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BBC News |
4:05am PDT |
LIVE: PMQ Point-by-point |
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Summary: The key points as Gordon Brown takes prime minister's questions in the House of Commons. |
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BBC News |
4:04am PDT |
Smith 'betrayed' police over pay |
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Summary: The home secretary is accused of making a "monumental mistake" by refusing to backdate a pay rise. |
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Yahoo News |
4:03am PDT |
Kennedy's illness stirs talk about family legacy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy battles a
brain tumor in Massachusetts General Hospital, his home state
is hoping his illness will not bring a swift end to the Kennedy
era. |
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Cnn.com |
4:03am PDT |
Lost parrot gives vet his name, address |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
4:02am PDT |
Economic fears darken U.S. mood: Reuters poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Growing anxiety about their economic
prospects and deep unhappiness with President George W. Bush
and the U.S. Congress plunged Americans into a dark mood this
month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:01am PDT |
Obama leads McCain in November match: Reuters poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has opened an
8-point national lead on Republican John McCain as the U.S.
presidential rivals turn their focus to a general election
race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:58am PDT |
Oil rises above $130 a barrel for first time
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices rose above $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday in Asia as supply concerns mounted and the dollar weakened. |
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Yahoo News |
3:56am PDT |
Analysis: Time to focus on candidates' legacies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Democratic presidential race is all but over. Barring a cataclysmic change of events, Barack Obama will win enough pledged and superdelegates to win the party's nomination. The only real issue is whether he and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton leave |
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BBC News |
3:55am PDT |
Amy Winehouse to play Glastonbury |
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Summary: Organisers confirm that the troubled singer will play before Jay-Z on the Pyramid Stage. |
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BBC News |
3:53am PDT |
Belts tightening |
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Summary: Why are we still buying fancy shoes and fine wine? |
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Yahoo News |
3:52am PDT |
Israel and Syria launch indirect peace talks
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israel and Syria announced on Wednesday the launch of indirect negotiations brokered by Turkey, eight years after the last attempt at peacemaking broke down over the fate of the occupied Golan Heights. |
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BBC News |
3:45am PDT |
Israel-Syria confirm peace talks |
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Summary: Israel and Syria say they are holding indirect, Turkish-mediated talks to reach a comprehensive peace agreement. |
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Yahoo News |
3:43am PDT |
Feuding Lebanese factions reach agreement
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lebanon's feuding factions ended an 18-month political crisis Wednesday after reaching a breakthrough deal that gives the militant Hezbollah and their allies veto power on any government decision. |
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Yahoo News |
3:28am PDT |
Oil tops $130 haunted by future supply worry
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil climbed to a life-time high above
$130 a barrel on Wednesday, driven higher by a combination of
long-term production worries and a near-term focus on tight
fuel stocks. |
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Cnn.com |
3:23am PDT |
Oil hits $130 a barrel for first time |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
3:22am PDT |
The US is told to revamp the size and texture of its dollar notes |
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Summary: The US government is told to change the size or texture of dollars as it is difficult for blind people to tell them apart. |
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Yahoo News |
3:19am PDT |
U.N. chief to Myanmar: focus on saving lives
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon began a mission
on Wednesday for Myanmar's cyclone victims, saying "our focus
now is on saving lives," as the military government gave
approval for foreign helicopters to distribute aid. |
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BBC News |
3:05am PDT |
Net downloads to get age ratings |
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Summary: Games and videos downloaded from the web are to be policed by a voluntary age rating scheme. |
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Yahoo News |
3:01am PDT |
Sen. Kennedy's family reeling after grim diagnosis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The grim diagnosis that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has an almost certainly fatal brain tumor was "a real curveball" that left his family stunned even as he joked and laughed with them, his wife told her friends. |
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BBC News |
2:59am PDT |
Dalai Lama addresses Parliament |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama appears in front of MPs at Westminster, amid criticism of the government's decision not to give him a Downing Street reception. |
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BBC News |
2:50am PDT |
Israel confirms talks with Syria |
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Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel is holding indirect talks with Syria to reach a peace agreement. |
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Yahoo News |
2:48am PDT |
Israel says in indirect peace talks with Syria
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israel and Syria said in surprise
announcements on Wednesday they were conducting indirect peace
talks with Turkish mediation. |
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Yahoo News |
2:43am PDT |
Rival Lebanese make deal; presidential vote Sunday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal on
Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict, pulling their
country away from the brink of a new civil war and paving the
way for the election of a new president. |
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
French strike brings M20 closure |
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Summary: Strike action by French fishermen leads to the implementation of Operation Stack on the M20. |
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BBC News |
2:28am PDT |
Sir Tom sells Dobbies stake |
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Summary: Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter agrees to sell his stake in the Dobbies Garden Centre chain to Tesco. |
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BBC News |
2:21am PDT |
Design revamp for '$100 laptop' |
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Summary: Future versions of the OLPC laptop will be a dual-screen, e-book device that will cost just $75. |
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BBC News |
2:21am PDT |
'$100 laptop' unveils new design |
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Summary: Future versions of the OLPC laptop will be a dual-screen, e-book device that will cost just $75. |
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Cnn.com |
2:15am PDT |
Stadium becomes tent city after China quake |
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Summary: The cheers of fans usually echo through Chengdu Stadium, but they're nowhere to be heard.
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BBC News |
2:11am PDT |
India illegal alcohol toll soars |
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Summary: About 150 people in southern Indian have now died from drinking poisonous illegal alcohol, police say. |
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BBC News |
2:05am PDT |
South Africa attacks reach Durban |
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Summary: Violence against foreigners in South Africa spreads outside Johannesburg for the first time to the port of Durban. |
