Sunday, August 5, 2012

The Morning World News Report of the 5th of August 2012



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AFP: #Syria warplanes pound Aleppo as ground assault looms http://yhoo.it/Mqztsq  #AFP
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ZeeNews: Delhi's growth rate at impressive 11 percent: Dikshit http://bit.ly/RGb8v1 
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I am switching over to @worldnewsrtlive.
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Sudan to allow aid into rebel-held border areas http://reut.rs/OJlMko 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Sailing-Britain's Ainslie wins gold for record http://dlvr.it/1yHRBW 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
China's Zou tumbles to floor gold http://dlvr.it/1yH9lL 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Earlier today @ReutersTech was hacked and changed to @ReutersME. The account has been suspended and is currently under investigation
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Williams sisters win third doubles gold http://dlvr.it/1yH9lD 
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Israel bars envoys, West Bank conference canceled http://reut.rs/MXlJoN 
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Palestinians send aid to Palestinians in Syria http://reut.rs/QCUSzQ 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Italy doesn't need German cash, Monti tells Germans http://reut.rs/MXmzBX 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Italy plays down prospects it will tap EU rescue funds http://reut.rs/OJ61ty 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Ethiopia's Gelana wins marathon gold http://dlvr.it/1yGJtM 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Grenades, AK-47 found on Bangkok bus http://dlvr.it/1yFwFL 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
China central bank to step up monetary policy fine-tuning in second half http://reut.rs/PWpcz5 
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Video: Helicopter rescues typhoon-stranded residents in China http://bit.ly/RFXN5S 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
Spain charges two Russians over terrorist plot http://on.rt.com/330k88  #news
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#Bolt bids to defend #Olympic 100m crown http://ktimes.co/9dqal 
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Syria rebels say hostages are Iranian Guards http://ow.ly/cKeLC 
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now The Straits Times ‏@STcom
BREAKING: Britain's Andy Murray beats Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to win Olympic gold
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Britain's @andy_murray wins gold in Olympic men's tennis, beating Roger Federer in straight sets http://bbc.in/OS4raK  #BBC2012
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Sandra Izbasa of Romania wins Olympic gold medal in women's vault http://bit.ly/PXEuDI 
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Five Ivorian soldiers killed in Abidjan twin attacks http://bit.ly/QtDvzj 
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4 Pakistani policemen suspended after allegedly parading a man and two women naked through town http://bit.ly/N783Wv 
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Thai police looking for owner of bag containing grenades, AK-47 assault rifle & mines, after it was left on a bus http://bit.ly/N77SKR 
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#Olympics: China's Lin Dan beats Malaysian arch-rival Lee Chong Wei to win gold http://bit.ly/N76uru 
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LIN DAN TAKES THE GOLD! Becomes the first to win back-to-back titles at the #Olympics. Wins 15-21, 21-10, 21-19.
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#Olympics: Venus, Serena Williams win women's doubles gold http://bit.ly/N74Fer 
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7 arrested for attempting to smuggle 22,900 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore http://bit.ly/Pwyt02 
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Jamaica braces for Tropical Storm Ernesto http://bit.ly/OTPoz7 
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Greece 'committed' to reforms to avert bankruptcy: Finance minister http://bit.ly/PwqC2H 
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Philippine school causes controversy after it bans students from wearing hijabs http://bit.ly/N6NrxI 
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Over 30 dead in flash floods in Himalayan region: In the worst-hit Uttarakhand, 28 people, including two childre... http://tinyurl.com/9hk7q6s 
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Tasmania could become the first Australian state to legalise same-sex marriage http://bit.ly/N6M6qH 
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French T-shirt maker says he'll relinquish claim to Anonymous logo & slogan trademark after his business was hacked http://bit.ly/N6KXiN 
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Special drive in Berhampur, about 400 arrested http://bit.ly/Ro4kq1 
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Syria army shells Aleppo rebel district: rights group http://bit.ly/OTrp34 
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Hong Kong police arrest man who reportedly posted threats to hack several govt websites on Facebook http://bit.ly/N6K7Cx 
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Vietnam holds 1st gay pride parade in Hanoi http://bit.ly/N6IXqG 
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Around 600 Palestinian families from #Syria flee to #Lebanon http://aje.me/NuoJ60 
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#Nigeria: Five killed in suicide bomb attack on an army patrol
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More than 20,000 Syrian troops massed around Aleppo, military sources say http://bbc.in/PXsuSA 
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Saudi crackdown on protesters swells numbers http://dlvr.it/1yGfhT 
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Blast kills, injures insurgents in Homs http://dlvr.it/1yGDXF 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
The women's Olympic marathon has concluded; view results via @ReutersSports: http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/2012-olympics …
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Breaking News: #Israel air strike kills militant riding a motorcycle in #Gaza Strip
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NATO oil tankers torched in#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1yFy3b 
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Israeli drone kills Palestinian in Gaza http://dlvr.it/1yFqjl 
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US protesters to rally against NY mayor http://dlvr.it/1yFqh4 
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Freelance journalists brave danger to cover #Syria’s deadly uprising http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/05/230453.html …
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#Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood accuse journalists, MP of burning down party offices http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/05/230534.html …
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
UN backs Philippine contraception http://bbc.in/PWqudj 
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Bomb blast kills 4 in SW#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1yF6kB 
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Boko Haram labels Obama as terrorist http://dlvr.it/1yDk1c 
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#Syria's first #astronaut flees to #Turkey | http://aje.me/NUIBFt 
