BEIJING - China has closed one of the country's largest file-sharing sites in what it says is a fight against copyright infringement, but could be seen as another measure aimed at controlling what content the country's Web users can find online. The
Glasgow City Council, Scotland's largest local authority, is considering cuts of about £30m next year.Options being proposed include reducing opening hours at some smaller museums and charging for some children to receive school breakfasts. Th
The number of people suffering heart attacks has reduced since the smoking ban in Wales began, a report by the chief medical officer has found.But in his annual report, Dr Tony Jewell said smoking still cost the NHS £127 for each person and bi
DUBLIN - Recession-ravaged Ireland is to unveil a four-billion-euro austerity package for its 2010 annual budget Wednesday in an effort to stabilise a ballooning gap in public finances. Delivering his second tough budget in a year Finance Minister
Alistair Darling will flesh out the biggest squeeze in public spending for a generation in his pre-Budget report, with only schools, hospitals and the police being spared average cuts of about 14 per cent over three years.Mr Darling’s pledge to prot
Barack Obama unveiled plans on Tuesday to divert some of the $200bn (€136bn) in lower than expected spending on troubled bank assets to boosting job creation, in what amounted to a second fiscal stimulus.But the US president, who said his proposals
Hans Vestberg, Ericsson’s incoming chief executive, on Tuesday signalled his determination to bear down further on costs at the largest mobile network equipment maker.The Swedish group announced plans to cut 950 jobs in its home country in a move th
STOCKHOLM - Swedish telecom giant Ericsson said Tuesday it would cut 946 jobs in Sweden in an effort to downsize its production staff as it strives to improve efficiency. The lay-offs come less than two months after the company reported worse-than-
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