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Yahoo News |
4:18am PDT |
Zimbabwe riot police raid opposition HQ
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Armed riot police raided the
headquarters of Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC party on Friday
and detained scores of people, officials said. |
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BBC News |
4:16am PDT |
More time in disabled man case |
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Summary: Magistrates grant police more time to question a man and a youth on suspicion of the murder of a disabled man. |
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BBC News |
4:16am PDT |
More time in disabled man inquiry |
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Summary: Magistrates grant police more time to question a man and a youth on suspicion of the murder of a disabled man. |
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Cnn.com |
4:16am PDT |
Americans cut back |
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BBC News |
4:06am PDT |
Car black box tackles accidents |
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Summary: "Black box recorders" are being fitted to young drivers' cars in a scheme aimed at cutting accidents. |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Too 'cushy'? |
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Summary: Do prison inmates really have it too easy inside? |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Many parents 'block cancer jab' |
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Summary: Nearly three in ten parents failed to agree to their children receiving a new cervical cancer vaccine during a trial. |
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BBC News |
3:49am PDT |
Beijing warned of 'terror threat' |
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Summary: The Beijing Olympics faces the real possibility of a terrorist attack, the head of global police body Interpol says. |
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BBC News |
3:46am PDT |
Prisoner absconds after funeral |
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Summary: A prisoner, who police say may be violent, is on the run after attending a funeral in County Antrim. |
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BBC News |
3:43am PDT |
UN probes US Syria reactor claim |
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Summary: The UN's nuclear agency is to investigate US claims that Syria was building a secret nuclear reactor. |
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BBC News |
3:43am PDT |
Yahoo kicks off re-wiring project |
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Summary: A mammoth re-engineering project at Yahoo aims to turn the site a vast social networking community. |
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Yahoo News |
3:40am PDT |
IAEA to probe Syrian nuclear reactor report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on
Friday to investigate what it called serious U.S. accusations
that Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor with North Korean
help. |
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BBC News |
3:38am PDT |
Zimbabwe police storm MDC office |
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Summary: Armed riot police raid the offices of Zimbabwe's main opposition party and arrest activists, witnesses say. |
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Cnn.com |
3:37am PDT |
China to meet with Dalai Lama envoy |
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Summary: China's central government department will meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, according to Xinhua, China's official news agency.
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BBC News |
3:30am PDT |
More time granted in murder probe |
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Summary: Magistrates grant police more time to question a man and a youth on suspicion of the murder of a disabled man. |
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Yahoo News |
3:29am PDT |
It pays to be a draftable defensive lineman
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Vernon Gholston dominated the Big Ten. Glenn Dorsey was an unstoppable force in the SEC. Chris Long made life miserable for blockers and ball carriers in the ACC. All three could go at the top of Saturday's NFL draft, just behind Michigan offensive t |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
New fighting stops DR Congo aid |
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Summary: Fighting in eastern DR Congo forces the UN refugee agency to suspend aid to displaced people. |
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Yahoo News |
3:15am PDT |
Chinese state media: Government will meet Dalai Lama aide
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Chinese government plans to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, state-run media reported, after weeks of pressure from world leaders. |
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BBC News |
3:14am PDT |
Alien sounds |
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Summary: Get behind the sofa! We recreate the Dalek voice |
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BBC News |
3:12am PDT |
UK couple overjoyed at the birth of 'miracle' identical triplets |
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Summary: A midwife has beaten one-in-200-million odds by giving birth to identical triplets. |
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Yahoo News |
3:01am PDT |
Syria accuses U.S. of aiding Israel in raid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Syria accused the United States on
Friday of involvement in last year's Israeli attack on Syria
that Washington said struck a suspected nuclear reactor built
with North Korea's help. |
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BBC News |
2:45am PDT |
Pair complete Pole-to-Pole feat |
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Summary: Two young explorers complete an epic 26,000 mile expedition from the North Pole to the South Pole. |
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BBC News |
2:32am PDT |
Ferguson focuses on title decider |
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Summary: Boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants Manchester United to overcome fatigue and effectively win the Premier League title by beating Chelsea. |
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BBC News |
2:24am PDT |
England close to Twenty20 revamp |
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Summary: The ECB is moving towards a deal to create its own version of the Indian Premier League by 2010, says chief executive David Collier. |
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BBC News |
2:20am PDT |
UK economic growth still slowing |
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Summary: The UK economy grew 0.4% in the first three months of the year, its weakest quarterly growth in three years. |
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Yahoo News |
2:16am PDT |
Some young religious voters focus on social justice
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Beau Underwood is putting his faith in politics. He's a 22-year-old at the University of Chicago Divinity School, an active member of the Disciples of Christ and — in his spare time — he's showing candidates that the path to political righteousness d |
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BBC News |
2:12am PDT |
Pier jumping deaths 'accidental' |
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Summary: An inquest returns verdicts of accidental deaths on two men who jumped into the sea off Clacton pier. |
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BBC News |
2:12am PDT |
Workers 'stunned' by closure plan |
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Summary: An electronics plant in the west of Scotland is to close with the loss of 300 jobs, according to a union. |
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Yahoo News |
2:10am PDT |
China to meet Dalai Lama aides amid Tibet tension
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese officials will meet
representatives of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of
Tibetan Buddhism whom China blames for a wave of unrest, Xinhua
news agency reported on Friday, citing official sources. |
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BBC News |
2:10am PDT |
Strike to close key oil pipeline |
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Summary: The Forties oil pipeline which provides a third of the UK's daily oil output is to close as a result of the Grangemouth dispute. |
