2011年2月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Ottawa takes stock of London, Toronto merger (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:16 PM PST

Industry Minister Tony Clement, pictured here in 2009, on Wednesday said he would review a landmark merger of the London and Toronto Stock Exchanges, if it is required.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Malcolm Taylor)AFP - Canada's Industry Minister Tony Clement on Wednesday said he would review a landmark merger of the London and Toronto Stock Exchanges, if it is required.

Russia says ready to readmit British reporter (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

A handout file photo provided on February 8 by the Guardian shows the newspaper's Moscow correspondent Luke Harding in Berlin in 2005. Russia is ready to give expelled British Guardian journalist Harding a new visa if he resolves outstanding administrative problems, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Russia is ready to give expelled British Guardian journalist Luke Harding a new visa if he resolves outstanding administrative problems, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.

British envoy to Iran to take over NATO Kabul role (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:43 AM PST

Reuters - NATO appointed Britain's current ambassador to Iran as its new civilian representative in Kabul on Wednesday.

Thousands to be contacted in UK hacking case (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:45 AM PST

AP - British police revealed Wednesday it would contact thousands of people whose cell phones may have been targeted by the News of The World tabloid, an indication of the scale of the scandal at the heart of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan: MoD (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:26 AM PST

A soldier mans his position at the rear of a British helicopter as it is flown over the Helmand province of Afghanistan in 2010. Two British soldiers were shot and killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced, bringing the British death toll from military operations in the country to 354.(AFP/POOL/File/Andrew Winning)AFP - Two British soldiers were shot and killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced, bringing the British death toll from military operations in the country to 354.

British foreign secretary visits Yemen (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:20 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to the press as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) listens during his visit to Sanaa. Hague discussed political and economic change in Yemen with its president Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday as he continued a tour of Arab states.(AFP/Gamal Noman)AFP - British Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed political and economic change in Yemen with its president Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday as he continued a tour of Arab states.

Govt strikes deal on bank pay, bonuses and lending (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:47 AM PST

A picture taken in 2008 shows London's finance district at Canary Wharf. The government said Wednesday it had struck a deal with the major banks on bonus pay and overall lending, as it seeks to curb executive excess and strengthen a fragile economic recovery.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government said Wednesday it had struck a deal with the major banks on bonus pay and overall lending, as it seeks to curb executive excess and strengthen a fragile economic recovery.

London, Toronto exchanges announce merger (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:13 AM PST

AP - The London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., which operates the Toronto Stock Exchange, are merging to create one of the world's largest stock markets, the companies announced Wednesday.

New York's bed bug problem spreading to London (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:11 AM PST

Reuters - Avoiding New York and boiling your suitcase might not be enough for Londoners to dodge the global bed bug pandemic - they're already here, probably in a hotel, house or cinema near you.

Man arrested over pregnant teen murder (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST

Gwent Police handout shows Nikitta Grender, 19, who was found stabbed to death after a fire at her flat in Broadmead Park, in Newport, South Wales. Officers have arrested a 26-year-old-man on suspicion of murdering the pregnant teenager.(Gwent Police/File/null)AFP - Officers investigating the murder of a heavily pregnant teenager have arrested a 26-year-old-man on suspicion of her murder.

UK strikes deal with banks over bonuses, lending (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:25 AM PST

AP - The British government has struck a deal with the country's top banks to curb bonus payments and boost lending to businesses as it seeks to draw a line under a crisis that culminated in a multibillion pound (dollar) state bailout of the sector.

London and Toronto stock exchanges unveil merger (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:33 AM PST

The London and Toronto stock exchanges announced Wednesday they had agreed a merger to create a new transatlantic group that will dominate the raw materials and energy sector.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The London and Toronto stock exchanges announced a landmark merger on Wednesday to create one of the world's biggest trading platforms that will dominate the raw materials and energy sectors.

Trade deficit hits December record (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:33 AM PST

A worker operates a snow plough near the second runway, at London's Heathrow Airport in December 2010. Britain's trade-in-goods deficit hit a record high level in December and was propelled by surging imports, particularly for aircraft, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Britain's trade-in-goods deficit hit a record high level in December and was propelled by surging imports, particularly for aircraft, official data showed on Wednesday.

Police 'must adapt' to rise in protests (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:25 AM PST

Police attempt to contain protestors as they march past Buckingham Palace during a demonstration against education cuts in London, on November 30, 2010. Police forces must adapt to handle the demands of an increasing number of protests in Britain that are putting public safety at risk, a report found.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Police forces must adapt to handle the demands of an increasing number of protests in Britain that are putting public safety at risk, a report found Wednesday.

Reckitt Benckiser sees 2010 net profits jump (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

A picture taken in Paris of a Nurofen box, one of commonly used painkillers medicines based on Ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug. Reckitt Benckiser, the Anglo-Dutch household products and drugs group, has said that annual profits leapt 11 percent, aided by key brands like Nurofen headache treatments and Lysol disinfectant.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - Reckitt Benckiser, the Anglo-Dutch household products and drugs group, said Wednesday that annual profits leapt 11 percent, aided by key brands like Nurofen headache treatments and Lysol disinfectant.

Convicted expenses MP Illsley quits (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:11 AM PST

Disgraced politician Eric Illsley, seen here in 2010, has quit as an MP, weeks after being convicted for making fraudulent expenses claims.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Disgraced politician Eric Illsley has quit as an MP, weeks after being convicted for making fraudulent expenses claims.

London, Toronto stock exchanges agree merger (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:49 AM PST

The London and Toronto stock exchanges announced Wednesday they had agreed a merger to create a new transatlantic group that will dominate the raw materials and energy sector.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The London and Toronto stock exchanges announced a landmark merger on Wednesday to create a one of the world's biggest trading platforms that will dominate raw materials and energy.

Painting of Picasso's muse sold at auction (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:23 AM PST

Pablo Picasso's AFP - A celebrated masterpiece by Pablo Picasso has sold at Sotheby's auction house in London for £25.2 million, more than double its pre-auction valuation.

'Hero granny' foils jewel thieves (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:20 AM PST

Photo illustration. A grandmother who AFP - A grandmother who "clobbered" a gang of sledgehammer-wielding jewel thieves with her handbag credited her "mother's instinct" for spurring her into action, media reported Wednesday.

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