Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘spokesman’

European politicians plot to block UK veto on ‘Tobin tax’

European politicians plot to block UK veto on ‘Tobin tax’

Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, announced that the FTT would be proposed as a law for the first time as a way for the “financial sector to make a contribution back to society”.  [...]

Palestinians accuse US of ‘collective punishment’ after $200m in aid is cut off

Palestinians accuse US of ‘collective punishment’ after $200m in aid is cut off

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  Photo: EPA By Our Foreign Staff 1:08AM BST 01 Oct 2011 Comments The freeze on funds, which has been unpublicised, was reportedly put in place in [...]

Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand withdraw Dan Carter from Canada game as fly-half suffers groin injury

Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand withdraw Dan Carter from Canada game as fly-half suffers groin injury

Body blow: Dan Carter collapses clutching his groin in training Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Brendan Gallagher, in Auckland 7:05AM BST 01 Oct 2011 Comments [...]

300 paintings worth millions discovered in Polish outhouse

300 paintings worth millions discovered in Polish outhouse

Some of the paintings discovered in the outhouse  By Matthew Day, Warsaw 3:25PM BST 28 Sep 2011 Comments The paintings were found mixed up with junk and rubbish in [...]

Poland president Bronislaw Komorowski steps up security ahead of Euro 2012

Poland president Bronislaw Komorowski steps up security ahead of Euro 2012

Beefing up: Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has stepped up security measures ahead of Euro 2012 Photo: REUTERS By Telegraph staff and agencies 6:57PM BST 22 Sep 2011 Comments The regulations signed by [...]

H-P Set to Name Whitman CEO

H-P Set to Name Whitman CEO

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s board is expected to oust Chief Executive Leo Apotheker and replace him with former eBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman on Thursday, according to a person briefed on the matter. The technology company’s board was set to meet again Thursday morning, according to people familiar with the matter. An official announcement [...]

Rugby World Cup 2011: Samoan Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu could be in hot water after ‘unfair scheduling’ rant

Rugby World Cup 2011: Samoan Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu could be in hot water after ‘unfair scheduling’ rant

Grounded: Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu tackles an opponent but now could be tangled in row with IRB Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Brendan Gallagher, Auckland 7:54AM BST 19 Sep 2011 Comments [...]

America Grieves, Reflects on 9/11

America Grieves, Reflects on 9/11

America paused Sunday to remember what was lost and how it has changed forever a decade after four hijacked jetliners felled New York City’s twin towers, split open the Pentagon and bore into the ground in a quiet Pennsylvania meadow. The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks provided a moment to take [...]

Libyan fighters say Gadhafi surrounded (AP)

Libyan fighters say Gadhafi surrounded 
    (AP)

AP - Libyan fighters have surrounded the ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed, a spokesman for Tripoli’s new military council said Wednesday.[Read more...]

Simon Cowell game show winner who beat up his lover can keep £1m prize

Simon Cowell game show winner who beat up his lover can keep £1m prize

Nathan Hageman on ‘Red or Black?’ Photo: ITV 6:45AM BST 07 Sep 2011 Comments The news came as ITV said it would be tightening background checks on contestants following the controversial win [...]

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