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Yahoo News |
5:57am PDT |
China ups Tibet death toll, fears unrest may spread
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China said 19 people died in
riots in the Tibetan capital last week and official media
warned against the unrest spreading to the northwest region of
Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims bridle under Chinese control. |
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BBC News |
5:49am PDT |
Pressure mounts over embryo bill |
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Summary: The government faces mounting pressure to call for a free vote on controversial new embryo legislation. |
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Yahoo News |
5:49am PDT |
Opposition's Ma wins Taiwan presidential landslide
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Taiwan's opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou surged to a landslide victory Saturday in a presidential election dominated by concern over the economy and hopes for better ties with China. |
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BBC News |
5:44am PDT |
Cricket: Trescothick ends career |
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Summary: Former England opener Marcus Trescothick calls an end to his international career. |
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5:44am PDT |
Trescothick ends England career |
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Summary: Former England opener Marcus Trescothick calls an end to his international career. |
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Cnn.com |
5:43am PDT |
Jogger training for Army mugged in Central Park |
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Cnn.com |
5:36am PDT |
Taiwan opposition triumphs in elections |
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Summary: Taiwan voters overwhelmingly elected Nationalist Party candidate Ma Ying-jeou to be president on Saturday, apparently choosing the promise of economic growth through closer ties with China over fears that those ties to the mainland could lead to a loss of |
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Yahoo News |
5:14am PDT |
Cheney heads to Israel to press peace talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney will visit
Israel on Saturday to try to push forward Israeli-Palestinian
peace talks, his spokeswoman said. |
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BBC News |
5:13am PDT |
Wild weather for Easter weekend |
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Summary: Storms, gale force winds, sleet and snow are making for one of the dreariest Easter weekends in years. |
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5:13am PDT |
Charity criticise sex case judge |
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Summary: A children's charity expresses concern after a second child sex case involving a judge is referred to the Court of Appeal. |
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BBC News |
5:04am PDT |
Opposition's Ma wins Taiwan poll |
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Summary: Opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou claims victory in Taiwan's presidential poll with most votes counted. |
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BBC News |
5:00am PDT |
Listed building destroyed by fire |
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Summary: A fire destroys a listed building in south Belfast, with gas cylinders preventing investigators from entering. |
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Yahoo News |
4:57am PDT |
Opposition wins Taiwan presidential vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Taiwan's opposition candidate cruised to victory in the presidential election Saturday, promising to expand economic ties with China while protecting the island from being swallowed up politically by its giant communist neighbor. |
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4:53am PDT |
Taiwan's Ma wins election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Taiwan opposition party candidate Ma
Ying-jeou won the island's presidential election on Saturday,
according to official results, auguring improved trade ties
with archrival China in one of the world's hottest potential
flashpoints. |
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BBC News |
4:44am PDT |
Leader's advice on embryo laws |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Cardiff says Catholic government ministers should oppose parts of the controversial embryology bill. |
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BBC News |
4:27am PDT |
Four US soldiers killed in Iraq |
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Summary: Four more US soldiers are killed in Iraq, bringing the total since the invasion in 2003 close to 4,000. |
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4:06am PDT |
Tampa makes NCAA history with 4 upsets
(AP)
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Summary: AP - First Drake, then Connecticut. Vanderbilt and Clemson, too. If you're looking for Upset City, then Tampa's the place for buzzer-beaters and bracket-busters in the NCAA tournament. |
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4:03am PDT |
Three U.S. soldiers die in Iraq, toll nears 4,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a
roadside bomb in Iraq on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll
closer to the 4,000 mark in a bloody start to the sixth year of
the war for U.S. troops. |
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Yahoo News |
4:00am PDT |
Opposition's Ma sweeps to Taiwan presidential victory
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Taiwan's opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou surged to victory over his ruling party rival in a presidential vote dominated by concern over the economy and hopes for better relations with China. |
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Yahoo News |
3:57am PDT |
Taiwan ruling party concedes defeat
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ruling party candidate Frank Hsieh conceded defeat in Taiwan's presidential election, his spokesman said Saturday. |
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3:51am PDT |
Fireworks as Taiwan's Ma wins poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party's
(KMT) presidential candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, has won more than
half the vote in Saturday's election, the party said, sparking
firecracker celebrations even before any official announcement. |
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BBC News |
3:43am PDT |
Northern England hit by gales |
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Summary: High winds and snow bring chaos to the North East and Cumbria, with roads closed and buildings damaged. |
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BBC News |
3:43am PDT |
North-East England hit by gales |
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Summary: High winds and snow bring chaos to the North East and Cumbria, with roads closed and buildings damaged. |
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BBC News |
3:36am PDT |
Opposition's Ma claims Taiwan win |
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Summary: Opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou claims victory in Taiwan's presidential election with most votes counted. |
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BBC News |
3:14am PDT |
Anderson wants to annul marriage |
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Summary: Ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and her husband, Rick Salomon, seek to declare their brief marriage void. |
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Yahoo News |
3:07am PDT |
Opposition candidate leads Taiwan vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Local TV stations are reporting that opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou has a wide lead in Taiwan's presidential election with 75 percent of the vote counted. |
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BBC News |
2:57am PDT |
Listed building damaged by blaze |
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Summary: A fire badly damages a listed building in south Belfast, with gas cylinders preventing investigators from entering. |
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Yahoo News |
2:44am PDT |
Opposition's Ma storms to big Taiwan presidential lead
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Taiwan's opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou stormed into a huge lead over his ruling party rival in Saturday's presidential election after 75 percent of all votes were counted, television showed. |
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Yahoo News |
2:44am PDT |
New U.S. death in Iraq pushes toll towards 4,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A third U.S. soldier died after a
roadside bomb attack northwest of Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S.
military said, bringing the number killed since the U.S.-led
invasion of Iraq five years ago to at least 3,996. |
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Yahoo News |
2:40am PDT |
Taiwan opposition ahead in poll: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party's
presidential candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, was well ahead in
Saturday's election with about 70 percent of the votes counted,
according to several Taiwan television stations. |
