2010年8月29日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Internet may phase out printed Oxford Dictionary (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:43 PM PDT

An Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. It's been in print for over a century, but in future the Oxford English Dictionary — the authoritative guide to the English language — may only be available online. Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday that burgeoning demand for the dictionary's online version has far outpaced demand for the printed versions. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)AP - It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventually slim down to nothing. Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday so many people prefer to look up words using its online product that it's uncertain whether the 126-year-old dictionary's next edition will be printed on paper at all.

Buffett has eyes on British insurance business: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:17 AM PDT

US billionaire Warren Buffett, pictured, is interested in buying Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance business Direct Line, a report said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - Billionaire Warren Buffett is interested in buying Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance business Direct Line, a report said on Sunday.

Vodafone 'to sell China Mobile stake' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:38 AM PDT

People walk past a Vodafone store in London. British mobile phone giant Vodafone is to sell its shares in China Mobile to raise more than $6.2 bln, a newspaper reported.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone is to sell its shares in China Mobile to raise more than four billion pounds (6.2 billion dollars, 4.9 billion euros), a newspaper reported Sunday.

London carried out Cold War assassinations: Le Carre (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:31 PM PDT

The government carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre, seen here, told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - The government carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

No easing of tax burden within five years: minister (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:23 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivers a speech in London on August 17, 2010. Osborne's deputy, Danny Alexander said Sunday that the overall tax burden will remain at its current level for the next five years(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The overall tax burden will remain at its current level for the next five years, a top Treasury minister suggested in an interview out Sunday.

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