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BLAIR TO EXPRESS 'DEEP SORROW' OVER'SHAMEFUL' SLAVE TRADE
Tony Blair is to express the Government's "deep sorrow" for the slave trade, which he will condemn as "profoundly shameful".The Prime Minister's remarks, nearly 200 years after the Bill abolishing slavery was passed, are an attempt to atone for Britain's involvement in slavery. But Mr… More
Last Updated: 2006-11-26 22:04:40
HOW THE ARCHBISHOP TOOK ON THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE AIRLINE AND WON
Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, has frequently felt powerless before a divided and troublesome congregation. Yesterday, however, he proved he was a force to be reckoned with when he joined the row over whether a British Airways check-in worker could openly wear a crucifix on a necklace at work.Speaking… More
Last Updated: 2006-11-26 22:03:37
EUROTUNNEL RECEIVES TWO OFFERS TO FINANCE RESTRUCTURING PLAN
Eurotunnel SA, operator of the rail link between France and the U.K., said it received offers from Citigroup Inc. and a group consisting of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG to finance its proposed restructuring.Based on the binding offers, Eurotunnel's annual interest charge would be ``clearly below''… More
Last Updated: 2006-11-26 22:01:33
DEATH TOLL IN POLISH MINE BLAST RISES TO 21
Rescuers expected the worst, but 36 hours after a methane-gas explosion at a coal mine in south-western Poland, their fears were sadly confirmed: The discovery of 15 more bodies Thursday morning brought the death toll to 21.Mine spokesman Zbigniew Madej, who reported the discoveries, said two more miners remained… More
Last Updated: 2006-11-23 09:11:18