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BBC News |
5:14am PDT |
Clarke launches attack on Balls |
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Summary: Charles Clarke urges Gordon Brown's closest ally Ed Balls to look at his own record before attacking critics of the PM. |
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ChristianToday |
5:13am PDT |
Russias Putin wins the other Nobel Prize |
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Summary: Russian president Vladimir Putin has won a Nobel prize Not the betterknown Nobel Peace Prize handed out by the Oslobased committee to luminaries such as last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev or exSouth African President Nelson Mandela |
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BBC News |
5:10am PDT |
Murray beats Lopez in Monte Carlo |
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Summary: Andy Murray eases into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters as he beats Spain's Feliciano Lopez 7-6 6-4 with an efficient display. |
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Yahoo News |
5:05am PDT |
Olympic torch ends Malaysian leg amid heightened security
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Beijing Olympic torch ended its run through the Malaysian capital amid tight security and heavy rain on Monday. |
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ChristianToday |
4:56am PDT |
Survivor and OTR present START SOMETHING |
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Summary: Survivor and OTR present Start Something a dynamic music event combing Worship Rock Hip Hop and Pop at the forthcoming Pentecost Festival |
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Yahoo News |
4:55am PDT |
Clinton, Obama cross Pennsylvania on eve of primary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's the last full day of campaigning before the Pennsylvania primary, and once again, the two Democratic candidates will spend the day criss-crossing the state. |
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BBC News |
4:55am PDT |
Heroin use among young 'rising' |
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Summary: Children as young as six have been treated for heroin use as more young people take it, the BBC finds. |
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BBC News |
4:50am PDT |
Winehouse up for three Ivor gongs |
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Summary: Singer Amy Winehouse is nominated for three prizes at this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards. |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Some 25,000 runners prepare for today's Boston Marathon
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's marathon day in Boston. Some 25,000 runners are getting ready for the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
Taunts fly ahead of key US vote |
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Summary: The Democrats' White House battle takes on a sharper tone ahead of Tuesday's vital Pennsylvania primary. |
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Yahoo News |
4:32am PDT |
McCain honors civil rights movement
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential
candidate John McCain will speak out for change in America from
a landmark of the U.S. civil rights movement on Monday as he
sets off on a trip aimed at appealing to centrist voters. |
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BBC News |
4:27am PDT |
Benefit fraud football ref guilty |
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Summary: An ex-mayor is secretly filmed as a football linesman while claiming incapacity benefit, a court hears. |
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BBC News |
4:27am PDT |
Benefit fraud ref caught on video |
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Summary: An ex-mayor is secretly filmed as a football linesman while claiming mobility allowances, a court hears. |
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BBC News |
4:26am PDT |
Zimbabwe election recount delayed |
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Summary: The outcome is delayed of a partial recount of last month's elections in Zimbabwe, the Electoral Commission says. |
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Yahoo News |
4:19am PDT |
Bank of England unveils near-100-billion-dollar lending package
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Bank of England announced a near-100-billion-dollar plan Monday to free up Britain's home loan market in one of the biggest moves by a major central bank to combat the global credit crunch. |
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BBC News |
4:18am PDT |
Ubuntu 'reaping Linux dividend' |
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Summary: The public perception of open source is changing fast, says Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth. |
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BBC News |
4:13am PDT |
Wrong kidney removed from child |
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Summary: A hospital in the Republic of Ireland admits removing a healthy kidney from a sick child. |
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BBC News |
4:13am PDT |
Hospital removes 'wrong kidney' |
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Summary: A hospital in the Republic of Ireland has admitted removing the wrong kidney from a sick child. |
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Yahoo News |
4:10am PDT |
France conveys sympathy to Chinese torchbearer
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy
conveyed a message of sympathy on Monday to Jin Jing, a
wheelchair-bound Chinese torch bearer who shielded the flame
from protesters on the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay. |
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BBC News |
4:05am PDT |
Clerics killed in Somali mosque |
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Summary: The bodies of 10 people are found in a Somali mosque, after Ethiopian troops clash with Islamist insurgents. |
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Yahoo News |
4:04am PDT |
Iraq to confront militias after Sadr threat
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's government will confront armed
militias and will not allow all-out war as threatened by
populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Foreign Minister
Hoshiyar Zebari said on Monday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:01am PDT |
Fire burns Philadelphia warehouse |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
3:59am PDT |
Attacks in Middle East, Nigeria send oil to record $117.40
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices spiked to a record $117.40 a barrel after a Japanese oil tanker was hit by a rocket near Yemen and militants in Nigeria claimed two attacks on pipelines. |
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BBC News |
3:54am PDT |
Key Indonesian militants jailed |
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Summary: Two senior leaders of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiah are sentenced to 15 years in jail in Indonesia. |
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BBC News |
3:53am PDT |
'Ape' protest at Unilever factory |
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Summary: Environmental campaigners, some dressed as orang-utans, protest at Unilever sites against its use of palm oil. |
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BBC News |
3:48am PDT |
Princes in injured troops visit |
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Summary: Princes William and Harry meet patients at a medical rehabilitation centre for the armed forces, in a drive to raise support for UK troops. |
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Cnn.com |
3:48am PDT |
Russia jails ammo-smuggling U.S. pastor |
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BBC News |
3:48am PDT |
Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink |
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Summary: The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific occurs right on cue. |
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BBC News |
3:48am PDT |
Right on cue |
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Summary: Coral spawn turning the sea pink in Pacific |
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Yahoo News |
3:46am PDT |
Iraq urges Arab nations to forgive debt
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq on Monday called on its Arab
neighbors to join Western nations and forgive their share of
Baghdad's outstanding foreign debts that total up to $80
billion. |
