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BBC News |
11:46pm PDT |
House sales sink to '25 year low' |
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Summary: The number of house sales in Northern Ireland drops to its lowest in almost 25 years, a new survey reveals. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
Driver buckles beer in car -- but not child |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
11:40pm PDT |
WTO chief says trade deal still possible in 2008
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - It is still possible to reach a deal on
long-delayed world trade negotiations before the end of the
year, the head of the World Trade Organisation said in an
interview published on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
Airbus confirms new A380 delays |
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Summary: Plane maker Airbus warns of delays in the delivery of some of its A380 superjumbos this year and in 2009. |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
Ferguson wins managerial honour |
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Summary: Sir Alex Ferguson is named manager of the year by the League Managers' Association after guiding Manchester United to the title. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Does 6ft 6in Friesian measure up as Britain's tallest bullock? |
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Summary: An animal sanctuary in Somerset has high hopes a bullock may be named as Britain's tallest cow. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Does 6ft 6in Friesian measure up as Britain's tallest cow? |
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Summary: An animal sanctuary in Somerset has high hopes a bullock may be named as Britain's tallest cow. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Does 6ft 6in Friesian measure up as Britain's biggest cow? |
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Summary: An animal sanctuary in Somerset has high hopes a bullock may be named as Britain's tallest cow. |
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BBC News |
11:18pm PDT |
Translink in cyberspace attack |
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Summary: A computer hacker has forced Translink to suspend all online sales for the past four days, it emerges. |
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Cnn.com |
11:14pm PDT |
China urges fast cleanup to speed rescue efforts |
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Summary: China's premier pushed disaster workers Tuesday to remove barriers and clear roads to speed rescue and recovery efforts after a massive earthquake killed at least 10,000 in central China, state-run media reported.
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BBC News |
11:07pm PDT |
Officer hurt by booby-trap bomb |
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Summary: An off-duty police officer is injured in a car bomb attack in County Tyrone, for which dissident republicans are blamed. |
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BBC News |
11:02pm PDT |
Australian bank accepts takeover |
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Summary: Australian bank St George accepts a 19bn Australian dollar takeover offer from its larger rival Westpac. |
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BBC News |
10:53pm PDT |
Strike bowler |
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Summary: Sidebottom looks back on his year |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Organ donors told to tell family |
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Summary: A drive to increase the number of organ donors and to get people to tell about their wish, is launched. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Organ donation campaign launched |
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Summary: A campaign to get people talking about donating organs is launched in Wales. |
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Cnn.com |
10:28pm PDT |
Foreclosure auction on 'Neverland' is canceled |
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Yahoo News |
10:28pm PDT |
Rain hampers rescuers as China quake toll nears 10,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Heavy rainfall and wrecked
roads hampered rescuers' efforts to reach the areas hardest-hit
by China's worst earthquake in three decades on Tuesday as the
death toll rose to nearly 10,000. |
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Cnn.com |
10:12pm PDT |
Q&A: 'Star is a great talent,' Walters says |
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Summary: Barbara Walters joined "Larry King Live" on Monday night, where she talked about her climb to the top of TV and her opinion of former "View" co-stars Star Jones and Rosie O'Donnell.
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Cnn.com |
10:12pm PDT |
Q&A: 'Star is a great talent,' Walter says |
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Summary: Barbara Walters joined "Larry King Live" on Monday night, where she talked about her climb to the top of TV and her opinion of former "View" co-stars Star Jones and Rosie O'Donnell.
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PDT |
Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush heads back
to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad skepticism over his
chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he
leaves office in less than nine months. |
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Yahoo News |
9:44pm PDT |
Lebanese army starts drive to end armed presence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Lebanon's army began taking steps on
Tuesday to stop gunmen and groups from illegally carrying arms
and to end -- by force if necessary -- a week of fighting
between Hezbollah fighters and pro-government gunmen. |
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BBC News |
9:28pm PDT |
More reports of house price falls |
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Summary: The number of UK surveyors reporting falls in property prices has risen for the ninth month in a row, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PDT |
Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China was reeling Tuesday from its worst earthquake in three decades which left tens of thousands of people dead, missing or trapped under crushed houses, schools and factories. |
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Yahoo News |
9:23pm PDT |
Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk: study
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Heavy marijuana use can boost blood
levels of a particular protein, perhaps raising a person's risk
of a heart attack or stroke, U.S. government researchers said
on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
9:17pm PDT |
Google helps the web to go social |
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Summary: The search giant Google is the latest company to launch a service aimed at making the web more social. |
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Yahoo News |
9:14pm PDT |
China quake death toll rises to about 10,000
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. |
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BBC News |
9:00pm PDT |
Pakistan ministers set to resign |
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Summary: One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N is due to pull out of the government, three months after elections. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PDT |
Queen embarks on Turkey visit |
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Summary: The Queen and Prince Philip are travelling to Turkey for a four-day state visit, their first to the country since 1971. |
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Yahoo News |
8:52pm PDT |
James, Cavs batter homesick Celtics to even series
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Back to even, and back to Boston — with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday n |
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BBC News |
8:22pm PDT |
In the bag |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia - but what then? |
