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BBC News |
11:43pm PDT |
Free satellite TV service begins |
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Summary: A free-to-view satellite television and radio service from the BBC and ITV launches across the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
Oil pauses near record; eyes dollar, supply issues
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil steadied on Tuesday after surging
more than $4 to a record over $120 a barrel in the previous
session, on a softer U.S. dollar and supply concerns in Iran
and Nigeria. |
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BBC News |
11:15pm PDT |
Swiss bank UBS cuts 5,500 posts |
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Summary: Swiss bank UBS, which has suffered large sub-prime losses, is to cut up to 5,500 jobs. |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Police questioning pub death men |
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Summary: Police are questioning four men in connection with the death of a man who was assaulted outside a pub. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
State media say 10,000 dead in Myanmar; higher toll expected
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar officials feared on Tuesday the death toll would climb far higher than the reported 10,000 dead from the Southeast Asian nation's devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aid. |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Last hurrah |
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Summary: Ahern's last day on Boyne battlefield with Paisley |
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Cnn.com |
11:08pm PDT |
Storm delays Everest torch |
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Summary: Plans to take the Olympic flame to the summit of Mount Everest were delayed -- but not derailed -- by harsh weather last week, a spokesman for the Chinese climbing team said Tuesday.
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Yahoo News |
10:59pm PDT |
Myanmar cyclone death tops 15,000; many more missing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least 15,000 people were killed and
up to 30,000 missing as a result of a huge storm surge that
accompanied a devastating cyclone in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta,
officials said on Tuesday, warning the toll was likely to rise
as rescuers rea |
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BBC News |
10:51pm PDT |
Last big primaries for Democrats |
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Summary: US presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battle it out in the last two big state primaries. |
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Yahoo News |
10:48pm PDT |
Myanmar cyclone deaths leap to 15,000
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - More than 15,000 people died after a powerful cyclone swept across Myanmar last weekend, including 10,000 in a single town, the military government announced Tuesday in state media. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
O'Sullivan triumph 'not his best' |
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Summary: Ronnie O'Sullivan insists he was not on top of his game, despite trouncing Ali Carter 18-8 to win his third World Championship. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PDT |
Britney Spears expected in court for custody hearing
(AP)
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Summary: AP - LOS ANGELES — Exactly three months have passed since Britney Spears slipped away from a psychiatric ward and promptly stirred up a paparazzi car chase, a scene that looked like the beginning of even more erratic behavior for the troubled pop star. |
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BBC News |
10:30pm PDT |
Fears over Ryder Cup development |
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Summary: Plans to finish a shopping centre in time for the Ryder Cup in 2010 are in doubt due to funding problems. |
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Yahoo News |
10:26pm PDT |
Obama, Clinton face new tests in White House duel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
face crucial tests in their grueling White House fight on
Tuesday, when voters in Indiana and North Carolina cast ballots
in the latest Democratic showdowns. |
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BBC News |
10:21pm PDT |
Neighbourly love |
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Summary: Have today's Britons lost the art of being sociable? |
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Cnn.com |
10:19pm PDT |
Drivers with pets in laps may land in dog house |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
10:15pm PDT |
Myanmar says cyclone death toll exceeds 15,000 |
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Summary: The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone is more than 15,000 people, Myanmar's government has said, with at least 10,000 killed in the township of Bogalay alone, according to the Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.
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Yahoo News |
10:15pm PDT |
Myanmar cyclone death toll to rise past 15,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least 15,000 people were killed in
the Myanmar cyclone and the toll was likely to rise as
officials made contact with the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta
areas, the military government's foreign minister said on
Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:10pm PDT |
Death toll tops 15,000 in Myanmar cyclone: state media
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - More than 15,000 people have died in Myanmar after a cyclone hit the country last weekend, including 10,000 people in a single town, a state newspaper said Tuesday in the latest update on casualties. |
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Yahoo News |
10:08pm PDT |
U.S. set for first execution since end of moratorium
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Georgia is set to execute a convicted
murderer on Tuesday, the first U.S. inmate to be put to death
since the Supreme Court ended a de facto moratorium on capital
punishment last month. |
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BBC News |
10:08pm PDT |
Aid call as Burma casualties rise |
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Summary: Aid agencies push to launch a massive operation in cyclone-hit Burma, as the death toll rises to 15,000. |
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BBC News |
10:06pm PDT |
Images released in 'paedophile' hunt |
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Summary: Interpol releases images of a second suspected paedophile, after a good response from the 'Mr Swirl' case. |
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BBC News |
10:06pm PDT |
Images of 'paedophile' released |
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Summary: Interpol releases images of a second suspected paedophile, after a good response from the 'Mr Swirl' case. |
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BBC News |
9:59pm PDT |
Forces' centre gets £24m boost |
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Summary: Armed forces rehabilitation centre Headley Court is to get an extra £24m to improve facilities for injured personnel. |
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BBC News |
9:49pm PDT |
Men bailed over city stabbings |
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Summary: Five men arrested over a disturbance in which five others suffered knife wounds are released on bail. |
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BBC News |
9:49pm PDT |
Men held after stabbings bailed |
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Summary: Five men arrested after a disturbance leaves five others suffering knife wounds are released on bail. |
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Yahoo News |
9:33pm PDT |
Paul leads Hornets to another easy win over Spurs in Game 2
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Shutting down David West only gave the San Antonio Spurs front-row seats for the Chris Paul show. With razzle-dazzle dribbles and a driving floater that couldn't miss, Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 102-84 vic |
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Yahoo News |
9:29pm PDT |
Oil holds above $120 a barrel on supply worries
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil futures held steady above $120 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after surpassing that mark for the first time in the previous session on threats to supply and a weakening of the U.S. dollar. |
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BBC News |
9:19pm PDT |
Baby bottle chemical label call |
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Summary: Parents need more information about a controversial chemical found in plastic baby bottles, a childbirth charity says. |
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Yahoo News |
9:07pm PDT |
Dalai Lama envoy says China talks 'good first step'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Talks between Chinese officials and envoys from the Tibetan government-in-exile were a "good first step," one of the Dalai Lama's representatives said here on Tuesday. |
