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LONDON - European markets rose Thursday and Wall Street opened higher as improved U.S. trade figures offset disappointing employment data from the world's largest economy. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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Naomi Campbell could be the next star to hit our television screen following in the footsteps of Tyra Banks to front her own reality TV modelling competition. Full Article at Female First
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3:24pm UK, Thursday December 10, 2009 Alex Watts, Sky News Online Police have released footage of a man thought to be one of Britain's drunkest drivers. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Full Article at Sky News
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Page last updated at 15:37 GMT, Thursday, 10 December 2009 Britain's Jamie Murray won the 2007 mixed doubles crown at Wimbledon Mixed doubles has been introduced to the Olympic programme in time for the 2012 London Games. Full Article at BBC Sport
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BRUSSELS - European leaders ganged up Thursday against a favorite target - fat bonuses to bailed-out bankers. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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France to impose 50 percent tax on on bank bonuses above €27,000Move follows announcement Wednesday of similar tax by UK governmentFrance, UK want similar tax imposed across European UnionPres Sarkozy, PM Brown: "It is clear that action must be taken at... Full Article at CNN
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Austrian police said on Thursday that hundreds of searches were carried out across Europe and in Canada during a two-year operation. Full Article at The Telegraph
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British supermodel Naomi Campbell is in talks to follow in the footsteps of Tyra Banks and front her own reality TV modeling competition. Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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The singing teen sensation says she’s looking to ditch the world of pop. In a new interview with Britain’s GMTV, Miley said her future is going to be “edgier.” “I want to do my last pop record. Full Article at Access Hollywood
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Almost £20 million of new investment in low-carbon vehicles has been secured at the first meeting of Britain’s new automotive council. Full Article at Autocar
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Farah Ramzan Golant may not be a household name but her advertising campaigns have touched every home in Britain – from helping Sainsbury's beat the recession to getting people to call their mum more often. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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The tax would be levied on bonus payouts above 27,000 euros. Paris's move is in line with Britain's tax on payouts above 25,000 pounds. Both leaders issued a statement saying: "It is clear that the action must be taken at a global level. Full Article at Blogging Stocks
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COPENHAGEN—The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is "not sufficient" and the gap between what's offered and what's needed could wreck the Copenhagen climate conference, American billionaire George... Full Article at Boston Globe
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Over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence for human-made climate change in the wake of hacked e-mails that emboldened climate skeptics. Full Article at NewsMax
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LONDON—European markets inched higher Thursday as investors set aside concerns about government finances in the West that had earlier weighed on Asian stocks. Full Article at Denver Post
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France could follow Britain's lead by slapping a special tax on bank bonuses for 2009 but has yet to agree a rate, government sources said. No official comment was immediately available from the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy or... Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online
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I welcome the scathing indictment of UK libel laws by Index on Censorship and PEN, but I have a slightly shorter list of solutions I have a confession to make: I am a libel tourist. Full Article at Comment Is Free
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(PARIS) - France rallied fellow EU states to defend generous subsidies for farmers at talks on Thursday that pointedly excluded Britain and other sceptics of Europe's costly agricultural policy. Full Article at EUbusiness
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Tesco, the UK supermarket known and loved for both cheap prices and for (allegedly) ousting almost every independent grocery store from Britain’s streets, is days away from selling the iPhone in its stores. Full Article at Wired
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THE not-so-secret millionaire has handed British number one 800 metres star Michael Rimmer an ideal festive gift. Full Article at Manchester Evening News
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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama before a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 22, 2009.
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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and lead singer Bono of the rock band U2 laugh whilst speaking at the Appeal of Conscience reception during the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 22, 2009.
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, right, meets fans at a local mall, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in Singapore. Hamilton will take part in the Singapore GP night race over the weekend.
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain poses next to a Mercedes car during a meeting with fans at a local mall, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in Singapore. Hamilton will take part in the Singapore GP night race over the weekend.
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, center, meets fans at a local mall, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in Singapore. Hamilton will take part in the Singapore GP night race over the weekend.
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Britain's Chairman of the Financial Services Authority Lord Turner stands for a formal photograph before the annual City Banquet at Mansion House in London September 22, 2009.
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Britain's Chairman of the Financial Services Authority Adair Turner (R) stands for a formal photograph with the Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Ian Luder before the annual City Banquet at Mansion House in London September 22, 2009.
