US begins shutdown amid budget row

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com1 October 2013 Last updated at 00:07 ET Debate continued late into the night at the US Capitol - without success The US government has begun a partial shutdown after the Republican-led House of Representatives refused to approve a budget for next year.A midnight deadline passed without agreement despite an 11th-hour appeal by President Barack Obama.More than 700,000 US government workers face unpaid leave with no guarantee of back pay once the deadlock is over.Republicans have insisted on delaying President Obama's health care reforms as a condition for passing the budget.With less than one hour to go before midnight, the Republican-led House called for a bipartisan committee with the Senate to try to thrash...

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Miliband in Mail row over 'smear'

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 21:45 ET Mr Miliband said Britain was a source of "hope and comfort" for his father Continue reading the main storyMiliband at odds with energy firms Landale: Austerity socialism? Wednesday at the Labour conference Election Labour's to lose - Ashcroft Labour leader Ed Miliband is locked in a row with the Daily Mail over an article on his Marxist academic father headlined "the man who hated Britain".He says the story about the late Ralph Miliband's political beliefs was a "character assassination" and "smear".In a response in the paper, Mr Miliband says the Jewish refugee, who fled Belgium aged 16 to escape the Nazis, "loved" Britain and served in the Navy.The Mail says in an...

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PM promises more flexible GP hours

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 22:19 ET Extending GP hours will relieve the strain on A&E services, David Cameron says Continue reading the main storyConservative conference Osborne in 'work for benefits' plan Fox: Stop apologising for being Tory We'll run budget surplus - Osborne David Cameron says he wants to offer more patients the chance to visit a GP in the evening or at weekends.Under a scheme to be piloted in nine areas of England, surgeries will be able to bid for funding to open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week.The prime minister said the £50m project would mean doctors "fit in with work and family life".Labour said it was an admission of failure after its extended hours scheme was scrapped by...

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Breast cancer 'research gap' warning

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 20:01 ET By Helen Briggs BBC News Breast cancer therapy has advanced in recent years Ten "critical" gaps in knowledge about the development of breast cancer must be addressed, say leading experts.Finding out how breast cancer spreads and evades therapy is a key concern, they report in Breast Cancer Research.Plugging the gaps in research would lead to improved clinical care for patients within five years, their review of evidence suggests.Projections suggest 185,000 UK lives will be lost by 2030 at current progress rates, say cancer charities.In their review of recent progress in research, more than 100 scientists, doctors and healthcare professionals looked at how limitations...

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Teachers set for strike action

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 20:29 ET A further regional strike is planned in London, North East, South East and South West, on 17 October Members of the two biggest teaching unions are set to strike in a row over pay, pensions and workloads.It is part of a continuing campaign of rolling regional strikes involving members of the NUT and NASUWT.The walkout will affect schools in 49 authorities in the east of England, the Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.The government said the strike action would disrupt pupils' learning, inconvenience parents and damage the reputation of teachers.Between them the two unions represent nine out of 10 teachers. They are angry about changes to their pensions, increased workload...

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Global war on drugs failing - report

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 19:45 ET The average street price of cocaine in Europe fell by 51% between 1990 and 2010 Illegal drugs are now cheaper and purer globally than at any time over the last 20 years, a report has warned.The International Centre for Science in Drug Policy said its report suggested the war on drugs had failed.The report, published in the British Medical Journal Open, looked at data from seven international government-funded drug surveillance systems.Its researchers said it was time to consider drug use a public health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.The seven drug surveillance systems the study looked at had at least 10 years of information on the price and purity of cannabis,...

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Obama: Shutdown 'entirely avoidable'

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 18:30 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. President Obama: "Time is running out"President Barack Obama has said a potential US government shutdown is "entirely avoidable" as only a few hours remain to avert it.Mr Obama criticised Republicans for trying to refight the last election as they seek to link the budget to delaying his health care law.If no agreement is reached by midnight (04:00 GMT), the government will close all non-essential federal services.The shutdown would be the first in the US in 17 years.More than 700,000 federal government workers could be sent home on unpaid leave, with no guarantee of back pay once the deadlock is over.One of...

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Baby born after ovaries 'reawakened'

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 15:36 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Dr Kazuhiro Kawamura of the St Marianna University medical school holding the newborn A baby has been born through a new technique to "reawaken" the ovaries of women who had a very early menopause.Doctors in the US and Japan developed the technique to remove the ovaries, activate them in the laboratory and re-implant fragments of ovarian tissue.The technique, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has resulted in one baby being born with another expected.The findings were described as early, but a "potential game-changer".The 27 women involved in the study became infertile around the age...

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Fans told about Glasgow 2014 tickets

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com29 September 2013 Last updated at 20:27 ET Sir Chris Hoy was the first person to ride in the velodrome named after him Hundreds of thousands of people are to find out if their application for tickets to events at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has been successful.Organisers have started to contact people who applied to watch the events.All ticket applicants will be contacted via letter or email over the next few days.During the four-week allotted window, there were 2.3 million requests received for up to one million tickets.Proving particularly popular from the 17 sports on offer was track cycling, which received 25 times more requests than the number of tickets available.Cycling events will be held at the...

