Новости по теме Great Britain

McCartney named Britain's richest musician for 25th year Former Beatle Paul McCartney has been named Britain's wealthiest musician for a 25th year running in an annual "rich list" compiled by The Sunday Times newspaper.

13 April 2013

Queen at Thatcher's funeral highlights mutual respect Queen Elizabeth II's attendance at Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, a rare honour, sheds light on the largely secret relationship between two of the world's most famous and powerful women.

12 April 2013

British embassy in Kazakhstan opens condolence book over Thatcher's death The book of condolences over death of baroness Margaret Thatcher will be open in the embassy from 10:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. by the end of this week.

12 April 2013

Scientist's DNA letter to son fetches $6 million A letter the British scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA wrote to his son announcing the news sold Wednesday for a record sum of just over $6 million.

12 April 2013

Frail and lonely, Thatcher's last days at The Ritz Frail, her memory failing her, and with few visitors for company, Margaret Thatcher's final months were a marked contrast to her zenith striding the global stage.

11 April 2013

Syria to dominate G8 talks as rebels ask US for weapons US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were on Thursday to hold a second day of talks in London focused on Syria after rebels again appealed for weapons.

11 April 2013

Anti-Thatcher song heads to top of UK charts "Ding Dong! The witch is dead", as sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, on Tuesday raced to the top of the Amazon download chart in Britain.

10 April 2013

Austerity putting children at risk: UN The UN warned Wednesday that austerity measures are hitting children hard, as it published a ranking of kids' well-being in rich countries topped by northern European countries and showing Britain climbing out of the bottom tier.

10 April 2013

Want to be a sports star? Look in the mirror The shape of a man's face can help predict his sporting acumen, according to a study that found Japanese baseball players.

10 April 2013

Hong Kong 'Thatcher's biggest compromise': China media Chinese state media on Tuesday hailed late former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher as an "outstanding" figure who made her "biggest compromise" with the handover of Hong Kong, but said she had a mixed legacy.

09 April 2013

Nazarbayev condoles over Iron Lady's death Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent his condolences to British Prime-Minister David Cameron over the death of Margaret Thatcher.

09 April 2013

World leaders pay tribute to 'iconic' Thatcher Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl and Bill Clinton were among the former friends and foes who joined in tributes to Margaret Thatcher, praising the fearlessness and fierce determination of an "iconic" leader.

09 April 2013

Marat Bissengaliyev and ST Brothers to record Abai composition in London Karl Jenkins invited the famous Kazakhstan violinist Marat Bissengaliyev, the frontman of ST Brothers Serik Nurmoldayev and the member of Turan band Abzal Arykbayev to London.

08 April 2013

Ex-British PM Margaret Thatcher dead at 87: spokesman Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who shaped a generation of British politics, died following a stroke on Monday at the age of 87.

08 April 2013

Britain brings in ban on 'rip-off' surcharges A ban on "rip-off" surcharges imposed on credit card spending came into force in Britain on Saturday, meaning traders must ensure that the extra fees reflect genuine processing costs.

06 April 2013

Call for Britain to help military's Afghan interpreters British military, political and academic figures on Saturday called on the government not to "abandon" the Afghan interpreters for the troops when they pull out of the country.

06 April 2013

Scientists use 3D printer to make tissue-like material British scientists have used a custom-made 3D printer to make living tissue-like material that could one day serve medical purposes.

06 April 2013

Mass leaks 'reveal secret world of tax havens' Millions of emails and leaked records from offshore tax havens have exposed the identities of thousands of holders of offshore accounts.

05 April 2013

SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs.

05 April 2013

Powell tells Kazakhstan officials of ways to remove unwanted staff Jonathan Powell gave a lecture in Kazakhstan President’s State Management Academy in Kazakhstan.

04 April 2013

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