Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Morning World News Report of the 8th of August 2012



now RT ‏@RT_com
Belgium considers closing two nuclear reactors over insecurity http://on.rt.com/f84jq0  #news
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
China sweeps all 4 golds in Olympic table tennis http://bit.ly/QLSt65 
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now BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Eighty police officers search for 12-year-old #TiaSharp, who went missing from her grandmother's home in London http://bbc.in/OOreVy 
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now MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Some 402 members of the S&P 500 index are now making payouts to shareholders: http://on.mktw.net/QeXygE 
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Hewlett-Packard shares open higher on upward profit revision; to take $8 billion charge http://on.mktw.net/PF3kYr 
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now MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
McDonald's posts flat comparable sales for July; U.S. sales off 0.1%, Europe down 0.6% http://on.mktw.net/PEUg5O 
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now Guardian World ‏@guardianworld
Bo Xilai's son submits witness statement to murder trial of his mother http://bit.ly/RoreMj 
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now Yonhap News Agency ‏@YonhapNews
(Olympics) S. Korea takes silver in men's team table tennis http://bit.ly/QFO42h 
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now NBCOlympics ‏@NBCOlympics
WATCH LIVE NOW: U.S. boxer @claressashields fights Marina Volnova (KAZ) to get to gold-medal match: http://nbco.ly/MjaZQp  #boxing
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now New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Platon Lebedev’s Jail Term Lowered by Russian Court http://nyti.ms/O2KPm4 
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now Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
2 Thai robbers sentenced to life in prison for killing Australian tourist on resort island http://wapo.st/MO49PK 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
American Eaton holds early lead in decathlon http://dlvr.it/1z3bSj 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Wall Street dips after three days of gains, central banks eyed http://reut.rs/Ndbr2b 
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now Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Starbucks invests $25 million in mobile-payment start-up Square. Customers just speak their name to pay. http://on.wsj.com/QeW7Px 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Alert at World Trade Center draws fire crews, quickly controlled http://reut.rs/N4kZOG 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Hungary win sprint finish for K2 gold http://dlvr.it/1z0BBy 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Belarus pulls embassy staff from Sweden over toy bear drop http://dlvr.it/1yzWHn 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
#Ukraine's Yanukovich signs new language law http://on.rt.com/2ycadx  #news
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now TOI World News ‏@TOIWorldNews
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now The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
1. House Speaker Says Hartati Was ‘Forced’ to Bribe http://jglo.be/eg9G 
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now China Daily USA ‏@ChinaDailyUSA
Attitude toward sex, pregnancy changing http://bit.ly/MxUOA9 
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now WSJ Europe ‏@WSJeurope
Macy's Raises Outlook as Profit Surges: Macy's second-quarter profit surged 16% as the department-store operator... http://on.wsj.com/MxZYMo 
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now UN Refugee Agency ‏@Refugees
#DRC: 11,000+ Congolese refugees have returned home this yr - read how #UNHCR assists them: http://rfg.ee/cOZ40 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
More: Firefighters battling blaze on 88th floor of One World Trade Center in New York http://on.rt.com/4f8287 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
BREAKING: Fire reported in skyscraper on NY Ground Zero site http://on.rt.com/4f8287 
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now HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
Pussy Riot face 3 years in jail http://huff.to/NDUn17 
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now ABS-CBN News ‏@ABSCBNNews
5 Luzon dams continue to release water http://bit.ly/OR3m14 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
Philippines floods: 11 killed, 1 million displaced (PHOTOS) http://on.rt.com/hlpxx9 
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now Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
BREAKING: Ambassador Mohamed Refaat Tahtawy appointed as presidential chief of staff. #Egypt
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Turkish lawyer linked to Al-Qaeda killed in Syria http://bit.ly/Mv2eya 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Yemen foils Qaeda plot, seizes 40 explosive belts http://bit.ly/QFsMSr 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Violence by Maoists will not be tolerated: Mamata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visited Junglemahal, the erstw... http://tinyurl.com/8zkyplk 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Four held for abducting UP Jal Nigam executive engineer http://bit.ly/ORtMjl 
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now CBC World News ‏@CBCWorldNews
Typhoon Haikui slams Shanghai http://bit.ly/OQXhla 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Gunmen kill three soldiers at DR Congo airport: U.N. http://bit.ly/Rp7Lex 
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now CBC World News ‏@CBCWorldNews
Deadly rains relent over Philippines http://bit.ly/QERYbQ 
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now The Straits Times ‏@STcom
StarHub posts 11% net profit increase to $87m for 3 months to June 30 http://bit.ly/NiX5eN 
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now Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Gunmen kill three in #Nigeria mosque attack http://ow.ly/cOODo 
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now Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Rains ease after flooding kills 11 in #Philippines http://ow.ly/cOMKS 
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now BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Bank of England cuts UK growth forecast for 2012 to close to zero, rather than 0.8% predicted in May http://bbc.in/ONm504 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Constable booked for molesting 5-yr-old in Nashik http://bit.ly/MNK3oN 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
One killed, two wounded in north Lebanon dispute http://bit.ly/MtpI6R 
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Morsi replaces intel. chief, governor http://dlvr.it/1z3rpz 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Egypt president Morsi sacks North Sinai governor after attack by militants; appoints new intelligence chief, spokesman says - @Reuters
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now Haaretz.com ‏@haaretzonline
Elderly woman lights herself on fire, becoming fourth #Israeli #selfimmolator in a month http://htz.li/O30amL 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Syrian security forces shell countryside of Abu Kamal in Deir al-Zour: activists
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Jordanian government confirms that defected Syrian PM has entered the country
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Russia's defense ministry denies report that Syrian rebels killed a Russian general, officer with same name meets press in Moscow - @Reuters
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: 34 killed by the security forces across Syria: Syrian Media Network
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Israel arrests 23 people for their affiliations and dealings with Hezbollah: correspondent
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
"#PussуRiot trial draws to close. Nadia makes her final plea, comparing the case to a Stalin-era trial" - @BBCDanielS http://bbc.in/Mq2M8u 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#Afghan civilian casualties down 15 percent in first half of 2012: UN #Alarabiya
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Syria army launches Aleppo ground assault: security official
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Three Nato service members killed in insurgent attack in eastern #Afghanistan. Details soon: http://bbc.in/ONg57x 
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Standard Chartered shares rebound http://bbc.in/ONe4YV 
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now Haaretz.com ‏@haaretzonline
Syrian rebel group claims it killed #Russian general working as adviser to #Syria's ministry of defense http://htz.li/MtvnJT 
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now AJELive ‏@AJELive
Fierce fighting under way in #Aleppo's Salaheddine district, #FSA denies reports it has withdrawn from there http://aje.me/KL34vQ 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Opposition group denies rebels abandoning frontline district in #Aleppo http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/08/231062.html …
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
3 killed in bomb attack in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1yyXqq 
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