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Yahoo News |
11:52pm PST |
Fidel Castro retires
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on
Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country, retiring
as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed
revolution. |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PST |
Deported migrants 'bounced back' |
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Summary: Many foreign nationals deported to their home countries are being returned to the UK because of documentation problems. |
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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PST |
Castro resigns as Cuban president: official media
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Fidel Castro resigned Tuesday as president and commander in chief of Cuba in a message published in the online version of the official daily Granma. |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PST |
Bush salutes Kosovo independence |
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Summary: President Bush welcomes Kosovo's independence as "correct", as Serbia withdraws its envoy to Washington. |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PST |
Fidel Castro announces retirement |
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Summary: Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro says he will not return to the presidency, in an letter published in the official press. |
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BBC News |
11:46pm PST |
Barclays profits slip to £7.08bn |
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Summary: Barclays reports a 1% drop in annual profits to £7.08bn, but announces a 10% rise in its dividend. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PST |
Blackberry maker in court battle |
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Summary: Blackberry maker Research In Motion and Motorola sue each other over patent infringements. |
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Yahoo News |
11:23pm PST |
Bush recognizes Kosovo, says will bring peace
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush on
Tuesday recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia and
said it would bring peace to the Balkans. |
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Yahoo News |
10:53pm PST |
Obama and Clinton square off in Wisconsin
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii
make their choices on Tuesday in a heated presidential battle,
with Hillary Clinton hoping to snap Barack Obama's winning
streak ahead of big contests in March. |
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Yahoo News |
10:47pm PST |
Early returns: Pakistan opposition wins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pakistan's opposition parties have won parliamentary elections, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup, unofficial returns showed Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PST |
NHS dentistry 'set back 20 years' |
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Summary: Dentists claim a new NHS contract means patients have more teeth removed rather than fixed, a BBC inquiry finds. |
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Cnn.com |
10:35pm PST |
Bush: 'History will prove' Kosovo move correct |
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Summary: U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday justified recognizing Kosovo as an independent nation, saying that doing so will bring peace to a region scarred by war.
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BBC News |
10:17pm PST |
Bush hails Kosovo independence |
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Summary: President Bush welcomes Kosovo's independence as "correct", as Serbia withdraws its envoy to Washington. |
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Yahoo News |
10:11pm PST |
Bush: Kosovo independence 'correct move'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush, touring Africa, said despite Russia's opposition, history will show the independence of Kosovo is "the correct move" and will bring peace to that region. |
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PST |
Musharraf's rivals head for big win in Pakistan vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf's opponents headed for election victory on Tuesday
after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising
questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since
1999. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PST |
China inflation hits 11-year high |
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Summary: Chinese consumer inflation reached 7.1% in January, the highest rate for 11 years, official figures show. |
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BBC News |
9:03pm PST |
Police feared 'airport stand-off' |
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Summary: An Israeli general wanted for alleged war crimes escaped UK arrest because police feared an armed stand-off. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48pm PST |
Musharraf's opponents head for Pakistan vote win
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf's opponents headed for election victory on Tuesday
after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising
questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since
1999. |
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BBC News |
8:39pm PST |
Rock bill going before Parliament |
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Summary: The bill to nationalise Northern Rock is to be debated in the Commons, with the Tories set to vote against it. |
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Yahoo News |
8:12pm PST |
Pakistan opposition heads toward victory
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pakistan opposition parties took commanding leads in unofficial returns early Tuesday in Parliamentary elections, heading toward a victory that could challenge President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after seizing power in a military coup. |
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8:07pm PST |
Illinois' new gun law under scrutiny
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what were already some of the nation's toughest weapons laws. |
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BBC News |
7:53pm PST |
Search after Japan navy collision |
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Summary: Ships and helicopters search for two fishermen missing after a collision with a Japanese destroyer. |
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BBC News |
7:44pm PST |
Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' |
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Summary: Opposition parties in Pakistan have taken big leads in the election, admits the party allied to President Musharraf. |
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BBC News |
7:29pm PST |
Armenia votes for new president |
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Summary: Armenians go to the polls to elect a new president, as a former leader tries to make a comeback. |
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Yahoo News |
7:07pm PST |
North Korean and U.S. nuclear envoys to meet: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea's chief nuclear envoy left
for Beijing on Tuesday to meet a U.S. diplomat visiting the
Chinese capital and will discuss a delay in a nuclear
disarmament deal, Yonhap news agency reported. |
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Yahoo News |
6:36pm PST |
Belgrade pulls ambassadors as nations recognise Kosovo
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Serbia withdrew its ambassadors from Washington and other major capitals as the United States and several European powers led international moves to recognise Kosovo's independence. |
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Yahoo News |
6:21pm PST |
Musharraf allies face defeat in Pakistan vote
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's allies on Tuesday faced a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections that placed the key US ally's political survival in doubt, according to early unofficial results. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11pm PST |
Musharraf allies face major defeat in Pakistan vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The party that backs Pakistani
President Pervez Musharraf was headed for a major defeat on
Tuesday after voters rallied to the opposition, raising
questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since
1999. |
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Yahoo News |
6:09pm PST |
Banks "quietly" borrow $50 billion from Fed: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Banks in the United States have been
quietly borrowing "massive amounts" from the U.S. Federal
Reserve in recent weeks, using a new measure the Fed introduced
two months ago to help ease the credit crunch, according to a
report on the web si |
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Yahoo News |
5:59pm PST |
Pakistan opposition has solid vote lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Pervez Musharraf appealed for national unity as unofficial returns showed the opposition taking commanding leads early Tuesday in parliamentary elections aimed at bolstering democracy and calming political strife. |