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Britain's Chairman of the Financial Services Authority Adair Turner (L) moves into position for a formal photograph with the Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Ian Luder before the annual City Banquet at Mansion House in London September 22, 2009.
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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah (2nd L) arrive for the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 22, 2009.
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Britain's Attorney General Patricia Scotland leaves her office in central London September 22, 2009. Scotland was fined 5,000 pounds on Tuesday for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, fuelling calls from opposition parties for her to resign.
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Sometimes public authorities in Britain come a bit too late to the game – we only engage with Brussels when we are frightened ... We mustn’t be afraid of Europe or step back, we must be massively engaged with it.
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I love British fashion. I love the way people in Britain will really push the envelope, and it's always really exciting to see who's going to be the young British designer.
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RMD is one of Scotland’s fastest growing businesses and RMD’s uninterrupted power supply keeps Britain logged on and working. Power cuts and terrorist strikes threaten the security of data centres and make RMD an essential service for UK industry. RMD is a sleeping giant, with no brand awareness and we ...
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But of course the city heavyweights who are threatening to quit Britain now over this supertax are not going threatening to go to Paris, they are threatening to go Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong - so it is mixed news for Britain.
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There is an initiative from Britain, Australia, Mexico and Norway, not on the amount but about how we see the structure of finance in a new agreement
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Early signs of economic recovery exist in our principal source markets - the United States, Britain, France and Germany ... It is critical that Irish tourism exploits the opportunity which this presents.
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The Guards see real enemies all around them – reformists within the country, hundreds of thousands of US troops outside. Even worse are the shadows – supposed agents of Britain, the United States, and Israel – upon whom they impose their own fearful logic.
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the plots of intelligence agencies of the U.S., Britain, Pakistan and other rich states on the southern rims of the Persian Gulf and we are tangled with them in the region.
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It is vital for jobs and growth that Britain has a world-class digital infrastructure. I am wholeheartedly committed to plans set out in the Digital Britain White Paper for a levy to ensure that over 90% of the country has access to next generation broadband by 2017.
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It is vital for jobs and growth that Britain has a world-class digital infrastructure. I am wholeheartedly committed to plans set out in the Digital Britain White Paper for a levy to ensure that over 90% of the country has access to next generation broadband by 2017.
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I am the only minister in history to argue with the head of the Government car service for a smaller car rather than a larger one. I wanted one made in Britain.
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The most pressing economic need we face is to get Britain working again through targeted measures to stimulate demand, tackle youth unemployment and create jobs.
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The Moody's warning is further evidence that Britain faces the disaster of having its international credit rating downgraded unless we get on top of our debts. Conservatives are promising today that by the time of our first budget we will have up and running an Office for Budget Responsibility that will...
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For too long Britain has stood on the side-lines and allowed others to take the strain and reap the rewards. It is not too late to seize the initiative and recover our reputation for leadership and commercial acumen. This nation of shopkeepers could sell products and services that will develop the susta...
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' said 1992 Olympic pursuit gold medalist Chris Boardman of Britain. ``The general public get it. It's a straight race, man against man or woman against woman and the first across the line wins. It is easy to relate to an individual.
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As anybody knows who follows the opinion polls in Britain and Australia and the US, in the last few weeks and months there has been a rapid collapse in the global warming chimera so while we still have our freedom, let us speak out.
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Britain is building 50 new waste to energy incinerators; Denmark’s environmental protection agency recommended … reroute(ing) parts of its recycling program to incinerators, … It’s done in Japan, in Europe, in Russia … we’re actually way behind on waste to energy in North America.
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Our military presence in Afghanistan means that al Qaeda cannot use the country as a base from which to plot terrorist attacks against Britain
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In Britain, new polluting infrastructure has been built with money obtained through the European Union Emission Trading Scheme
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David Cameron and I have discussed this with a group of multinational chairmen and chief executives, and we are confident that this is something a new government can do and will send a really powerful signal that Britain is open for business, come here, invest here, create jobs here
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If we take the price of five commonly-prescribed medicines in New Zealand and compare them with what is paid for the same drugs in Australia, Britain and Canada, we can see that we are doing well
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Our presence in Afghanistan means al-Qaeda cannot use the country as a base from which to plot terrorist attacks against Britain.
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The committee’s advice is consistent with the development of a third runway at Heathrow, which is Britain’s only hub airport and is already running at full capacity ... A third runway, even when fully utilised, would only account for about 10 per cent more UK flights than we have now.
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