wants to boost the number of its personnel among the ranks of staff in the European Union, Foreign Secretary William Hague said.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Britain wants to boost the number of its personnel among the ranks of staff in the European Union, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday.

Samantha Cameron praises model husband (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:09 AM PDT

Samantha Cameron, wife of Prime Minister David Cameron, poses for photographers with a waxwork model of her husband, at Madame Tussauds, in central London on July 1. Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of the PM on Thursday -- and the life-like model won immediate praise from the new British premier's pregnant wife Samantha.(AFP/Garry Samuels)AFP - Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of David Cameron on Thursday -- and the life-like model won immediate praise from the Prime Minister's pregnant wife Samantha.

Hague outlines 'agile' new foreign policy (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:48 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers his first foreign policy speech at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Hague said Thursday he would be AFP - British foreign policy under the coalition government will aim to "inspire others with our values of political freedom and economic liberalism", Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday.

Fox attack twins' parents describe horrific ordeal (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:44 AM PDT

A fox peers through a gate in central London. Parents of nine-month-old twin girls who were mauled by a fox as they lay in their cots have spoken in detail about the traumatic occurrence.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Parents of nine-month-old twin girls who were mauled by a fox as they lay in their cots have spoken in detail about the traumatic occurrence.

New British government wants more influence in EU (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague looks on during a joint news conference with his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini at the end of a meeting at Villa Madama in Rome June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Remo CasilliReuters - Britain's new government will work to increase the country's influence in the European Union and strengthen ties with emerging economic giants Brazil, India and China, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday.

UK's vows to extend hand to neglected allies (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:35 AM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague delivers his first foreign policy speech at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Thursday, July 1, 2010. The speech outline the Coalition Government's vision for a distinctive' British foreign policy. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, Pool)AP - British Foreign Secretary William Hague vowed Thursday to woo allies left neglected in London's rush to cozy up to the White House, promising a sweeping overhaul of the country's "patchy" foreign policy.

Tate & Lyle sells European sugar business to US firm (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Tate and Lyle sugar is pictured being poured into a cup. British firm Tate & Lyle said Thursday it has agreed to sell its historic European sugar business to American Sugar Refining Inc, as the group cuts debt and focuses on speciality food ingredients.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - British firm Tate & Lyle said Thursday it has agreed to sell its historic European sugar business to American Sugar Refining Inc, as the group cuts debt and focuses on speciality food ingredients.

UK ministers appear divided over Afghan withdrawal (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:26 AM PDT

Interactive graphic on Afghanistan where a total of 100 foreign soldiers fighting the Taliban have died in June, making it the deadliest month for NATO in nine years of conflict.(AFP iactiv)Reuters - Britain's foreign minister expects Afghanistan to be able to handle its own security by 2014, earlier than a timeline proposed by the defense minister, highlighting differences over the increasingly unpopular war.

British art market warns against EU levy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:11 AM PDT

Reuters - British auction houses fear that an EU levy on works of art by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, due to be introduced in 2012, could undermine their position as world leaders in the field.

Met Office reports driest start to year since 1929 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:01 AM PDT

A tourist holds his broken AFP - Britain has had the driest first six months of the year for more than eight decades, weather forecasters said Wednesday, amid warnings the lack of rain was putting pressure on water supplies.

Diageo promises to plug pension deficit with whisky (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks -- including Guinness -- has said that it will transfer more than two million barrels of whisky into its UK pension fund to help plug an 862-million-pound deficit.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said on Thursday that it will transfer more than two million barrels of whisky into its UK pension fund to help plug an 862-million-pound deficit.

Tate & Lyle sells EU sugar business to US firm (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:12 AM PDT

AP - Tate & Lyle PLC said Thursday it is selling its European sugar refining business to American Sugar Refining Inc. for 211 million pounds ($314 million) in cash as it focuses on producing ingredients for industry.

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