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Yahoo News |
3:14am PDT |
Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe political leaders
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South African President Thabo Mbeki,
mediating in Zimbabwe's post-election crisis, will go there on
Saturday amid growing optimism for progress in power-sharing
talks. |
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Yahoo News |
3:12am PDT |
Beijing quiet before opening ceremony
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After seven years of buildup and billions of dollars in preparations, world leaders and China's elite gathered Friday for the most lavish opening ceremony in Olympic history. But Beijing residents without a ticket were asked to stay home. |
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Cnn.com |
3:09am PDT |
Gas prices drop 22 days in a row |
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Summary: Retail gasoline prices fell, on average, more than a penny overnight, extending declines for the 22nd straight day, a survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Friday.
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Cnn.com |
3:00am PDT |
China readies Olympic show for the world |
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Summary: Seven years after being awarded the games, China was focused Friday on the beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics later in the day, kicking off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history.
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Yahoo News |
2:56am PDT |
Bush prods China to lessen repression
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush took another swipe at China's human rights record Friday, the latest tit-for-tat salvo with Beijing before he put politics on hold and switched to fan mode for the Olympics' gala opening ceremonies. |
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2:54am PDT |
Graduate jobs market stays strong |
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Summary: The graduate jobs market seems to be holding firm, with the lowest graduate unemployment rate for five years. |
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Yahoo News |
2:52am PDT |
Report: Bus crash north of Dallas kills 12
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A charter bus ran off a highway overpass north of Dallas early Friday and crashed onto its side on a roadway below, authorities said. A newspaper reported 12 were killed. |
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2:50am PDT |
Mind reading |
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Summary: Getting ahead on your boss's new trendy jargon |
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Yahoo News |
2:47am PDT |
China to celebrate new might at Games party
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China celebrates its ancient past and
modern power at the Olympics opening on Friday, seeking to
shift the global focus from rights criticisms to sport. |
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BBC News |
2:34am PDT |
Oil 'could hit $200 within years' |
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Summary: Oil prices could rise as high as $200 a barrel within the next 10 years as a result of a looming supply crisis, a report warns. |
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Yahoo News |
2:29am PDT |
Bus crash in Texas kills at least 12: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least 12 people were killed early
on Friday and a number were injured when a private charter bus
crashed north of Dallas, Texas, the Dallas Morning News
reported. |
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BBC News |
2:26am PDT |
Potter prequel book sets record |
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Summary: A book featuring a new Harry Potter tale by JK Rowling becomes the UK's fastest-selling collection of short stories. |
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2:23am PDT |
Home repossessions rise by 41% |
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Summary: The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders in the UK rose by 41% in the first half of 2008, to 18,900. |
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BBC News |
2:23am PDT |
Hammerson upbeat on new centres |
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Summary: Property firm Hammerson sees pre-tax losses of £417.1m in the first six months of 2008, after cutting the value of its property portfolio. |
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BBC News |
2:19am PDT |
US halt aid over Mauritania coup |
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Summary: The United States suspends more than $20m in non-humanitarian aid to Mauritania after a military coup. |
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BBC News |
2:18am PDT |
Sports minister bets his shirt on Britain beating Australia in Beijing |
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Summary: Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe bets his shirt on Great Britain beating Australia in the Olympics. |
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2:14am PDT |
CSW wants UN to intervene in Burma crisis |
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Summary: Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling for urgent specific and meaningful action from the UN to address Burmas ongoing political and humanitarian crisis |
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2:05am PDT |
Fraud probe power staff suspended |
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Summary: Scottish Power suspends three staff and one resigns over alleged account irregularities. |
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Yahoo News |
2:03am PDT |
Fighting rages in Georgian separatist capital
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fighting raged in and
around the capital of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region
on Friday as Georgian troops, backed by warplanes, pounded
separatist forces in a bid to re-take control of the territory. |
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1:57am PDT |
Georgia surrounds capital in rebel province
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Russian warplanes bombed Georgian targets on Friday, the Tbilisi government said, after Georgian forces surrounded and shelled the capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia. |
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BBC News |
1:50am PDT |
Israeli PM faces corruption quiz |
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Summary: Israeli police question PM Ehud Olmert for a fifth time over corruption claims, a week after he said he would step down. |
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Yahoo News |
1:48am PDT |
Georgian army moves to retake South Ossetia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Government troops launched a major military offensive Friday to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia and the president accused Russia, which has close ties to the separatists, of bombing Georgian territory. |
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Yahoo News |
1:39am PDT |
Sadr to disarm if U.S. withdraws on timetable
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would
dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States starts
withdrawing troops according to a set timetable, a spokesman
said. |
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Yahoo News |
1:38am PDT |
Favre primed to lead Jets after trade from Packers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stepping down from the dais after a news conference where he didn't shed a single tear, Brett Favre squeezed the green No. 4 jersey in his hands. Before the door to New York's locker room was shut, the Jets' new quarterback was asked one final questi |
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Yahoo News |
1:34am PDT |
Oil dips to near $119 on stronger dollar
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices dropped to near $119 a barrel Friday in Asia as a strengthening dollar and worries about economic growth offset supply concerns over Turkish pipeline sabotage that was claimed by Kurdish rebels. |
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Yahoo News |
1:27am PDT |
Pakistan generals meet as Musharraf faces the boot
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Eyes were on Pakistan's generals on
Friday for any gesture of support for President Pervez
Musharraf the day after a four-month-old civilian coalition
declared plans to impeach the former army chief. |
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Yahoo News |
1:25am PDT |
China to celebrate global clout at Games bash
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China celebrates its ancient past and
modern power at the Olympics opening on Friday, seeking to
shift the global focus from rights criticisms to sport. |
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Cnn.com |
1:24am PDT |
Passengers die in early-morning bus crash |
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Summary: A bus crash in northern Texas killed at least 12 people Friday, a police spokesman said.
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BBC News |
1:11am PDT |
RBS hit by £691m half-year loss |
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Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland posts a six-month pre-tax loss of £691m, the second-biggest loss in UK banking history. |
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Yahoo News |
1:06am PDT |
Favre primed to lead Jets
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stepping down from the dais after a news conference where he didn't shed a single tear, Brett Favre squeezed the green No. 4 jersey in his hands. |
