AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – The British coalition government froze on Tuesday the license fee of British Broadcasting Company for six years. In exchange, the publicly-owned broadcasting company will be responsible for the funding of its World Service. The TV license will be kept at $218.25 (145.50 pounds) a year until [...]
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Coalition Government Freezes BBC License Fee For 6 Years
October 20th, 2010 
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Comments OffFrance Gears Up For 4th Strike Over Pension Reforms
October 19th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Paris, France (AHN) – France is bracing for the fourth national strike since September against the pension reform bill as unions have blocked the highways, while police are deployed to stop strikers from cutting further fuel supplies. Several government agencies, post offices, public transport and schools will participate in Tuesday’s strike. The [...]
Posted in Car Licensing Tags: AHN, Alexandre de Benoist, Brice Hortefeux, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Deauville, France, Fuel, Gears, government, Over, Paris, paris orly airport, Pension, pension reform bill, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, reform, Reforms, roissy charles de gaulle, roissy charles de gaulle airport, Strike Comments OffHundreds Rally in Mogadishu in Support of Somalia’s New Prime Minister
October 16th, 2010 davidguide Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) – Hundreds of people have gathered in Mogadishu on Saturday for a demonstration organized by the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to show support to Somalia’s new prime minister. “Your Excellency Prime Minister, injustice made the country and its people in this abominable situation, you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Ahmed, Ahmed Nur, AHN, Ali Sharma, God, government, Hundreds, members of the parliament, minister, Mogadishu, mogadishu somalia, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohammed Abdullahi, Omar Abdi, President, president of somalia, Prime, Prime Minister. The, Rally, Sharif Sheikh, sheikh ahmed, somali parliament, Somalia, Somalia's, Support Comments OffFrench Unions Threaten Open Action Over Pension Reforms
October 13th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Paris, France (AHN) – In a protest against recently approved pension reform plans, French unions on Tuesday came down to the streets to launch the latest round of strikes, threatening an open-end action against the government to force it to agree to their demands. This was the fourth biggest action against the [...]
Posted in Car Licensing Tags: Action, age, AHN, Charles de Gaulle, eric woerth, France, French, government, high speed trains, London, Minister Eric Woerth, open, Over, Paris, paris beauvais, paris orly airport, Pension, President Nicolas Sarkozy, reform, Reforms, Rome, Threaten, Unions Comments OffEmployment Picture Dims as Government Cuts Back
October 8th, 2010 davidguide The United States economy shed 95,000 nonfarm jobs in September, as 159,000 government jobs were lost at all levels and business hiring slowed significantly. View full post on Business Stories
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Back, Business, Cuts, Dims, Economy, Employment, government, government jobs, nonfarm, Picture, September, United States, united states economy Comments OffSomali Government Makes Passports For Somali Refugees In South Africa
October 6th, 2010 davidguide Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) – Somalia’s government is issuing new passports for Somali refugees in South Africa ,who constantly encounter hurdles from South African gangs, government officials said on Wednesday. Abdullahi Ahmed Azhari, the Somali government’s minister for diaspora affairs, told the media that his ministry and Somalia’s aviation [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Abdi, Africa, Ahmed Azhari, AHN, aviation department, Country, government, Makes, minister, Mogadishu, mogadishu somalia, mohamed siad barre, Passports, Refugees, siad barre, Somali, somali refugees, Somalia, South, South Africa Comments OffBritain Cuts Child Benefits For One-Income Families Earning Over $66,000
October 5th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Manchester, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British Chancellor George Osborne announced Monday another coalition government massive spending cut expected to be protested by families and various sectors. Unveiling his plan at the Conservative Party caucus, Osborne ordered the withdrawal of child benefits from 1.2 million higher-income British families by 2013. To be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: $66000, AHN, Benefits, Britain, british chancellor, british households, Chancellor George Osborne, child, conservative conference, conservative party caucus, Cuts, Earning, England, Families, government, Manchester, OneIncome, Osborne, Over, Spending, United Kingdom, winter fuel allowance, year Comments OffOttawa Enters Into Tentative Deal With Public Service Alliance Of Canada
October 5th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The federal government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada have entered into a tentative agreement that would cover about 95,000 public employees. Treasury Board President Stockwell Day announced the deal Monday with Canada’s largest federal union. The pact provides for a 5.3 percent salary [...]
Posted in Car Licensing Tags: AHN, Alliance, budget, Canada, Deal, Enters, federal government of canada, government, group, Into, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa ontario canada, President John Gordon, Public, public service alliance, public service alliance of canada, service, stockwell day, Tentative Comments OffFilipino Bishops Caution Government Over Artificial Birth Control Stance
October 4th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Catholic bishops are warning the government of possible civil disobedience after turning aside accusations they would deny Philippine President Benigno Aquino III the sacrament of communion because of the president’s push for artificial birth control in the country. Msgr. Juanito Figura, secretary general of the Catholic [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: acts of civil disobedience, AHN, Aquino, Artificial, Birth, Bishops, Catholic, catholic bishops conference, catholic bishops conference of the philippines, Caution, church, Control, Director Msgr, disobedience, Filipino, government, Manila, Marcos, Melvin Castro, metro manila philippines, Over, Pedro Quitorio, Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos, Stance Comments OffBritish Government To Abolish 177 Agencies
September 24th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – As part of massive spending cuts, the British coalition government will abolish 177 agencies funded by taxpayers. According to reports, the list of the agencies, known as quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations, or “quangos,” to be cut include the Audit Commission, U.K. Film Council, the Commission for Integrated [...]
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