2010年9月12日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Rich states should pay for Africa mineral advice: panel (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Rich countries should pay for African governments to get advice on negotiating the best deals for exploiting their natural resources, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday.

British troops in Afghanistan face heroin smuggling probe (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 10:59 AM PDT

British military officers go through last details before 40 trucks leave Camp Bastion base in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province in February 2010. British military police are investigating claims that the country's servicemen may have trafficked heroin out of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Sunday.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AFP - British military police are investigating claims that the country's servicemen may have trafficked heroin out of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Sunday.

UK top tax man's apology to 1.4 mln people (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, pictured on budget day 2009 with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper, raised the top level of income tax to 50 percent. Britain's top tax official has been forced to apologise to 1.4 million people who face surprise bills for underpayments on their income tax.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's top tax official has been forced to apologise to 1.4 million people who face surprise bills for underpayments on their income tax.

Prostitutes 'apologise' to Coleen Rooney (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Wayne Rooney pictured walking ahead of England coach Fabio Capello after England beat Switzerland 3-1 in a Euro 2012 qualifyier in Basel on September 7. Two prostitutes who reportedly had sex with Rooney have made public apologies on Sunday to the England footballer's wife Coleen.(AFP/File/Sebastien Feval)AFP - Two prostitutes who reportedly had sex with Wayne Rooney have made public apologies on Sunday to the England footballer's wife Coleen.

Britain 'facing 150,000 job losses' in public sector (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:03 AM PDT

Commuters cycle and walk across Waterloo Bridge in London on September 7 as London Underground workers started a 24-hour strike over staffing cuts. Nearly 150,000 job losses in the British public sector already have already been announced or are in the pipeline, according to a study by the GMB union published ahead of the Trades Union Congress conference in Manchester.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Nearly 150,000 job losses in the British public sector already have already been announced or are in the pipeline, according to a study by the GMB union published ahead of the Trades Union Congress conference in Manchester.

Vodafone 'to sell French assets' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 04:14 AM PDT

Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Vittorio Colao, pictured at a meeting with Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma in New Delhi in June, is preparing to sell the company's multi-billion-pound stake in French telecoms operator SFR as part of a strategy to focus on core markets, a report says.(AFP/File/Raveendran)AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone is preparing to sell its multi-billion-pound stake in French telecoms company SFR as part of a strategy to focus on core markets, a report said Sunday.

Different pope, different times for British trip (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 1982 file photo, Pope John Paul II walks with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London. Pope John Paul II sought to overcome centuries of distrust when he became the first pope to visit British shores in 1982, preaching reconciliation between the Vatican and Anglicans even as British troops battled Catholic Argentines in the Falklands. His successor, Benedict XVI, can expect a far cooler — if not at times downright hostile — reception in his upcoming state visit. (AP Photo/pool, file)AP - The Falklands war was in full swing and John Paul II was in London as the first pope ever to set foot on English soil.

Favourite to lead Labour 'may be defeated' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:47 AM PDT

Potential new Leader of the Labour Party David Miliband (L) speaks while his brother Ed Miliband looks on during the Yorkshire and Humber Labour hustings, in Leeds, in July 2010. David Miliband, may be heading for defeat by a narrow margin at the hands of his younger brother, a poll suggested Sunday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The favourite to become the next leader of the Labour party, David Miliband, may be heading for defeat by a narrow margin at the hands of his younger brother, a poll suggested Sunday.

Barclays chief hits back at 'casino banker' critics (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:44 PM PDT

President of Barclays PLC, Bob Diamond in London on September 7, 2010. Diamond, the controversial American investment banker chosen to be the next chief executive of Barclays, on Sunday defended the British bank against accusations it was being run like a casino.(AFP/Handout)AFP - Bob Diamond, the controversial American investment banker chosen to be the next chief executive of Barclays, on Sunday defended the British bank against accusations it was being run like a casino.

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