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Yahoo News |
11:44pm PST |
At least 23 killed in Sri Lanka bus bombing: officials
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Summary: AFP - At least 23 people were killed and 67 injured Wednesday in a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack on a crowded bus in southwest Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said. |
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BBC News |
11:43pm PST |
Calcium pills 'raise heart risk' |
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Summary: Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PST |
Two pensioners die after crashes |
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Summary: A 71-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man die after accidents in County Tyrone and east Belfast. |
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BBC News |
11:41pm PST |
Romney secures Michigan victory |
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Summary: Mitt Romney wins his party's presidential primary in the US state of Michigan, leaving the Republican race wide open. |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PST |
Cycling star dies after collision |
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Summary: Scottish cycling champion Jason MacIntyre dies after a collision with a van on the A82 in Fort William. |
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Yahoo News |
11:26pm PST |
Romney keeps hopes alive as Democrats call truce in race row
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Republican Mitt Romney revived his flickering White House hopes Tuesday, powering to a Michigan primary victory as worries about the US economy increasingly defined the 2008 election battle. |
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BBC News |
11:14pm PST |
Fears of further flooding misery |
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Summary: Dozens of flood warnings are in place across England and Wales, with more rain due for the rest of the week. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PST |
South Korea's Lee aims to close ministry for North
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea's new leader wants to ditch
the ministry that has long handled relations with the North,
have others absorb its functions and shift the way Seoul deals
with its prickly neighbor, aides said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PST |
MP defends Ghana cancer case |
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Summary: An UK MP says the debate over a dying Ghanaian woman being sent home should be about health care in Ghana. |
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Yahoo News |
10:54pm PST |
South Carolina in focus after Romney's Michigan win
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican
presidential candidates turned their attention to South
Carolina on Wednesday with their White House race as wide open
as ever with a win by Mitt Romney in Michigan. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52pm PST |
Asian stock markets plunge
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Asian stock markets plunged Wednesday on growing speculation the U.S. economy — a vital export market — is sliding into a recession that could lead to a global slowdown. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PST |
Newcastle don't want me - Shearer |
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Summary: Alan Shearer says he will not become Newcastle United's next manager because he does not have experience. |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PST |
Retail giant buys family business |
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Summary: Sainsbury's is to buy family owned supermarket firm Curley's in a multi-million pound deal. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PST |
GP contract 'not value for money' |
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Summary: Patients are not receiving the best service from GPs despite their pay improving, an assembly report finds. |
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BBC News |
10:32pm PST |
Stand-off over whaling activists |
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Summary: Officials work to resolve a stand-off over two protesters detained on a Japanese whaling vessel. |
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BBC News |
10:31pm PST |
Bush to meet Mubarak as tour ends |
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Summary: US President George W Bush is preparing to wrap up his eight-day tour of the Middle East by visiting Egypt. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PST |
Republican candidates turn to South Carolina
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican
presidential candidates turned their attention to South
Carolina on Wednesday with their White House race as wide open
as ever with a win by Mitt Romney in Michigan. |
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Yahoo News |
10:20pm PST |
U.S. court orders Libya to pay $6 billion for bombing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A federal judge in Washington has
ordered Libya and six of its officials to pay more than $6
billion in damages to families of seven Americans killed in the
1989 bombing of a French airliner, lawyers for the families
said in a statement late |
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Yahoo News |
10:17pm PST |
US, China set for talks as rights issue flares up: officials
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was set to hold high-level talks in Beijing Wednesday with rights crawling up the agenda over the arrest of a high-profile Chinese dissident, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PST |
McCain takes early lead in South Carolina: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican John McCain holds a
6-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina three
days before the state's crucial presidential nominating
contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on
Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:02pm PST |
Business chief slams tax reform |
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Summary: Entrepreneurs are considering selling firms because of uncertainty over capital gains tax, the CBI head says. |
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ChristianToday |
9:42pm PST |
Bishop issues call for new clergy and lay leaders |
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Summary: The Bishop of Lichfield has issued a call for more churchgoers to offer themselves as clergy or lay leaders |
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BBC News |
9:32pm PST |
Hain donations 'an incompetence' |
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Summary: Peter Hain was guilty of "an incompetence" over donations that he has admitted to, the prime minister says. |
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BBC News |
9:11pm PST |
Castro 'ready to return' - Lula |
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Summary: Brazil's President Lula meets ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a visit to boost economic ties with Havana. |
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Cnn.com |
9:11pm PST |
Romney win opens up GOP race |
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Summary: Mitt Romney will beat John McCain and Mike Huckabee to win Michigan, CNN projects His victory leaves no clear Republican frontrunner after four state contests With Edwards and Obama off ballot, Clinton faced biggest challenge from the "uncommitted"Exit po |
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BBC News |
9:03pm PST |
Whalers 'try to return activists' |
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Summary: Japanese whalers say they are trying to return two protesters detained after boarding their vessel. |
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BBC News |
8:54pm PST |
Deadly blast hits Sri Lanka bus |
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Summary: At least 23 people die in a bus bombing in central Sri Lanka, the military says, as the ceasefire in the country ends. |
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BBC News |
8:38pm PST |
MP pay proposal put forward |
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Summary: A review body is expected to recommend a pay rise of 2.8% for MPs, but Gordon Brown wants them to accept 1.9%. |
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Yahoo News |
8:34pm PST |
Obama, Clinton put racial spat behind them
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential contenders
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton promised on Tuesday to put an
end to their recent dispute over race and praised each other's
commitment to civil rights. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33pm PST |
Romney keeps hopes alive as Democrats smooth over race row
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Republican Mitt Romney revived his flickering White House hopes Tuesday, powering to a Michigan primary victory as worries about the US economy increasingly defined the 2008 election battle. |