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Fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdish rebels claims at least 19 lives http://bbc.in/ORAlnZ 
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Flash floods kill 7 in northern#India http://dlvr.it/1yDF7t 
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63 thousand UK students overcharged http://dlvr.it/1yD6jd 
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Vietnam arrests 20 anti-China protesters http://dlvr.it/1yCvyF 
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EU lifts sanctions on 5 #Iranian officials http://dlvr.it/1yCvym 
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Update: Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 42; 37 injured - @AFP http://bit.ly/PwhHy3 
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Mafia cashes in as hard-up Italians rush to sell off their gold http://bit.ly/ORln14  #AFP #Italy
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Tropical Storm Ernesto churning over Caribbean, expected to pass south of Jamaica later Sunday http://wapo.st/QYwGFu 
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Israel sees U.N. majority for Palestine status upgrade http://reut.rs/OIKK3r 
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Congo rebellion ravaging women and children http://bit.ly/RCuxgq 
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Road accident kills seven in Central Russia’s Novgorod region http://on.rt.com/fv8kgp  #news
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Protesters have demonstrated in Saudi Arabia, condemning the regime’s brutality after the police killed a... http://fb.me/21iiFSB1g 
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HC rejects appeal against acquittal of 7 in terror: Delhi HC has upheld the acquittal of 7 alleged terrorists, c... http://tinyurl.com/8nx7vko 
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staronline: Three suspected Indonesian burglars shot dead http://dlvr.it/1yBpbb 
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52,000 acres burned, 40 homes destroyed statewide in fires across Oklahoma - @NewsOK http://bit.ly/RBYFse 
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Sehwan getting 1.7m gallons water daily http://trib.al/9bVNNv 
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China seizes over $180 million worth of fake drugs, detains 2,000 #news http://on.rt.com/yzsl5k 
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Banks jointly sue 20 Shanghai steel traders http://bit.ly/OAnKmR 
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Video: Court case on water pollution in South Africa http://aje.me/MWVdfa 
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Fighting intensifies in Aleppo http://bbc.in/PUQWE6 
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Karachi suffering from major electricity breakdown | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/QqD0l5 
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U.S. Drone Strike Kills Uzbek Militant Leader http://nyti.ms/NtA9Hi 
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President Rousseff’s Decades-Old Torture Detailed http://nyti.ms/N6tW8j 
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China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep http://reut.rs/QCk0Xv 
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Xiamen tycoon arrested for fraud http://bit.ly/Mcb20m 
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Volvo launches new models for new-energy vehicles in China http://bit.ly/OAchDz 
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U.N.: Human rights worries in Myanmar http://dlvr.it/1yHthJ 
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Iranian state goes offline to dodge cyber-attacks http://tgr.ph/ODwj2Z 
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Turkey says 115 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in past 2 weeks: http://apne.ws/NcyaJH  -CJ
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Team GB's Max Whitlock wins bronze medal in men's pommel horse
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now Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
About 3 million Americans have celiac disease, and another 18 million are sensitive to gluten. http://on.wsj.com/N8JqXH 
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New report suggests China is tightening censorship on its TV broadcasters: http://on.wsj.com/MURUFk 
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now Human Rights Watch ‏@hrw
Photo Essay - #Burma: Violence in Arakan State | #Rohingya http://bit.ly/NcwSyy 
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Girl gang-raped in Punjab: A girl was allegedly raped by three persons in Athwal village of the district, police said. http://tinyurl.com/8drc34e 
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Three injured in bomb explosion in Assam http://bit.ly/PXwHWo 
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Teenage girl raped and killed in UP http://bit.ly/PXwHWs 
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Hamid #Karzai says two key #Afghan ministers can stay on, for now | http://aje.me/MX9VCX 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Police band scanner reports indicate people have been shot at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, @DanODwtmj of @620wtmj reports
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Opinion: Tthe #US surpasses other developed countries in deaths from #gun violence with 30,000 per year http://aje.me/MXrpiI 
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DR Congo votes in final round of election http://aje.me/NchiTB 
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Turkey: 115 Kurdish rebels killed in offensive http://wapo.st/R1TsfK 
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A bomb planted in a car exploded in southwest Pakistan on Sunday killing 5 people. http://wapo.st/NckJtt 
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Officials : 2 attacks kill 4 policemen in Iraq http://wapo.st/NcuPdR 
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Karzai approves impeachment of two key Afghan ministers http://wapo.st/MXoINZ 
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2,000 Arrested in China in Crackdown on Counterfeit Drugs http://nyti.ms/NucpTy 
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now Yonhap News Agency ‏@YonhapNews
(URGENT) (Olympics) S. Koreans Jin Jong-oh wins gold, Choi Young-rae wins silver in men's 50-meter pistol shooting http://bit.ly/Md4OgO 
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S. Korean activist to undergo medical checkup amid torture controversy http://bit.ly/ORuLC6 
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now Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
Four kidnapped NGO workers released | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/NC6YOo 
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Blast in Quetta injures four | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/5dFQpL 
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now NBCOlympics ‏@NBCOlympics
#Olympic GOLD & a new WR for China's Sun Yang in the men's #swimming 1500m!
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Wow what a finish! With her win, Fraser-Pryce becomes the first woman to repeat in the 100m since American Gail Devers in 1992 & 1996.
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now CBS News ‏@CBSNews
Amid downpours Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana wins women's Olympic marathon in 2:23:07 #London2012 http://cbsn.ws/NufF1e 
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now Guardian news ‏@guardiannews
India targets the traffickers who sell children into slavery http://gu.com/p/39g5e/tw 
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China Summons U.S. Diplomat http://on.wsj.com/QXXQfE 
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