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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
170 jobs going at aluminium plant |
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Summary: Administrators aay an aluminium factory which went into administration last month is to close after no buyer was found. |
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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Tutu Carter Foster Peace in Darfur |
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Summary: Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu met up with former US president Jimmy Carter in Darfur Tuesday to promote peace in Sudans warravaged region |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Pakistani soldiers' bodies found |
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Summary: Police in north-west Pakistan find bodies of three soldiers they suspect were killed by pro-Taleban militants. |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PDT |
Asian evangelicals express anguish and shock at Burma violence |
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Summary: The Evangelical Fellowship of Asia has issued a statement condemning the violence against peaceful protestors in Burma over the last week |
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Yahoo News |
11:43pm PDT |
More than 1,000 miners safe in S. Africa
(AP)
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Summary: AP - More than 1,000 trapped gold miners were rescued during a dramatic all-night operation and efforts gathered speed Thursday to bring hundreds more terrified and exhausted workers to the surface. |
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Yahoo News |
11:41pm PDT |
Britney gets visitation, but not custody
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A court commissioner ruled Wednesday that Britney Spears can have visits with her two sons but did not reverse an order giving temporary custody to Kevin Federline, the pop star's ex-husband, his attorney said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:28pm PDT |
Kids' use of heartburn drugs surges
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The number of young children on prescription drugs for heartburn and other digestive problems jumped about 56 percent in recent years and researchers say obesity and overuse might be contributing to the surprising increase. |
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Cnn.com |
11:22pm PDT |
Korean leaders pledge to seek permanent peace |
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Summary: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement Thursday, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement that would replace the cease-fire accord signed at the end of the Korean War.
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Yahoo News |
11:01pm PDT |
Rescuers save 1,350 South African gold miners
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rescue teams
working to save 3,200 miners trapped deep underground in a
South African gold mine brought 1,350 to the surface on
Thursday morning, mine and union officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50pm PDT |
Korean leaders declare commitment to peace
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The North and South Korean leaders on Thursday declared their commitment to a nuclear-free peninsula, pledging to work for permanent peace to end the world's last Cold War divide. |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PDT |
Cancer scan refusal 'perverse' |
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Summary: A patient refused a scan and told she would have to haveh major surgery instead, has her complaint upheld. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
Dog walker murder reconstruction |
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Summary: A week on from her disappearance, the last known movements of a murdered hairdresser will be reconstructed. |
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Yahoo News |
10:40pm PDT |
Webb outduels Zambrano; D'backs top Cubs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Brandon Webb won the duel in the desert. Arizona's ace shut down the Chicago Cubs with his superb sinker, and the young Diamondbacks got home runs from two of their kids during a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in an NL playoff opener. |
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BBC News |
10:39pm PDT |
Report on first PSNI fatal shots |
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Summary: A Police Ombudsman report on the first person to be killed by the PSNI is to be published later. |
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Cnn.com |
10:17pm PDT |
Rescues under way for 3,200 miners |
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Summary: Power has been restored to a South African gold mine and more than 3,200 miners are beginning to return to the surface after an accident that kept them stuck below ground for nearly a full day, a government official said.
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BBC News |
10:06pm PDT |
France approves migrant DNA tests |
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Summary: The French Senate approves a bill proposing DNA tests for immigrants who want to join family in France. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
UK police in Nigerian scam haul |
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Summary: Fake cheques worth an estimated £8m are seized in an operation targeting international scams using e-mails. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Rescue begins in South Africa gold mine
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Some 3,000 gold miners were trapped a mile underground Wednesday when falling pipe damaged the elevator, but the company began rescuing workers through a smaller shaft and estimated it would take several hours to get them all out. |
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BBC News |
9:55pm PDT |
Korean leaders issue peace call |
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Summary: Leaders of North and South Korea sign a joint declaration calling for a peace deal and closer economic ties. |
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Cnn.com |
9:47pm PDT |
Diamondbacks down Cubs in series opener |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
9:46pm PDT |
Two Koreas seek deal for formal end to Korean War
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The leaders of North and South Korea
pledged on Thursday to bring peace to the Cold War's last
frontier by seeking talks with China and the United States to
formally end the 1950-1953 Korean War. |
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BBC News |
9:28pm PDT |
Iraqi Kurds sign four oil deals |
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Summary: The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq signs four oil exploration deals with foreign companies. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PDT |
Koreas to seek deal for formal end to Korean War
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The leaders of North and South Korea will
pledge on Thursday to seek talks with China and the United
States to formally end the 1950-1953 Korean War, Yonhap news
agency quoted an official as saying. |
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BBC News |
9:10pm PDT |
Reporter's body returned to Japan |
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Summary: The body of a journalist killed in Burma during the crackdown on mass protests has arrived back in Japan. |
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Yahoo News |
9:06pm PDT |
State reading tests deemed easier
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The math tests students take under the No Child Left Behind law are harder than the reading exams, a study finds. |
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BBC News |
8:42pm PDT |
Four held after gunfight killing |
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Summary: Police question three men and a woman after a bystander is shot dead during a gunfight in south London. |
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BBC News |
8:42pm PDT |
Four quizzed over gunfight killing |
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Summary: Police question three men and a woman after a bystander is shot dead during a gunfight in south London. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PDT |
Huge rescue push at S Africa mine |
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Summary: Hundreds of miners are hauled out of a deep shaft at a South African goldmine, but almost 3,000 remain trapped. |
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Yahoo News |
8:09pm PDT |
Korean leaders to unveil peace declaration
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The North and South Korean leaders were Thursday expected to declare their commitment to peace and a nuclear-free peninsula after a rare summit buoyed by a six-nation deal on disarming the communist state. |
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Yahoo News |
8:02pm PDT |
Officials: N.M. Sen. Domenici to retire
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, an influential Republican voice on budget issues for a generation, intends to retire at the end of his term next year for health reasons, party officials said Wednesday. |
