2011年4月17日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

'Royal star' was a supernova, say astronomers (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:09 PM PDT

The noon-day star that, according to legend appeared at the birth in 1630 of King Charles II, could have been a supernova called Cassiopeia A, says Martin Lunn, former curator of astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in northern England, and Lila Rakoczy, a US-based independent scholar.(AFP/NASA/File)AFP - One of the abiding legends of Britain's royal family is that a noon-day star appeared at the birth in 1630 of King Charles II, who was to restore the English monarchy after the execution of his father.

New Zealand backs change to royal succession (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:51 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton are seen on a trip in north-west England. New Zealand on Monday supported changing royal succession rules to allow Prince William and Kate Middleton's first born to become monarch regardless of its gender.(AFP/Pool/File/Alastair Grant)AFP - New Zealand on Monday supported changing royal succession rules to allow Prince William and Kate Middleton's first born to become monarch regardless of its gender.

Royal wedding travel cards to go on sale (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 04:32 AM PDT

This is an undated handout image made available Sunday April 17, 2011, by Transport for London of a limited edition royal wedding Oyster travel card. Commemorative London travel cards — called Oyster cards — bearing the image of Prince William and Kate Middleton are going on sale this week. The 750,000 cards are the first limited edition version of the Oyster, which are used for electronic payment across London's buses and subway network. (AP Photo/Transport for London/PA, Ho)AP - Commemorative London travel cards bearing the image of Prince William and Kate Middleton are going on sale this week.

Patrick Stewart backs right to assisted death (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 03:21 AM PDT

Actor Sir Patrick Stewart, pictured at an event in New York last October, has declared his wish to be allowed an assisted death.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Astrid Stawiarz)AFP - Actor Sir Patrick Stewart has declared his wish to be allowed an assisted death.

Kate Middleton's parents 'face £100,000 wedding bill' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 03:02 AM PDT

London'd Goring Hotel, where the fiancee of Britain's Prince William Kate Middleton will spend her last night as a single woman. Hotel suites, bridal gowns, bridesmaids' dresses, the maid of honour's outfit and the honeymoon will all be paid for by Carole and Michael Middleton, The Sunday Times newspaper says.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Kate Middleton's parents will pay nearly £100,000 ($163,000, 113,000 euros) for their daughter's wedding to Prince William later this month, a report said Sunday.

M1 may not fully reopen until Monday morning (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 02:26 AM PDT

Sports fans and holidaymakers heading in and out of London on Saturday faced severe disruption as most of the M1 remained closed after a fire.(AFP/File)AFP - Transport officials say it may be Monday morning before parts of the fire-damaged M1 can be reopened, creating an ongoing traffic nightmare for motorists.

Taste is no boundary for royal wedding souvenirs (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 08:28 PM PDT

Souvenir mugs depicting Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton are seen here at a gift shop in Hamburg, northern Germany. The second-in-line to the throne marries his university sweetheart on April 29, at Westminster Abbey in London, in an event that has become a global media sensation ever since they announced their engagement last November.(AFP/DPA/File/Marcus Brandt)AFP - From fine china makers to the producers of nick-nacks of dubious taste, souvenir makers have gone into overdrive ahead of Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton.

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