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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PDT |
G8 wants broad U.N. deal to halve emissions
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The G8 rich countries said on
Tuesday they want to work with the nearly 200 states involved
in U.N. climate change talks to adopt a goal of at least
halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. |
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BBC News |
11:18pm PDT |
Persimmon makes 1,100 UK job cuts |
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Summary: UK housebuilder Persimmon says it has shed 1,100 jobs in 2008 as it tries to deal with the housing market downturn. |
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Yahoo News |
11:13pm PDT |
G8 wants broad UN deal to halve emissions: draft
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The G8 rich countries want to
work with the nearly 200 states involved in U.N. climate change
talks to adopt a goal of at least halving greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050, a draft communique showed. |
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BBC News |
11:09pm PDT |
Wall gains World Heritage status |
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Summary: The Antonine Wall, built across central Scotland by the Romans, has been listed as a World Heritage site. |
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BBC News |
11:07pm PDT |
The final frontier |
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Summary: Why Unesco wants to protect the Antonine Wall |
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Cnn.com |
11:02pm PDT |
Convicted husband leads authorities to body |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Fergie's assistant poised for Portugal job |
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Summary: Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz is close to becoming the new Portugal manager, BBC Sport understands. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Queiroz poised for Portugal job |
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Summary: Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz is close to becoming the new Portugal manager, BBC Sport understands. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52pm PDT |
Kidman, Urban pick Sunday Rose for newborn girl
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As with most new parents, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban might have difficulty telling what day it is. |
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BBC News |
10:52pm PDT |
Thaksin goes on trial in Thailand |
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Summary: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial for corruption, almost two years after he was ousted in a coup. |
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Yahoo News |
10:51pm PDT |
Mets hold on to beat Phillies 10-9
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pedro Martinez pitched into the sixth inning then watched the New York Mets give back nearly all of a nine-run lead before holding on for a 10-9 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Afghan conflict |
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Summary: Soviet veterans sympathise with British campaign |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PDT |
Police crackdown on metal thefts |
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Summary: Officers are targeting metal thefts as value of scrap continues to soar. |
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BBC News |
10:32pm PDT |
Player row sparks Twenty20 chaos |
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Summary: Durham's match with Yorkshire is postponed because Tykes spinner Azeem Rafiq is alleged to be an ineligible player. |
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Cnn.com |
10:19pm PDT |
Hurricane Bertha's winds picking up speed |
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Summary: Bertha became the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Cnn.com |
10:19pm PDT |
Bertha's winds increase to 120 mph |
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Summary: Bertha became the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Yahoo News |
10:16pm PDT |
South Korea: Nuclear talks with N. Korea to resume
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, South Korea's nuclear envoy said Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PDT |
G8 to agree on "shared vision" for climate: source
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Group of Eight leaders are
likely to refer to a "shared vision" to halve global greenhouse
gas emissions by 2050 in a statement to be issued later on
Tuesday, a source briefed on negotiators' talks said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:07pm PDT |
Bush, German leader meet on G-8 challenges
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Tuesday to keep working together on common problems, but progress appeared slow on reaching a consensus on climate change as the Group of Eight major economies tackled that and other knotty g |
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BBC News |
10:07pm PDT |
Heritage at risk |
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Summary: The monuments facing a threat to their future |
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BBC News |
9:56pm PDT |
Heritage fears |
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Summary: Take a video tour of six sites considered to be at risk |
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BBC News |
9:36pm PDT |
UN condemns India embassy attack |
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Summary: The UN strongly condemns Monday's suicide bombing at the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
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Yahoo News |
9:29pm PDT |
World powers try to rescue economy from oil shock
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The ailing global economy took centre stage as eight of the world's most powerful leaders met Tuesday to discuss ways to wrestle down skyrocketing oil and food prices. |
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BBC News |
9:29pm PDT |
School pupil speech testing urged |
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Summary: All children should be assessed for speech and language problems, a government-commissioned report says. |
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BBC News |
9:23pm PDT |
Private firms face Scots GP block |
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Summary: Ministers in Scotland plan to close what a "legal loophole" in the GP contract that allows private firms to run surgeries. |
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BBC News |
9:16pm PDT |
Climate focus for G8 summit talks |
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Summary: World leaders are focusing on climate change and the global economy at the second day of a key meeting in Japan. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Beijing 'failing pollution test' |
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Summary: With just one month to go until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests suggest. |
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Yahoo News |
8:40pm PDT |
UN leads global condemnation of Kabul bombing
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United Nations led worldwide condemnation of the bombing of India's embassy in Afghanistan, which left 41 dead in one of the worst attacks in the country since the fall of the Taliban. |
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Cnn.com |
8:34pm PDT |
Rescued American: Hostages at risk |
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Summary: One of three American hostages rescued last week from rebels in the Colombian jungle said Monday that the group probably will retaliate against other hostages. "They're being punished because we got rescued," Marc Gonsalves said, calling on the leftist FA |
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Yahoo News |
8:30pm PDT |
Wife of Yankees Alex Rodriguez files for divorce
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A tumultuous week for Alex Rodriguez, played out in tabloid headlines and carried on the whispers of a connection to Madonna, came to a head Monday when his wife filed for divorce. |
