G20 won’t end life support to global economy Deccan Chronicle G20 won’t end life support to global economy | London, Nov. 8: The British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown’s, proposal of a glo-bal financial transactions levy has found no support amongst the G20 nations. | Mr Brown, who addressed G20 finance ministers at St. Andrews on Saturday, urged the G20 ...
Down syndrome incidence up NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Nov 09, 2009 | Large numbers of women are putting off having babies, resulting in more pregnancies affected by Down syndrome and more terminations of those pregnancies. | A study in England and Wales has found the number of women aged in their 40s having children has nearly doubled in ...
G20 won’t end life support to global economy Deccan Chronicle G20 won’t end life support to global economy | London, Nov. 8: The British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown’s, proposal of a glo-bal financial transactions levy has found no support amongst the G20 nations. | Mr Brown, who addressed G20 finance mi...
James Wolfe, the hero of Quebec The Times | He died in the moment of victory against the French, was pictured in death in the arms of comrades by the celebrated 18th-century artist Benjamin West, and was one of England's greatest military heroes. But it is not Nelson whose significant annive...
British empire of dead keeps war sacrifice alive NZ Herald | It is the British empire of the dead. | Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London's Heathrow Airport, a patchwork of graveyards make a beautiful memorial to the ugly carnage of war. | The graveyards are th...
Down syndrome incidence up NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Nov 09, 2009 | Large numbers of women are putting off having babies, resulting in more pregnancies affected by Down syndrome and more terminations of those pregnancies. | A study in England and Wales has found the number of women aged i...
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Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead The Boston Globe | LONDON-Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldi...
Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move BBC News | UK confectioner Cadbury will soon find out if it will be the target of a hostile bid by would-be US suitor Kraft Foods. | Under Takeover Panel rules, Kraft has until 1700 GMT on ...
Indian investments grow in London despite downturn Zeenews London: Indian companies continued to invest in London in the 2008-09 financial year despite the global recession and are set to emulate the strong growth registered in the previou...
Ed Miliband to deliver nuclear site assessment reports The Guardian | Government to open new central authority in March to fast-track nuclear applications and avoid red tape | The government will tomorrow identify further sites around Britain that could be suitable for building a nuclear plant, as part of a scheme to...
Kraft facing 5pm deadline in battle for Cadbury The Guardian | • Kraft must make formal bid or walk away for six months under UK takeover rules | • Cadbury chairman Roger Carr holding out for 850p-per-share offer | Cadbury, the company behind Dairy Milk, Jelly Babies and Bassett’s Allsorts, has firmly re...
Thugs 'let off' with cautions, says police chief The Guardian | Too many violent criminals and burglars are let off with the equivalent of a parking ticket, Britain's most senior policeman said yesterday. | , the Metropolitan commissioner, condemned the "uncontrollable increase" in cautions and fixed penalties ...
Down syndrome incidence up NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Nov 09, 2009 | Large numbers of women are putting off having babies, resulting in more pregnancies affected by Down syndrome and more terminations of those pregnancies. | A study in England and Wales has found the number of women aged in their 40s having children has nearly doubled in a decade. | In New Zealand, Peter Stone, professor...
Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move BBC News | UK confectioner Cadbury will soon find out if it will be the target of a hostile bid by would-be US suitor Kraft Foods. | Under Takeover Panel rules, Kraft has until 1700 GMT on Monday to make a new offer or walk away for six months. | Reports in UK newspapers have suggested Kraft will make a hostile bid directly to shareholders, and Cadbury will...
