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Sainsbury's reports 'good year'

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
Supermarket group Sainsbury's reports an increase in sales and market share but a small dip in profits in what it describes as a "good year".
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VIDEO: Rail track danger caught on film

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
A new campaign is launched to highlight the dangers of walking across railway tracks, which claims about 50 lives a year in the UK.
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Fire in Philippine garment store kills 17 workers

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- An inferno at a three-story clothing store in the southern Philippines early Wednesday killed 17 employees, most of whom were women who were asleep and trapped on the top floor, officials said....

Greeks in anti-bailout deal talks

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
The leader of Greece's radical left Syriza bloc, which rejects the EU/IMF bailout, is to meet the main pro-bailout parties on Wednesday.
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AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....
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AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....

AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....
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AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....

AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....

Tymoshenko receiving medical care

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
Jailed Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is moved to a hospital to be treated for back pain by a German doctor.
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School buildings delay attacked

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
The government has been accused of "wasting precious time" with school building plans, by the shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg.
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Sanford chief's goal: Resolve conflict

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
The man tasked with leading the police department in Sanford, Florida, in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing said communities should "take a good, hard look at who is selected," for neighborhood watch programs.
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Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- In the gritty, working class Algiers suburb of Harrache, activists sporting the green baseball caps of the Islamist "Green" alliance hand out election leaflets outside their party headquarters, urging people to vote....

Philippines fire leaves 17 dead

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
A fire sweeps through a department store in the southern Philippines, killing 17 employees who were sleeping in the shop.
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'No lead sponsor' for Irish Open

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
Golf's Irish Open at Royal Portrush still has not managed to attract a principal sponsor from the private sector for the tournament.
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600 call centre jobs claim denied

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
An Indian-owned call centre firm suggests a "misunderstanding" for an announcement by the first minister of hundreds of jobs coming to Cardiff.
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Man, 23, murdered in van attack

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
Police launch a murder inquiry after a man is deliberately knocked down and killed in North Lanarkshire.
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Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears....

Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears....
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