Sunday, August 5, 2012

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


The Straits Times ‏@STcom
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government hit a record low as the main opposition piles pressure http://bit.ly/Nj2wJ3 
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Live coverage: Mission control of Mars rover Curiosity as it prepares to land - @NASAJPL http://1.usa.gov/OFaYpM 
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China media tell U.S. to "shut up" over South China Sea tensions http://reut.rs/Q0XqBf 
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Romney, Republican Party raise $101.3 million in July http://reut.rs/Q0Ul4l 
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Explosion at illegal workshop in eastern China kills 13 people, wounds 14 http://wapo.st/NdubNe 
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McCain, Huckabee, Rice announced among first round of GOP convention speakers: http://apne.ws/MY90SJ  - VW
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Ernesto spins west over open sea, soaking Jamaica http://dlvr.it/1yNxJS 
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Chinese company to supply Olympic pins for Rio Olympics http://bit.ly/QvoI7d 
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London Olympics 2012: Olympic athletics: Kazakhstan`s Rypakova leaps to triple jump gold: Olga Rypakova of Kazak... http://bit.ly/RKa5tX 
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Twitter impostor: Hacked Reuters account says Washington, al-Qaeda allied http://on.rt.com/z3jvsz  #news
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Asian stock markets rise on stronger-than-expected US hiring figures http://wapo.st/MY7u3f 
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Family members of the Sikh Temple president have confirmed that he was among those killed - @NewsHub http://bit.ly/Ndv0FI 
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#BreakingNews: Syrian security forces killed 134 across the country on Sunday: rights group
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Police detain 150 in Macau casino raids amid fears of new gang war http://reut.rs/QE4NVP 
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#BreakingNews: Heavy shelling in countryside of Damascus, al-Zabadani: Syrian Media Center
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Umbra Kato's group launches attacks in Maguindanao http://bit.ly/RJWZNa 
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Ruling party decides to oust 2 scandal-ridden members http://bit.ly/QE4aMb 
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Three armed men killed in Libya as violence escalates http://dlvr.it/1yNF8c 
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Enhanced monsoon dumps rains over Metro Manila, nearby areas http://bit.ly/R5eKZO 
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One in 4 SNU doctorate graduates unemployed http://bit.ly/PyfuCv 
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Hong Kong stocks shoot higher, helped by HSBC surge; Hang Seng Index up 2% http://on.mktw.net/QDY3HN 
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Mushrooms kill 7, poison 50 in China http://bit.ly/Qv6zXh 
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Libya's NTC sets date for power transfer http://aje.me/MY248m 
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Rs 20,000 crore swindled in Maharashtra irrigation scam http://toi.in/RUZyJb 
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Man arrested for throwing a bottle on to the Olympic track at the start of the men's 100m final http://bit.ly/R4Giic 
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Strikers in Shanghai Struck by Riot Police http://ept.ms/OEEPPa  #DemocracyHumanRights
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staronline: Reuters Twitter account hacked, false tweets about Syria sent http://dlvr.it/1yMYnN 
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MarketWatch: Japan stocks shoot higher at open after strong U.S. jobs report; Nikkei Average up 1.4% http://on.mktw.net/QDRlkX 
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EgyIndependent: Activist Wael Khalil declines to join presidential staff http://ow.ly/cKLJ1  #Egypt
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NBCNews: Forecast: #Ernesto on track to soak Jamaica http://nbcnews.to/NvaVbs 
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Officials: 1 dead, 9 injured after lightning strike at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. - @NBCPhiladelphia http://nbcnews.to/NvbBO2 
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WSJ: California has an "under-employment" rate of 20.3%. Nevada's rate is 22.1%. How does your state stack up? http://on.wsj.com/N8PS0Q 
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ReutersSports: RECORD ALERT: Usain Bolt's 9.63 is a new Olympic record #London2012
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DailyStarLeb: Double amputee Pistorius fails to make 400m final http://bit.ly/RHM86r 
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Yohan Blake of Jamaica finishes second in 9.75s, followed by Justin Gaitlin in 9.79s. #London2012 #Olympics
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The eight finalists for the men's 100m are starting to warm up for their race in about 2 minutes. #Olympics #London2012
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Sanya Richards-Ross of US wins Olympic gold in women's 400-meter, United States' first gold in track and field http://cbsn.ws/PYZGJo 
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MoscowTimes: Russneft Gets Certificate to Explore in Algeria http://tmt-go.ru/463206  #business
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DailyStarLeb: Al Qaeda prisoners try to tunnel out of Iraqi jail http://bit.ly/RGVMX8 
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jordantimes: Jordan to open school for Syrian refugees http://ow.ly/cKxnE 
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haaretzonline: BREAKING NEWS: #Egypt's President #Mursi called for urgent military council meet over #Sinai http://htz.li/RpSuf6 
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Police die in Egypt border attack http://bbc.in/OSEec7 
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ScottCacciola: Usain Bolt is ridiculous. Won his semifinal heat in 9.87 -- and slowed down with 20 meters to go. #London2012
