51 - 60 of 73 results for "Britain"

  1. 51. news | 01 May 2013

    Sharp issues doping warning after delayed Euro gold

    By AFP

    » Britain's Lynsey Sharp said Wednesday that drug-taking in athletics remained a "huge problem" after being awarded a belated European Championship gold medal as a result of a rival's doping offences.

  2. 52. news | 19 Apr 2013

    Malala to make UN speech in July

    By AFP

    » Malala Yousafzai, the teenage girl shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, will make her first public speech on her 16th birthday in New York, the office of Britain's former prime minister Gordon Brow...

  3. 53. learning | 06 Sep 2012

    Paralympics: Dominant Thais win Boccia gold

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » No-one plays boccia, a sport for severely disabled athletes, better than Thailand. The Thai team yesterday won the Paralympic gold by beating China 10-5, after reaching the final by scores of 22-0 over Canada and 18-1 ag...

  4. 54. news | 20 May 2013

    Britain's Cameron makes personal plea to tax havens

    By AFP

    » British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday wrote to leaders of oversees tax havens, urging them to help the country's efforts to combat tax evasion and avoidance.

  5. 55. tech | 17 May 2013

    'Evil' Google criticised by British lawmaker

    By AFP

    » A senior British lawmaker on Thursday described Google as "evil" and accused the US internet giant of unethically avoiding paying vast amounts of tax in Britain.

  6. 56. news | 15 Apr 2013

    Cyclist Hoy 'to announce retirement this week'

    By AFP

    » Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy is expected to announce his retirement this week, Britain's domestic Press Association news agency said on Monday.

  7. 57. news | 08 Apr 2013

    Margaret Thatcher dead: spokesman

    » LONDON — Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke on Monday at the age of 87, her spokesman said on Monday.

  8. 58. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Froome wins Tour of Romandie prologue

    By AFP

    » Britain's Chris Froome, the pre-race favourite, on Tuesday won the Tour of Romandie prologue, a 7.4km ride between Chable and Bruson, in a time of 13min 15secs.

  9. 59. news | 17 Apr 2013

    Thatcher laid to rest amid pomp and ceremony

    By AP

    » LONDON - Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarising political figure.

  10. 60. news | 31 Mar 2013

    Princess Diana 'went to gay bar in drag'

    By AFP

    » Queen singer Freddie Mercury disguised the late Princess Diana as a male model and smuggled her into a notorious gay bar, according to a memoir serialised in Britain's Sunday Times.

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