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ChristianToday |
11:53pm PDT |
Darfur force has troops needs helicopters official |
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Summary: Governments have pledged 90 percent of the planned 26000 troops of a new UNAfrican Union AU peacekeeping force for Darfur but a lack of helicopters could hamper the mission a military official said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PDT |
Gore says 2007 pivotal year in climate change fight |
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Summary: Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said on Tuesday he was optimistic future generations would look back at 2007 as the pivotal year when the world finally found the courage to fight together against climate change |
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ChristianToday |
11:49pm PDT |
Iran EU see further nuclear talks by endNov |
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Summary: Iranian negotiators and the EU hope for more talks on Irans nuclear programme in coming weeks after a constructive meeting on Tuesday despite a warning by Irans president that his country would not retreat one iota |
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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PDT |
South Korea spy unit admits kidnapping Nobel winner
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea's spy agency confessed on
Wednesday to the most notorious kidnapping in the country's
history, saying that in 1973 it snatched opposition leader and
later Nobel laureate Kim Dae-jung in Tokyo. |
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ChristianToday |
11:48pm PDT |
UN says Burma brings forward Gambari visit |
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Summary: Burmas military government has agreed to bring forward a visit by UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari who now expects to go there in the first week of November a UN spokeswoman said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:46pm PDT |
Meeting UN goals can lower childhood mortality |
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Summary: A combination of environmental and nutritional programs that target the poor can substantially reduce childhood mortality globally new research suggests |
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Yahoo News |
11:24pm PDT |
U.S. navy names two women sailors killed in Bahrain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. navy identified two female
sailors on Wednesday killed in a shooting incident in Bahrain
two days earlier and said a critically wounded third sailor had
what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. |
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Cnn.com |
11:19pm PDT |
Sources: White House cut climate testimony |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
California fire evacuees top 500000 second death |
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Summary: At least 16 winddriven wildfires burned from the Mexican border to areas north of Los Angeles on Tuesday forcing more than half a million people from their homes and claiming a second life on the third day of fire calamity |
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ChristianToday |
11:02pm PDT |
Iraqi music star plans fundraiser for refugees |
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Summary: Prominent Iraqi oud player Naseer Shamma says he plans a fundraising campaign next month that he hopes will raise millions of dollars to help Iraqi refugees in countries such as Syria and Jordan |
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ChristianToday |
11:00pm PDT |
WHO boosts estimate of pandemic flu vaccine supply |
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Summary: Scientific advances have dramatically increased the supply of lifesaving flu vaccine that could be used to fight a global pandemic the World Health Organisation WHO said on Tuesday |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
Staunton fired from Ireland job |
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Summary: The FAI terminates the contract of Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton by mutual consent following an emergency meeting. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
Staunton leaves Republic boss job |
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Summary: The FAI terminates the contract of Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton by mutual consent following an emergency meeting. |
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Yahoo News |
10:54pm PDT |
China prepares for moon launch with patriotic blast
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China readied to launch its
first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of
patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions
and technological prowess. |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PDT |
'Largest' Alzheimer's gene study |
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Summary: Experts at Cardiff University are leading a study of the DNA of thousands of people as part of research into Alzheimer's disease. |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PDT |
'Largest' Alzheimer's study |
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Summary: Alzheimer disease experts at Cardiff University lead a study involving the analysis of 14,000 DNA. |
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ChristianToday |
10:45pm PDT |
Reformed Christians agree formation of new global body |
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Summary: The World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council have agreed to the formation of a new global Reformed body |
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BBC News |
10:39pm PDT |
Glastonbury gigs seek new stars |
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Summary: Glastonbury Festival organisers launch a regular gig night to find new bands to play at next year's event. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PDT |
China set to launch lunar orbiter |
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Summary: China is preparing for the take-off of its first Moon probe, weeks after rival Japan launched a lunar explorer. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Myanmar bows to world pressure over UN envoy visit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Bowing to international pressure, Myanmar's rulers on Tuesday agreed to bring forward to early November a return visit by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari. |
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Yahoo News |
10:33pm PDT |
More than 500,000 flee as California fires rage for third day
(AFP/Getty Images)
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Summary: AFP/Getty Images - More than half a million people across California were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as wildfires raged for a third day, destroying 1,200 homes and threatening to overwhelm firefighters. |
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BBC News |
10:14pm PDT |
US wild fires force mass exodus |
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Summary: California evacuates 500,000 people as wild fires engulf the south of the state from Mexico up to Santa Barbara. |
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BBC News |
9:46pm PDT |
Nigeria eyes review of oil deals |
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Summary: Nigeria's top energy adviser says oil extraction partnerships with foreign firms should be reviewed. |
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BBC News |
9:35pm PDT |
Bodies found inside burning car |
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Summary: Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a burning car are suspicious. |
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BBC News |
9:08pm PDT |
US reins in Iraq security firms |
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Summary: Washington clamps down on foreign private security firms in Iraq after deadly incidents involving civilians. |
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BBC News |
9:06pm PDT |
Nato ministers face tough talks |
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Summary: Afghan burden-sharing and tension on Turkey's Iraq border are likely to dominate Nato talks in the Netherlands. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Fall girl's mother still missing |
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Summary: Police continue searching for a British woman whose seven-year-old daughter fell from a Majorca hotel balcony. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Too much cannabis 'worsens pain' |
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Summary: Smoking large amounts of cannabis for therapeutic reasons may increase rather than reduce pain, a US study suggests. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PDT |
Taiwan torch relay for UN entry |
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Summary: Taiwan's president kicks off a nationwide torch relay to highlight the island's bid to join the United Nations. |
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Yahoo News |
8:45pm PDT |
500,000 flee raging California wildfires
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Faced with unrelenting winds whipping wildfires into a frenzy across Southern California, firefighters conceded defeat on many fronts Tuesday to an unstoppable force that has chased more than 500,000 people away. |
