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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
China Olympic city battles invading algae |
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Summary: In Chinas Olympic cohost city Qingdao sea breezes that usually bring relief from baking summer temperatures now bring a cloying stench from a massive algae bloom that locals fear will harm the citys bucolic image during the Games |
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ChristianToday |
11:53pm PDT |
Police arrest five in knife killing of 16 year old |
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Summary: Police said on Sunday they had arrested four young males and one girl in connection with the knife killing last week of a 16yearold boy on a street in south London |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Missile myths |
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Summary: Unravelling the spin of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
Afghan bomber hits Indian embassy |
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Summary: A suicide bomber rams a car full of explosives into the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, killing 28 people. |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Brown vows no return to strong union past |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Monday to resist calls for greater union rights saying full employment would be achieved with a flexible workforce rather than by strikes |
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ChristianToday |
11:36pm PDT |
Car bomb hits India Embassy in Kabul |
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Summary: A suicide car bomb hit two diplomatic vehicles entering the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday killing or wounding at least 30 people witnesses and Afghan media said |
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ChristianToday |
11:35pm PDT |
Report calls for new look at biofuels |
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Summary: A British government report on food policy to be published on Monday says the link between demand for biofuels and rising world food prices needs to be more closely examined |
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ChristianToday |
11:33pm PDT |
Persimmon cuts 1000 jobs |
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Summary: House builder Persimmon will confirm on Tuesday that it has made around 1000 staff redundant the Telegraph reported on Monday without citing sources |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
Israel to exhume Hezbollah bodies for prisoner swap |
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Summary: Israel will begin exhuming bodies of Hezbollah fighters on Monday ahead of a planned swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group which is holding two soldiers an Israeli military spokesman said |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Argos workers vote for stoppage |
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Summary: Workers at four Argos distribution centres vote in favour of strike action after rejecting a 4% pay offer. |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
Britons unwilling to relinquish holiday despite credit crunch |
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Summary: Britons would rather spend less on everyday luxuries than deny themselves an annual holiday despite the credit crunch fear of negative housing equity and rising food and fuel costs a survey shows |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PDT |
Suicide car bomb hits India Embassy in Afghanistan
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Summary: Reuters - A suicide car bomb hit two diplomatic
vehicles entering the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday,
killing or wounding at least 30 people, witnesses and Afghan
media said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:30pm PDT |
Look it up: Dictionary gets additions |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
Iranian minister optimistic about EU talks |
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Summary: Irans foreign minister on Sunday expressed optimism about what he said was a new environment for talks with major powers over its nuclear program |
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Yahoo News |
11:29pm PDT |
China urges Dalai Lama to back Olympics
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Summary: AP - China urged the Dalai Lama again on Monday to show support for the Beijing Olympics, in an apparent effort to link the demand more closely with continued talks. |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
Pension funds move from equities to bonds |
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Summary: Almost half of final salary pension funds have moved assets from equities to bonds in the past year as they respond to market volatility and aim to match assets more closely with liabilities figures show |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
China presses Dalai Lama ahead of Games |
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Summary: Chinas stance on future talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama rests on how he answers demands not to disrupt next months Beijing Olympics an official said highlighting intense anxieties about the Games |
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Cnn.com |
11:27pm PDT |
After failure in Florida, S.C. eyes 'I Believe' tag |
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Summary: As states consider controversial license plates, South Carolina drivers may soon be able to profess their Christian faith with a state-issued license plate. A similar design had been considered by Florida's lawmakers, but it was rejected there because of |
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ChristianToday |
11:25pm PDT |
Australia could delay emissions trade beyond 2010 |
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Summary: Australias government said on Monday it could delay introduction of a planned emissions trading system expected to boost fuel and power prices as polls showed its record recent popularity slipping |
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ChristianToday |
11:22pm PDT |
Climate change may cut South Africa corn crop sharply |
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Summary: Climate change could cut South Africas maize crop by 20 percent within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms its environment minister said on Sunday |
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Yahoo News |
11:18pm PDT |
Bush: Russia's new president is 'smart guy'
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Summary: AP - President Bush and new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stood united Monday on issues like Iran and North Korea. But for all their handshakes and smiles, it is clear that thorny issues like missile defense are in a holding pattern until a new U.S. p |
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Cnn.com |
11:15pm PDT |
Bush meets Russia's Medvedev |
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BBC News |
11:08pm PDT |
Student anger at graduation move |
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Summary: Plans to move Swansea University graduation ceremonies from an historic hall to a marquee because of council strikes are met with protests. |
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BBC News |
11:03pm PDT |
Man dies in road crash |
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Summary: Police appeal for witnesses after a 20-year-old man died in a road traffic accident in Dungannon on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:59pm PDT |
Obama, McCain set to duel over economy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The presidential candidates will duel
over the economy this week, with Republican Sen. John McCain
touting proposals he says will stimulate job growth and
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama discussing economic security for
families. |
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BBC News |
10:50pm PDT |
Teen is due in court over killing |
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Summary: A teenager is due in court on Monday charged with the murder of County Down guesthouse owner Billy Spence. |
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Yahoo News |
10:43pm PDT |
Afghan Indian embassy attacked, at least seven dead
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-filled car into the gates of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul Monday, leaving at least seven people dead, officials and a witness said. |
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BBC News |
10:30pm PDT |
Large blast rocks Afghan capital |
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Summary: A number of casualties are reported in a large explosion outside the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
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BBC News |
10:10pm PDT |
Pledge to invest in car companies |
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Summary: Car company Tata Motors says it will not shy away from making major investments in Jaguar and Land Rover. |
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Yahoo News |
10:01pm PDT |
Bush-Medvedev: Getting to know you
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush on Monday called new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev a "smart guy" who understands the issues. But the U.S. president would not go so far as to say he got a sense of Medvedev's soul, as he once famously said of Vladimir Putin after t |
