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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PDT |
Iceland sends no ministers to Russia for loan talks
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Summary: Reuters - An Icelandic delegation has arrived in Moscow for loan talks, but it does not include any ministers, nor the central bank chief, Iceland's embassy said on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PDT |
Shares gain as confidence returns |
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Summary: Stocks markets in Asia power ahead, with Japan's Nikkei index recording its biggest gain in history. |
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BBC News |
11:23pm PDT |
Hospitals 'allowing top up care' |
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Summary: The BBC has learned that top up payments - supposedly banned on the NHS - are happening at 30 hospitals across the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
U.S. prepares $250 billion bank bailout
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Summary: Reuters - The Treasury could pump $250 billion into U.S. banks in what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on Tuesday a comprehensive attempt to end the credit crisis, restoring market confidence and sending Tokyo stocks up 14 percent. |
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BBC News |
11:08pm PDT |
India bus crash 'claims 23 lives' |
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Summary: At least 23 people are killed and dozens are hurt in a bus crash in India's north-eastern state of Assam, police say. |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PDT |
US set to outline banking rescue |
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Summary: The US government is preparing to take stakes in its banks, echoing steps taken by the UK and other European countries. |
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Cnn.com |
11:04pm PDT |
As economy drops, violence and fear soar |
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10:59pm PDT |
Strike school is closed to pupils |
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Summary: Movilla High School in Newtownards will be closed to pupils on Tuesday due to an ongoing strike by some teachers. |
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Yahoo News |
10:55pm PDT |
North Korea to resume atom closure Tuesday
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea on Monday restored U.N. monitors' access to its atom bomb complex and will resume disabling its nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said, after a deal with Washington to save the process. |
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10:52pm PDT |
'Good response' to murder probe |
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Summary: Motorists and pedestrians stopped by police investigating a double shooting outside gave a "good response", according to officers. |
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10:46pm PDT |
Housing market 'holds its breath' |
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Summary: The number of homes sold per surveyor in Wales has dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years. |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
House sales plunge say surveyors |
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Summary: The number of homes sold per surveyor in Wales has dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years. |
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10:46pm PDT |
House sales plunge, say surveyors |
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Summary: The number of homes sold per surveyor in Wales has dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PDT |
Alliance in bomb disclosure move |
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Summary: The Alliance Party proposes a motion for full disclosure of security service information held about the Omagh bomb in the Assembly. |
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10:04pm PDT |
Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers
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Summary: AP - Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls rather than beanballs to move within one win of the World Series. |
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Yahoo News |
10:03pm PDT |
Obama opens 6-point lead on McCain
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 6-point lead over Republican John McCain one day before the White House rivals meet in their final debate, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
9:55pm PDT |
Thailand 'pulls back' from border |
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Summary: Cambodia's military says Thai troops have pulled back from a disputed border zone after an ultimatum. |
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BBC News |
9:50pm PDT |
Exotic species of spiders make their homes in the UK |
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Summary: Exotic species of spider are making their homes in the UK- could the black widow be next? |
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BBC News |
9:50pm PDT |
Exotic spiders crawl into the UK |
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Summary: Exotic species of spider are making their homes in the UK- could the black widow be next? |
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Yahoo News |
9:50pm PDT |
Asia stocks soar after US rally; Nikkei up 13 pct
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Summary: AP - Asian markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a stunning 13 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system. |
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BBC News |
9:47pm PDT |
Pair arrested for 'Beckham theft' |
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Summary: Two former housekeepers of David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly arrested on allegations of theft from their Hertfordshire mansion. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PDT |
Times for change? |
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Summary: Campaigners in the UK watch Jersey vote with interest |
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Cnn.com |
9:12pm PDT |
As economy worsens, so do fears of violence |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PDT |
Campaigners hail 42 days defeat |
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Summary: Labour rebels warn ministers not to resurrect their 42-day terror detention plans, after they were thrown out by the Lords. |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PDT |
Campaigners joy at 42-day defeat |
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Summary: The government is warned not to resurrect its 42-day terror detention plans, after they were thrown out by the Lords. |
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Yahoo News |
8:19pm PDT |
Stocks soar, bonds tumble on broad crisis plans
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Summary: Reuters - Asian stocks surged, with Japan's Nikkei up more than 13 percent on Tuesday after governments around the world readied plans to take stakes in banks to keep the global financial system from collapsing. |
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BBC News |
8:12pm PDT |
'Exceptional man' |
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Summary: One family's 12-year quest for justice in Cambodia |
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Yahoo News |
8:10pm PDT |
U.S. to outline $250 billion bank bailout
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Treasury is ready to inject $250 billion into U.S. banks, mirroring moves by other leading countries that have boosted confidence in financial markets and sent the Nikkei soaring 13 percent on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:06pm PDT |
Polar bear falls into zoo moat |
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7:58pm PDT |
Four jailed for Cambodia murders |
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Summary: Four ex-members of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge are jailed for their part in the murder of a British mine-clearer and his interpreter. |
