Britain raises pensions for Gurhka veterans
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Britain announced Thursday a &quot;significant&quot; increase in pensions for Gurkha veterans, following prolonged protests from the Nepalese veterans who fought alongside British troops in the two world wars.
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Premier Viktor Yanukovych has pledged to double in September the current minimum pension of UAH138, or $25, raising it to the UAH284 subsistence level.
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Poland will boost its forces in Afghanistan by 400 troops to a total of 1,600 after the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Friday.
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Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who have been fighting for Britain but receiving unequal retirement benefits since the days of the British Empire will finally receive the same pensions as the rest of the army, the government said Thursday.
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Ministers are set to announce more money to help workers who have lost their pensions, Gordon Brown tells MPs.
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British Airways PLC said Friday its pensions fund deficit more than doubled and angered unions by proposing an increase in the retirement age and limiting pay raises as a way to reduce it.
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The British government proposed a major overhaul of the state pension system Thursday, saying that it wants to increase the retirement age to avert a funding crisis as people live longer and have fewer children.
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Shares in British Gas-owner Centrica rise 4% on speculation it could be a target for Russian gas giant Gazprom.
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LONDON: Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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A former Gurkha who won the British military's highest honour wins the right to live in the UK.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs this week doubled the disability benefits of a West Virginia soldier who has been fighting for more compensation since he returned from Iraq, and assured him that he will receive immediate access to more mental health services to treat his post-traumatic stress...
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Britain's defense ministry said Thursday it had agreed to pay a total of $6 million in compensation to 360 military veterans who took part in secret chemical weapons tests during the Cold War.
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Alliance says Hunting Act has raised profile after 250,000 turn out at Boxing Day meetings
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The total prize money for this month&#39;s British Open is up 200,000 pounds (300,000 euros) from last year to 4.2 million pounds (6.2 million euros), The Royal and Ancient (RA) announced Tuesday.
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Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Thursday that Russia plans a big increase in defense spending next year, with some extra money going to bigger cash allowances for soldiers.
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[World News] London, Sep 30 : Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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LONDON -- Britain said yesterday it will increase its troop strength in southern Afghanistan to bolster NATO forces battling Taliban militants, days after Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was pulling some British troops out of Iraq.