May 8th, 2009 · Australian tourist authorities have been searching for someone to be their "island caretaker." Basically someone to swim, scuba dive and explore the islands around the Great Barrier Reef; and then blog about it to promote the area. Ben Southall, 34, of Great Britain, was chosen out of 30,000 applicants to fill what was called the "best job in the world."
Apr 5th, 2009 · Time for a quick math lesson: Have you ever tried to work out the probability of making it as an athlete to the 2012 London Olympics? That's what 29-year-old British math teacher Natasha Hunt is trying to work out. Her goal is to make it onto Great Britain's Summer Olympic Team as a pentathlete.
Mar 12th, 2009 · Treasury Secretary Geithner leaves Thursday for Great Britain, where he'll attend a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors. Those countries account for 90 percent of the global economy, and the purpose of the meeting is to come up with a coordinated plan for dealing with the international economic crisis.
Nov 28th, 2008 · A shopping center in Great Britain has taken steps against a fire hazard. The hazard is a bunch of girls' groups: Brownies, Rainbows and Guides. For 20 years they sang Christmas carols for pensioners and the disabled. Not anymore. The nearly 100 kids weren't invited back this year because of fear they would block fire escape routes. One worker said, "There were a lot of Brownies last year and they caused absolute chaos."
Oct 24th, 2008 · With companies warning of lower sales and smaller profits, stock investors around the world are fleeing for the exits. Gloomy forecasts from big Japanese exporters like Toyota, Sony and Canon sent the Nikkei index plunging 10 percent. South Korean electronics giant Samsung posted a 44 percent drop in quarterly profit, and that country's index fell 11 percent. In Great Britain, data released Friday shows economic output shrank for the first time in 16 years. All the European stock markets are plummeting, with Russia down 14 percent.
Oct 13th, 2008 · Stock markets soared after European governments announced a series of giant financial rescue plans. The packages were unveiled by Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and others. They involve government guarantees of bank lending, as well as cash injections into troubled banks. The rescue plans may involve pay limits for CEOs, and the government taking equity stakes. Great Britain's plan involves the government buying shares in three big financial institutions, and becoming an owner of these once-private banks. The U.S. Treasury is also working on a similar plan.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Tarceva has been shown to extend life in some lung cancer patients by a few months. But Great Britain's government health service has decided not to provide the drug. Cancer patient Donald Sutherland and his doctor, Fergus Macbeth, explain why that's the right decision.
Jun 19th, 2008 · Hilary Lister uses three straws and a "puff and sip" system to control her sailboat as she embarks on a three to four month attempt to circumnavigate Great Britain. She says sailing helps her transcend her physical pain — and that it saved her life.