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BBC News |
1:55am PDT |
Mortgage approvals at 13 year low |
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Summary: The number of new mortgages approved for house purchase fell slightly in February to just 73,000. |
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BBC News |
1:53am PDT |
Summit surprise |
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Summary: Why Nato's door is only half open to new members |
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Yahoo News |
1:52am PDT |
Washington state passes toy safety bill: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Washington state Governor Christine
Gregoire signed into law a bill placing the toughest
restrictions in the United States on the amount of lead in
children's products, the Wall Street Journal reported in its
online edition. |
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BBC News |
1:51am PDT |
Shannon police hold man over porn |
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Summary: Detectives in the Shannon Matthews case arrest a man on suspicion of downloading child pornography. |
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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
Top police to probe Scarlett case |
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Summary: The top federal detective agency in India has been asked to take on the Scarlett Keeling's murder inquiry. |
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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
Top police urged to probe Scarlett case |
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Summary: Federal detectives in India have been urged to take on the investigation of Scarlett Keeling's murder. |
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Yahoo News |
1:47am PDT |
Bush pushes for NATO expansion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush renewed urgent calls Wednesday for NATO nations to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process over Russian objections and to counter Osama bin Laden's latest threats to Europe by stepping up their efforts in Afghanistan. |
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Cnn.com |
1:47am PDT |
Media: Mugabe faces runoff amid vote chaos |
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Summary: The outcome of last weekend's election in Zimbabwe was still in doubt Wednesday as the state-run newspaper reported President Robert Mugabe was headed for a runoff with the leading opposition challenger.
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Cnn.com |
1:47am PDT |
Wal-Mart: Injured former worker can keep money |
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Summary: A former Wal-Mart employee who suffered severe brain damage in a traffic accident won't have to pay back the company for the cost of her medical care, Wal-Mart told the family Tuesday.
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Cnn.com |
1:47am PDT |
Wal-Mart: Injured ex-worker can keep money |
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Summary: A former Wal-Mart employee who suffered severe brain damage in a traffic accident won't have to pay back the company for the cost of her medical care, Wal-Mart told the family Tuesday.
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BBC News |
1:36am PDT |
Russia sends aid to Kosovo Serbs |
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Summary: A Russian planeload of humanitarian aid is sent to Belgrade for distribution among Serbs in Kosovo. |
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BBC News |
1:32am PDT |
US envoy calls on N Korea to act |
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Summary: Christopher Hill tells North Korea to end deadlock on the nuclear deal, while Seoul tells it to tone down its rhetoric. |
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ChristianToday |
1:30am PDT |
Ted Turner joins Christian groups to fight malaria |
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Summary: US media mogul Ted Turner who once called Christianity a religion for losers announced on Tuesday he was joining forces with two Christian organisations to combat malaria in Africa |
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Yahoo News |
1:26am PDT |
Bush seeks to salvage legacy on world stage
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush sought to
salvage his legacy on the world stage on Wednesday by defending
his policies in Iraq and Afghanistan and appealing to Russia to
drop opposition to a U.S. missile defense shield. |
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Yahoo News |
1:25am PDT |
Bush backs Georgia, Ukraine for NATO amid European doubts
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday backed Ukraine and Georgia's bids to take a major step toward NATO membership, in the face of European worries and staunch opposition from Russia. |
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Yahoo News |
1:19am PDT |
Prospects grow for Zimbabwe election runoff
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Prospects for a runoff in Zimbabwe's
election appeared to increase on Wednesday after state media
said President Robert Mugabe had failed to win a majority for
the first time in nearly three decades. |
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BBC News |
1:17am PDT |
Major blaze tackled at meat plant |
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Summary: More than 70 firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at a meat plant in an Aberdeenshire town. |
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BBC News |
1:12am PDT |
First Direct withdraws mortgages |
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Summary: First Direct withdraws all its mortgages from new customers as the number of products available plummets. |
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ChristianToday |
1:08am PDT |
Christian Aids Quizaid trains brains for good causes |
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Summary: Q What gives you two hours of pleasure leaves you with a warm feeling inside and only costs 2
A Quizaid the new annual Christian Aid week FUNdraising event |
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Yahoo News |
12:55am PDT |
Bernanke to give Congress economic update
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Faced with mounting home foreclosures and job losses, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is under immense political and public pressure to provide relief and help turn around a faltering economy. |
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Yahoo News |
12:52am PDT |
Kennedy targets job bias against gays
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is jumping into the middle of an uproar within the gay community whose causes he has long championed. |
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Yahoo News |
12:50am PDT |
Bush sees 'unprecedented' cooperation with Russia on missiles
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday envisaged an "unprecedented level" of cooperation between Russia and NATO by integrating former Soviet military sites into an anti-missile system in Europe. |
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Yahoo News |
12:46am PDT |
Obama to get endorsement of Lee Hamilton
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton is backing Sen. Barack Obama in an endorsement that could boost the presidential hopeful's national security standing, The Associated Press has learned. |
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ChristianToday |
12:46am PDT |
Runoff vote likely in Zimbabwe election |
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Summary: Zimbabwes opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe face a runoff vote as neither will get a majority in the presidential election stateowned newspaper The Herald reported on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
12:45am PDT |
Amnesty lays into China on rights before Olympics |
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Summary: The Olympics have so far failed to catalyse reform in China and pledges to improve human rights before the Games look disingenuous after a string of violations in Beijing and a crackdown in Tibet Amnesty International said |
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BBC News |
12:44am PDT |
Long eyelashes and big curves - camels compete for beauty prize |
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Summary: Thousands of camels will enter a beauty contest in the United Arab Emirates, with huge prizes up for grabs. |
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ChristianToday |
12:44am PDT |
Bush calls on NATO allies for Afghan troops |
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Summary: US President George W Bush urged NATO allies on Wednesday to send more troops to Afghanistan saying the alliance could not afford to lose its battle against Taliban insurgents and al Qaeda militants |
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Yahoo News |
12:44am PDT |
Bush pushes NATO expansion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush renewed urgent calls Wednesday for NATO nations to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process over Russian objections and to counter Osama bin Laden's latest threats to Europe by stepping up their efforts in Afghanistan. |
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ChristianToday |
12:43am PDT |
Clinton and Obama assail McCain on economy |
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Summary: Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama assailed potential White House opponent John McCain on the economy on Tuesday accusing the Republican of favouring the wealthy and turning his back on struggling workers and middleclass families |
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ChristianToday |
12:42am PDT |
Somali gunmen kidnap British contractor |
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Summary: Somali gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two contractors a Briton and a Kenyan working for a UNfunded project in southern Somalia the United Nations said |
