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ChristianToday |
11:59pm PDT |
Thai truckers join global fuel price protest |
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Summary: Thousands of truckers went on a halfday strike in Thailand on Wednesday demanding government help against rising fuel prices the latest in a series of protests that have swept across Asia and Europe |
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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PDT |
28 dead, dozens missing in Sudan plane inferno
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Summary: AFP - At least 28 people died when a passenger jet caught fire after landing at Khartoum airport, officials said on Wednesday, with dozens more still missing as authorities probed the cause of the accident. |
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BBC News |
11:57pm PDT |
Pakistan troops 'die in US raid' |
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Summary: At least 10 Pakistani soldiers are reported to have been killed in an apparent airstrike by US-led forces near the Afghan border. |
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ChristianToday |
11:56pm PDT |
Americans rediscover the railroad |
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Summary: As oil prices spike many Americans are rediscovering the railroad |
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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Integral mission can help church solve global challenges WEA |
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Summary: If churches are to successfully respond to some of todays global challenges proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel need to go handinhand says the head of the World Evangelical Alliance Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe |
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ChristianToday |
11:54pm PDT |
SKoreas troubled president seeks rival as PM |
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Summary: South Koreas unpopular president has approached his main conservative rival to be prime minister to stem anger over his policies that have triggered mass street protests an aide to the rival said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:52pm PDT |
Japan tackles suicide gas with lowtech tool |
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Summary: Troubled by almost daily suicides using toxic hydrogen sulphide gas which in some cases has sickened other people or forced them to evacuate their homes for hours Japanese firefighters have developed a simple tool to neutralise the fumes |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PDT |
No word from DUP on 42-day plan |
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Summary: The DUP has not yet said whether its nine MPs will support government plans to allow 42-day terror detention. |
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ChristianToday |
11:51pm PDT |
Zimbabwes Tsvangirai rejects unity government |
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Summary: Zimbabwes opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai rejected calls on Tuesday for a national unity government instead of a presidential runoff vote and said his party was sure to win the election despite government violence |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Murder charge after ex-Pc death |
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Summary: A man will appear at Llanelli magistrates court on Wednesday, charged with murder of a former policeman. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PDT |
Sudoku-playing jurors halt Australian drugs trial |
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Summary: A drugs trial is abandoned in Australia after several jurors admitted they had spent much of their time playing Sudoku. |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
GDP growth falls slightly in May |
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Summary: GDP growth is estimated to have fallen to 02 percent in the three months ending in May down from 04 percent in the three months to April the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
Credit crunch takes shine off City pay |
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Summary: Average salaries in Londons financial sector though still the envy of most other professionals are down compared with this time last year due to the turmoil in the credit markets |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
Seafront hotel evacuated in blaze |
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Summary: More than 100 guests and staff at a hotel in Llandudno are evacuated after a blaze breaks out. |
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Yahoo News |
11:15pm PDT |
Now rain threatens reservoirs in quake-hit China
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Heavy rain hit south and east China on
Wednesday, threatening reservoirs a day after a dangerous
"quake lake" drained to safety in the southwest, state media
said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:00pm PDT |
28 dead, 121 survivors, in Khartoum plane inferno
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The bodies of 28 people who died when a Sudan Airways Airbus caught fire have been taken to Khartoum's morgue, a Sudanese official said Wednesday, adding that 121 people survived the accident. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50pm PDT |
Japan PM set for parliament humiliation
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Japan's opposition was expected on Wednesday to pass a censure motion against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, dealing the unpopular premier a stinging rebuke weeks before he hosts the Group of Eight summit. |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Deaths overshadow Kenya elections |
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Summary: By-elections in five Kenyan constituencies are overshadowed by the deaths of two ministers in a plane crash. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Free childcare plan in poor areas |
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Summary: A plan to tackle child poverty in Wales includes free childcare in poorer areas for two-year-olds. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Libyan legend |
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Summary: Based in Benghazi but selling music downloads globally |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
South Korea's troubled president seeks rival as PM
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea's unpopular president has
approached his main conservative rival to be prime minister to
stem anger over his policies that have triggered mass street
protests, an aide to the rival said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:35pm PDT |
Tamil Tigers overrun navy outpost |
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Summary: Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka attack and destroy a small navy outpost in the north-west, killing at least three government sailors. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15pm PDT |
Obama stakes early claim to political turf
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama staked an
ambitious claim to new political turf with the states he chose
for his first two stops of the White House general election
campaign -- Virginia and North Carolina. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PDT |
Oil edges up to $132 in Asia on dollar weakness
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices edged higher Wednesday in Asian trading as the dollar weakened slightly against the euro, but traders said the market will remain volatile and dictated by supply concerns and the currency movement. |
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Cnn.com |
10:10pm PDT |
'Idol' runner-up lands record deal |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:59pm PDT |
Chavez revokes Venezuela spy law |
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Summary: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez revokes a law that required citizens to co-operate with intelligence agencies or face jail. |
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PDT |
Bryant leads Lakers to 87-81 win in Game 3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers — and the NBA finals. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40pm PDT |
Australian film organization creates Ledger scholarship
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Heath Ledger was known for giving aspiring Australian actors a hand in Hollywood. Now, an Australian film organization has established a scholarship fund in the late actor's name to continue those efforts. |
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BBC News |
9:16pm PDT |
Taiwan envoys head to China talks |
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Summary: Taiwanese negotiators head for China, as the two sides prepare to resume talks after a gap of almost 10 years. |
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Yahoo News |
9:07pm PDT |
Lakers come alive to beat Celtics 87-81 in Game 3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers — and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpe |
