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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
BBC journalist Wheeler dies at 85 |
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Summary: Veteran BBC foreign correspondent and presenter Sir Charles Wheeler has died at the age of 85. |
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Yahoo News |
3:26am PDT |
India's left gives July 7 deadline on nuclear deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - India's communist parties said the
government must tell them by Monday if it plans to press ahead
with the next step in a controversial civilian nuclear deal
with the United States, which they strongly oppose. |
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BBC News |
3:24am PDT |
Man and the Moon - 999 caller reports unidentified object |
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Summary: A 999 caller worried about a bright object in the sky has the mystery solved by police - it was the Moon. |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
Man jailed for killing baby girl |
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Summary: An RAF technician who shook his eight-month-old daughter to death at their home in Moray is jailed. |
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BBC News |
3:16am PDT |
Freed Betancourt heads to France |
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Summary: French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels. |
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BBC News |
3:14am PDT |
Former mayor dies refereeing game |
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Summary: A councillor and former mayor of Newry dies while refereeing a senior Gaelic football match in County Down. |
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Cnn.com |
3:10am PDT |
Gas now averaging $4.10 a gallon |
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Summary: The high cost of gas is one thing Americans won't be celebrating on July 4.
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BBC News |
3:09am PDT |
A matter of truth |
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Summary: Tower 7 and the evolution of a conspiracy theory |
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Yahoo News |
2:36am PDT |
Dozens injured in bomb blast at Belarus concert
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A bomb packed with nuts and bolts injured dozens of people at a huge outdoor concert in Minsk attended by President Alexander Lukashenko, officials said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:26am PDT |
Euro zone rate rise signals ECB serious: policymakers
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The European Central Bank's interest
rate rise sends a signal that it is serious about combating
inflation, policymakers said as they staged a public relations
offensive to justify Thursday's increase. |
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BBC News |
2:24am PDT |
MPs' expenses vote 'harms trust' |
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Summary: MPs' rejection of tougher expenses rules makes it "very hard" to rebuild public confidence, says a senior MP. |
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BBC News |
2:22am PDT |
Emmerdale actor Hornby dies at 63 |
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Summary: Actor Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden in ITV1 soap Emmerdale, has died at the age of 63. |
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BBC News |
2:19am PDT |
'No truth' in Friends film rumour |
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Summary: There are no plans for a big screen version of hit US sitcom Friends, film studio Warner Bros tells the BBC. |
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Yahoo News |
2:12am PDT |
G8 to tackle inflation, but concrete action elusive
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - G8 leaders aim to present a united front
against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food
prices, at a summit in Japan next week, but solving the problem
requires more than just a strong message from rich nations. |
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BBC News |
2:11am PDT |
Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast |
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Summary: Forty people are hurt in the Belarus capital Minsk in an explosion at a concert. |
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BBC News |
2:05am PDT |
No action over NZ rugby sex claim |
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Summary: A woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand will not be making a formal complaint to police. |
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BBC News |
2:04am PDT |
Aid for Zimbabwe refuge seekers |
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Summary: About 150 people receive aid after seeking refuge at the US embassy in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. |
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Yahoo News |
1:45am PDT |
World stocks slip again
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - World stocks slipped back towards this
week's five-month low on Friday as oil prices near record highs
kept inflation concerns alive a day after the European Central
Bank raised interest rates. |
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Cnn.com |
1:43am PDT |
Sarkozy to greet Betancourt in France |
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Summary: Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is to arrive in France on Friday, two days after a daring rescue mission freed her after six years in captivity in the jungles of South America.
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Yahoo News |
1:38am PDT |
Auction house seeks to sell Rosa Parks collection
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Arlan Ettinger will never forget the response he got when he took one of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks' hats to a meeting at the Apollo Theater in New York. |
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BBC News |
1:35am PDT |
UK investors rescue B&B cash call |
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Summary: Bradford & Bingley confirms that its plan to raise £400m has been rescued by a group of UK investors. |
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BBC News |
1:33am PDT |
Piper Alpha |
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Summary: Recalling the world's worst offshore oil disaster |
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Yahoo News |
1:31am PDT |
Colombia hostage rescue sidelines Chavez
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hugo Chavez, once a key mediator in securing hostage releases from Colombian rebels, could do little more than phone congratulations to President Alvaro Uribe after this week's bold rescue. |
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BBC News |
1:30am PDT |
Badger cull proposals 'rejected' |
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Summary: The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands. |
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Yahoo News |
1:28am PDT |
Dozens injured in Belarus concert blast
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Dozens of people were injured in an explosion at a gala concert in Minsk attended by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus officials told Russian news agencies. |
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BBC News |
1:15am PDT |
India left gives nuclear deadline |
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Summary: Communist allies of India's government give it a Monday deadline over the controversial US nuclear deal. |
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BBC News |
1:10am PDT |
Teenager dies after knife attack |
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Summary: A teenager dies after suffering multiple knife wounds in south London. |
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Cnn.com |
1:01am PDT |
'Franklin' weds 'Ross' in Philadelphia |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
12:59am PDT |
No action over NZ 'sex assault' |
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Summary: A woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand will not be making a formal complaint to police, media reports. |
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BBC News |
12:56am PDT |
Google 'faces Street View block' |
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Summary: Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner. |
