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Yahoo News |
3:26am PDT |
Myanmar minister says as many as 14,000 dead after cyclone
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar officials said on Tuesday the death toll could continue to climb higher than the 14,000 already feared dead from the Southeast Asian nation's devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aid. |
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BBC News |
3:25am PDT |
Guatemala halts foreign adoptions |
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Summary: Guatemala suspends more than 2,000 pending foreign adoptions for at least a month to check for irregularities. |
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Yahoo News |
3:23am PDT |
China says Baxter holding up heparin investigation
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese officials said on Tuesday a
Chinese-made blood thinner was not to blame for fatalities
linked to the product, and accused U.S. drugmaker Baxter
International Inc of obstructing the investigation into the
cause of the problem. |
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Cnn.com |
3:20am PDT |
Chrysler to cap gas prices |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
Yahoo search to 'battle spyware' |
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Summary: Yahoo adds technology to its search engine which warns users about potentially risky websites. |
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Yahoo News |
3:17am PDT |
Russia, U.S. to sign civilian nuclear pact: source
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia and the United States will sign a
long awaited civilian nuclear cooperation pact on Tuesday that
will allow firms from the world's two biggest atomic powers to
expand bilateral nuclear trade significantly. |
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ChristianToday |
3:11am PDT |
Parliamentary campaign launches to reduce abortion limit |
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Summary: Nadine Dorries MP will on Tuesday launch the official parliamentary campaign to reduce the upper limit for abortion from 24 weeks to 20 weeks when the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is debated in the Commons later this month |
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Yahoo News |
3:08am PDT |
China's Hu in Japan on rare visit of reconciliation
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Hu Jintao on Tuesday started the first visit by a Chinese leader to Japan in 10 years as the Asian powers eased decades of tension, but hundreds took to the streets to protest over Tibet. |
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BBC News |
2:54am PDT |
Boy's 25,000 volt shock ordeal |
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Summary: A 16-year-old teenager is recovering after a 25,000-volt electric shock threw him 25ft onto a railway line. |
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ChristianToday |
2:54am PDT |
A look back at Chinas growing faith |
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Summary: Much attention has been paid to Chinas human rights violations including its suppression of religious freedom ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August But a look back at the past decade shows how far the strictly secular and officially atheist nation has c |
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BBC News |
2:51am PDT |
Cameron targets by-election win |
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Summary: The 10p tax rate is central to the Tory fight to win the Labour seat of Crewe & Nantwich, David Cameron says. |
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BBC News |
2:48am PDT |
Fraser loses Arlene murder appeal |
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Summary: Nat Fraser loses his appeal against a life jail term for murdering his wife Arlene 10 years ago. |
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BBC News |
2:47am PDT |
Police release three over death |
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Summary: Three of four men arrested in connection with the death of a man assaulted outside a pub are released. |
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BBC News |
2:43am PDT |
Dark family secret |
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Summary: 'With a click, I found out great-granddad was a killer' |
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BBC News |
2:42am PDT |
'No move' on referendum timetable |
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Summary: The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon says her party's referendum timetable will not change, despite Labour pressure. |
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Yahoo News |
2:41am PDT |
U.S. crude oil sets new record above $120 a barrel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. crude oil futures rose to a new
record high for a second day on Tuesday, with crude oil futures
for June delivery touching a record of $120.70 a barrel. |
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
Breastfeeding 'boosts IQ' |
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Summary: A major study adds to growing evidence suggesting breastfeeding boosts a child's intelligence. |
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Cnn.com |
2:32am PDT |
Indiana and North Carolina -- the final round? |
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Summary: It's another Tuesday, and two more states are holding primaries, but the outcome this time could truly be crucial to the Democratic presidential nomination battle between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Cnn.com |
2:23am PDT |
Report: Somalis 'routinely targeted' for brutality |
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Summary: Soldiers, insurgents and bandits routinely target civilians in Somalia for rape, robbery and murder, according to an Amnesty International report that includes interviews with dozens of refugees who recently fled Somalia.
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ChristianToday |
2:21am PDT |
Christian Aid helps Edinburgh mark 500 years of published word |
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Summary: A L Kennedy will be the patron of this years Christian Aid big book event in Edinburgh Scotland helping to mark 500 years of the published word in the Scottish capital |
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Yahoo News |
2:20am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone wave killed most of 15,000 victims
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A powerful cyclone that slammed into
Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta triggered a massive wave that gave
people nowhere to run, killing at least 15,000 and leaving
30,000 others missing, officials said on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
2:16am PDT |
Global manhunt launched for serial pedophile |
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Summary: Interpol has launched a global appeal to identify a man who is pictured sexually abusing young boys in hundreds of images on the Internet.
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Yahoo News |
2:10am PDT |
Oil hits record $120.93 a barrel on supply woes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil futures rose to an all-time high near $121 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, fueled by worries about threats to supply and a weakening of the U.S. dollar. |
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Yahoo News |
2:07am PDT |
Yahoo CEO says still open to Microsoft talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Yahoo Inc chief Jerry Yang was set to
meet staff on Tuesday after signaling a more open stance
towards a takeover by Microsoft Corp. |
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ChristianToday |
2:04am PDT |
GFA Bible college sheltering cyclone survivors in Burma |
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Summary: A Gospel for Asia Bible college in Rangoon Burma is now a makeshift shelter for those devastated by Cyclone Nargis which swept across the country Saturday |
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BBC News |
1:54am PDT |
MP seeks to lower abortion limit |
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Summary: Britain needs to send a "less casual message" about abortion, says an MP bidding to reduce the 24 week limit. |
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ChristianToday |
1:53am PDT |
Church Commissioners announce outstanding investment results |
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Summary: Results released today by the Church Commissioners show that they have outperformed 98 per cent of similar investment funds over the past 10 years |
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Yahoo News |
1:52am PDT |
McCain castigates Obama for voting against chief justice
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain castigated Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice in a speech about the kind of judges McCain would nominate. |
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BBC News |
1:39am PDT |
Mail competition is 'no benefit' |
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Summary: Opening up the UK postal service has offered "no significant benefit" for homes and small firms, a study says. |
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BBC News |
1:37am PDT |
Oil hits new London record price |
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Summary: The price of a barrel of crude oil has passed $119 for the first time in London. |
