2011年11月3日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Squeezed Britons to cut Christmas spending: study (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Shoppers are silhouetted on Oxford Street during the last shopping weekend before Christmas, in central London December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Britons will spend less this Christmas than a year ago as falling disposable incomes temper the traditional urge to splash out, according to a report published on Thursday.


GlaxoSmithKline in $3 billion settlement with US (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 03:48 AM PDT

AP - Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Thursday that it has agreed in principle with the United States government on a $3 billion settlement of investigations of the company's sales and marketing practices.

Assange extradition appeal denied. Will WikiLeaks founder be sent to Sweden? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 07:52 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost a legal battle to stop him being extradited from the United Kingdom to Sweden to face accusations of sexual assault.
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