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4:59am PDT |
Modular GCSE courses set out |
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Summary: GCSEs made up of units that can be re-taken are going to be taught from September next year. |
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BBC News |
4:55am PDT |
Burrell escapes perjury referral |
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Summary: The coroner in the Princess Diana inquest says he has no plans to refer butler Paul Burrell to the police for a perjury investigation. |
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BBC News |
4:53am PDT |
Richer not happier |
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Summary: 30 years of growing affluence has not made us happier |
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Cnn.com |
4:50am PDT |
Future murky for mortgage crisis fix |
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Summary: The Senate on Tuesday is expected to pass a package of housing measures intended to stabilize the housing market.
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Zimbabwe court hears urgent opposition vote request
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's High Court ruled on Tuesday
it would treat the opposition's application for the immediate
release of presidential election results urgently and began
hearing arguments in the case. |
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Bob Dylan wins a Pulitzer prize
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thanks to Bob Dylan, rock 'n' roll has finally broken through the Pulitzer wall. Dylan, the most acclaimed and influential songwriter of the past half century, who more than anyone brought rock from the streets to the lecture hall, received an honora |
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4:46am PDT |
Hard Candy |
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Summary: Is Madonna's new album more sour than sweet? |
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Yahoo News |
4:42am PDT |
Olympic torch arrives in San Francisco
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch arrived for its only North American stop amid heavy security Tuesday, one day after its visit to Paris descended into chaos and activists here scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to protest China's human rights record. |
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Yahoo News |
4:34am PDT |
HP unveils small laptop for schoolkids
(AP)
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Summary: AP - One more of the world's biggest technology companies is clamoring to enter the growing market for pint-sized computers targeted mainly for pint-sized customers. |
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Cnn.com |
4:32am PDT |
Olympic torch arrives in U.S. |
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BBC News |
4:25am PDT |
Violence flares in Nairobi slum |
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Summary: Opposition supporters in a Kenyan slum set up burning barricades after a power-sharing deal breaks down. |
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BBC News |
4:25am PDT |
Violence as Kenya talks suspended |
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Summary: Opposition supporters in a Kenyan slum set up burning barricades after a power-sharing deal breaks down. |
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4:22am PDT |
South Korea's first astronaut blasts off for mission |
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Summary: South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon blasts off for mission |
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3:56am PDT |
Olympic torch headed to San Francisco
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Security concerns for the Olympic torch's only North American stop were high Tuesday after its visit to Paris descended into chaos and activists here scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to protest China's human rights record. |
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3:53am PDT |
Baptists need passion for revival says new Vice President |
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Summary: The soontobe Vice President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain BUGB has told Baptists to be consumed with a passion for Gods revival |
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3:48am PDT |
Spain smashes 'Russian sex ring' |
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Summary: Spanish police say they have smashed a major Russian prostitution ring, arresting 76 people. |
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3:47am PDT |
Campbell banned from BA flights |
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Summary: Supermodel Naomi Campbell is banned from flying with British Airways following a row over baggage. |
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3:40am PDT |
Zimbabwean activists 'beaten up' |
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Summary: At least 80 opposition supporters have been beaten by Zimbabwe's pro-government militants, they say. |
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3:36am PDT |
Immigration rule change 'illegal' |
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Summary: The government's change to immigration rules for highly skilled workers was illegal, the High Court rules. |
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3:27am PDT |
Youths held after gang dawn raids |
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Summary: Police in East Ayrshire arrest a total of 16 youths in a series of dawn raids aimed at tackling gang violence. |
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BBC News |
3:23am PDT |
India pledges African investment |
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Summary: India PM Manmohan Singh says the country will invest heavily in development projects in Africa to bolster economies ties. |
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Cnn.com |
3:21am PDT |
Dad, daughter admit incest produced babies |
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Summary: An Australian man and his daughter have created a furor after going on television to admit an incestuous relationship which has produced two children.
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3:19am PDT |
Extra time to quiz Shannon mother |
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Summary: Police are given an extra 24 hours to question the mother of Shannon Matthews about her daughter's disappearance. |
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3:18am PDT |
Cops on skates |
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Summary: Can you chase a criminal with a pair of these on? |
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BBC News |
3:04am PDT |
Nine jailed over Philippine plot |
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Summary: A court in the Philippines jails nine military officers for a failed coup attempt in July 2003. |
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Cnn.com |
3:02am PDT |
China: No plans to halt torch relay |
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Summary: China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu described as "despicable" attempts by protesters in London and Paris to disrupt the torch relay, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Yahoo News |
3:01am PDT |
WITNESS: Death in the streets of Yangon
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Adrees Latif, a Reuters photographer who has won the
breaking news photography Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of
anti-government protests in Myanmar last year, worked for
Reuters in Houston and Los Angeles before taking up his post in
Bangk |
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Yahoo News |
2:48am PDT |
Legal wrangle extends Zimbabwe uncertainty
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A legal wrangle over Zimbabwe's
elections went into its fourth day on Tuesday, further delaying
the end of a 10-day stalemate that has dashed hopes of any
quick respite from the country's economic misery. |
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Yahoo News |
2:45am PDT |
Bombing kills 6 civilians in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has struck a minibus northeast of Baghdad, killing at least six civilians and wounding 10. |
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BBC News |
2:44am PDT |
'Clearer' student access urged |
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Summary: England's universities must have "transparent" admissions policies to show they are not biased, the government says. |