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West Bank conference scrapped after Israel bars envoys http://bit.ly/OVqkYn 
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7 Confirmed Dead in Shooting at Sikh Temple http://abcn.ws/PYWYDE 
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Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya http://reut.rs/MXHncy 
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staronline: Soryan wins Iran's first Greco-Roman gold http://dlvr.it/1yKX0T 
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Hundreds of children have been forced into the ranks of armed groups in northern Mali, NGO says http://yhoo.it/TacaCa  #AFP
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Fifteen Egyptian police killed in Sinai border attack http://reut.rs/MXGuAL 
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Al Qaeda prisoners try to tunnel out of Iraqi jail http://reut.rs/PYDv67 
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#BreakingNews: At least 113 people have been killed by the Syrian regime forces today: Syrian Network for Human Rights
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CBCAlerts: 'Bladerunner' Oscar Pistorius last in 400m semifinal heat . South African will likely run again in relay. #thegames
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On the Blog: Bangladesh child labour remains social norm http://aje.me/NcOnPj 
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AFP: China's Wu Minxia wins gold to draw level with Guo Jingjing as most-decorated diver at the Olympics http://yhoo.it/NVvrrD  #London2012
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staronline: UAE probes plot against state security, says has foreign links http://dlvr.it/1yKj0C 
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WSJ: The jobless rate for Americans age 18-24 is over 15% - more than twice that of 35-to-54-year-olds. http://on.wsj.com/N8NCXj 
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Chinese badminton players Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng clinched the gold medal in the men's doubles of the Olympic Games. http://bit.ly/OVaJIe 
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BREAKING: Three people taken to hospital with gun wounds into their faces after shooting in Sikh Temple http://on.rt.com/slyaz1 
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20 Egyptian policemen killed or wounded in attack on police station on border between Egypt, Israel: medical and security sources - @Reuters
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ZeeNews: Pak violates ceasefire, fires on Indian posts in Jammu: Pakistan troops violated ceasefire on Sunday night ... http://tinyurl.com/8q52nhx 
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#BreakingNews: 15 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint in Rafah
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WSJ: Sticking to a diet is more difficult than quitting smoking. Behavioral economist @danariely explains why: http://on.wsj.com/NcCzfI 
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haaretzonline: Dozens of rockets, mortar shells, fall near #Gaza, southern #Israel http://htz.li/MmilOp 
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PostWorldNews: Yemen: Toll from al-Qaida bombing rises to 45 http://wapo.st/Rpqp7x 
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Olympic Park, three hours before the men's 100m sprint final. #london2012 http://instagr.am/p/N9Gyeck-QG/ 
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We did it! The http://ReadtheStoryoftheWorld.blogspot.com  has reached 10000 views!
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Cholera hits DR Congo refugee camp http://aje.me/MXBImR 
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BREAKING: Between 20 & 30 people injured in Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin, US, children reportedly taken hostage http://on.rt.com/slyaz1 
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Reuters: Senior Damascus intelligence officer defects to Jordan: TV http://reut.rs/PYeGXX 
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BREAKING: Hostages, injuries possible in Milwaukee-area Sikh temple shooting http://on.rt.com/let3fc  #news
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#Israeli #protestors hold a banner during a demonstration calling for #social #justice and against the cost of liv http://twitpic.com/afvo4f 
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Shooting breaks out at Sikh temple in Wisconsin: witnesses http://reut.rs/PYcHTE 
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ZeeNews: Mumbai BJP leader Rajesh Sharma quits, to join Con http://bit.ly/RGopU8 
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4 Aug New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Brazil’s brutal past (6/6) 1985: Dismantling the dictatorship, and dealing with memory. http://nyti.ms/Rnt1mv 
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4 Aug New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Brazil’s brutal past (5/6): 1981, Slow moves toward democracy under Pres. Joao Baptista Figueiredo. http://nyti.ms/Rnt1mv 
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4 Aug New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Brazil’s brutal past (4/6): 1979, amnesty for guerrillas and exiles also covered torturers and killers. http://nyti.ms/Rnt1mv 
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4 Aug New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Brazil’s brutal past (3/6): 1969, desperate revolutionaries kidnap U.S. ambassador and release manifesto. http://nyti.ms/Rnt1mv 
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4 Aug New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Brazil’s brutal past (2/6): 1964, the dictatorship’s dawn. http://nyti.ms/Rnt1mv 
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4 Aug New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Peering into Brazil’s brutal past (1/6): New details of torture President Dilma Rousseff endured in 70s. http://nyti.ms/Rnt1mv 
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Multiple people shot at Sikh temple near Milwaukee . Not known yet how many hurt or if any died: police #temple
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Suicide bomb attack on Nigeria checkpoint kills eight http://bit.ly/RplweV 
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Ernesto passes near Jamaica; Florence brews http://on.mktw.net/MXAnN1 
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