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Yahoo News |
3:59am PST |
Israel makes small cut in Gaza's electricity supply
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israel said on Friday it cut by less
than 1 percent the amount of electrical power it supplies to
the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip as part of a campaign against
militants who fire cross-border rockets. |
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Cnn.com |
3:55am PST |
Five shot dead at City Council meeting |
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Summary: A gunman killed five people and wounded two at a police station and City Council meeting in suburban St. Louis on Thursday night before officers shot and killed him, police said.
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ChristianToday |
3:33am PST |
HCJB partner radio station in Congo encourages residents after earthquakes |
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Summary: A voice of hope continues to blanket the city of Bukavu and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a pair of earthquakes rocked the region last Sunday killing at least 46 people including 10 who were attending church services |
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Cnn.com |
3:32am PST |
Baby tossed 300 feet by twister, survives |
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Summary: Firefighter David Harmon thought he'd found a doll. Then it moved. As soon as he rolled Kyson Stowell over, the 11-month-old "took a gasp of air and started crying." The baby had only minor injuries, but his mother was one of 56 people killed by this week |
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3:23am PST |
Schools face annual inspections |
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Summary: Struggling schools are to receive more regular inspections, says education watchdog, Ofsted. |
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BBC News |
3:20am PST |
Sarkozy's rescue plan for suburbs |
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Summary: President Nicolas Sarkozy announces thousands more police and a half billion rescue package for poor suburbs. |
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Yahoo News |
3:18am PST |
Probe: Bhutto killed by blast not bullet
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Summary: AP - Scotland Yard said in a report released Friday that Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as a result of a suicide bomb blast, not a gunshot — findings that support the Pakistani government's version of the events. |
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3:17am PST |
Gay Asians 'marrying to conform' |
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Summary: Gay and lesbian Asians are marrying people of the opposite sex to conform to traditional values. |
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3:16am PST |
Jury out in wife body in bin case |
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Summary: A jury considers its verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife and hiding her body in a barrel. |
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3:15am PST |
Women 'picked up by accused' |
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Summary: A man accused of killing five women in Suffolk admits he picked up two of the women on the night they vanished, a court hears. |
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Yahoo News |
3:11am PST |
Iran says starts building new atomic power plant: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran has started building a second
atomic power plant, Iran's Ambassador to Russia Gholamreza
Ansari was quoted as saying on Friday by Itar-Tass news agency. |
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Yahoo News |
3:08am PST |
Putin outlines vision for Russia until 2020
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Vladimir Putin lauded on Friday an ever stronger, richer Russia as he laid out his vision for next 12 years, four weeks before elections expected to bring his hand-picked successor to power. |
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2:55am PST |
French Police question 2nd bank trader
(AP)
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Summary: AP - French police had a second trader in custody Friday in their probe of trades that led to massive losses at bank Societe Generale, the newspaper Le Monde reported. |
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ChristianToday |
2:51am PST |
Christian Aid welcomes Governments 100m towards carbon debt |
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Summary: Christian Aid has welcomed Government plans to spend 100 million over the next five years helping poorer countries deal with the impact of global warming |
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Yahoo News |
2:50am PST |
Clemens to continue lobbying on the Hill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - His face-to-face lobbying efforts not quite complete, Roger Clemens was heading back to Capitol Hill. |
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Cnn.com |
2:39am PST |
Baby tossed 300 feet by twister found alive |
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Summary: Firefighter David Harmon thought he'd found a doll. Then it moved. As soon as he rolled Kyson Stowell over, the 11-month-old "took a gasp of air and started crying." The baby had only minor injuries, but his mother was one of 56 people killed by this week |
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2:38am PST |
Man questioned over Kerviel links |
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Summary: A man is questioned by French police over his links to the Jerome Kerviel, according to the French media. |
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2:37am PST |
Hospital bug linked to 77 deaths |
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Summary: Hospital bug Clostridium difficile is mentioned on the death certificates of 77 NI people in 2007. |
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Cnn.com |
2:35am PST |
Police parade kidney-snatching 'mastermind' |
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Summary: The alleged mastermind of a kidney transplant scheme in India will be presented by authorities at a news conference in the capital of Nepal on Friday, police said.
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Cnn.com |
2:35am PST |
Alleged kidney-snatching 'mastermind' paraded |
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Summary: The alleged mastermind of a kidney transplant scheme in India will be presented by authorities at a news conference in the capital of Nepal on Friday, police said.
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2:31am PST |
Winehouse denied visa for Grammys |
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Summary: Amy Winehouse is prevented from singing at the Grammy Awards after her US visa application is turned down. |
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BBC News |
2:30am PST |
'Royal' claimant can pursue case |
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Summary: A man claiming to be the illegitimate son of Princess Margaret can pursue his claim to see her will, judges rule. |
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2:29am PST |
Eight people found inside tanker |
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Summary: Eight people are taken to hospital with breathing difficulties after being found in the back of a tanker. |
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2:24am PST |
'No doubts' over World Cup in SA |
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Summary: South Africa leader Thabo Mbeki says he has "no doubts" that the country will host a successful football World Cup. |
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2:22am PST |
Minister says tax plans hurt City |
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Summary: Lord Jones, the trade and investment minister, says the City could be damaged by government tax plans. |
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BBC News |
2:16am PST |
Football: Player 'burn-out' fear |
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Summary: The proposal by the Premier League to stage matches across the world leads to fears of player burn-out. |
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BBC News |
2:14am PST |
Repossessions rise to 27,000 |
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Summary: The number of people in the UK who lost their homes rose to 27,000 in 2007 - the highest figure since 1999. |
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Yahoo News |
2:01am PST |
Atlantis pursues space station
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Shuttle Atlantis took off in fiery pursuit of the international space station, carrying Europe's $2 billion Columbus lab into orbit after two months of technical delay. |
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Yahoo News |
1:56am PST |
British probe: Bhutto died from blast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scotland Yard said in a report released Friday that Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as a result of a suicide bomb blast, not a gunshot — findings that support the Pakistani government's version of the events. |
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Yahoo News |
1:49am PST |
Bhutto killed by impact of bomb, not bullets: Scotland Yard
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a suicide blast and not by gunfire, according to a report released Friday by detectives from Britain's Scotland Yard. |
