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4:01am PDT |
Nato soldier dies in Afghan blast |
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Summary: A soldier with the Nato-led force is killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the alliance says. |
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Yahoo News |
3:55am PDT |
Somali Islamists say U.S. terror listing forges unity
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Islamist insurgents in Somalia say
their inclusion on a U.S. terrorism list will help recruiting
and has spurred them to strengthen ties with other groups
blacklisted by Washington. |
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Yahoo News |
3:51am PDT |
Starbucks ordered to pay back tips
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks Corp. to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips and interest that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors. |
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Cnn.com |
3:49am PDT |
Starbucks owes $100M in back tips |
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BBC News |
3:47am PDT |
Drug-resistant TB case confirmed |
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Summary: Doctors in Glasgow treat the UK's first diagnosed case of the drug-resistant XDR tuberculosis strain. |
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3:43am PDT |
Study unlocks Latin American past |
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Summary: The arrival of European settlers triggered a dramatic shift in the genetic profile of South America's population, a study says. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42am PDT |
Hamas plays down chances of Fatah talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hamas expressed doubt on Friday that
Yemeni-sponsored reconciliation talks with Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction would succeed
despite an agreement to extend the discussions for an extra
day. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
US lawmaker demands Tibet inquiry |
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Summary: A senior US lawmaker calls for a probe into China's claims that the Dalai Lama instigated violence in Tibet. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
US politician urges Tibet inquiry |
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Summary: A senior US lawmaker calls for a probe into China's claims that the Dalai Lama instigated violence in Tibet. |
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Yahoo News |
3:22am PDT |
Tibetans says several died in latest riots
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tibetans in China's tense
southwestern province of Sichuan said on Friday they believed
police had killed several people in anti-Chinese riots there
this week, disputing official claims none died. |
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BBC News |
3:20am PDT |
Youths held for teenager's murder |
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Summary: Police arrest two youths in connection with the murder of a teenager who was shot dead |
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2:59am PDT |
1970s radical freed from US jail |
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Summary: A woman who spent 24 years on the run after trying to bomb LA police cars is freed after seven years in prison. |
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2:54am PDT |
Valleywood studio is £15m in red |
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Summary: The administrator called in to tackle problems at the Valleywood film studios says it owes £15m to creditors. |
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Yahoo News |
2:44am PDT |
US House Speaker urges international probe into Tibet unrest
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday called for an international probe into the causes of deadly unrest in Tibet but added she was not seeking a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. |
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BBC News |
2:34am PDT |
Missing girl search scaled down |
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Summary: Search efforts are reduced at a country park in Devon, where police initially believed a distressed teenage girl had gone missing. |
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2:28am PDT |
Three men die in road accidents |
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Summary: Three men die following two separate road accidents in the past 24 hours in Northern Ireland. |
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BBC News |
2:27am PDT |
Polyclinic plans 'flawed' |
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Summary: The government's drive to push care out of hospitals and into "polyclinics" is flawed, an expert says. |
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2:27am PDT |
Liberians stand up to be counted |
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Summary: Liberia is conducting its first national population count for more than two decades after years of civil war. |
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2:16am PDT |
Rival Cypriot leaders begin fresh bid for unity
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - New Cypriot President Demetris Christofias opened negotiations Friday with Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat in a fresh bid to re-unite the divided island. |
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Yahoo News |
2:13am PDT |
Annan urges more UN action on Darfur
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan questioned whether all countries on the Security Council have lived up to their responsibility to protect civilians in Darfur from atrocities. |
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Yahoo News |
2:13am PDT |
Astronauts test repair technique on spacewalk
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A pair of astronauts ended a spacewalk
late on Thursday in which they tested a repair procedure for
the heat shields on the space shuttle fleet -- a technique NASA
hopes it never needs to use. |
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BBC News |
2:09am PDT |
EU 'committed' to stiff CO2 cuts |
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Summary: Europe is still committed to ambitious cuts in CO2 emissions, the EU environment chief tells the BBC. |
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Yahoo News |
2:01am PDT |
Tibetans greet US speaker Pelosi
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Chinese "oppression" in Tibet a challenge to the world's conscience as thousands of Tibetan exiles cheered her arrival to meet the Dalai Lama. |
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Yahoo News |
1:49am PDT |
Blast kills soldier from NATO force in Afghanistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An explosion killed a soldier from
NATO-led forces in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a
statement on Friday. |
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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
Easter disruption hits passengers |
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Summary: Train services in the UK are disrupted as major works are carried out on key routes over the Easter weekend. |
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BBC News |
1:44am PDT |
TV stars Kym and Jack Ryder split |
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Summary: Coronation Street star Kym Ryder separates from her husband, ex-EastEnder Jack Ryder, in an "amicable" split. |
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BBC News |
1:42am PDT |
Call for clarity on code patents |
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Summary: A legal row between the UK government and Symbian has revived the issue of whether computer programs can be patented. |
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Cnn.com |
1:36am PDT |
House speaker critical of China over Tibet |
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Summary: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday criticized China for its crackdown on anti-government protesters in Tibet and called on "freedom-loving people" worldwide to denounce China.
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BBC News |
1:26am PDT |
Teachers to vote on class sizes |
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Summary: Teachers are to vote on whether to demand the government reduces class sizes to 20 pupils. |
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Yahoo News |
1:22am PDT |
Rival Cypriot leaders meet
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - New Cypriot President Demetris Christofias began fresh negotiations Friday with Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat on the future of the divided island, an AFP correspondent said. |
