2012年1月27日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK court says lawyers can help right-to-die man (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:22 AM PST

Yan Tao Chen, third from left, waits for his wife Su Zhen Chen, center, as she is assisted following a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in New York. The Chen's provided an update on a Pentagon investigation into the death of their some Danny Chen, an Army private who committed suicide after allegedly being mistreated by his comrades in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - A paralyzed British man who wants to die won the first round in his legal battle Friday, when the High Court ruled his lawyers won't be prosecuted if they seek out experts to help him commit suicide.

Criticism mounts of RBS bonus for CEO (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:35 AM PST

A sign of RBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, is seen at its office in the City of London, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. RBS bank's board of directors have awarded the bank's CEO Stephen Hester 3.6 million shares for his work over the last year, worth about 963,000 pounds ($1.5 million) based on Thursday's closing share price, although 82 percent of the bank is owned by the British government after recent financial bailouts. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - U.K. politicians are fuming about a bonus of nearly a million pounds ($1.5 million) given to the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, which cost the U.K. government 45 billion pounds to bail out and nationalize three years ago.

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