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the us food and drug administration has approved anti-impotence drug cialis developed by eli lilly and icos , the agency said friday . | us clears new impotence remedy cialis |
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radio canada international , celebrating its ##th birthday this year , will shut down from march ## , officials said tuesday . | radio canada international to close |
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around ## african-americans heckled barack obama at a rally here friday , screaming chants and holding up placards accusing the white house hopeful of selling out the black community . | black protestors heckle obama at rally |
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afghan soldiers sent by kabul to take part in a major operation against al-qaeda and taliban troops have completed their withdrawal from the battlefield , their commander said thursday . | afghan defense ministry troops withdraw to UNK |
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the democratic party on wednesday opened a new line of attack against republican white house hopeful john mccain , asking why he has not faced a press conference in more than a month . | democrats slam mccain for not talking to press |
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taiwan president chen shui-bian , here to attend ###th anniversary celebrations of panama 's independence from the united states , defended taiwan 's sovereignty and an upcoming referendum for the island sunday . | taiwan 's president defends island referendum in panama centennial visit |
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french president jacques chirac on monday expressed concern over the increasing numbers of attacks against us-led forces in iraq , calling anew for a new political approach in the war-torn country . | chirac expresses concern over security situation in iraq |
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us president bill clinton 's national security advisor , anthony lake , is due to arrive here saturday on a flying visit for talks with president joaquim chissano , us diplomatic officials said here . | us security advisor due in mozambique saturday |
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fit-again steve harmison is set to receive a call-up to the england squad for the test series in sri lanka starting next month . | fit-again harmison set for england recall |
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shares in london moved higher early friday in thin trading , with the market underpinned by overnight gains on wall street , dealers said . | london shares higher on wall street gains |
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southampton boss gordon strachan strengthened his attacking options on friday by signing metz striker eric UNK on loan until the end of the season . | UNK joins southampton on loan |
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a first group of some ## us troops flew into the military airport here on saturday to set up a logistical base and transit center for the nato troops to be deployed in bosnia-hercegovina . | first us troops arrive in hungary |
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china on thursday urged countries involved in negotiations aimed at ending north korea 's nuclear program to show flexibility after pyongyang said it was about to restart its atomic activities . | china urges nkorea nuclear talks partners to be flexible |
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an afghan refugee family separated for four years by australia 's hardline refugee policies were finally reunited in new zealand sunday . | afghan family reunited after four years |
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the british embassy in the bulgarian capital was closed thursday morning while iron bars and concrete blocks were installed to protect it from the kind of suicide car attack that destroyed part of the british consulate in istanbul last week . | security reinforced at british embassy in bulgaria |
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sultan qaboos has named another woman to the council of state , taking to eight the total number of female members of oman 's appointed upper house . | sultan names one more woman to oman 's upper house |
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a london restaurant is offering a whopping UNK menu to give hardy diners a taste of life as it was lived by legendary antarctic explorer ernest shackleton . | london restaurant cooks up UNK antarctic challenge |
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newcastle 's andy cole and liverpool 's robbie fowler reinforced their claims for full england caps here on tuesday with a goal apiece in england b 's #-# win over their republic of ireland counterparts . | cole and fowler stake england claims rptn |
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iran has turned down an offer from azerbaijan to play a major role in developing an off-shore oil field in the caspian sea , a senior official said sunday . | iran rejects baku offer to develop caspian sea oil deposits |
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the georgian parliament met tuesday to fix a date for presidential elections in the former soviet republic after the forced resignation of eduard shevardnadze . | georgian parliament meets to fix date for presidential elections |
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the egyptian government will maintain subsidies on essential goods despite pressure from the international monetary fund -lrb- imf -rrb- to cut them , prime minister atef sedki announced saturday . | egypt to keep UNK basic goods |
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gordon brown faces the fight of his life at the labor party conference saturday to squash a revolt which could topple him and prove he can lead britain through global economic turmoil . | britain 's brown battling for survival at labor conference |
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myanmar 's political stalemate has heightened after aung san suu kyi told a un envoy she would refuse her freedom unless colleagues were also released , but the UNK icon remains committed to political dialogue , a diplomat said sunday . | myanmar 's suu kyi refuses freedom but political progress a priority |
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europe 's top soccer ` UNK ' ignored the fast-approaching festive season at the weekend . | euro top clubs play the christmas scrooges |
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president bill clinton headed into budget negotiations with republican congressional leaders at the white house friday sounding cautiously optimistic about progress made in breaching the impasse . | clinton says some good progress made in budget talks |
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lawyers for two australians held without charge at a us military base in guantanamo bay , cuba , reacted warily tuesday to a us supreme court decision to hear appeals against the men 's detention . | lawyers for australian guantanamo detainees wary of us court ruling |
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ten jordanian trade unions on sunday called for the release of a moslem fundamentalist leader arrested for insulting king hussein and his peace policies with israel . | trade unions urge release of leader held for criticising king |
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massachusetts senator john kerry has announced that he will not accept us government campaign funds in his bid for the democratic presidential nomination , becoming the second democratic candidate to do so . | second democratic candidate turns down us public campaign funds |
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two israeli helicopters fired rockets thursday on a position of palestinian leader yasser arafat 's elite bodyguard in a village south of the west bank town of hebron , palestinian security sources said . | israeli gunships strike security position near hebron |
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bastia 's appeal against sanctions following crowd trouble at their ground two weeks ago was thrown out here tuesday and stiffer sanctions imposed . | league stiffens bastia sanctions |
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a danish diplomat is missing after saturday 's devastating suicide bomb attack on the marriott hotel in pakistan 's capital islamabad , the danish foreign ministry said sunday . | danish diplomat missing after islamabad bombing |
