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BBC News |
5:52am PDT |
New head for Nigeria graft agency |
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Summary: A retired top policewoman is named to head Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. |
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BBC News |
5:44am PDT |
Oil above $127 for the first time |
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Summary: Oil prices have hit a record high above $127 a barrel on fresh worries about global supplies. |
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BBC News |
5:43am PDT |
Chambers starts Beijing challenge |
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Summary: Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers announces his intention to secure a place in the British team at the Olympics. |
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BBC News |
5:43am PDT |
Chambers to launch Olympic appeal |
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Summary: Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers will challenge his lifetime ban from the Olympics in the High Court. |
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Yahoo News |
5:39am PDT |
Zimbabwe sets presidential run-off for June 27
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a
delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the
opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after
almost 30 years in power. |
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BBC News |
5:37am PDT |
Foreign envoys to see Burma delta |
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Summary: Foreign diplomats in Burma say the military junta has promised to take them on a tour of the disaster-hit area. |
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Yahoo News |
5:36am PDT |
Zimbabwe presidential election set for June 27
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. |
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BBC News |
5:21am PDT |
Life term for drug dealer murder |
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Summary: A man is jailed for life for murdering a reputed drug dealer during the North West 200 two years ago. |
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Yahoo News |
5:19am PDT |
Indian police suspect Bangladeshi hand in blasts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Police probing bombings in
western India that killed 63 people said on Friday that new
evidence pointed increasingly towards Indian Islamists backed
by a Bangladeshi militant group as being behind the blasts. |
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Cnn.com |
5:17am PDT |
Computers can help end hunger |
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Summary: Next time you get up from your computer, consider this - you could be helping scientists discover new ways to attack the global food crisis, find a cure for cancer or understand the impact of climate change on Africa.
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BBC News |
5:03am PDT |
Ancestors had leg-up to trees |
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Summary: A new study explains how the tiny ancestors of humans, apes and monkeys may have taken to the trees. |
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BBC News |
4:52am PDT |
CPI target to 'crucify' consumers |
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Summary: Consumers will be "crucified" unless ministers change the target for fighting inflation, a leading economist warns. |
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4:50am PDT |
Ad breakdown |
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Summary: IT gremlins displace chef Gordon Ramsay for BT |
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BBC News |
4:50am PDT |
Ad Breakdown |
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Summary: IT gremlins hit the office of a business dragon |
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Yahoo News |
4:45am PDT |
China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China struggled to bury its
dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on
Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days
after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
Italy pledges to bolster security |
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Summary: Italy's interior minister says firm measures are needed to meet the country's 'security emergency'. |
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Yahoo News |
4:34am PDT |
Zimbabwe presidential runoff on June 27
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A presidential election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. |
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BBC News |
4:32am PDT |
Nigeria oil blast site sealed off |
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Summary: The site of an explosion in Lagos is sealed and the search for bodies halted by the Nigerian authorities. |
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Yahoo News |
4:30am PDT |
Bush asks Saudis to increase oil production
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers. |
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Yahoo News |
4:28am PDT |
Bush in Saudi to press king on oil and Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush arrived in
Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record
oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain
Iran's growing influence. |
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BBC News |
4:16am PDT |
Phones4U facing mis-selling probe |
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Summary: Regulator Ofcom says it will spend six months investigating Phones4U over alleged mis-selling. |
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BBC News |
4:15am PDT |
Chambers to decide on Beijing bid |
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Summary: Dwain Chambers will announce a decision on whether he is going to challenge his lifetime Olympics ban later on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:08am PDT |
Aftershock triggers landslides in quake zone |
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Summary: A strong aftershock hit already devastated southwestern China today, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported. The 5.5-magnitude quake rattled eastern Sichuan province shortly after Pre |
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BBC News |
3:59am PDT |
MPs bid to block 42-day detention |
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Summary: Rebel Labour MPs bid to block Gordon Brown's plan to extend the time terror suspects can be held to 42 days. |
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Yahoo News |
3:59am PDT |
Aftershocks spark landslides at quake epicenter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China. |
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Cnn.com |
3:56am PDT |
Zimbabwe runoff set for end of June |
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Summary: The runoff for Zimbabwe's presidential election will be held June 27, Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission said Friday.
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BBC News |
3:55am PDT |
Zimbabwe names date for run-off |
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Summary: The second round of Zimbabwe's disputed presidential election will be held on 27 June, the government says. |
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BBC News |
3:53am PDT |
Hated celebrities |
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Summary: Of the most vilified stars, why are so many women? |
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Yahoo News |
3:48am PDT |
Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. |
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Yahoo News |
3:36am PDT |
Aftershocks hit China quake area
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China. |
