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ChristianToday |
11:58pm PDT |
Climate change not behind 2007 floods |
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Summary: Climate change did not cause the devastating floods that hit northern England last August a report said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
Labour names new general secretary after loans furore |
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Summary: The Labour Party appointed an experienced businessman as its new general secretary on Monday filling a post vacated in the wake of last years furore over undisclosed loans |
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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
Tide in outsourcing turns back onshore |
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Summary: Managers who offshored call centre work and IT services to cheaper locations like India earlier in the decade are now bringing the jobs back to the UK a trend that could reshape the outsourcing industry |
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BBC News |
11:46pm PDT |
Closure threat on 13 post offices |
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Summary: Thirteen branches are earmarked for closure in the latest round of Post Office restructuring plans. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42pm PDT |
Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. space shuttle
Endeavour blasted off from its Florida home port on Tuesday to
deliver the first part of a huge Japanese laboratory to the
International Space Station. |
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BBC News |
11:40pm PDT |
'No agreement' on powers transfer |
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Summary: A Stormont committee is set to say there is no agreement on when justice and policing powers should be transferred. |
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Yahoo News |
11:40pm PDT |
Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted off Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab. |
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
Cricket: Australia cancel tour |
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Summary: Australia cancel their tour of Pakistan until further notice because of security fears. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PDT |
Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city |
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Summary: At least 15 people have died in two explosions in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police say. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Endeavour launched from Florida |
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Summary: The US shuttle Endeavour has lifted off carrying astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Shuttle launched from Florida |
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Summary: The US shuttle Endeavour lifts off, carrying astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station. |
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Yahoo News |
11:20pm PDT |
At least 16 killed in two blasts in Pakistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two bombs exploded in the
Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 16
people, police and officials said. |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PDT |
Fears over forced marriage levels |
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Summary: Figures showing hundreds of pupils are being removed from school sparks concerns over levels of forced marriages. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
Two blasts kill 19 in Pakistan's Lahore: state media
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Two blasts killed at least 19 people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, state media said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Drugged water giving female fish male parts |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Fish, wildlife affected by contaminated water |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:00pm PDT |
Reverse F1 grids - Williams boss |
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Summary: Formula One races should start with the fastest cars at the back to make overtaking easier, says Williams co-owner Patrick Head. |
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Cnn.com |
10:56pm PDT |
Three suicide blasts kill 12 in Pakistan |
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Summary: At least 12 people were killed Tuesday in three suicide bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police reported.
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Cnn.com |
10:50pm PDT |
Shuttle Endeavour lifts off |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
10:34pm PDT |
Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers in Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A roadside bomb killed three U.S.
soldiers and an interpreter in the Iraqi province of Diyala,
the U.S. military said on Tuesday, a day after a suicide bomber
killed five U.S. soldiers in Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
10:34pm PDT |
Ex-Tamil Tigers win local polls |
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Summary: A group of former Tamil Tiger rebels wins the first elections to be held in eastern Sri Lanka for more than 10 years. |
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BBC News |
10:27pm PDT |
Deadly blast hits Pakistan city |
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Summary: At least 12 people die in a powerful explosion in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, police say. |
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BBC News |
10:23pm PDT |
Airports landing fees 'to rise' |
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Summary: Higher air fares are expected following increased charges being levied on airlines at Heathrow and Gatwick. |
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Cnn.com |
10:11pm PDT |
Will sex scandal sink NY governor? |
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Summary: Before Monday, Eliot Spitzer was a rising star in the Democratic Party. Now, after being linked to a prostitution ring, political advisers are split over whether the New York governor has a political future.
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Cnn.com |
10:11pm PDT |
Will sex scandal sink New York governor? |
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Summary: Before Monday, Eliot Spitzer was a rising star in the Democratic Party. Now, after being linked to a prostitution ring, political advisers are split over whether the New York governor has a political future.
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
NY Gov. Spitzer under pressure to quit over sex case
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer faces
pressure to resign on Tuesday as well as questions about
whether he will be prosecuted for any crime after a report
linked him to a high-class prostitution ring. |
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Yahoo News |
9:47pm PDT |
U.N. reports sharp rise in Afghanistan attacks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Militant attacks in Afghanistan
increased dramatically last year, with civilians accounting for
nearly a fifth of people killed, the U.N. secretary-general
said in a new report. |
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BBC News |
9:40pm PDT |
China inflation hits fresh high |
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Summary: High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show. |
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BBC News |
9:29pm PDT |
Obama spurns double ticket hints |
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Summary: Barack Obama dismisses the idea of becoming Hillary Clinton's running mate in the US presidential election. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
Pupils 'to take allegiance oath' |
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Summary: Pupils should be encouraged to swear allegiance to the Queen, a review of British citizenship suggests. |
