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ChristianToday |
11:59pm PDT |
Ian McEwans new novel is on climate change |
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Summary: Bestselling author Ian McEwan surprised an audience at the Hay literary festival in Wales on Sunday by reading a preview extract from his novel in progress due in about two years |
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ChristianToday |
11:58pm PDT |
Plain packs seen as a risk to cigarette profits |
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Summary: Cigarette makers face a new and serious risk to their profits if the government rules that cigarettes should only be sold in plain packaging undermining the power of brands analysts said on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:58pm PDT |
Brown urges G8 leaders to pressure oil producers |
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Summary: Next months G8 summit of wealthy nations should push oil producing nations to increase supply Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday following talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda |
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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
UK must attract more skilled workers |
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Summary: The new pointsbased immigration system will not be enough to ensure sufficient numbers of highskilled workers come to Britain while a hostile atmosphere will deter others according to a report |
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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Scottish resilience in play as house prices fall |
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Summary: Scotlands housing market is cooling like elsewhere in Britain but with the nations most affordable mortgages experts think it may escape the worst of the property downturn as it did in the 1990s |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Huge rise in dog fights reported |
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Summary: The number of dog fights being reported rise 15-fold in four years, according to new figures from the RSPCA. |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PDT |
MoD acts over submarine incident |
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Summary: Disciplinary action is to be taken against a sentry caught sleeping on a nuclear sub weeks before the vessel grounded. |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Heathrow service said a national embarrassment |
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Summary: Service levels at Londons Heathrow Airport are a national embarrassment the head of the International Air Transport Association IATA said on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Parents told how to teach drinking to children |
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Summary: Parents are to be given advice about how much alcohol their children can safely drink under government plans aimed at curbing binge drinking |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
New leads in 1971 teenager murder |
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Summary: Police welcome the response to a TV appeal over the rape and murder of a teenager 37 years ago. |
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BBC News |
11:18pm PDT |
Tributes after ex-presenter dies |
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Summary: Tributes are paid to the former BBC Wales Today presenter Chris Morgan who has died at the age of 55. |
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ChristianToday |
11:16pm PDT |
Mortgage approvals tumble to record low |
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Summary: Approvals for new home loans in fell to a record low in April official figures showed on Monday raising fears that the housing market is in for a protracted and painful slowdown |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
Yahoo opposed Google deal before Microsoft bid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Yahoo Inc executives dismissed a
search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns,
one day before Microsoft Corp made its takeover offer earlier
this year, according to court documents made public on Monday. |
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BBC News |
11:09pm PDT |
Nato 'needs more' in Afghanistan |
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Summary: The outgoing Nato forces general in Afghanistan says the war against the Taleban is "under-resourced". |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Ryanair to 'break even in 2009' |
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Summary: Ryanair says it can cope with oil prices at $130 a barrel, as it announces a 20% increase in annual profits. |
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BBC News |
10:56pm PDT |
Post Office to close 38 branches |
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Summary: The Post Office is to close 38 branches across Northern Ireland beginning next month, with four others reprieved. |
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Cnn.com |
10:50pm PDT |
After six months, can Democratic race be over? |
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Summary: After six months and 61 contests, the Democratic primary season finally draws to a close Tuesday, but the big question is whether this historic and at times bitter battle for the party's presidential nomination will also come to a close.
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Cnn.com |
10:50pm PDT |
Democratic primary season ends today |
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Summary: After six months and 61 contests, the Democratic primary season finally draws to a close today with elections in Montana and South Dakota. But the big question is whether this historic and sometimes bitter battle for the party's presidential nomination al |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Closure plans for 40 post offices |
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Summary: Plans for 40 post office closures in south and west Wales are announced as part of a national programme. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42pm PDT |
Penguins stay alive with triple-overtime victory
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Not so fast Motor City. The Detroit Red Wings' road to the Stanley Cup has another stop to make. Against all odds, the Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive in the Stanley Cup finals with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 that ended on Petr Sykora's goal 9:57 into |
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BBC News |
10:37pm PDT |
Mosley to learn fate after ballot |
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Summary: Max Mosley will find out on Tuesday if he has won a vote of confidence to carry on as FIA president. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PDT |
Obama, Clinton near end of historic race
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton end
their historic Democratic presidential battle on Tuesday with
two nominating contests that could help Obama clinch the
nomination and push Clinton from the race. |
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BBC News |
10:24pm PDT |
Ministers sense terror vote shift |
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Summary: Ministers express confidence they will see off a potential defeat over plans to extend detention limits in terror cases. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PDT |
Obama, Clinton near end of historic Democratic race
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton end
their historic Democratic presidential battle on Tuesday with
two nominating contests that could help Obama clinch the
nomination and push Clinton from the race. |
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Yahoo News |
9:48pm PDT |
North Korea is "serious adversary": U.S.'s Gates
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea presents a serious security
threat and U.S. forces in South Korea are ready to respond
quickly and decisively to counter any attack, the U.S. defense
secretary and military leaders said on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:48pm PDT |
North Korea is a 'serious adversary,' Gates says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea presents a serious security
threat and U.S. forces in South Korea are ready to respond
quickly and decisively to counter any attack, the U.S. defense
secretary and military leaders said on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
'Six militants killed' in Kashmir |
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Summary: The authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir say the security forces have killed six militants in three incidents. |
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BBC News |
9:13pm PDT |
S Korea seeks change on beef deal |
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Summary: South Korea requests a key change to a US beef import deal, amid mounting anti-government protests. |
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Yahoo News |
8:56pm PDT |
China forced to wait days for draining of quake lake
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The largest "quake lake" formed
by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not
expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of
rain, state media said. |
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BBC News |
8:55pm PDT |
Online shopping 'defies slowdown' |
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Summary: UK online shopping grew by 35% in 2007 and will continue to grow despite wider fears of a slowdown, a report says. |
