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Friday, 5 December 2008
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Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two British Royal Marines have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday, as a poll indicated most Britons think troops should be brought home soon.
13 Nov 2008 |
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BAT's nine-month earnings rise 17 pct
British American Tobacco, the world's second-biggest cigarette maker, reported a 17 percent rise in nine-month earnings on Thursday and said the impact of any consumer downturn would be mitigated by its strong brand portfolio.
30 Oct 2008 |
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Qantas and BA agree price fixing fines
Australia's Qantas Airways agreed on Tuesday to pay a A$20 million (7.8 million pound) fine for its part in a price fixing case and vowed to help regulators as they probed 30 other airlines over the same issue.
28 Oct 2008 |
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Cathay Pacific says no plans to buy BA
Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's No. 3 carrier, denied market talk it was planning a takeover bid for British Airways after BA's shares jumped 4.3 percent in London on the bid rumours.
23 Oct 2008 |
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BA mulls cooperation with Alitalia
British Airways is considering cooperation with Alitalia, BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
09 Oct 2008 |
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U.S. dismisses Afghan war comments as "defeatist"
Britain's military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan are being "defeatist" by thinking the war cannot be won, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said, as Washington seeks more troops for the conflict that started exactly seven years ago.
07 Oct 2008 |
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BA stops Pakistan flights after bomb
British Airways has suspended its flights to Pakistan because of security fears after a huge suicide truck-bomb blast at an Islamabad hotel killed 53 people at the weekend, an airline spokesman said on Monday.
22 Sep 2008 |
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EDF seen reviving British Energy bid
French utility EDF has moved closer to a deal to buy nuclear generator British Energy after fruitful talks with some of the company's biggest investors, the Financial Times said on Friday.
05 Sep 2008 |
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