新西兰英语 774 A List MP resigns

Aaron Gilmore has been a list MP in the National Party. Today he resigned. A list MP comes from a list of people chosen by the party. He was not elected. He was number 59 out of 59 National Party MPs in Parliament. National won 42 electoral seats in

Societe Generale chairman resigns

Societe Generale chairman resigns 法国兴业银行行长辞职 Societe Generale's chairman Daniel Bouton has announced his resignation, saying the personal attacks against him risked harming the bank. Mr Bouton has faced increasing criticism ever since a ro

IMF Chief Resigns to Accept Nomination for German Presidency

IMF Chief Resigns to Accept Nomination for German Presidency Barry Wood Horst Koehler , who for four years has headed the Washington-based International Monetary Fund , Thursday resigned to accept the

新西兰英语 378 Pansy Wong, MP, resigns

Listen to Nov 13th 2010 to hear about Pansy Wong resigning as Cabinet Minister. Pansy Wong has resigned from Parliament. She will not return in the new year. She has been an MP since 1996 when she became the first Asian MP in New Zealand. At that tim

Japan's Noda cabinet resigns to pave way for Abe gov't

TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet members resigned en masse on Wednesday to pave the way for a new government led by Shinzo Abe, who will be the new prime minister in the day. In a cabinet meeting in the morn

Putin Ally Resigns as Russia Parliament Speaker

A leading ally of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has resigned as speaker of the country's parliament. Boris Gryzlov announced his resignation Wednesday in a statement posted to the ruling United Russia party website. Gryzlov, who was elected a

Russian basketball coach resigns

Russian basketball coach resigns MOSCOW, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian national basketball squad's coach David Blatt has resigned, Russian Basketball Federation said on Tuesday. Seven years since he first took over the team, the 53-year-old American Is

Greece's Finance Minister Resigns to Lead Socialist Party

Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has resigned, one day after being elected to lead the Socialist party PASOK in the run-up to elections. Venizelos announced his resignation Monday after meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias. Ven

Euro 2012 main stadium construction overseer resigns

WARSAW, Fed. 13 (Xinhua) -- Rafal Kapler, the head of the National Sport Centre overseeing the construction of Warsaw's new National Stadium, has been recalled from his post on Monday. Kapler will be replaced by his deputy Robert Wojtas. Polish Sport

Goalkeeper coach of Argentina's River Plate resigns

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Ubaldo Fillol, the coach for goalkeepers of the Argentine soccer club River Plate resigned his post on Tuesday following a public fallout after an incident with goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo. I do not forgive these ki

Italy's PM resigns, paving way for early election

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti resigned on Friday after parliament gave final approval to the 2013 budget law. The 69-year-old economist handed in his formal resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano, who is expected t

Hector Cuper resigns as Racing Santander coach

MADRID, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hector Cuper resigned as coach of Spanish La Liga club Racing Santander on Tuesday. Cuper, who has previously coached Valencia, Mallorca and Betis in Spain, leaves Racing with the club rock bottom of the league and with ju

India's Finance Minister Resigns to Run for President

India's finance minister has stepped down to run for president. Pranab Mukherjee submitted his formal resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. He will be the ruling, Congress Party-led, coalition's candidate in the July 19 presidentia

英闻天下——121 Ma Yun Resigns as CEO of Alibaba

Ma Yun, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced that he would be stepping down from the position of CEO in May. Instead, Ma will concentrate on his work as chairman of the Alibaba Group board of directors to help the new CEO c

Schalke coach Rangnick resigns owing to burnout

BERLIN, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Bundesliga team Schalke lost his coach as Ralf Rangnick laid down his office with immediate effect due to a burnout, the club and Rangnick said in an official statement on Thursday. The 53-year-old coach is currently unab

Berlusconi Resigns, Ending Scandal-Plagued Era

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has become the latest victim of the euro debt crisis. He was forced to resign Saturday, after a week that saw him lose his majority in parliament. A large crowd had already gathered outside Romes presidential

British shadow chancellor resigns

LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- British Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Alan Johnson resigned on Thursday for family and personal reasons.I have decided to resign from（辞职） the shadow cabinet for personal reasons to do with my family. I have fo

Japan's Cabinet Resigns, Parliament to Confirm New PM

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet resigned early Tuesday, making way for Yoshihiko Noda to be confirmed by parliament as the nation's new prime minister. Outgoing finance minister Noda emerged as the surprise winner in Monday's vote fo

Irish PM resigns as leader of ruling party

DUBLIN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Irish（爱尔兰） Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced on Saturday afternoon that he is standing down as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail, but will continue as the prime minister until the March 11 election. At a press

新西兰英语 433 Hone Harawira resigns from Parliament

The last few weeks have been difficult for the Maori Party. Hone Harawira has been the Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tokerau in the Far North of the North Island since the elections in 2005. However, he has not always agreed with the Maori Party and fina