Gordon Brown takes over today
LONDON (AP):Britain gets a new prime minister today:Gordon Brown, the taciturn Treasury chief who has vowed to win back people's trust, re-evaluate the country's policy in Iraq and tackle extremism with a lighter touch after a decade under Tony Blair...
Blair welcomed as envoy
JERUSALEM (AP): In his new job as Mideast envoy, Tony Blair faces a difficult task complicated by Hamas' takeover of Gaza, weakness of leaders on both sides and lingering hostilities after six years of fighting.But Blair lends instant credibility...
NYC restaurants ditch trans fats
NEW YORK (AP): New York City's ban on trans fat cooking oils in all city restaurants, an idea that gave chefs indigestion when first proposed, seems to be going surprisingly smoothly. Across the city, most fast food chains say they have already made the switch...
Gov't offers 'morning after' pills to the poor
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP):Brazil's government has added 'morning after' pills to its newly expanded birth control programme in hopes of helping poor people reduce unwanted pregnancies and dangerous illegal abortions. Health Minister José Gomes Temporao...
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