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BBC News |
3:35am PDT |
Longbridge to see new cars built |
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Summary: The owners of the Longbridge car factory reveal plans to produce up to four new models at the plant. |
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Yahoo News |
3:28am PDT |
Myanmar backtracks on U.S. aid flight, U.S. says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States is still waiting for
approval from Myanmar to start military aid flights for
survivors of Cyclone Nargis, its ambassador to Bangkok said on
Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
3:26am PDT |
Gere, Spielberg skipping Olympics |
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Summary: Hip-hop performer will.i.am is no stranger to the political arena -- having spearheaded the Internet-favorite "Yes We Can" music video in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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BBC News |
3:26am PDT |
Four charged over 'Tigers' support |
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Summary: Four men are charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, police confirm. |
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BBC News |
3:24am PDT |
Parents blamed for castle injury |
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Summary: Parents who hired a bouncy castle were to for an accident which left a boy of 11 with brain damage, a judge rules. |
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BBC News |
3:21am PDT |
Food waste on 'staggering' scale |
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Summary: People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests. |
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BBC News |
3:20am PDT |
Blacklisted staff |
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Summary: How bad workers could end up on a national database |
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Yahoo News |
3:19am PDT |
Reuters photographer detained in Zimbabwe
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Reuters photographer covering
the aftermath of Zimbabwe's elections has been detained for
three days for allegedly using a satellite phone to transmit
pictures, the global news and information company said on
Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:19am PDT |
Protesters who snarled traffic arrested in New York City
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of demonstrators led by the Rev. Al Sharpton clogged intersections and snarled traffic across the city to protest the acquittal of three officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on his wedding day. |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
Harass young thugs, police urged |
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Summary: The home secretary is urging police to turn the tables on youths who ignore warnings about anti-social behaviour. |
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Yahoo News |
3:18am PDT |
Tibetan woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Tibetan woman took
the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on
Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people," but rights
groups criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games. |
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Cnn.com |
3:17am PDT |
Retail gas prices hit fresh record |
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Summary: Retail gasoline prices have jumped to new record high, auto group AAA's Web site showed Thursday.
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BBC News |
3:13am PDT |
Work to start on Olympic stadium |
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Summary: Building work on London's Olympic stadium will begin in two weeks' time. |
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Yahoo News |
3:11am PDT |
Grim fight for survival after Myanmar cyclone
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - More than one million homeless in Myanmar were battling to stave off disease and hunger Thursday, with the military government still limiting foreign assistance six days after a massive cyclone. |
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BBC News |
3:11am PDT |
Fake media file snares PC users |
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Summary: A booby-trapped media file is catching out tens of thousands of file-sharers, says a security firm. |
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BBC News |
3:11am PDT |
Tigers leave it late to book play-off place |
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Summary: Leicester Tigers secure a play-off place with a remarkable 31-28 win over Harlequins. |
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Yahoo News |
3:10am PDT |
Residents says Iraqi soldiers warn them to leave Sadr City
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi soldiers for the first time warned residents in the embattled Sadr City district to leave their houses Thursday, signaling a new push by the U.S.-backed forces against Shiite extremist who have been waging street battles for seven weeks. |
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BBC News |
3:09am PDT |
Confusion over US aid for Burma |
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Summary: The US says it has no permission yet for aid flights to cyclone-hit Burma despite earlier reports of eased access. |
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BBC News |
3:04am PDT |
Putin confirmed as new Russian PM |
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Summary: Russia's parliament overwhelmingly approves Vladimir Putin as PM, a day after he stood down as president. |
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BBC News |
3:02am PDT |
Fewer letters dent Mail profits |
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Summary: Royal Mail sees operating profits fall by 30.4% to £162m in the year to the end of March. |
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BBC News |
2:49am PDT |
Explosion death could be 'murder' |
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Summary: Police investigating the death of a man who died during an explosion in north-west London say he could have been murdered. |
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Yahoo News |
2:48am PDT |
U.S. still waiting for Myanmar aid flight approval
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States is still waiting for
approval from Myanmar to start military aid flights for
survivors of Cyclone Nargis, its ambassador to Bangkok said on
Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:45am PDT |
Putin keeps 'key role' in new Russian leadership tandem
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Vladimir Putin will retain a "key role" in Russia for years as prime minister, new President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, as the two men opened an unprecedented era of dual rule. |
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Yahoo News |
2:44am PDT |
First UN relief flight lands in Myanmar after 2 day delay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.N.'s World Food Program says one of its planes has landed in Myanmar as part of the first major international airlift of aid to cyclone victims. |
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ChristianToday |
2:36am PDT |
World Evangelical Alliance head China is on the move |
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Summary: Christianity is alive and growing in China says the head of the World Evangelical Alliance Geoff Tunnicliffe following a recent tour of East Asia |
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Yahoo News |
2:23am PDT |
Olympic flame summits world's highest peak
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world Thursday, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China's ambitions for the Beijing games. |
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ChristianToday |
2:23am PDT |
Pope reaches out to China at unprecedented concert |
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Summary: Pope Benedict reached out to communist China on Wednesday at an unprecedented concert by its national orchestra in the Vatican that the Church hopes can help end decades of icy relations with Beijing |
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BBC News |
2:16am PDT |
Nepal lifts ban on Everest summit |
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Summary: Nepal reopens Mount Everest to climbers on its side after a Chinese team carries the Olympic flame to the summit. |
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BBC News |
2:13am PDT |
Bush voices invest event support |
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Summary: US President George Bush sends a message of support to delegates at the investment conference in Belfast. |
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BBC News |
2:11am PDT |
Move to bolster school governors |
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Summary: The scale of governor shortage is revealed as ministers try to strengthen the management of schools. |
