AHN News Staff Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom (AHN) – Ireland formally accepted over the weekend the international bailout offer of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. After hedging for a few days and insisting Dublin had sufficient financial resources, Irish authorities gave in to pressure and asked for a loan. According to reports, [...]
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British Government Promises Review Of Rules, Taxes To Encourage New Enterprises
November 16th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British Prime Minister David Cameron promised Monday a review of regulations and taxes to encourage Britons to set up new enterprises, rather than just looking for jobs. By setting up businesses, more jobs would be generated. Cameron made the pledge as Britain observes Global Entrepreneurship Week [...]
Britain Plans Ultra-Flexible Work System
November 15th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – The British coalition government is planning to change labor rules that would lead to an ultra-flexible work system in which Britons could work for as few as two hours a week. Welfare Ministers Lord Freud and Maria Miller said the changes are expected to benefit residents [...]
Jordan Hosts Nuclear Inspectors With a Post-Apocalypse Landscape
November 14th, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Dead Sea, Jordan (TML) – Nuclear experts from around the world were climbing into craters and clamouring up landslides as they gathered in a desolate corner of Jordan beside the Dead Sea to test their ability to uncover evidence of an unauthorized test explosion. Some 35 experts from 20 countries poured [...]
‘Ireland can manage well’
November 13th, 2010
davidguide International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said that Ireland can manage its fiscal affairs well, and the Fund has had no request for aid. ||| By Bill Tarrant Yokoham, Japan – International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Saturday that Ireland can manage its fiscal affairs well, and the Fund has had no request [...]
Welfare reform: Getting it right
November 11th, 2010
davidguide Lessons in welfare reform for Britain’s coalition government ROUGHLY 5m working-age Britons—13% of the total—subsist on benefits; 1.4m have been receiving benefits for nine out of the last ten years. As The Economist went to press the government was due to publish a new welfare-reform plan, designed to tackle this huge social and economic problem. [...]
EU, Iran Push To Restart Nuclear Talks
November 11th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Tehran, Iran (AHN) – Responding to European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton’s call to revive nuclear talks from November 15-18, Iran on Wednesday proposed fresh dates to resume talks with major world powers. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili sent a letter to Ashton saying Tehran could restart negotiations on November 23 [...]
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