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Blind activist known abroad while shunned by China

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
BEIJING (AP) -- Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has drawn a global media spotlight after setting off tensions between the U.S. and China, but he's almost unknown at home - and the Chinese government is working to keep it that way....

Fear lingers in blind Chinese activist's hometown

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
DONGSHIGU VILLAGE, China (AP) -- The fear is palpable and most people only dare whisper Chen Guangcheng's name in this village amid wheat fields where the blind activist was held under brutal house arrest....

Blind activist known abroad while shunned by China

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
BEIJING (AP) -- Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has drawn a global media spotlight after setting off tensions between the U.S. and China, but he's almost unknown at home - and the Chinese government is working to keep it that way....

Greek conservative Samaras: We must stay in euro

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Proposals by Greece's radical left party to withdraw from the international bailout commitments will lead to a "certain and immediate" catastrophe, Greece's conservative leader said Wednesday....

Explosion near UN convoy in Syria

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
An explosion hits a Syrian military truck which was escorting a convoy of UN observers to the city of Deraa, injuring a number of soldiers.
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Myanmar reforms leave political prisoners behind

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- In a remote prison in northwest Myanmar, Aye Aung wakes up each day as he has for nearly 14 years - alone in a dark cell on a wooden plank, a prisoner of conscience all but forgotten by the world....

Court television plan revealed

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
Television cameras will go into some courts in England and Wales under a proposal in the Queen's Speech.
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Economic Alert: If You’re Not Worried Yet…You Should Be

TruthNews.US - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
Brandon Smith | The calm moments before each passing storm give Americans a false sense of hope that our capsized fiscal vessel will somehow right itself if we just hold on a little longer...

Data surveillance plan outlined

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
Plans to make it easier for the police and security services to monitor e-mails and telephone are unveiled but with promises of "strict safeguards".
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Blackburn chief sacked after leak

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
Blackburn sack deputy CEO Paul Hunt after he called for Steve Kean's dismissal in December, while Kean says he is going nowhere.
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Draft social care bill announced

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
A draft bill on overhauling care and support for elderly and disabled people in England has been announced in the Queen's Speech.
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Human bones found near rail line

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
Human bones are found by a dog walker on a disused railway line on Merseyside.
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Dowler phone messages 'a mystery'

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
The truth about how two voicemail messages on Milly Dowler's phone were deleted may never be known, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
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Putin to parade: Russia will stand up for itself

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
MOSCOW (AP) -- Speaking to thousands of soldiers at the annual Red Square military parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that the country is a force for world security and that Russia will stand up for its positions....

Bill aims to lift economic growth

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:51
New measures designed to boost economic growth have been outlined in the Queen's Speech, including cutting regulation on businesses.
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