2011年12月23日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Palace says Prince Philip given heart stent (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:42 PM PST

File - Britain's Prince Philip arrives at Government House in Canberra, Australia,  in this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 file photo.   Queen Elizabeth II's husband has been taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains, British royal officials said Friday Dec 23, 2011. A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip was taken from Sandringham, the queen's sprawling estate in rural Norfolk, to the cardiac unit at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge for 'precautionary tests.'  (AP Photo / Torsten Blackwood, Pool, file)AP - Queen Elizabeth II's husband has undergone surgery for a blocked coronary artery, British royal officials said Friday.


UK's Prince Philip, 90, has heart surgery (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

Prince Philip arrives on the eve of his 90th birthday to take the salute of the Household Division Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade in London in this June 9, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Paul Edwards/Pool/FilesReuters - Britain's Prince Philip, the 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, had heart surgery to ease a blocked artery on Friday after being rushed to hospital with chest pains as he prepared to celebrate Christmas with the royal family.


UK's Prince Philip has heart operation: palace (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:02 PM PST

Reuters - Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, had an operation to relieve a blocked artery in his heart on Friday after being rushed to hospital with chest pains, Buckingham Palace said.

Britain slams Argentina, vows to protect Falklands (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST

Reuters - Britain said on Friday that Argentinian-led efforts to ban ships flying the Falkland Islands flag from South American ports were "unjustified and counterproductive" and vowed to protect the territory's sovereignty.

Swaddling baby is back in fashion: retailer (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:16 AM PST

Reuters - The ancient practice of swaddling a newborn baby appears to be coming back into fashion in Britain for the first time in 50 years, according to a major retailer.

UK says no need for mass removal of breast implants (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 04:32 AM PST

Reuters - The British government said on Friday women with suspect breast implants made in France should not rush to have them removed, but hundreds of women were turning to lawyers with claims that the implants had damaged their health.

UK plans to ban "excessive" credit card surcharges (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:37 AM PST

Reuters - Britain said Friday it plans to ban companies from making their customers pay excessive credit and debit card surcharges when buying flights and other services.
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