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Wall Street Bonuses May Go Way of Dodo Amid Bailouts
After President Obama's harsh words for bailout recipient companies who then awarded large bonuses or spent money lavishly, analysts are predicting that the large bonuses that have defined Wall Street for decades...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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222 views | 21 recommendations | 6 comments
Spat should not affect Turkey ties, Peres says
Yesterday's uncomfortable spat between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli President Shimon Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos will not affect relations between the two counries, Peres...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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230 views | 11 recommendations | 5 comments
UK oil refinery protests spreading - hundreds walk out
Yesterday, as a nation-wide general strike shut down much of France, oil refinery workers in the UK were also striking. Today they have been joined by workers from another plant. They say they are protesting...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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567 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
Thousands of council houses to be built in UK
Thousands of new social housing unites are to be built in the UK, according Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Many of the estates, run by the local council governments, have over the years acquired reputations for extreem poverty and violence. However at the same time, there is a... Ferry scare as lorry breaks free
A passenger ferry going from Scotland to Northern Ireland has had an accident. A lorry (truck) on the vessel broke free from its mooring and burst open the ship's rear door. The ferryhad to return to the Scottish port it had left from." A passenger ferry travelling from... British parents told no alcohol for under-15s
The UK government today warned parents that children under 15 should never be allowed to drink alcohol, even a small amount. The legal age to buy alcohol in the UK is 18, the highest in the EU. However, children...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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182 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Nationalist rule may collapse in Scotland
The Scottish National Party is barely clinging to power today after it was unable to pass a £33 billion budget in the Scottish Parliament. The party was swept into power only recently as it won a narrow...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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184 views | 18 recommendations | 4 comments
Police shoot man in London
Police in London have shot a man during a planned operation in North London. Five men were also arrested during the operation and are in custody." Police have shot a man during a planned operation in north London, Scotland Yard said on Thursday. The man, believed to be in his... Iranian leader demands US apology
Iran's president has responded to Barack Obama's outreach to the country by saying that if the new US president wants better relations with Iran he must publicly apologize for what he called "crimes" against...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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96 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Northern Ireland group recommends payment for bombers' families
A group tasked with dealing with the legacy of the troubles in Northern Ireland has made a controversial recomendation in suggesting that the relatives of all people who died in the conflict should receive...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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91 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Sir Paul Stephenson to be London Police Commissioner
The UK's Home Office has appointed 55-year-old Sir Paul Stephenson as the new Commissioner of Scotland Yard. Stephenson will replace the controversial Sir Ian Blair, who resigned last year amid concerns about his...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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108 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Russia 'halts missile deployment'
Russia's Interfax news agency is reporting that Russia will halt its plans to install new missiles in Kaliningrad, its exclave territory located on the Baltic sea within the EU. The move is likely a show of good...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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81 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
