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For Britain's BP, 2006 has been what Queen Elizabeth II once called an annus horribilis. From a pipeline leak that forced the company to close its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska in the summer to billions in legal claims stemming from a disaster at a Texas refinery, the past 12 months have been an exercise in what analysts call "headline risk." But while those problems have been a major headache for CEO John Browne and have revealed deep management failures at BP's North American unit, the long-term outlook remains solid. The company is still the second largest of Big Oil's super-majors in terms of production (only Exxon Mobil is bigger), with huge untapped reserves stretching from Russia to West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Queen Elizabeth will have to put on a brave face when she welcomes Saudi King Abdullah today, following yesterday's gaffe-filled beginning to his London visit. Abdullah's widely reported outburst over the 7/7 attacks left Downing Street open-mouthed, writes the Times of London, but then Britain's foreign secretary skipped a meeting with his Saudi counterpart. More »
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Happy 80th birthday to Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on February 6, 1952, after the death of her father, George VI. The only female member of the royal family to actually have served in the military, Elizabeth was trained as a driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945. Among the Queen's other positions are Head of the Commonwealth and Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II opened the country's parliament Tuesday in a traditional ceremony. The event culminated in a speech in which she outlined the government's legislative program for the next 12 months.
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LONDON - Britain's Queen Elizabeth is trying to trim her carbon footprint. With the fight against global warming currently high on the political agenda in Britain, the monarch is reviewing royal households to see how they can save more energy.
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Valletta - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday officially opened a Commonwealth heads of government meeting (CHOGM) in Malta, with global trade talks dominating the three-day summit in the Mediterranean island. more
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