LONDON — British Finance Minister Alistair Darling called on Sunday for pay awards to be kept in check to ensure they did not add to inflationary pressure in the UK economy. ‘It’s important that we don’t allow inflation to become entrenched here at
Casillas, Fabregas the heroes as Aragones men reach last four EURO 2008, QUARTER-FINAL Spain 0 Italy 0 (aet) Spain win 4-2 on penalties VIENNA Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to reach the Euro 2008 semi-finals
Shanghai Daily Lloyds TSB Group Plc, Britain’s biggest provider of checking accounts, may bid for Allianz SE’s Dresdner Bank to reduce dependence on the UK, where growth is slowing, two people familiar with the matter said. Chief Executive Officer Eric
SINGAPORE — Got at least five million U.S. dollars? A private banker is at your service in Singapore, which is fast gaining a reputation as the Switzerland of Asia for the world’s growing ranks of multi-millionaires. The tiny, tropical island-state,
Written by Administrator Admittedly, a great many Parisians flee the capital during July and August, but this isn’t because there is a lack of anything to do. As always, there are city-sponsored festivals, exhibitions and celebrations to help keep cool
The pill available online in UK Women in Britain can, for the first time, get the contraceptive pill legally online without having to see medics first, under a new service being launched on Monday. Medical website DrThom is offering three months’ supply
The British man, a resident of Mallorca, is alleged to have been selling illegal copies of DJ mix albums. The allegations focus on the suspected sales of large numbers of illegal copies of these albums to some of the 200 bars and clubs there. An
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Newland Resources Ltd has signed a letter of intent with Pacific International Management Inc to acquire 50% of Zeus Petroleum Ltd, a UK petroleum exploration company, and a 26% interest in South American Ferro Metals Ltd (SAFM) a British Virgin Islands
pm PARIS (Reuters) - A 17-year-old French Jew was attacked on Saturday night in Paris, an assault condemned by President Nicolas Sarkozy and said by Jewish organisations to be an act of anti-Semitism. (Advertisement) The young man, identified as Rudy
Spain have beaten Italy 4-2 in a penalty shootout in their European football championship quarter-final match in Vienna. The match ended nil-all after regular and extra time. Spanish keeper Iker Casillas saved two Italian spot kicks from Daniele De Rossi
A legal expert says the possibility of charges over a rape allegation will hang over the heads of four English rugby players for the rest of their lives. A New Zealand woman made the claim to police following the first rugby test in Auckland earlier this
Migrant English teachers are striking over moves they say could cut the education services available to immigrant and refugee students. Teachers and managers with Adult Migrant English Services (AMES) are protesting against a State Government restructure
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A three-member police team in a helicopter was on its way back to a defence base at St. Asthan, near Cardiff. They were hovering about 500 feet above the ground, awaiting clearance to land when the aliens struck. The pilot apparently noticed a strange