Scotland

Take That members reach Scotland for Mark Owen's fairytale wedding

From ANI London, November 07: Take That members Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald have reached Scotland for the wedding of their bandmate Mark Owen. The group did everything possible to keep their arrival on a...

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Swan hopeful of climate change deal (AAP)

By Belinda Tasker, AAP November 8, 2009, 6:29 am Treasurer Wayne Swan hopes Copenhagen's climate change summit will make progress on how to pay for carbon reduction measures after G20 finance ministers failed to come up with a...

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UPDATE 1-Russia Kudrin: firms must cope with strong rouble

By Toni Vorobyova ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Russian companies must get used to a more flexible exchange rate and cut costs to stay competitive in the face of the rouble's strength, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin...

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Activists bury heads in sand in G20 beach protest

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Twenty activists donned suits and ties and buried their heads in the sand on a Scottish beach on Saturday to protest against a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 powerful nations.

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Flaherty says transaction tax unattractive (Reuters)

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Proposals for a tax on financial transactions to fund the cost of future bank bailouts are unattractive, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Saturday. British finance minister Alistair Darling...

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Fredericton drama students to perform in Scotland

Opera company contributing toward $200Gs cost Some New Brunswick students have been invited to take to the stage at the world's largest arts festival in Scotland. The drama group from Fredericton High School is scheduled to...

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Gist of statement issued by G-20 finance leaders

The following is the gist of a statement issued Saturday by the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors after their two-day meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland. The G-20 finance leaders:

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NewsWatch: G20 begins push for 'peer-review' program

Over the past year, G20 leaders have held a series of high profile summits filled with handshakes and toasts to show they can work together for the good of the global economy; now their top finance officials gather in Scotland...

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Things to See and Do in Scotland's Great Glen

Turbulent History and Peaceful Scenery in the Highlands of Scotland The Great Glen forms a deep trench across the north of Scotland. The Great Glen, or Glen Albyn, is a major feature of the Scottish landscape. At over 60 miles...

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Simulating Mount Rushmore

Experts from heritage group Historic Scotland have developed a technique using lasers to create precise digital representations of enormous sites. Mount Rushmore is the next location to be captured. read more

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