2010年10月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

BP CEO hits back at media and politicians (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:06 PM PDT

Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive of BP speaks at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference, at the Grosvenor House hotel, in London, Monday Oct. 25, 2010. Dudley defended potentially dangerous deepwater drilling, even as he attempted to strike a penitent note for the devastating Gulf of Mexico spill in his first external address since taking the top job. The American also stressed BP's commitment to the United States despite the ongoing political and public fallout there and talked up the company's ability to withstand the expected financial hit from the spill.(AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski-pa) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley accused some politicians and the media on Monday of being too hasty to pin all the blame on his company for the devastating Gulf of Mexico spill — and emphasized the need for deep-water drilling.

BoE governor warns new banking rules not enough (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:03 PM PDT

The Govenor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, arrives at 10 Downing Street in August 2010. King has warned that a new set of rules for the world's banks will not be enough on their own to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Bank of England governor Mervyn King has warned that a new set of rules for the world's banks will not be enough on their own to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis.

Firms pledge to invest in wind energy sector (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:20 PM PDT

Several firms, including Japan's Mitsubishi and Spain's Gamesa, on Monday pledged major investments in the country's offshore wind sector, as London promised funding to help push the plans forward.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)AFP - Several firms, including Japan's Mitsubishi and Spain's Gamesa, on Monday pledged major investments in the country's offshore wind sector, as London promised funding to help push the plans forward.

Bank of England chief: Basel III incomplete answer (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:15 PM PDT

AP - International agreements requiring banks to hold more capital and a tax on bank balance sheets proposed by the British government are not enough to significantly reduce the risk embodied in giant banks, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said Monday.

Summary Box: UK's Cameron vows to foster growth (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:06 PM PDT

AP - THE PROMISE: British Prime Minister David Cameron says the government will push for more open international trade to boost British exports and will support the flourishing of small businesses in the private sector.

British Columbia shuffles cabinet amid tax battle (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Reuters - British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell shuffled his provincial cabinet and appointed a new chief of staff on Monday as he struggles to revive his government's sagging political fortunes.

BP boss says group will not quit US over oil disaster (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Ships work near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in August 2010. New BP chief executive Bob Dudley said that the British group would not quit the United States over the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster that had AFP - BP will not quit the United States over the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster that had "threatened the very existence" of the energy giant, its new chief executive Bob Dudley said here on Monday.

Cameron targets growth and jobs, after brutal cuts (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron gestures while addressing delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London. British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to help businesses create jobs and spur growth, less than a week after his coalition government unleashed the biggest public spending cuts in decades.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron, fresh from unleashing the biggest public spending cuts in decades, vowed Monday to help deliver private-sector jobs and growth in a key speech to business chiefs.

Bank of England policymaker sees bumpy recovery (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England is unlikely to withdraw economic stimulus yet as the recovery from recession remains "bumpy and uneven," a senior policymaker said Monday.

Barclays boss calls for 'consistent' bank regulation (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:33 AM PDT

A handout photograph shows President of Barclays PLC, Bob Diamond posing for photographers at one of the company's branches in London on September 7. The incoming chief executive has called for consistent regulation of the world's banking sector to help safeguard economic recovery, in an address to business leaders in London.(Barclays/File/Handout)AFP - Barclays' incoming chief executive Bob Diamond on Monday called for consistent regulation of the world's banking sector to help safeguard economic recovery, in an address to business leaders here.

Nurse filmed switching off patient's ventilator (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:04 AM PDT

A hospital trolley is pushed along a corrido. A nurse has been secretly filmed accidentally switching off a tetraplegic man's life-support machine, leaving him with brain damage, the BBC reported as it showed the footage.(AFP/File/Alain Julien)AFP - A nurse has been secretly filmed accidentally switching off a tetraplegic man's life-support machine, leaving him with brain damage, the BBC reported Monday as it showed the footage.

Two boys arrested over death of girl, 15 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:39 AM PDT

The town of Bridgend, south Wales, is seen here in 2008. Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a girl of the same age found dead in woods in Wales, police said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a girl of the same age found dead in woods in Wales, police said on Monday.

BP sells Mexican Gulf assets to Japanese group (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:40 AM PDT

BP is selling its interests in four Gulf of Mexico deepwater fields to Marubeni Oil and Gas of Japan for 650 million dollars just months after acquiring them.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - BP is selling its interests in four Gulf of Mexico deepwater fields to Marubeni Oil and Gas of Japan for 650 million dollars just months after acquiring them, the group said on Monday.

Tony Blair's sister-in-law converts to Islam (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:29 AM PDT

Journalist and peace activist Lauren Booth, seen here in 2009. Booth, who is the sister-in-law of former prime minister Tony Blair, has converted to Islam following a visit to Iran.(AFP/File/Said Khatib)AFP - The sister-in-law of former prime minister Tony Blair has converted to Islam following a visit to Iran, saying she is a "proud member" of the Muslim community.

Bangladesh extradites most wanted British man: police (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:28 AM PDT

Bangladesh has extradited Ayub Khan, one of Britain's most wanted men, two months after he was arrested in Dhaka in connection with a 2003 double murder in London, according to Bangladeshi police.(afp.com)AFP - Bangladesh has extradited one of Britain's most wanted men two months after he was arrested in Dhaka in connection with a 2003 double murder in London, Bangladeshi police said on Monday.

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