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BBC News |
5:31am PDT |
Trip and slip |
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Summary: Compo culture and 10 years of no-win no-fee cases |
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Cnn.com |
5:30am PDT |
'Astonishing number' of bees lost |
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ChristianPost |
5:22am PDT |
Christians Respond to Crisis in Myanmar |
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Summary: As the worst cyclone and natural disaster to hit since the South East Asian tsunami crisis nearly four years ago continues to wreck havoc and bring unspeakable destruction among the people of Myanmar, Christian groups have been mobilized into action, carr |
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Cnn.com |
5:20am PDT |
Koalas at risk from toxic eucalyptus leaves |
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Yahoo News |
5:17am PDT |
Myanmar survivors emerge desperate for help
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of shell-shocked survivors of the Myanmar cyclone emerged Wednesday, desperate for food and water after trekking for days through flood waters littered with the bodies of the dead. |
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Yahoo News |
5:14am PDT |
UN officials: Myanmar cyclone a 'major, major disaster'
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Summary: AP - Hungry crowds of survivors stormed the few shops that opened in Myanmar's stricken Irrawaddy delta, where food and international aid has been scarce since a devastating cyclone killed more than 22,000 people, the U.N. said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
5:07am PDT |
Cannabis laws to be strengthened |
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Summary: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug - against officials' advice. |
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ChristianPost |
5:03am PDT |
Film on Billy Graham’s Life in Production |
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Summary: A film on America’s favorite evangelist, Billy Graham, is being produced in Nashville, Tenn., where one of the featured cast members is Graham’s first ... |
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BBC News |
5:01am PDT |
Brown quizzed on referendum call |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown fails to explicitly back Wendy Alexander's call for an independence referendum. |
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BBC News |
4:59am PDT |
Dyslexic focus in school review |
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Summary: An inquiry into what is taught in England's primary schools is to be widened to include children with dyslexia. |
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BBC News |
4:55am PDT |
Mass challenge over Zimbabwe poll |
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Summary: Half of Zimbabwe's parliamentary poll results are challenged as regional mediators arrive for talks. |
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BBC News |
4:45am PDT |
Key points: PM's question time |
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Summary: The key points as Gordon Brown takes prime minister's questions in the House of Commons. |
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BBC News |
4:43am PDT |
Clashes as strike grips Lebanon |
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Summary: Protesters in the Lebanese capital set up barricades and burn tyres in support of a general strike for higher pay. |
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BBC News |
4:40am PDT |
US police seen in kicking video |
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Summary: US police are investigating a video showing officers apparently kicking three suspects in Philadelphia. |
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Yahoo News |
4:33am PDT |
Bill Gates says Microsoft going 'independent' way
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Summary: AP - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo. |
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BBC News |
4:24am PDT |
Prime Minister's Questions: LIVE |
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Summary: The key points as Gordon Brown takes prime minister's questions in the House of Commons. |
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Yahoo News |
4:22am PDT |
Medvedev takes Russian presidency from his mentor Putin
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Summary: AP - Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's president on Wednesday, pledging to bolster the country's economic development and civil rights, in what may signal a departure from his predecessor's heavy-handed tactics. |
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BBC News |
4:22am PDT |
Referendum move may breach rules |
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Summary: Wendy Alexander's suggestion of an early independence vote may fail because of parliament rules. |
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Yahoo News |
4:07am PDT |
China urges precautions against deadly virus
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Summary: AP - China has made it mandatory for health care providers to report all cases of a viral illness that has sickened thousands of young children across the country, as the death toll rose Wednesday to 28. |
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BBC News |
4:03am PDT |
ROI drivers' £700k ticket tally |
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Summary: Motorists from the Republic of Ireland owe than £700,000 in unpaid parking tickets in NI, it has emerged. |
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BBC News |
4:03am PDT |
Ireland appoint Kidney as coach |
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Summary: Declan Kidney is appointed as Ireland rugby coach but will not take the role until after Ireland's summer tour. |
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BBC News |
4:01am PDT |
RAF Nimrod's last moments heard |
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Summary: Families of 14 servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod crashed in Afghanistan in 2006 hear a recording of its last moments. |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Medvedev sworn in as Russian leader |
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Summary: Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as president of Russia, placing civil and economic freedom as his top priority. |
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Cnn.com |
3:55am PDT |
Russia's new president names Putin as PM |
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Summary: After eight years with Vladimir Putin as president, a new man is taking over in Russia -- Putin's soft-spoken sidekick, Dmitry Medvedev, who was hand-picked for the job.
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Cnn.com |
3:52am PDT |
Cyclone victims face food shortages |
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Summary: Myanmar's rice-growing heartland has been devastated by Cyclone Nargis, threatening long-term food shortages for survivors, experts said Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
3:33am PDT |
Obama sweeps N.C.; Clinton ekes out Indiana |
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Summary: Barack Obama took a sweeping victory in North Carolina, beating Hillary Clinton by 14 percentage points and boosting his lead in the delegate race. Clinton narrowly won Indiana, edging out Obama by 2 percentage points.
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Yahoo News |
3:31am PDT |
Clearwire, Sprint Nextel to form $14.55B wireless company
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Summary: AP - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel are planning to combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
Fritzl police gullible - minister |
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Summary: Austria's justice minister says police were too quick to believe Josef Fritzl when his daughter disappeared. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
Austrian police were 'gullible' |
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Summary: Austria's justice minister says police were too quick to believe Josef Fritzl when his daughter disappeared. |
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Cnn.com |
3:30am PDT |
Analysis: Obama gains, can Clinton rebound? |
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Summary: Barack Obama has taken a major step toward securing the Democratic presidential nomination. Not only did he score a convincing win in North Carolina; but the close race in Indiana made Hillary Clinton's difficult path to the nomination even more challengi |
