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Her Majesty the Queen to Open the British Garden At Hanover Square in New York City
Aberdeen Asset Management (“Aberdeen”) has gifted a granite stone from the heart of Royal Deeside in Scotland to the British Garden at Hanover Square in New York City. The stone and its plinth are one of the new features in the garden which...
Owner of a Wood Processing Plant Fined £20,000 After Worker Loses Foot in Wood Shavings Machine
The owner of a Penrith wood processing plant has been fined £20,000 after a worker had his foot completely severed by a log shavings machine just two weeks into his new job. Allan Wilson Jenkinson, aged 56, of Clifton Moor, Clifton, Penrith, was prosecuted...
France-Africa Summit Under-way in Nice
About 40 African heads of state and their host French president Nicolas Sarkozy attended the opening of the 25th France-Africa Summit in Nice, a two-day summit which will revolve around the position of Africa regarding global governance, security, climate...
Tough New Powers Introduced to Tackle Alcohol Crime in Britain
A ban on irresponsible promotions including “all you can drink for £10” deals plus a compulsory requirement to check under 18s for ID are among the final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has...
New British License Proposals for Overseas Online Gambling Firms
U.K. Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has announced proposals to bring in new license requirements for overseas-based online gambling firms who want to have a customer base in Britain. The plans, which will be subject to a consultation period, would mean...
Cameroon And Nigeria Begin Land Border Demarcation
The first terminal concertizing the demarcation of the land border between Cameroon and Nigeria was laid Monday in the town of Banki-Amchidé (far north) in the presence of representative of the United Nations Secretary General Said Djinnit and Cameroonian...
A Calculus of Social Value?
I have been reading with great fascination Tony Judt’s article in the latest issue of The New York Review on why the very concept of social democracy appears to be off the map whenever our government undertakes any effort towards reform, particularly...
Medical Council of Mauritius to Twin with the Medical Council of Great Britain
The Medical Council of Mauritius (MCM) will twin with the Medical Council of Great Britain “as soon as possible”, MCM said in a statement issued on Thursday. The twinning follows a meeting of the Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Chandra Ramgoolam with...
