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BBC News |
2:27am PDT |
NHS faulty weigh scales warning |
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Summary: The NHS is being warned to check weigh scales after fears defective ones are being used. |
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BBC News |
2:24am PDT |
Call to Arabs on Palestinian aid |
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Summary: Top world diplomats call on Arab states to fulfil pledges to help the Palestinians, during talks on the Middle East. |
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BBC News |
2:23am PDT |
Stoke aiming for the Premiership |
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Summary: Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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BBC News |
2:20am PDT |
Brown 'disappointed' at poll loss |
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Summary: Gordon Brown admits it has been a "bad" and "disappointing" night, as Labour has its worst local election results in 40 years. |
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BBC News |
2:17am PDT |
Court challenge to EU referendum |
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Summary: Millionaire Stuart Wheeler wins the right to challenge in court the decision not to hold an EU treaty referendum. |
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BBC News |
2:15am PDT |
US in landmark contact with Nepal Maoists |
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Summary: The United States holds its first official diplomatic contact with the leader of Nepal's former rebel Maoists. |
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BBC News |
2:14am PDT |
Bid to end Zimbabwe poll dispute |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's rival parties meet to try to reconcile their vote tallies, as people flee to neighbouring Botswana. |
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BBC News |
2:12am PDT |
Insolvencies figures up slightly |
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Summary: The number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales is up slightly, says the Insolvency Service. |
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ChristianToday |
2:08am PDT |
Leprosy Mission welcomes UN Convention on disabled rights |
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Summary: The Leprosy Mission has welcomed the UNs Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which comes into force on 3 May as excellent news for millions of people worldwide who have been left disabled by leprosy |
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Yahoo News |
1:26am PDT |
`D.C. madam' who vowed not to go to prison kills herself
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Summary: AP - The so-called "D.C. Madam" vowed she would never go to federal prison for running a high-end Washington prostitution ring. Not even for a day. |
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ChristianToday |
1:22am PDT |
Browns poll setback sees Tories back in business |
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Summary: Senior Labour figures said on Friday the party needed to reengage with voters after it suffered a drubbing in local elections while delighted Tories said they were in shape to win the next general election |
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Yahoo News |
1:19am PDT |
Franzen makes NHL history as Red Wings sweep Avalanche
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Summary: AP - Johan Franzen outscored the Colorado Avalanche by himself. Franzen's second hat trick in three games fueled the Detroit Red Wings' 8-2 rout Thursday night that completed a sweep of the injury-riddled Avalanche. |
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ChristianToday |
1:18am PDT |
Gay bishop God would be disappointed with Rowan Williams |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has been accused of failing to fully tackle critics over the appointment of the first openly gay Anglican bishop |
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BBC News |
1:13am PDT |
Halifax confirms house price fall |
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Summary: UK house prices saw an annual fall of 0.9% in April, the UK's biggest mortgage lender Halifax says. |
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ChristianToday |
1:10am PDT |
Christian Research launches church mystery visitor service |
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Summary: Churches can now see how they look through the eyes of a newcomer with ChurchCheck a new mystery visitor service being launched by Christian Research |
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BBC News |
1:10am PDT |
Thailand calls for a rice cartel |
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Summary: Thailand wants to form an Opec-style rice cartel to give it more control over international prices. |
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BBC News |
1:01am PDT |
Media 'keeping actors in closet' |
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Summary: Actor Alan Cumming says the media's attitude towards homosexuality is scaring off gay actors from coming out. |
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Yahoo News |
1:01am PDT |
Analysis: Momentum, Obama's distractions give Clinton hope
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton has an unmistakable bounce in her step these days — a sense of energy and optimism that somehow belies the daunting challenge she faces in wresting the Democratic presidential nomination from Barack Obama. |
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BBC News |
1:00am PDT |
Nursery child 'found on street' |
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Summary: A three-year-old boy is found wandering along a street by his mother who went to collect him from a nursery. |
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ChristianToday |
1:00am PDT |
Mission Aviation Fellowship reports exciting times of growth in Mongolia |
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Summary: Eighty people committed their life to Christ in Moron Mongolia after hearing the Gospel during a threeday visit by an evangelistic team from Ulaanbaatar Baptist Church |
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BBC News |
12:59am PDT |
Counting starts in mayor contest |
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Summary: Tories hope Boris Johnson can top off their local election wins, while Labour looks for a consolation prize. |
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Yahoo News |
12:58am PDT |
Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile Friday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report. |
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Yahoo News |
12:55am PDT |
Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world. |
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Yahoo News |
12:55am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition disputes electoral figure
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's opposition on Friday disputed
results of a March 29 presidential election released by
electoral officials, saying opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
had the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off. |
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Yahoo News |
12:55am PDT |
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for suicide attack
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military on Friday blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for a double suicide bombing that killed at least 35 people during a wedding procession through a crowd of people cheering the bride and groom in a town northeast of Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
12:49am PDT |
Fraser appeal to be shown on TV |
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Summary: The verdict in Nat Fraser's appeal against his conviction will be shown on TV and online by the BBC. |
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Yahoo News |
12:48am PDT |
American Airlines to cite FAA for flight fiasco: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - American Airlines is poised to say in
a report to be delivered on Friday that it wouldn't have had to
cancel over 3,000 flights last month if a tentative agreement
it had with local aviation officials hadn't been overruled, the
Wall Street J |
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Yahoo News |
12:48am PDT |
Around 20 detained in Hong Kong Olympic protests
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hong Kong police detained around 20 people following minor scuffles along the route of the Olympic torch relay in the southern Chinese city on Friday, witnesses said. |
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ChristianToday |
12:45am PDT |
Cyrus photo flap prompts action call against harmful media messages |
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Summary: Miley Cyrus the extremely popular 15yearold star of Disneys Hannah Montana became the focus of a national controversy this week after photos of her appearing topless and covered only in a bed sheet were published in Vanity Fair magazine |
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ChristianToday |
12:38am PDT |
Sierra Leone communitys animations and songs raise awareness about HIV |
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Summary: International development agency Christian Aid has produced an album of songs and two innovative animations to help publicise its SAVE approach to HIV awareness and education in Sierra Leone |
