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Cnn.com |
2:25am PDT |
Odds of fast rebound dismal, ex-labor chief says |
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Summary: Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich warned Americans on Wednesday not to be overly optimistic that the U.S. economy might rebound by the end of summer.
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ChristianToday |
2:24am PDT |
Britains top earners are worst climate offenders says Christian author |
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Summary: Chris Goodall the Christian author of iHow to Live a LowCarbon iLife has argued that it is financial institutions and Britains highest earners that must take prime responsibility for challenging the effects of global warming |
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Yahoo News |
2:23am PDT |
China tells Olympic boss to stay out of politics
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China bluntly told the world Olympics chief Thursday to keep out of politics, in a tart exchange on human rights following days of protests that have shadowed the Olympic torch around the world. |
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Yahoo News |
2:11am PDT |
Fifty four Myanmar migrants suffocate in container
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fifty-four illegal Myanmar migrants,
most of them women, suffocated as they were smuggled into
Thailand in a cramped seafood container, police said on
Thursday. |
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ChristianToday |
1:55am PDT |
Ecumenical conference to address Middle East migration and churches |
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Summary: Young Christians from the Middle East will reveal why many of them leave the region in search of a brighter future at the Public Hearing on Migration and the Changing Ecclesial Landscape to be held in Beirut from 15 to 16 April |
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BBC News |
1:51am PDT |
Futile fight? |
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Summary: Why Yahoo's Google deal will not save the firm |
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Yahoo News |
1:50am PDT |
US airstrike in Baghdad kills 4
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi police say an airstrike by U.S. helicopters on Baghdad's Sadr City district has killed four people and wounded six. |
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BBC News |
1:50am PDT |
Rowling honoured at book awards |
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Summary: Harry Potter author JK Rowling receives an outstanding achievement prize at the Galaxy British Book Awards. |
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Cnn.com |
1:50am PDT |
China 'uncovers Olympic terror plot' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
1:42am PDT |
Snakes with legs |
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Summary: In search of ancient serpents that still had limbs |
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BBC News |
1:42am PDT |
Ancient serpent shows its leg |
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Summary: Scientists use X-rays to find the lost rear limb of a fossil snake locked in 92-million-year-old Lebanese limestone. |
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ChristianToday |
1:38am PDT |
Tutu says Mugabe can still redeem himself by stepping down |
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Summary: Robert Mugabe could still redeem himself by stepping down as president of Zimbabwe to ease tensions after elections that threatened his 28year rule Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Tuesday |
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Yahoo News |
1:36am PDT |
Dalai Lama supports Olympics, says violence outdated
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled
spiritual leader, said on Thursday that China's use of violence
was an outdated way to suppress unrest in Tibet but expressed
support for Beijing's hosting of the Olympics. |
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BBC News |
1:24am PDT |
Ferguson's son admits wife attack |
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Summary: Football manager Darren Ferguson admits attacking his wife during a row over their children. |
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Yahoo News |
1:23am PDT |
Authorities find bed in compound temple
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Agents searching a 1,700-acre polygamist compound in West Texas found a bed in the soaring limestone temple and prosecutors believe it was used for male members to have sex with their underage wives after sect-recognized unions. |
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ChristianToday |
1:19am PDT |
Christian Aid urges kids to gang up on poverty by making movies |
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Summary: Christian Aids website for kids has launched a new initiative encouraging children to gang up on poverty by making short films |
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BBC News |
1:11am PDT |
TV licence fee 'could be shared' |
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Summary: Some of the BBC's licence fee could be shared with other broadcasters, media watchdog Ofcom says. |
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Cnn.com |
1:00am PDT |
Wedding bed found in polygamist temple |
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Summary: The 16-year-old girl whose phone calls led to a raid on a polygamist compound in Texas identified the man she said abused her after their "spiritual marriage," according to a court document unsealed Wednesday. Also revealed were details of the sect's act |
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BBC News |
12:50am PDT |
Uganda rebels due to sign peace |
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Summary: Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels are expected to sign a peace agreement ending 20 years of civil war. |
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Cnn.com |
12:49am PDT |
Dalai Lama: Can't tell protesters to 'shut up' |
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Cnn.com |
12:49am PDT |
Dalai Lama: Don't tell protesters to 'shut up' |
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BBC News |
12:47am PDT |
Birmingham City shares suspended |
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Summary: Birmingham City FC asks for its shares to be suspended after its bosses are questioned over allegations of false accounting. |
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Yahoo News |
12:37am PDT |
Nepal votes in landmark elections
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The troubled Himalayan nation of Nepal was voting Thursday on its political future, marking the climax of a peace process with Maoist rebels and the probable end of a centuries-old Hindu monarchy. |
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Cnn.com |
12:32am PDT |
Torch relay to go on despite protests, IOC says |
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Summary: The controversial Olympic torch relay will go on, but organizers will reconsider holding such international relays for future Olympic Games, President Jacques Rogge of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
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Yahoo News |
12:28am PDT |
Bush presence at Olympic gala uncertain
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush has said he plans to attend the Beijing Olympics, but the White House has not ruled out the possibility that he may miss the opening ceremony, which China hopes to use as an international showcase. |
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BBC News |
12:25am PDT |
London shoppers get cat dung coffee fix for £50 a cup |
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Summary: A coffee blended from cat droppings is being sold in London for £50 a cup. |
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BBC News |
12:25am PDT |
London shoppers get animal dung coffee fix for £50 a cup |
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Summary: London shoppers get animal dung coffee fix for £50 a cup |
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Yahoo News |
12:19am PDT |
Senate housing bill gets scant support
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic and Republican senators have crafted a package of tax breaks to help businesses and homeowners weather the housing crisis and head off deeper economic distress. Finding support for the proposal beyond the Senate may be a problem. |
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ChristianToday |
12:19am PDT |
High Court asked to stop animalhuman hybrid experiments |
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Summary: The Christian Legal Centre has gone to the High Court in a bid to halt research by two universities using animalhuman hybrids |
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Yahoo News |
12:18am PDT |
Olympic chief admits crisis, urges China to act on rights
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Thursday that protests dogging the torch relay had left the Games in crisis and urged Beijing to honour pledges to improve human rights. |
