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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:09:00 GMT

2nd UPDATE:UK Brown:G20 Should Mull Global Financial Levy

ST ANDREWS, Scotland -(Dow Jones)- The Group of 20 leading economies should consider applying a global financial transactions tax to pay for the cost of future banking crises, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday. Brown said G20 members should
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:09:00 GMT

UN chief pushes for agreement at Copenhagen summit

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged the international community to reach an ambitious agreement at the Copenhagen climate summit next month. 'We should not waste such a unique chance to open a way to low
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:08:00 GMT

UK's Brown: G20 should consider bank tax urgently

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, a significant departure from London's line to date. Policymakers are
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:08:00 GMT

UPDATE:UK Brown:G20 Should Mull Global Financial Transaction Levy

Prince Philip joins British Hindus to fight climate change

London, Nov 7 : Hindu leaders in Britain have teamed up with Prince Philip and the UN to launch a long-term action plan that will engage with the community worldwide in the fight against climate change, an Oxford University centre said. The Bhumi Project
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Queen applauds 'wonderful end' to Patil's Britain visit

London, Nov 7 : Britain's has praised the Indian-themed launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London last week as marking a "wonderful end" to President Pratibha Patil's visit to Britain. "It was both a colourful and impressive event and I know that it
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Race row erupts over British National Party-backed film

London, Nov 7: A British National Party-backed political film, which has been posted on YouTube, has erupted a race row for showing a British borough without a white person in sight. The film sees the cameraman walking through the streets of the Del Boy
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Britain rallies G20 on climate change

ST ANDREWS, Scotland -Hosts Britain urged G20 finance ministers to put aside their differences and strike a deal on climate funding on Saturday despite fading hopes for an accord at key UN talks next month. Politicians and central bankers from the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:06:00 GMT

Plane en route from Italy to Russia makes emergency landing in Minsk

MINSK. Nov 7 (Interfax) - An Airbus A-319 en route from Italy to Moscow has made an emergency landing at Minsk airport, the Belarusian Interior Ministry's transportation sector department told Interfax on Saturday. 'A plane heading from Italy to Moscow
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Italy's respectable right wing in a bind

Gianfranco Fini is caught between Berlusconi's waywardness and unreconstructed racists within the Lega Nord 'We must cleanse our streets of the black-skinned, the yellow-skinned, the Roma â€¦ I would have all the immigrants put on file, one by one.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:04:00 GMT

Germany worried over vaccine shortage

Only two weeks after beginning a national vaccination campaign against H1N1, the intial skepticism over the vaccine has apparently vanished in Germany. The rise in cases and deaths within Europe is thought to be the reason for an apparent swing in public
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT

Britain rallies G20 on climate change (AFP)

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - Hosts Britain urged G20 finance ministers to put aside their differences and strike a deal on climate funding on Saturday despite fading hopes for an accord at key UN talks next month.Politicians and central bankers from the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT

UK PM urges financial transactions tax (AAP)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 here on to consider a tax on financial transactions among other measures to make banks more accountable to society.Brown told G20 finance ministers on Saturday that "a global financial
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT

UK gives ground on global tax on banks (Reuters)

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax. France and Germany
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT

Schroder wins Vermont commodities mandate

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:56:00 GMT

UK's Darling urges G20 progress on climate finance

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British Finance Minister Alistair Darling on Saturday called on his G20 counterparts to make progress on climate change finance. Darling, hosting the G20 finance ministers' meeting, also said a framework for the return to
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:52:00 GMT

Medical News: Novartis Receives Regulatory Approval In Germany For Celtura®, A Cell Culture-based Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic Vaccine

Novartis announced that it received approval from the German regulatory authorities for its adjuvanted cell culture-based Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine, Celtura®. Novartis continues to pursue registration in other major countries, including
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:51:00 GMT

Britain urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal

British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change but developing nations insisted they did not want to talk about it. Britain is hosting the third meeting of Group
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:50:00 GMT

Norway dismisses Israel war crimes lawsuit

Prosecutors have dismissed a complaint filed by a group of Norwegian lawyers accusing Israeli leaders of war crimes over its incursion into Gaza last winter. Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Photo: AP [file] SLIDESHOW: | World Chief prosecutor Siri Frigaard
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:50:00 GMT

UK gives ground on global tax on banks

By Huw Jones ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Ministe... Login to read full article: ...as fund could be a partnership between governments and the financial
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

Hector Rail to power intermodal trains Oslo - Padborg

November Hector Rail will start to run trains between Oslo and Padborg in Denmark. Hector Rail will act as a subcontractor to TX Logistik, which has created a non-stop service Oslo -- Rotterdam for Bring Frigoscandia and Bring Logistics. The contract
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMT

GEFCO Germany opens an air freight platform at Frankfurt Airport

GEFCO has opened a new platform at Frankfurt Airport. GEFCO Germany will use the facility, dedicated to air freight and located at Cargo City Süd, for air transport services to markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Initially, the platform will mainly
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT

GEFCO Germany opens a new site in Hamburg

GEFCO has opened a new site in Hamburg that further strengthens its network of Overland depots in Germany. The new platform will cut overland transit times from Hamburg to Frankfurt, Hanover, Osnabrück, Malmö, Poznan, Warsaw, Prague, Minsk, Athens and
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT

The most modern marshalling yard in Eastern Europe

The consortium led by Siemens finished modernization of Vaidotai marshalling yard (Lithuania). Works were ordered by Lithuanian Railways. Currently Vaidotai is the only fully automated marshalling yard in Eastern Europe. - Up to now, Vaidotai marshalling
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT

Britain rallies G20 on climate change

AFP - 1 hour 30 minutes ago General view of the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland, where G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting is being hosted. Hosts Britain have told the G20 it has "no reason to give up" on a new climate change deal,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT

GEFCO Germany opens a new site in H...

GEFCO Germany opens an air freight ...

GEFCO has opened a new platform at Frankfurt Airport. GEFCO Germany will use the facility, dedicated to air freight and located at Cargo City Sd, for air transport services to markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Initially, the platform will mainly
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMT

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