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Yahoo News |
2:36am PDT |
France says climate outlook gloomy, urges action
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called
on all major economies on Friday to act faster to fight global
warming, saying new scientific evidence was confirming the
"most gloomy scenarios." |
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BBC News |
2:35am PDT |
Russia swaps Libya debt for deals |
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Summary: Russia agrees to cancel $4.5bn (£2.3bn) of Libyan debt in exchange for major contracts for Russian firms. |
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2:30am PDT |
Mixed news for mortgage lending |
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Summary: Gross mortgage lending was up slightly in March but the Council of Mortgage Lenders predicts future falls. |
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2:29am PDT |
RBS to ask shareholders for cash |
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Summary: The Royal Bank of Scotland is reportedly set to seek up to £12bn of extra cash to improve its financial position. |
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Yahoo News |
2:26am PDT |
Tulowitzki's double gives Rockies 22-inning win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Let's play 2 1/2! |
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BBC News |
2:25am PDT |
'I howled in pain' |
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Summary: Zimbabwean tells of assault as violence returns |
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Cnn.com |
2:21am PDT |
Pope to visit New York, address United Nations |
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Summary: After a dramatic three days in which he put the country's clergy sexual abuse scandal front and center, Pope Benedict XVI turned his attention Friday to the original purpose of his first U.S. visit as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
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2:04am PDT |
Emlyn statue set to be unveiled |
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Summary: A statue of former England football captain Emlyn Hughes is to be unveiled in his home town. |
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Yahoo News |
2:00am PDT |
Investigator says girls pregnant in polygamist sect
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After hours of lawyers popping up with similar objections and questions, a custody hearing for 416 children seized from a polygamist sect finally turned to whether they were abused: A child welfare worker said some women at the sect's ranch may have |
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Cnn.com |
1:57am PDT |
Buddhist temple withdraws from torch relay |
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Summary: Security concerns and sympathy toward Tibetans prompted a Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, to withdraw from participation in the Olympic torch relay next week, a temple official said on Friday.
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1:46am PDT |
Stars born in galactic wilderness |
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Summary: Nasa's Galex satellite sees baby stars spawning in the otherwise barren outskirts of the M83 galaxy. |
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BBC News |
1:41am PDT |
Controlled blast after terror arrest |
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Summary: A controlled explosion takes place in Bristol after a 19-year-old man is arrested under the Terrorism Act. |
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1:40am PDT |
Heavy shelling in Burundi capital |
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Summary: Mortars are fired at the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, for several hours by suspected rebels. |
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Yahoo News |
1:38am PDT |
Catch 22: Tulowitzki's double gives Rockies 22-inning win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Troy Tulowitzki's RBI double with two outs in the 22nd inning scored Willy Taveras and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the longest game in the majors in nearly 15 years, a 6-hour, 16-minute marathon that ended at 1:21 a.m. Frida |
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Yahoo News |
1:35am PDT |
Al-Qaida leader: 5 years of US in Iraq brought 'failure'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader claimed in an audiotape released Friday that five years of U.S. involvement in Iraq brought only defeat, and said President Bush will be forced to pass the problem to his successor. |
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1:33am PDT |
Qaeda's Zawahri says U.S. war on Iraq a failure
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman
al-Zawahri said in an audio message to mark five years since
the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that Washington's war had met
with nothing but failure and defeat. |
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Yahoo News |
1:27am PDT |
Philadelphia suburbs hold key to Pa. primary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - To bisect the heart of the Democratic presidential contest, take the Chester exit of I-95 and wend your way to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. If Barack Obama has any chance of cultivating an upset on April 22, this 20-mile stretch is fertile land. |
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BBC News |
1:21am PDT |
Scientists take over flies' brains so females start singing male 'love songs' |
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Summary: Scientists take control of flies' brains to make females behave just like males. |
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BBC News |
1:21am PDT |
Flies get 'mind-control sex swap' |
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Summary: Scientists take control of flies' brains to make females behave just like males. |
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Yahoo News |
1:12am PDT |
Book by metallurgists blames rivets for Titanic tragedy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago can be blamed on low grade rivets that the ship's builders used on some parts of the ill-fated liner, two experts on metals conclude in a new book. |
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BBC News |
1:11am PDT |
Mugabe set to mark independence |
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Summary: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is due to make his first major speech since last month's disputed elections. |
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BBC News |
1:11am PDT |
'Jester' Ian Wright attacks BBC |
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Summary: Football pundit Ian Wright says he no longer wishes to work at the BBC, claiming he was made "a comedy jester". |
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Yahoo News |
1:08am PDT |
After intimate meeting, pope turns to global audience
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After a dramatic three days in which he put the country's clergy sexual abuse scandal front and center, Pope Benedict XVI turned his attention Friday to the original purpose of his first U.S. visit as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Yahoo News |
1:01am PDT |
Israel closes off West Bank, Gaza for Passover
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Israel closed off the West Bank and Gaza for the Jewish Passover holiday on Friday, a day after Gaza militants attacked a vital crossing, raising the possibility of a large-scale Israeli offensive within weeks. |
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Cnn.com |
12:29am PDT |
Report: S. Korea, U.S. reach beef deal |
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Summary: Hours before a U.S.-South Korean summit, the two nations have reached an agreement that could clear the way for South Korea to resume imports of U.S. beef, a South Korean news agency reported Friday.
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Cnn.com |
12:29am PDT |
Report: S. Korea, U.S. near beef deal |
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Summary: Hours before a U.S.-South Korean summit, the two nations have reached an agreement that could clear the way for South Korea to resume imports of U.S. beef, a South Korean news agency reported Friday.
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BBC News |
12:23am PDT |
Family's fury over fractured body |
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Summary: The family of a woman whose body was found to have 34 broken bones say they will fight for an inquiry. |
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BBC News |
12:23am PDT |
Fracture mystery 'answers needed' |
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Summary: The family of a woman whose body was found to have 34 broken bones say they will fight for an inquiry. |
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BBC News |
12:17am PDT |
Japan temple rejects torch relay |
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Summary: A Buddhist temple says it will not act as the starting point for the Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay. |
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Cnn.com |
12:16am PDT |
Widow cleared of killing Marine for implants |
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