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3:16am PDT |
Iraq says US troop deal is close |
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Summary: The US and Iraq are close to an agreement over US troops remaining in Iraq after 2008, Iraq's foreign minister says. |
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3:14am PDT |
Police investigate woman's death |
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Summary: Police in Armagh are treating as suspicious the death of a woman whose body was found in the city. |
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3:08am PDT |
US race turns nasty ahead of debate |
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Summary: The US presidential candidates exchange barbs as they prepare for their second debate in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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3:08am PDT |
Race turns bitter as debate looms |
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Summary: The US presidential candidates exchange barbs as they prepare for their second debate in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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2:57am PDT |
Purdham earns World Cup call-up |
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Summary: Rob Purdham is named in England's 24-man squad for the World Cup - but Stuart Fielden misses out. |
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2:53am PDT |
Oil rebounds to $89 after falling to 8-month low
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Summary: AP - Oil prices rebounded to around $90 Tuesday in Asia after plunging to an 8-month low Monday on concerns a significant slowdown in global economic growth will undermine demand for crude. |
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2:49am PDT |
UK banks in government funding talks
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Summary: Reuters - The British government held talks with major banks on Monday evening at which the possibility of an injection of public money was discussed, according to a source familiar with the talks. |
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2:36am PDT |
Banks' share prices fall sharply |
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Summary: Banking shares fall sharply in London amid news that bank bosses held funding talks with the government. |
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2:27am PDT |
Lib Dem EU rebels win back jobs |
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Summary: Three Lib Dem MPs who quit the front bench over the EU referendum have won back jobs in a minor reshuffle. |
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2:25am PDT |
Obesity boom will cost tax payers |
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Summary: Soaring obesity levels look set to drain local health and public service budgets, which will mean higher taxes for all, experts warn. |
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2:25am PDT |
Blasting tops off mountains to get coal |
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Summary: Lorelei Scarboro loves to talk about the wild turkeys and bears living on West Virginia's Coal River Mountain.
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Cnn.com |
2:25am PDT |
Blowing off mountain tops to get coal |
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Summary: Lorelei Scarboro loves to talk about the wild turkeys and bears living on West Virginia's Coal River Mountain.
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2:23am PDT |
DVD copying software gets pulled |
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Summary: RealNetworks is being pursued by six movie studios over software that makes copies of DVD films so they can be played on a PC. |
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2:20am PDT |
Gates: US to remain in Kosovo through late 2009
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said just before he arrived here Tuesday, reaffirming U.S. support for the newly declared nation in the face of stern oppositio |
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2:18am PDT |
No to Hello! Minnie Driver puts her first baby pictures on MySpace |
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Summary: British actress Minnie Driver chose MySpace instead of a glossy magazine to reveal the first image of her baby son. |
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2:12am PDT |
6 die in family murder-suicide in Los Angeles
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The only hints of trouble in the big beige house on Como Lane were the newspapers in the driveway and the lack of any activity behind the front door. |
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2:08am PDT |
Australia rate cut stuns, markets thirst for more
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Australia stunned markets with its steepest interest cut in 16 years on Tuesday and investors expected that other central banks would follow suit in a coordinated move to combat the global credit crisis. |
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2:06am PDT |
EU finance chiefs in crisis talks |
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Summary: EU finance ministers are set to meet for global crisis talks as Asian markets continue the turbulence in world share prices. |
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2:06am PDT |
Sumo wrestlers admit beating up trainee: media
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Three sumo wrestlers pleaded guilty to beating up a 17-year-old trainee who later died, Japanese media reported on Tuesday, the latest blow to the national sport hit by scandals from drugs to match-fixing. |
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2:02am PDT |
Australian jet plunge injures 40 |
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Summary: A plane makes an emergency landing in Australia after 40 people are injured following a "sudden change in altitude". |
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2:01am PDT |
Banking crisis sweeps Iceland, Britain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iceland's financial authorities took over the country's second largest bank Tuesday and shares in some of Britain's biggest banking names tumbled, the latest victims of the global financial crisis. |
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1:57am PDT |
Knopfler declines Straits reunion |
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Summary: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley reveals how he has tried to persuade former bandmate Mark Knopfler to reform the group. |
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Cnn.com |
1:52am PDT |
Mercury, up close: Photos to be unveiled |
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Summary: An U.S. spacecraft was scheduled to beam hundreds of photos of Mercury back to Earth on Tuesday after a close encounter with the planet closest to the sun.
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1:50am PDT |
Man dies in city centre shooting |
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Summary: One man has died and another is being treated in hospital following a shooting in Glasgow, Strathclyde Police say. |
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1:46am PDT |
UK bank funding talk hits stocks, sterling
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - World stocks fell again on Tuesday and sterling hit a 2-1/2 year low after talk of government funding hit UK banks, erasing gains in the benchmark index made after Australia's surprisingly large interest rate cut. |
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1:23am PDT |
Markets mixed in volatile trade |
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Summary: European and Asian markets are mixed - a day after a huge sell-off in global stocks driven by a lack of faith in financial institutions. |
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1:22am PDT |
Thai deputy PM quits over clashes |
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Summary: Thailand's deputy PM Chavalit Yongchaiyudh resigns after violent clashes between police and protesters. |
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1:19am PDT |
BHS suffers 34% fall in profits |
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Summary: Retailer BHS reports a fall in both annual profits and sales as High Street conditions continue to deteriorate. |
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1:16am PDT |
Insurer withdrawal threatens JJB |
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Summary: JJB Sports shares hit record lows after an insurer refuses to cover suppliers against the risk of it being unable to pay them. |
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1:13am PDT |
Thai police fire tear gas at protesters
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Thai police fired tear gas Tuesday to try to disperse anti-government protesters blocking parliament, injuring 116 people as months of political turmoil boiled over, police and medics said. |
