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Yahoo News |
4:18am PDT |
Angry Chinese burn French flag outside Carrefour
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dozens of young Chinese, angry at
disruption of the Olympic torch relay in Paris, protested
outside a Carrefour branch in east China on Friday, setting
fire to a French flag, waving banners and shouting slogans,
local media said. |
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4:13am PDT |
Mugabe attacks opposition and UK |
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Summary: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe lambasts the opposition and the UK in his first big speech since disputed elections. |
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BBC News |
4:11am PDT |
Action urged to keep net neutral |
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Summary: US regulators are told to do more to ensure that net firms respect the founding principles of the net. |
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Yahoo News |
4:04am PDT |
Rice prices may calm but action still needed: expert
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Galloping world rice prices should start
to calm in the next month as fresh crops hit markets, but they
will not return to 2007 levels anytime soon due to soaring
production costs and rising demand, a top expert said. |
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Yahoo News |
4:01am PDT |
Ex-President Carter in Syria to meet Hamas, Assad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
arrived in Damascus on Friday for talks with exiled leaders of
Hamas, the Islamist group which he argues should be included in
international efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace. |
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Cnn.com |
3:53am PDT |
'Weak rivets' sank Titanic, experts conclude |
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BBC News |
3:47am PDT |
Mugabe marks independence |
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Summary: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is making his first major speech since last month's disputed elections. |
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Yahoo News |
3:45am PDT |
5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; felt 350 miles away
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 5.4 earthquake that appeared to rival the strongest recorded in the region rocked people awake up to 350 miles away early Friday, surprising residents unaccustomed to such a powerful Midwest temblor. |
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BBC News |
3:45am PDT |
Big fight preview |
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Summary: The build-up to Calzaghe v Hopkins |
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BBC News |
3:43am PDT |
Citigroup sees second giant loss |
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Summary: Citigroup makes a loss of $5.11bn as the credit crisis continues to take its toll on the US banking sector. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42am PDT |
Citigroup posts $5.1 billion loss due to hefty write-downs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Citigroup Inc. says it lost $5.1 billion during the first quarter as poor bets on mortgages and leveraged loans lopped billions of dollars from its investment portfolio. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42am PDT |
Mugabe defends record in independence day speech
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's beleaguered president, Robert Mugabe, defended his record Friday in his first keynote speech since disputed elections triggered an ongoing political crisis. |
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BBC News |
3:41am PDT |
Terror absconder hands himself in |
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Summary: A convicted terrorism fund-raiser who went on the run after absconding from his trial hands himself in to police. |
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Yahoo News |
3:40am PDT |
Mugabe given rousing reception by supporters
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of cheering supporters gave
President Robert Mugabe a rousing welcome on Friday at his
first major public appearance since a controversial election
three weeks ago. |
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BBC News |
3:40am PDT |
Brown urged to ease 10p tax pain |
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Summary: Gordon Brown steps in to prevent a resignation over the abolition of the 10p tax band amid calls for it to be offset. |
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Cnn.com |
3:34am PDT |
Avalanches knock out power in Alaska |
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BBC News |
3:28am PDT |
Murder accused to give evidence |
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Summary: One of two men accused of murdering two teenagers is to testify against his co-accused, a court hears. |
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BBC News |
3:27am PDT |
Carter in Damascus to meet Hamas |
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Summary: Former US President Jimmy Carter is due to meet Hamas's political chief in Syria, as an Israeli minister offers talks. |
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3:22am PDT |
Is anyone there? |
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Summary: Soon you could be locked up for contacting the dead |
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BBC News |
3:22am PDT |
Seeing trouble |
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Summary: Inside the churches where worshippers meet the dead |
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Yahoo News |
3:21am PDT |
Al-Qaida No. 2 al-Zawahri says US options in Iraq all bad
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 said in an audiotape released Friday that the United States will lose whether it stays in Iraq or withdraws, and he sneered that President Bush just wants to pass the problem on to his successor. |
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BBC News |
3:21am PDT |
Pope's US tour moves to New York |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI gives a speech at the UN in New York on the latest stage of his six-day US tour. |
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BBC News |
3:21am PDT |
Bomb kills Dutch commander's son |
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Summary: The son of the new Dutch armed forces commander is killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. |
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Yahoo News |
3:21am PDT |
China says 56 fishermen missing as typhoon nears
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fifty-six Chinese fishermen were
missing on Friday as a typhoon bore down on the southern resort
island of Hainan which state media said was the earliest to
threaten the region in decades and may well be the strongest. |
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Cnn.com |
3:19am PDT |
Earthquake rattles Illinois |
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Summary: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake, centered 127 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, shook southern Illinois at 4:36 a.m. (5:36 a.m. ET) Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Yahoo News |
3:18am PDT |
AP-Yahoo Poll: Obama overtaking Clinton despite bruises
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are both sustaining dents and dings from their lengthy presidential fight. The former first lady is clearly suffering more as Democratic voters no longer see her as the party's strongest contender for the |
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Yahoo News |
3:12am PDT |
South Korea relaxes U.S. beef import rules
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea on Friday agreed to open up
to U.S. beef imports after Washington pledged to raise safety
standards, boosting prospects for a sweeping trade deal ahead
of a summit between leaders of the allies later in the day. |
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Cnn.com |
2:54am PDT |
Texas polygamy ranch probe moves to Colorado |
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Summary: The investigation into alleged abuse at a polygamist ranch in Texas has shifted to Colorado, where police said Thursday that they have arrested a woman for making a false report to police.
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Cnn.com |
2:54am PDT |
Polygamist ranch probe shifts to Colorado |
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Summary: The investigation into alleged abuse at a polygamist ranch in Texas has shifted to Colorado, where police said Thursday that they have arrested a woman for making a false report to police.
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BBC News |
2:53am PDT |
Fears for 290 tinplate plant jobs |
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Summary: Up to 290 jobs could be lost at the Trostre tinplate factory in Llanelli as Corus cuts production. |