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We'll run budget surplus - Osborne

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 12:21 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Osborne tells Tory activists "Britain can do better than that"Continue reading the main storyConservative conference Osborne in 'work for benefits' plan May: Deport criminals before appeal HS2 critics should 'stop moaning' Chancellor George Osborne has said he wants the government to be running a surplus in the next Parliament and can get there without raising taxes.He told the Conservative conference the public finances should be in the black when the economy was strong as insurance against a "rainy day".His comments were taken as suggesting more years of spending restraint.Business welcomed the goal...

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Barrister quits CPS sex case panel

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 11:24 ET The sexual abuse case involving a 13-year-old victim was heard at Snaresbrook Crown Court A barrister who described a 13-year-old victim of sex abuse as "predatory" in court has agreed to resign from the Crown Prosecution Service's rape panel of advocates, the CPS says.Robert Colover will no longer prosecute in cases involving serious sexual offences or child sexual abuse.Mr Colover was widely criticised after his remark during the trial of Neil Wilson, 41, at Snaresbrook Crown Court in August.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Rail mobile broadband plan announced

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 09:40 ET By Matthew Wall Technology reporter, BBC News Network Rail is already spending £1.9bn upgrading its telecoms infrastructure The rail industry plans to roll out "high-speed mobile broadband" across the busiest parts of Britain's rail network, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced.By 2019, 70% of train passengers should have access to the faster technology, the Department for Transport added.Passengers may be able to watch streamed videos on their mobiles, for example, if the plan to raise data capacity per train 25-fold succeeds.The programme will be industry funded."Today's announcement marks the beginning of the end of poor coverage on our railways,"...

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Philpott house demolition starts

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 06:52 ET Continue reading the main storySix children died in the blaze at Victory Road The demolition of the property is expected to take about two weeks to complete Continue reading the main story previous slide next slide Work has started to demolish a house where six children were killed in a blaze set by their parents Mick and Mairead Philpott.Derby City Council said a bulldozer was on site demolishing 18 Victory Road. An adjoining property, number 20, has already been knocked down.More housing will be built on the site following the work.The Philpotts were jailed in April, along with friend Paul Mosley, after being convicted of manslaughter.A council spokeswoman said...

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US shutdown looms amid stalemate

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 06:50 ET The US Congress remains deadlocked over the funding bill Last-minute negotiations are expected to take place in Washington between Democrat and Republican lawmakers to try to agree a new budget.If they fail to reach a deal by midnight (04:00 GMT Tuesday), the US government will be forced to close all non-essential federal services.More than 700,000 staff could be sent home on unpaid leave, with no guarantee of back pay once the deadlock is over.The shutdown would be the first in the US for 17 years.One of the key reasons for the political stalemate has been President Barack Obama's healthcare law, popularly known as Obamacare.Continue reading the main storyImpact of...

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Pull the pin

Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.comIf you pull the pin, you put an end to something, quit or resign.Đăng ký: Hoc tieng anhTiengAnh...

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Scarce as hen's teeth

Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.comHens do not have any teeth, so something that is as scarce as hen's teeth is extremely rare.("Rare as hen's teeth" is also used.)Đăng ký: Hoc tieng anhTiengAnh...

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Reporter charged in computer probe

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 07:04 ET Man charged by London police investigating illegal accessing of private data on computers by journalistsMore to follow.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Markets hit by political upheaval

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 03:03 ET The cost of borrowing has been rising for Italy The financial markets have been rattled by Italy's deepening political crisis.Italy's 10-year bond yield - an indication of how much the government has to pay to borrow money - rose as high as 4.66%, the highest level in more than 3 months.The euro fell to 1.2218 against the Swiss franc, the lowest level since late June.Prime Minister Enrico Letta plans to hold a confidence vote on Wednesday, to seek the backing of Italy's parliament.He was forced to make that move after five ministers from Silvio Berlusconi's party stepped down at the weekend.But those ministers have now given mixed signals as to whether they are actually...

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Popes to be declared saints in April

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 04:52 ET Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints on 27 April 2014, Pope Francis has announced.The Pope said in July that he would canonise his two predecessors, after approving a second miracle attributed to John Paul.John Paul, a Pole, led the Catholic Church for 27 years until his death in 2005.The Italian Pope John was pontiff from 1958-1963, calling the reforming Second Vatican Council that opened in 1962.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Syria neighbours to plead for help

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 03:13 ET Countries bordering Syria have seen vast numbers of refugee arrivals Continue reading the main story'Please let it be over' Rebel rifts deepen Arms destruction UN report analysis Syria's neighbours are expected to ask donors for support in dealing with the ongoing refugee crisis at a meeting in Geneva.Foreign ministers from Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq will present reports at the meeting, hosted by the UN.More than two million Syrians have fled their country, and many more have been displaced internally.Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he would comply with a plan to rid his country of chemical weapons."Of course we have to comply. This is our history,...

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Firm cancels Thames tours after fire

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 September 2013 Last updated at 04:07 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Eyewitness Phil Beasley-Harling: "There was a big plume of black smoke"An amphibious tourist boat company has suspended operations on the River Thames after one of its vessels caught fire.Thirty people were rescued from the London Duck Tours craft on Sunday afternoon by the emergency services and a passing tourist boat.A statement on the firm's website said it would run a land only service.A rescuer said one passenger told her that people found it "difficult" to get the life jackets out of their packets.Three people were taken to hospital "as a precaution" following the incident.In a statement on the London...

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