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Yahoo News |
4:58am PDT |
9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. |
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ChristianToday |
4:58am PDT |
Ecumen expands SMS prayer alert service |
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Summary: Last year Ecumen brought the Bible to mobile phones Now the Welsh company is launching a new service that will help Christians stay up to date with the latest prayer needs |
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Yahoo News |
4:53am PDT |
China says quake toll could rise above 50,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The death toll from China's
massive earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media
reported on Thursday, as rescuers struggled to help survivors
and hope faded for the thousands buried under rubble. |
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Yahoo News |
4:53am PDT |
State TV: China quake death toll could hit 50,000
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the |
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Palestinians mark Israel's 60th angry and split
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Divided and angry,
Palestinians mourned Israel's birthday with protests, sirens
and black balloons on Thursday as President George W. Bush
feted the Jewish state as "a homeland for the chosen people." |
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Yahoo News |
4:45am PDT |
Frantic race to save lives in China quake zone
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Time is running out Thursday to save survivors of China's massive earthquake which has left more than 40,000 people lying dead or buried under rubble in its stricken southwest. |
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ChristianToday |
4:41am PDT |
Love your neighbour key to Christian climate change response |
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Summary: The teaching of Jesus to love your neighbour as yourself underpins a Christian response to climate change the Rev Prof Ian James Oxford Diocesan Environment Advisor told Christians on Wednesday |
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BBC News |
4:29am PDT |
Academic told: 'Don't tell mum' |
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Summary: A professor has been told he breached data protection laws in the way he responded to an email from a concerned parent. |
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BBC News |
4:26am PDT |
China quake toll 'to top 50,000' |
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Summary: The Chinese government fears more than 50,000 people may have been killed in the earthquake, state media reports. |
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BBC News |
4:23am PDT |
Sea change |
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Summary: Why Benidorm is the new face of eco-tourism |
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Yahoo News |
4:21am PDT |
Sen. Specter wants independent investigation into Spygate
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn't over. Not if the "incensed" Pittsburgh Steelers fan in Congress has anything to do with it. |
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Cnn.com |
4:19am PDT |
Senate OKs bill halting oil reserve shipments |
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Cnn.com |
4:19am PDT |
Why homeowners aren't getting help |
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Summary: Drowning in a mortgage you can't afford? Whether or not you get a new one will be decided by someone you've probably never met at a company whose role is barely visible: the mortgage servicer.
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BBC News |
4:18am PDT |
Tories demand Uefa police probe |
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Summary: The Scottish Conservatives claim Manchester police over-reacted to trouble at the Uefa Cup Final. |
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Yahoo News |
4:16am PDT |
Myanmar says voters approved constitution
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar's junta announced Thursday that voters overwhelmingly backed a pro-military constitution — a move critics claim was an attempt to divert attention from its failure to deliver aid to victims of a devastating cyclone. |
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Cnn.com |
4:05am PDT |
Girl's twin found inside her stomach |
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Yahoo News |
4:01am PDT |
China quake death toll rises to at least 20,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China on Thursday raised the
death toll from a massive earthquake in the southwest of the
country to at least 20,000, as hopes faded for a further 25,000
buried under rubble for three days. |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Abbas marks Israel 'catastrophe' |
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Summary: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas recalls his people's "suffering", as they mark Israel's creation 60 years ago. |
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BBC News |
3:59am PDT |
Police plan three base closures |
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Summary: The Police Service of Northern Ireland plans to close three rural police stations in County Tyrone. |
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BBC News |
3:55am PDT |
Israel warns of Gaza rocket range |
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Summary: Israel's intelligence chief says Palestinian militants will soon double the range of rockets they fire from Gaza. |
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BBC News |
3:50am PDT |
Evolution rolls on for Mars rover |
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Summary: The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the surface of the Red Planet. |
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ChristianToday |
3:48am PDT |
Vatican scientist says belief in God and aliens is OK |
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Summary: The Vaticans chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of extraterrestrial brothers perhaps more evolved than humans |
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Yahoo News |
3:46am PDT |
Arab mediators expected to seal Lebanon deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Arab League delegation is expected to
conclude a deal to end fighting in Lebanon on Thursday after
the U.S.-backed government backed down in its conflict with
Hezbollah. |
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BBC News |
3:42am PDT |
Man in court over bakery killing |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man appears before magistrates charged with the murder of teenager Jimmy Mizen. |
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BBC News |
3:36am PDT |
VSO pioneer |
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Summary: 'I put my hand up and was given a ticket to Borneo' |
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Yahoo News |
3:31am PDT |
More rain expected over storm-weary Louisiana
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A third day of drenching storms loomed Thursday over water-logged portions of Louisiana, threatening to overwhelm drainage systems and strip more roofs off buildings. |
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ChristianToday |
3:30am PDT |
New Narnia film reflects modern spiritual battle |
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Summary: The second instalment of CS Lewis beloved Chronicles of Narnia is about to be released across the US this week and the UK next month once again exposing moviegoers to the truths of the Christian faith |
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Yahoo News |
3:29am PDT |
U.S. can win Iraq war within four years: McCain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential
candidate John McCain said on Thursday he believes the Iraq war
can be "won" within four years, leaving a functioning democracy
there and allowing most U.S. troops to come home. |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
Taylor 'ignored rebel protests' |
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Summary: Liberia's Charles Taylor rejected Sierra Leone rebel complaints about his troops' behaviour, an ex-ally says. |
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Yahoo News |
3:05am PDT |
China earthquake death toll exceeds 19,500
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as the government struggled to cope with this week's deadly earthquake. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors, as the death toll soared to |
