China says over 70,000 dead or missing from quake
May 20, 2008 09:05 AM ET
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CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China raised the number of dead or
missing from a devastating earthquake to more than 70,000 on
Tuesday, as rescuers found another survivor eight days after
the huge tremor hit.
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Obama to take big step in Democratic race
May 20, 2008 09:19 AM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama will take a major step toward
the Democratic presidential nomination when Oregon and Kentucky
vote on Tuesday, but rival Hillary Clinton still hopes to spoil
the party.
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Microsoft proposes to buy Yahoo search: source
May 20, 2008 02:35 AM ET
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has proposed to buy Yahoo Inc's
search business and take a minority stake in the Web pioneer,
stopping short of a full-out merger, a person familiar with
the discussions said on Monday.
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McCain to mark Cuban day with new attack on Obama
May 20, 2008 01:05 AM ET
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SAVANNAH, Georgia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate
John McCain marks Cuban Independence Day on Tuesday with a fresh
slap at Democratic front-runner Barack Obama for a pledge to
meet Cuba's leader if elected in November.
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Bush apologizes to Iraqi PM over Koran shooting
May 20, 2008 08:20 AM ET
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has apologized to
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and promised prosecution
of a U.S. soldier accused of using a copy of the Koran for target
practice, Iraq said on Tuesday.
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Gore says undecided on U.S. candidate endorsement
May 20, 2008 06:55 AM ET
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said
on Tuesday he still had not decided whether to endorse a candidate
in the Democratic presidential race.
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Chronic diseases top causes of deaths globally: WHO
May 20, 2008 04:37 AM ET
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Chronic conditions such as heart disease and
stroke, often associated with a Western lifestyle, have become
the chief causes of death globally, the World Health Organisation
(WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Flags at half-mast as U.N. aid envoy presses Myanmar
May 20, 2008 08:50 AM ET
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YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on
Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the U.N.'s top
aid envoy pressed the military government to allow foreign helicopters
to fly in supplies to survivors.
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Iraqi army enters Sadr's Baghdad bastion
May 20, 2008 09:27 AM ET
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq sent its army deep into Baghdad's Sadr
City, power base of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, on Tuesday
to stamp government authority on areas previously outside its
control.
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Four Philadelphia police fired over filmed beating
May 19, 2008 04:48 PM ET
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Four Philadelphia police officers were
fired and four others demoted or suspended after a video showed
them beating three suspects after a drug-related shooting, the
city's police chief said on Monday.
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