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3:11am PDT |
Tigers leave it late to book play-off place |
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Summary: Leicester Tigers secure a play-off place with a remarkable 31-28 win over Harlequins. |
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Yahoo News |
3:10am PDT |
Residents says Iraqi soldiers warn them to leave Sadr City
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi soldiers for the first time warned residents in the embattled Sadr City district to leave their houses Thursday, signaling a new push by the U.S.-backed forces against Shiite extremist who have been waging street battles for seven weeks. |
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3:09am PDT |
Confusion over US aid for Burma |
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Summary: The US says it has no permission yet for aid flights to cyclone-hit Burma despite earlier reports of eased access. |
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3:04am PDT |
Putin confirmed as new Russian PM |
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Summary: Russia's parliament overwhelmingly approves Vladimir Putin as PM, a day after he stood down as president. |
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3:02am PDT |
Fewer letters dent Mail profits |
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Summary: Royal Mail sees operating profits fall by 30.4% to £162m in the year to the end of March. |
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2:49am PDT |
Explosion death could be 'murder' |
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Summary: Police investigating the death of a man who died during an explosion in north-west London say he could have been murdered. |
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2:48am PDT |
U.S. still waiting for Myanmar aid flight approval
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Summary: Reuters - The United States is still waiting for
approval from Myanmar to start military aid flights for
survivors of Cyclone Nargis, its ambassador to Bangkok said on
Thursday. |
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2:45am PDT |
Putin keeps 'key role' in new Russian leadership tandem
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Vladimir Putin will retain a "key role" in Russia for years as prime minister, new President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, as the two men opened an unprecedented era of dual rule. |
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2:44am PDT |
First UN relief flight lands in Myanmar after 2 day delay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.N.'s World Food Program says one of its planes has landed in Myanmar as part of the first major international airlift of aid to cyclone victims. |
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Yahoo News |
2:23am PDT |
Olympic flame summits world's highest peak
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world Thursday, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China's ambitions for the Beijing games. |
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2:16am PDT |
Nepal lifts ban on Everest summit |
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Summary: Nepal reopens Mount Everest to climbers on its side after a Chinese team carries the Olympic flame to the summit. |
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2:13am PDT |
Bush voices invest event support |
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Summary: US President George Bush sends a message of support to delegates at the investment conference in Belfast. |
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2:11am PDT |
Move to bolster school governors |
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Summary: The scale of governor shortage is revealed as ministers try to strengthen the management of schools. |
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2:09am PDT |
Burma eases cyclone relief access |
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Summary: Burma allows in US aid flights after rising concern at its reluctance to accept help for cyclone victims. |
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2:03am PDT |
Anglers could sue over pollution |
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Summary: An anglers group considers legal action against a US hard-disc firm over a fish kill three years ago. |
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1:56am PDT |
Food waste on 'staggering' scale |
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Summary: People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests. |
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1:51am PDT |
TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110m |
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Summary: File-sharing site TorrentSpy is ordered to pay damages to the US film industry for copyright theft. |
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1:50am PDT |
Russia's Medvedev announces longterm 'tandem' with Putin
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said he would work in "tandem" with Vladimir Putin, who was to be confirmed as the country's prime minister at an extraordinary session of parliament. |
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1:45am PDT |
Iran: Britain, U.S. helped mosque bombers |
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Summary: Iran has once again switched its account of what caused a mosque explosion last month that killed 13 and wounded more than 200.
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Cnn.com |
1:43am PDT |
Winehouse free on bail after drug arrest |
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Summary: Grammy-award-winning singer Amy Winehouse has been released on bail after her arrest for alleged drug offenses, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday.
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1:34am PDT |
Democrats divide by race, gender, class
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - It's now common wisdom that Sen.
Hillary Clinton attracts older voters, women and the white
working class, while Sen. Barack Obama is the go-to guy for
youth, African-Americans and the elite. |
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1:30am PDT |
Zimbabwe 'too violent for poll' |
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Summary: There is too much violence in Zimbabwe to hold a presidential run-off, a South African observer says. |
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1:28am PDT |
Big screens for ticketless fans |
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Summary: Fans without tickets for the UEFA Cup Final will be able to watch the game on big screens in Manchester. |
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Cnn.com |
1:28am PDT |
Papa John's raking in the dough online |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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1:23am PDT |
Wave to a passing insect - the flower's way to spread its pollen |
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Summary: Flowers "wave" at passing insects to get their attention and increase chances of pollination, scientists find. |
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1:23am PDT |
Flowers 'wave' at passing insects to gain attention |
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Summary: Flowers "wave" at passing insects to get their attention and increase chances of pollination, scientists find. |
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Yahoo News |
1:12am PDT |
Myanmar aid shipments stranded as junta resists foreign help
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A few aid shipments had arrived in Myanmar's main city by Thursday, but the planeloads of supplies and heavy equipment needed to help millions of cyclone victims remain largely stranded outside the country. |
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1:10am PDT |
Turn tables on thugs, police told |
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Summary: The home secretary is urging police to target youths who ignore warnings about their anti-social behaviour. |
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BBC News |
1:10am PDT |
Attack bad behaviour, police told |
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Summary: The home secretary is urging police to target youths who ignore warnings about their anti-social behaviour. |
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1:08am PDT |
Madonna's tour to kick off in UK |
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Summary: Pop legend Madonna announces the first leg of her 27-date world tour will kick off in Cardiff on 23 August. |
