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US pay tsar cuts rewards for bosses at bailed-out firms

US President Barack Obama's pay tsar has told executives at five bailed-out firms, including AIG, GM and Chrysler, to take a pay cut. Kenneth Feinberg has ordered the 2010 pay of almost 120 bosses at

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French government backs down on carbon tax plan

The French government has signalled that it is dropping a plan for a tax on domestic carbon dioxide emissions. Jean-Francois Cope, parliamentary leader of the governing UMP party, was quoted as saying

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Britain expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai passport row

The UK is to expel an Israeli diplomat over 12 forged British passports used in the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January. David Miliband said there were compelling reasons to

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Barack Obama signs landmark US healthcare bill into law

US President Barack Obama has signed his landmark healthcare bill into law in a ceremony at the White House. The new law will eventually extend health insurance cover to about 32 million Americans who

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US thieves sentenced after boasting on TV show

A US couple who boasted on a TV show they made as much as $3,500 (2,318) a week by selling shoplifted toys online have been sentenced to prison terms. Matthew Eaton, 34, got 27 months in jail. His wif

2010-03-23 5834 阅读

French President Sarkozy reshuffles after poll defeat

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reshuffled his cabinet after a heavy defeat for his party in regional polls. Labour Minister Xavier Darcos has been replaced by Budget Minister Eric Woerth, whose

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Britain to launch executive space agency

The UK will formally launch its new space agency on Tuesday. The nation has been alone among the major industrialised nations in not having an executive body to direct its activities beyond the Earth'

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Israel soldier killed by 'friendly fire' near Gaza

An Israeli has been killed by his own forces in a border incident in which three Palestinians illegally crossing the border from Gaza were seized. The Israeli army said the Palestinians were unarmed a

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BA strike cancels dozens of flights

More than a third of British Airways flights at the UK's major airports have so far been cancelled on the third day of strike action by cabin crew. According to BA's website, 238 of the 691 flights du

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Bush and Clinton visit Haiti in fund-raising effort

Former US Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton have been visiting Haiti as part of their fund-raising efforts to aid the earthquake-stricken nation. They visited camps for some of the 1.3 million

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Chair announced for 'Climategate' science probe

A chairman has been appointed to an independent review into the science published by the research unit at the centre of the Climategate row. Lord Oxburgh is a former chairman of the House of Lords Sel

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Former Bayreuth director Wolfgang Wagner dies aged 90

Wolfgang Wagner, former director of the Bayreuth Festival and the grandson of composer Richard Wagner, has died aged 90 in Germany. A statement on the festival's website said that Wagner died on Sunda

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EU pressures Iran to end jamming

The European Union will put pressure on Iran to stop jamming satellite broadcasts from the BBC and other international channels. Iran has been blocking news channels broadcast into the country from a

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Hong Kong's air pollution reaches record levels

Air pollution levels in Hong Kong have reached a record high, prompting government warnings to people to avoid going out. The Environmental Protection Department said some Air Pollution Index readings

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Afghan insurgents Hezb-e-Islami hold talks in Kabul

A delegation from a powerful Afghan militant group has met officials for talks in Kabul, the government says. The team from the Hezb-e-Islami group of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar held talks with President Kar

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