2014年9月21日 星期日

2014-09-22 U.K. Spotlight

  BBC News   
Scottish independence: Guide to Scotland referendum night  BBC News
Voters in Scotland will go to the polls in the independence referendum on 18 September. But what will happen, when? And what time is a result expected on 19 September? When does counting begin? An overnight count will begin immediately after polls ...


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Italy debt burden is a problem for us all  Financial Times
Perhaps the biggest question facing the economic stability of Europe is what happens if Italy continues to stagnate as it had done for the past 15 years. Will everything just continue as it is now, just a little bit more depressed? I think it is high time to address the ...


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  London24   
Young woman racially attacked at Regent's Park Tube  London24
A young woman was swore at, kicked, shoved, and racially abused at Regent's Park Tube station - whilst bystanders looked on and did nothing. Tweet · submit · fark · Add to Flipboard Magazine. Share. Email this article to a friend. To send a link to this page ...


   

  BBC News   
Climate change summit: Global rallies demand action  BBC News
Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have attracted hundreds of thousands of marchers in more than 2,000 locations worldwide. The People's Climate March is campaigning for curbs on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN climate ...


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The short-sighted US buyback boom  Financial Times
In the late 1980s, corporate America was turned inside out by the mania for hostile takeovers. The so-called barbarians at the gate upended the typical US chief executive's outlook. From then on, the only thing that mattered was to keep the share price as high ...


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  The Guardian   
How to make Isis fall on its own sword  The Guardian
Degrade and destroy? The west should try to disrupt the canny militants into self-destruction, because bombs will only backfire. isis file photo. If properly contained, Isis will not be able to sustain itself on rapid growth alone, and will begin to fracture internally.

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  BBC News   
Slippery banana study wins Ig Nobel  BBC News
Research that investigated why bananas are slippery when you step on them has won one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes. The spoof awards that have become almost as famous as the real Nobels were handed out at their annual ceremony at Harvard ...


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UK will grapple with the unsolved problem of greater autonomy  Financial Times
You can almost hear the sighs of relief, not just in London but in Washington and throughout the US, over the resounding “No” vote cast in Scotland. Irony aside – the fact that Americans once put their lives on the line to break free of the British seems to have ...


   


Is Ed Miliband really fit to lead our nation?  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
In his conference speech this week, Ed Miliband will try to convince voters that he can make a credible PM. The signs are not good (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA). Can you picture it? Really picture it. In your mind's eye. Prime Minister Miliband, the early morning ...


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UK Lotto and Lotto Raffle Results For Wednesday 17th September 2014  WagerPod
Lottofeaturedimage17thseptember2014 It's been full steam ahead for the UK Lotto game after The National Lottery announced the game has been subject to a quadruple rollover, boosting the estimated jackpot to unprecedented levels. The UK Lotto players ...


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