UK to cut top income tax rate
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s finance minister has cut the rate of tax the country’s wealthiest citizens will pay but insisted the rich will pay more through a raft of measures to prevent tax avoidance and a punitive new charge on…
French school killer may have filmed shootings
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A gunman who killed four people at a French Jewish school may have filmed the attack, the interior minister said Tuesday, as hundreds of police combed southern France for the killer, suspected in three other deaths….
Dame Edna Everage bids 57-year stage career adieu
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Dame Edna Everage, the Tony Award-winning drag act known for her purple hair and oversized rhinestone eyeglasses, will soon open her final stage show tour in Australia. It comes 57 years after her debut. Barry Humphries,…
Clinton wades into Amelia Earhart mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is wading into one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries: the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago….
Branson says Kutcher is space line’s 500th client
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it’s none other than Ashton Kutcher. Branson made the announcement on his blog, saying he gave…
In Switzerland dolphins could be a no show
This is an article I received from Jake Richardardson of Care2 (www.care2.com) and I know it will annoy the C.I. Government and people behind the importation of the dolphins here in Cayman. Coming after the good news a captive dolphin…
Chavez: April summit should be last without Cuba
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he thinks a bloc of left-leaning nations should attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas despite their opposition to Cuba’s exclusion. Chavez (pictured) said he thinks members of the Bolivarian Alliance,…
UK budget: how much to help the rich?
LONDON (AP) — Fifty pence doesn’t buy you very much in austerity-hit Britain — except for a great deal of attention and heated argument. This Wednesday, George Osborne, the U.K.’s finance minister, will unveil his budget, the annual update of…
Bolt says England will be home away from home
Usain Bolt reckons London’s thriving Jamaican community could help propel him to another monumental Olympic performance as the sprinter seeks to repeat his triple gold-medal haul from Beijing four years ago. With less than five months to go until Bolt…
Eminem drops in on 50 Cent’s ‘Get Rich’ SXSW show
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The rumours were true: Eminem joined 50 Cent to recreate “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” Friday night at South By Southwest. It was a throwback to the heyday of gangster rap at the music conference and…
