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SKorea: NKorea moves long-range rocket to site

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing long-range missiles....

Thousands join Sport Relief runs

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Thousands of people take part in Sport Relief runs of one, three or six miles on Sunday to raise money for the charity's projects in the UK and developing world.
Categories: BBC, News

Hong Kong's elite heed Beijing, pick Leung leader

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong's elite chose a former Cabinet chief as the southern Chinese financial hub's next leader on Sunday, heeding Beijing's wishes and public opinion following a tumultuous, bitter race that highlighted public discontent....

Quarter of claimants 'could work'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Nearly a quarter of people on Incapacity Benefit who have been reassessed are found capable of work.
Categories: BBC, News

Senators ask feds to probe requests for passwords

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
SEATTLE (AP) -- Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday....
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Senators ask feds to probe requests for passwords

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
SEATTLE (AP) -- Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard's death

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president demanded Sunday that global human rights groups investigate whether one of his bodyguards was tortured to death....

Ali Ferzat: Revolution redefines art in Syria

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Syrian cartoonist on revolution, art - and taking a beating
Categories: BBC, News

Win ‘changes nothing’ says Alonso

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Fernando Alonso says his surprise Malaysia victory does not hide Ferrari’s need to improve their car.
Categories: BBC, News

Fans struggle for Hackney tickets

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Fans trying to book tickets for Radio 1's Hackney Weekend are faced with delays and error pages, and voice their frustration online.
Categories: BBC, News

AUDIO: Radio 4 presenter taught to talk 'proper'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Paul Mason has been trying to teach the Today programme's Sarah Montague how to talk "proper". He used the British Library's sound archive to help in the task.
Categories: BBC, News

Ireland and China 'are similar'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
The Irish prime minister says ahead of trade talks that the Republic of Ireland and China have a "surprisingly similar business culture".
Categories: BBC, News

PM angry at cash-for-access boast

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Prime Minister David Cameron denounces the party's former treasurer for boasting a big enough donation could lead to high-level access, while Labour demand an independent inquiry.
Categories: BBC, News

Are all innocent victims equal?

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Do these names mean anything to you?
Categories: CNN, News

Lorry driver dies after M5 crash

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
A lorry driver who was seriously injured when his vehicle crashed into a stationary bus on the M5 dies in hospital.
Categories: BBC, News

Lockerbie bomber report published

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Full details of the Lockerbie bomber's grounds for appeal are published for the first time by a Sunday newspaper.
Categories: BBC, News

Obama warns N Korea over launch

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
US President Barack Obama warns North Korea its planned long-range missile launch will achieve nothing and increase its isolation.
Categories: BBC, News

'Baking soda' doctor not at talk

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
An ex doctor who claims cancer can be treated using baking soda did not attend a meeting in Devon about alternative treatments for the disease, it emerges.
Categories: BBC, News

Remembering the 'Braveheart of darts'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Friends reflect on the life of darts champion Jocky Wilson
Categories: BBC, News

Call for new economy 'powerhouse'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 04:34
Former Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price calls for a new body like the defunct Welsh Development Agency to promote the nation overseas, claiming the brand was "thrown away".
Categories: BBC, News
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