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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
Lichfield Diocese celebrates church growth |
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Summary: Two archdeacons and a bishop have taken to the canals of Staffordshire and the Black Country in celebration of the Diocese of Lichfields growing churches |
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Yahoo News |
11:54pm PDT |
Obama travels to Russia, arms deal seen
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev are to announce a framework deal on arms cuts at a Kremlin summit on Monday but the rest of Obama's first visit as president may prove more difficult. |
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ChristianToday |
11:51pm PDT |
Pitfalls and pleasures in France |
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Summary: Theres a lot more to a calling to France than enjoying delicious croissants and fine wines author Michele Guinness has discovered |
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Yahoo News |
11:43pm PDT |
Judge approves sale of GM assets
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. judge on Sunday approved General Motors Corp's bankruptcy sale in a move that will allow the company's most profitable assets to exit bankruptcy protection under government ownership. |
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Yahoo News |
11:41pm PDT |
China says at least 140 dead in rioting by Uighurs
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Summary: AFP - China said at least 140 people were killed in rioting by Muslim Uighurs in its restive Xinjiang region in the deadliest ethnic unrest reported in the country for decades. |
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Yahoo News |
11:39pm PDT |
Alaska observers say Palin had gone fishin' on job
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before her term ends, the former vice presidential candidate offered few hints at her political future, except to say she'd gone fi |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
India outlines growth challenge |
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Summary: India's government unveils its annual budget, saying the "first challenge" is to return to 9% annual growth "at the earliest". |
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Cnn.com |
11:33pm PDT |
Report: Over 100 dead in ethnic unrest in China |
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Summary: At least 129 people were dead and more than 800 others injured after weekend violence in China's far west Xinjiang region, the regional public security department said Monday, according to state-run media.
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ChristianToday |
11:20pm PDT |
Philippine church blast kills five |
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Summary: At least five people were killed and 30 injured Sunday following an explosion outside a Catholic church in Cotabato City Philippines |
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Cnn.com |
11:17pm PDT |
Jackson spectacle likely to be a world event |
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Summary: Will Michael Jackson stop the world? Thousands are expected to swamp Los Angeles, California, to mourn him Tuesday at the Staples Center, and the accompanying media crush will be enormous.
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Cnn.com |
11:17pm PDT |
Jackson memorial likely to be a world event |
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Summary: Will Michael Jackson stop the world? Thousands are expected to swamp Los Angeles, California, to mourn him Tuesday at the Staples Center, and the accompanying media crush will be enormous.
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Yahoo News |
11:15pm PDT |
China state media says 140 killed in riots in west
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Violence in the capital of China's volatile Xinjiang region killed 140 people and injured 828, an official said Monday, following rioting by members of a Muslim ethnic group and a police crackdown on their demonstrations. |
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BBC News |
10:59pm PDT |
GM bankruptcy plan gains approval |
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Summary: A US judge approves bankruptcy plans for car giant GM, allowing it to transfer profitable assets to a new government-backed firm. |
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Yahoo News |
10:59pm PDT |
Honduras slides toward greater instability
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Already volatile Honduras slid toward greater instability after soldiers blocked an airport runway to keep ousted President Manuel Zelaya from returning, and protests that had remained largely peaceful yielded their first death. |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Perfect game? |
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Summary: Boris Becker on Roger Federer |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Anger at ambulance cuts proposal |
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Summary: Front-line ambulance cover in Northern Ireland could be cut by 70,000 hours under new plans considered by the health minister. |
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Cnn.com |
10:50pm PDT |
Jackson may rest with stars at Forest Lawn |
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Summary: As Michael Jackson fans and the media pour into Los Angeles, California, for what could be the most widely watched memorial of all time, an obvious question remains: Where will he be laid to rest?
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BBC News |
10:50pm PDT |
Panel due to report on AMs' money |
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Summary: A panel reviewing pay and expenses among AMs is to report back after almost a year's investigation |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
Unions in Diageo job cuts fight |
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Summary: Union leaders are to meet to plan their campaign against job cuts announced by drinks firm Diageo in Kilmarnock and Port Dundas. |
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Yahoo News |
10:44pm PDT |
China says 140 dead in Xinjiang unrest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China said a riot that shook the capital of the western Xinjiang region on Sunday killed 140 people and the government called the ethnic unrest a plot against its power, signaling a security crackdown. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PDT |
Scores killed in China protests |
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Summary: Violence in China's restive region of Xinjiang leaves at least 140 dead and more than 800 injured, state media say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
Hundreds arrested over Xinjiang riots: state media
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Several hundred people have been arrested over riots in China's restive Xinjiang region, according to state media, as the official death toll from the violence reached 140. |
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Cnn.com |
10:30pm PDT |
Mexico's ruling party may lose legislative seats |
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Summary: Mexican President Felipe Calderon's ruling party was poised to lose legislative seats after preliminary midterm election results released late Sunday showed the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) holding a solid lead.
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Cnn.com |
10:30pm PDT |
Early results show Calderon's party losing seats |
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Summary: Mexican President Felipe Calderon's ruling party was poised to lose legislative seats after preliminary midterm election results released late Sunday showed the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) holding a solid lead.
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BBC News |
10:18pm PDT |
Violence in west China kills 129 |
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Summary: Violence in China's restive region of Xinjiang leaves 129 dead, state media say, a big rise on earlier reported tolls. |
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BBC News |
10:09pm PDT |
Afghan car bomb attack near base |
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Summary: At least eight people are wounded in a car bomb attack outside a military base in southern Afghanistan, police say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:07pm PDT |
Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A bankruptcy judge says General Motors can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06pm PDT |
Judge approves plan to sell GM assets
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. judge on Sunday approved General Motors Corp's bankruptcy sale, in a move that will allow the company's most profitable assets to exit bankruptcy protection under government ownership. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
129 dead, 816 hurt in China Xinjiang unrest: Xinhua
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Riots in China's Xinjiang region left 129 people dead and 816 others injured, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:29pm PDT |
Elephants beg for food on hot city streets |
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Summary: A lumbering grey shadow can often catch your eye as you drive along one of Bangkok's most polluted and congested streets, Sukhumvit.
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