2010年8月30日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


BHP plays down suggestion of higher bid for Potash (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:23 AM PDT

BHP Billiton's OlympicDam copper and uranium operation at Roxby Downs in South Australia. Mining giant BHP Billiton has played down the prospect of making a higher offer for Canadian fertiliser maker Potash Corp, saying its 26 billion pounds dollar takeover bid was the only one on the table.(AFP/BHP BILLITON/File/Ho)AFP - Mining giant BHP Billiton has played down the prospect of making a higher offer for Canadian fertiliser maker Potash Corp, saying its 40 billion US dollar takeover bid was the only one on the table.


Heart pill 'could save 10,000 lives a year' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:05 AM PDT

A pill for chest pains costing £10 a week could save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients and reduce hospital admissions, trial results suggest.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - A pill for chest pains costing £10 a week could save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients and dramatically reduce hospital admissions, trial results published Monday suggest.


First-time home buyers 'fall sharply' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:48 AM PDT

An estate agent'ss window display in Epping in Essex, 2008. A report said that the number of people trying to buy their first home dipped sharply in the past twelve months.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The number of people trying to buy their first home dipped sharply in the past twelve months, a report said on Monday.


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