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11:49pm PST |
Byers urges Labour union rethink |
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Summary: Labour should modernise its links with the trade unions, former transport secretary Stephen Byers is to say. |
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BBC News |
10:19pm PST |
France confirms bird flu strain |
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Summary: The first case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu on a European Union poultry farm is confirmed in France. |
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BBC News |
9:43pm PST |
Philippines remembers Marcos era |
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Summary: The Philippines marks 20 years of freedom from President Ferdinand Marcos - under a state of emergency. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PST |
Monet stolen under carnival cover |
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Summary: Gunmen take advantage of carnival commotion in Rio to steal works by Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Monet. |
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5:07pm PST |
Temp work 'harms women's health' |
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Summary: Women in temporary jobs are most likely to have their employment terminated if they are off sick, a study has found. |
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Yahoo News |
4:44pm PST |
US welcomes port deal delay to brief Congress
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The White House welcomed on Friday
the temporary delay in a deal allowing a state-owned Arab
company to run U.S. port terminals, but senators called for a
law to put the deal on hold pending a security review. |
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BBC News |
4:31pm PST |
Does vocational equal employable? |
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Summary: The BBC's education correspondent Mike Baker considers why broader academic degrees may be attracting fewer university applicants. |
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2:09pm PST |
Blackberry wins stay of execution |
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Summary: A US judge stops short of issuing an immediate injunction against the Blackberry e-mail device. |
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BBC News |
12:07pm PST |
Shell told to pay Nigeria's Ijaw |
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Summary: A Nigerian court orders oil giant Shell and some partners to pay $1.5bn to the Ijaw people of the Delta region. |
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BBC News |
12:00pm PST |
'Climate of fear' in Chechnya |
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Summary: The UN's top human rights official warns of "serious shortcomings" in Chechnya's law enforcement. |
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Yahoo News |
9:47am PST |
Bittersweet Countdown to Mardi Gras
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In the final countdown to the city's first Mardi Gras celebration after Hurricane Katrina, there are parades and parties — but also sobering reminders of loss. |
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Yahoo News |
9:44am PST |
US welcomes UAE port deal delay to brief Congress
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The White House on Friday welcomed
the delay of a contested deal for a state-owned Arab company to
operate terminals at six U.S. ports, but said it should still
proceed because national security was not at risk. |
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BBC News |
9:43am PST |
Mayor suspended over Nazi jibe |
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Summary: Ken Livingstone is suspended from office for four weeks for comparing a Jewish reporter to a Nazi guard. |
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BBC News |
9:43am PST |
Six-figure sum stolen from bank |
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Summary: A woman and baby are held hostage during a robbery at an Ulster Bank in north Belfast. |
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Yahoo News |
9:42am PST |
All Austrian athletes negative - team
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - All 10 Austrian athletes
tested during a drugs swoop last Saturday by International
Olympic Committee (IOC) officials at the Winter Games have
proved negative, Leo Wallner, president of the Austrian Olympic
Committee, told Reuters on Friday. |
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BBC News |
9:40am PST |
France holds human bird flu drill |
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Summary: France test its response to an outbreak of bird flu in humans, as EU ministers agree to launch an awareness campaign. |
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BBC News |
9:33am PST |
Worker is sacked over baby murder |
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Summary: A health visitor is sacked after a three-month-old baby dies at the hands of his sadistic father. |
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Yahoo News |
9:31am PST |
Germany admits its spies helped US in Iraq war
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The German government released a report
that said two German spies in Iraq provided the United States
with intelligence but rejected allegations it aided the U.S.
bombing campaign during the 2003 invasion. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27am PST |
IRS: Charities Overstepping Into Politics
(AP)
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Summary: AP - IRS exams found nearly three out of four churches, charities and other civic groups suspected of having violated restraints on political activity in the 2004 election actually did so, the agency said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26am PST |
Oil Site Guards Blast Car Bombers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Suicide bombers in explosives-laden cars attacked the world's largest oil processing facility Friday, but were prevented from breaking through the gates when guards opened fire on them, causing the vehicles to explode, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
9:24am PST |
Top Shiites urge Iraqi unity |
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Summary: A top Shiite political figure has joined the top Shiite cleric in Iraq in urging unity and self-restraint among citizens, in hopes of calming sectarian hostilities before they degenerate into a full-blown civil war. Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of the Su |
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Yahoo News |
9:24am PST |
Hedrick Wins Silver in 10km Speedskating
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Chad Hedrick wanted to make a run at Eric Heiden's record five gold medals. Instead, the Texan now has one of each color. Bob de Jong of the Netherlands bounced back from a miserable performance at the Salt Lake City Olympics to win a surprising |
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BBC News |
9:21am PST |
Mobile tracking devices on trial |
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Summary: Tracking someone's movements via their mobile phone is easier than you might think. |
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BBC News |
9:18am PST |
Serial killer bid man guilty |
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Summary: A man who bragged about being a serial killer is found guilty of murdering three homeless women. |
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Cnn.com |
9:12am PST |
'American Idol' boots four contestants |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
9:08am PST |
Arab Firm to Delay U.S. Port Takeover
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A United Arab Emirates company has volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. seaports, and the White House said on Friday the delay would help give the administration time to convince skeptical lawmakers the dea |
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Yahoo News |
9:02am PST |
Missing Autistic Boy's Body Found in Fla.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An 8-year-old autistic boy was found dead in a pond near from his home Friday, one day after police launched a search for the boy who a witness reported seeing kidnapped. |
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Yahoo News |
9:02am PST |
US oil hostage in Nigeria urges world community to help in release
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - American oil hostage Macon Hawkins appealed for the international community to help resolve the Niger Delta crisis and secure his safe release. |
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Yahoo News |
8:49am PST |
Saudis foil attack on oil facility
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least two cars exploded at the gates
of Saudi Arabia's huge Abqaiq oil facility on Friday when
security forces fired on suicide bombers trying to storm the
world's biggest oil processing plant, Saudi officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
8:44am PST |
Police: Missing autistic Florida boy found dead |
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Summary: Police said they had found the body Friday of an 8-year-old autistic boy who had been reported missing in Greenacres, Florida. |
