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Yahoo News |
2:07am PDT |
Yahoo CEO says still open to Microsoft talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Yahoo Inc chief Jerry Yang was set to
meet staff on Tuesday after signaling a more open stance
towards a takeover by Microsoft Corp. |
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BBC News |
1:54am PDT |
MP seeks to lower abortion limit |
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Summary: Britain needs to send a "less casual message" about abortion, says an MP bidding to reduce the 24 week limit. |
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Yahoo News |
1:52am PDT |
McCain castigates Obama for voting against chief justice
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain castigated Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice in a speech about the kind of judges McCain would nominate. |
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BBC News |
1:39am PDT |
Mail competition is 'no benefit' |
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Summary: Opening up the UK postal service has offered "no significant benefit" for homes and small firms, a study says. |
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BBC News |
1:37am PDT |
Oil hits new London record price |
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Summary: The price of a barrel of crude oil has passed $119 for the first time in London. |
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BBC News |
1:37am PDT |
'Drunk' parents in holiday return |
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Summary: A couple who allegedly passed out drunk while their children were taken into care in Portugal are thought to be on their way home. |
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BBC News |
1:37am PDT |
Portugal mother 'sick not drunk' |
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Summary: A councillor defends the couple whose children were taken into care in Portugal after allegations they were drunk. |
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BBC News |
1:18am PDT |
China's Hu in historic Japan trip |
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Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Japan on a five-day state visit, the first such trip in a decade. |
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Cnn.com |
1:12am PDT |
Protests greet Chinese president in Japan |
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Summary: Hundreds of pro-Tibet demonstrators protested in Tokyo on Tuesday as Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived for the first state visit by a Chinese president in nearly a decade.
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BBC News |
1:04am PDT |
Somali forces 'out of control' |
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Summary: Somalis are at the mercy of armed groups who kill, rape and kidnap with impunity, says a human rights group. |
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Yahoo News |
12:51am PDT |
John McCain castigates Obama on judges
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain castigated Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice in a speech about the kind of judges McCain would nominate. |
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BBC News |
12:50am PDT |
Tough calls |
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Summary: Volunteers build digital lifelines in disaster zones |
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Yahoo News |
12:48am PDT |
10M children worldwide die from lack of health care
(AP)
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Summary: AP - More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:32am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone deaths top 15,000; many missing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The cyclone and storm surge that tore
through Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta killed at least 15,000 people
and left 30,000 missing, officials said on Tuesday, warning the
toll could rise in low-lying, remote villages. |
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BBC News |
12:28am PDT |
Singer Doherty released from jail |
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Summary: Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is released from prison after serving 29 days of a 14-week sentence. |
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Yahoo News |
12:27am PDT |
Myanmar to delay constitutional vote in areas hit by cyclone
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar has delayed a constitutional referendum in areas most devastated by a cyclone that has reportedly killed more than 10,000 people. |
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BBC News |
12:25am PDT |
Bush and Putin |
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Summary: Bridget Kendall on two presidents leaving office |
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Yahoo News |
12:23am PDT |
Indiana, N.C. voters to settle largest remaining contests
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Like marathoners on their second wind, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton raced for advantage until the final hours in the campaign for the Indiana and North Carolina primaries Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
12:17am PDT |
Unicef warns of Iraqis 'at risk' |
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Summary: UN children's agency Unicef says it is getting harder to help people in Baghdad's Sadr City area caught up in fighting. |
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BBC News |
12:15am PDT |
Stars line up to take part in Mandela's 90th birthday concert |
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Summary: Queen, Leona Lewis and the Soweto Gospel Choir will appear at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert. |
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BBC News |
12:15am PDT |
Fraser will learn appeal outcome |
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Summary: Convicted wife killer Nat Fraser is to discover if he has succeeded in his appeal against conviction. |
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BBC News |
12:08am PDT |
Pressure now on Man Utd - Grant |
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Summary: Chelsea boss Avram Grant believes title rivals Manchester United are under more pressure going into the Premier League finale. |
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BBC News |
12:06am PDT |
BAE review seeks bribery controls |
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Summary: A review into business practices at defence firm BAE Systems recommends tougher anti-bribery measures. |
