World news

Iraqi parliament approves a partial Cabinet

After nearly three months of political wrangling, Iraq's interim National Assembly approved a partial Cabinet Thursday, ushering ...

Annan asks India not to press for veto powers

Asking India and other countries aspiring for permanent membership of the Security Council not to press for veto powers, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, today said they should ...

UK news

Rover workers 'stranded' abroad

Eleven of MG Rover's overseas employees are still waiting to return to the UK - more than two weeks after the collapse of the company. The staff were employed to buy components from firms in China, India, South Africa, South Korea. ...

Waiting times 'overlook' GP role

Doctors in general practice have said they are being overlooked due to a "narrow focus on hospital waiting times" from politicians. More than 100 GPs gathered in Clydebank for a BMA Scotland conference. Dr ...

Business

Bidding war bubbles over Allied Domecq

The number of big players in the world wine and spirits industry may be once again getting smaller. Colossus Allied Domecq is suddenly an attractive takeover candidate for several industry giants. Last week ...

Marconi loses out in BT's 21CN network

BT'S SURVIVAL PLAN - labelled its 21st Century Network (21CN) - has acquired flesh today. Basically it has awarded ten major contracts, but Marconi's name isn't on any of them. That should miff Marconi ...

Sci / Tech

Nokia trumpets the N91 as the new mobile jukebox

The phones - the N91, N90 and N70 - were unveiled at a Destination Multimedia event in Amsterdam, where Nokia has been proclaiming 'the next step in digital convergence' with major support for mobile multimedia content. ...

CERN takes grid to a new dimension

By Matthew Broersma, Techworld. CERN, the European nuclear research lab, has passed a milestone in building its worldwide data grid, sustaining a continuous data flow of an average of 600 megabytes per second ...

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