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Britain most powerful nation on earth, reveals survey

Source: New Kerala, Nov 18 2012, 10:24am CST

Monocle magazine's annual "Global Soft Power" survey has revealed that Britain projects more positive influence around the world than any other nation, reports The Independent. For the first time, Britain has beaten the US to the top spot ...

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Britain reveals drop in official public borrowing

Source: Economic Times  |   May 22 2013, 5:52am CDT

LONDON: Britain's government borrowed less than forecast in April as high tax receipts boosted state coffers, official data showed on Wednesday. Public sector net borrowing stood at £6.3 billion ($9.5 billion, 7.4 billion euros) in April, the first mont ...

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Vote in Britain’s Global Impact Challenge

Source: Google European Public Policy Blog  |   May 22 2013, 2:31am CDT

A couple weeks ago, we launched our first Global Impact Challenge in the UK, inviting British non-profits to tell us how they would change the world using technology. Hundreds of non-profits submitted entries, and over t ...

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Fisher Cats power Stroman to first win at New Britain

Source: The Union Leader  |   May 19 2013, 7:45pm CDT

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - The Fisher Cats belted three home runs Sunday afternoon to power their way past the New Britain Rock Cats, 7-4, at New Britain Stadium. The three homers capped a three-game Fisher Cats (22-22) sweep and backed Marcus S ...

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Britain funds surveys in FATA on US drone strikes

Source: The Express Tribune Pakistan  |   May 19 2013, 10:18am CDT

Foreig­n Office confir­ms it suppor­ted survey­s which reveal drone strike­s are causin­g resent­ment among locals. A file photo of a drone. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Britain’s Foreign Office on Saturday admitted that it has been f ...

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Britain funding surveys in Pakistan on US drone attacks

Source: Sify  |   May 19 2013, 1:54am CDT

Britain has been funding surveys in Pakistan's Tribal Areas which reveal that US drone strikes in the region are causing deep resentment among the local population. Foreign Minister, Alistair Burt, confi ...

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Brits think Eurovision is all politics

Source: New Statesman  |   May 17 2013, 12:16pm CDT

Last year's Eurovision winner Loreen of Sweden. Does the contest really bring Europe together? (Getty Images) As if our MPs squabbling over Britain’s EU membership wasn’t enough, a poll has revealed that Br ...

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Suffolk: Chamber members opposed to withdrawal from EU but back return of key powers

Source: Evening Star  |   May 17 2013, 11:02am CDT

More than 95% of businesses across Suffolk believe that Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union would represent a backward step for the regional economy, a survey has revealed. The poll, part of a British Chambe ...

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Bad housekeeping all too common in Britain

Source: Newstalk ZB  |   May 16 2013, 10:23pm CDT

A new survey has found some scary statistics about British bedroom habits. The Daily Mail reports that a quarter of Britons have not washed their bed sheets for at least six months. What's more, just 17 per cen ...

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Youngsters use dementia drugs to boost brain power, survey finds

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 16 2013, 7:05pm CDT

Some young people claim to have taken Ritalin, used to control ADHD, to improve their focus Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Some young people in Britain have used drugs for dementia and other conditio ...

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WH Smith voted worst store in Britain in Which? survey

Source: Mirror.co.uk  |   May 16 2013, 6:30pm CDT

Shoppers have named WH Smith the worst store in Britain and described it as “messy and expensive”. EE was second bottom and TK Maxx was branded third worst, in a consumer poll of 100 high street brands by watchdog Which?. Apple received the highest ...

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