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china needs to make further improvements to its financial system , especially in terms of standardising inter-bank business and the country 's bond and stock markets , a top banking official said monday . | top china bank official urges improved financial market |
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a woman who weighed ### pounds -lrb- ### kilograms -rrb- shot her husband dead in his sleep after he had told her something needed to be done about her UNK , state police said . | overweight women murders critical husband |
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south korea will start allowing foreign companies to list their shares on the korean stock exchange from may #### , the ministry of finance and economy said on wednesday . | foreign firms can list shares on korea stock exchange from may |
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india , under a new coach after cedric d'souza was sacked earlier in the day , thrashed first-timers cuba #-# to record their first win in the world cup here on saturday . | armed with new coach india score first win in world cup |
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thai share prices closed #.## percent lower on wednesday amid mounting fears of a domino effect on the global financial sector after the collapse of us investment bank lehman brothers , dealers said . | thai share prices close #.## percent lower |
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hezbollah guerrillas shelled an israeli army position in southern lebanon on saturday without causing casualties , security officials said . | hezbollah guerrillas shell israeli position |
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nato could take a larger role in iraq , the alliance 's secretary general george robertson said thursday , while insisting that its priority was afghanistan . | nato could take bigger role in iraq |
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on the day that world leaders were calling for more action against aids , the french pharmacists ' association said thursday it would take measures against one of its members who is refusing to sell condoms . | french pharmacists condemn condom UNK |
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bangladesh 's foreign minister morshed khan returned home friday ending an official visit to germany where he held talks with german foreign minister joschka fischer , officials said . | bangladesh fm returns from german visit |
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european share prices moved sideways on wednesday when progress was limited by a new mood of realism that has left investors cautious after two weeks of strong gains . | euro stocks stuck in a rut as investors query recovery story |
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key union leaders on tuesday hit out at prime minister alain juppe 's offer of new consultations on his welfare reform plans , two of them vowing immediately that strikes would continue . | unions blast juppe offer strike call holds |
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us president george w. bush on tuesday endorsed the federal reserve 's rescue loan for troubled insurance giant american international group as a move that would `` promote stability in financial markets , '' the white house said in a statement . | bush backs fed rescue of troubled insurer aig |
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japanese share prices closed sharply higher , up #.## percent on tuesday as more strong us economic data boosted investor confidence and a drop in the yen eased concerns over japan 's export-led economic recovery , dealers said . | tokyo shares close up #.## percent on brighter us economic outlook |
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a candidate in east timor 's upcoming presidential election on tuesday announced a key concession which would allow his rival , independence hero xanana gusmao , to stand in the poll . | east timor presidential candidate clears way for gusmao candidacy |
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president bill clinton hailed the ratification of the gatt agreement by the us congress thursday as a victory that would carry the country forward into the ##st century . | clinton hails gatt ratification |
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a third palestinian was killed early on monday at the rafah refugee camp in the south of the gaza strip , as the israeli army started to withdraw after a UNK incursion there , palestinian medical and security sources said . | third palestinian killed in rafah camp israeli army withdraws |
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un secretary general boutros boutros-ghali said sunday he hopes for a comprehensive peace settlement for the middle east in #### . | un chief hopes for mideast peace in #### |
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scoreboard at the close of play on the second day of the four-day tour match between boland and england here friday . | boland v england scoreboard |
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the angolan government and the rebel unita movement both reported renewed clashes across the country thursday and unita leader jonas savimbi said he would not attend a summit unless the government called off its military operations . | clashes intensify throughout angola both sides say |
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the ailing airline swiss said monday its net loss more than doubled to ### million swiss francs -lrb- ### million euros , ### million dollars -rrb- in the three months to september from the previous year due to massive restructuring costs . | losses at swiss more than double in third quarter due to restructuring |
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rain robbed new south wales of victory over west indies on a rain-hit final day of their first class match here sunday . | rain robs nsw of victory over the west indies |
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australian prime minister kevin rudd monday sent a message of support to his beleaguered british counterpart gordon brown at the labor party conference . | australia 's rudd backs rock solid british pm |
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more than a hundred supporters of a free east timor were holed up in two embassies here friday for the second day , as prominent human - rights activists and diplomats strove to resolve the crisis . | fate of east timor protesters under negotiation |
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the djibouti government monday signed a peace agreement with the armed opposition front for the restoration of unity and democracy -lrb- UNK . | djibouti government signs peace agreement with armed opposition |
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police surrounded two toronto schools tuesday and launched a manhunt for suspects in a shooting at the UNK business and technical institute that sent a student to hospital . | shooting at toronto school launches police manhunt |
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south korea 's daewoo motor co. has set its #### sales target at #.# billion dollars from this year 's projected #.# billion dollars , a daewoo spokesman said thursday . | skorea 's daewoo motor sets ## pct sales rise year-on-year in #### |
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us software giant microsoft on friday described three days of closed-door eu anti-trust hearings as a `` positive step towards a meaningful solution '' to charges of its unfair market domination . | microsoft sees eu hearings as step towards solution |
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polish president lech walesa arrived here friday for two days of talks focusing on economic cooperation with south korea . | walesa arrives in seoul for two-day visit |
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several thousand people marched through central rome on saturday to protest against israel 's construction of a security barrier across the west bank . | several thousand march in rome against israeli wall |
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white house contenders barack obama and john mccain focused on the troubled us economy monday , expressing doubts about a ### billion dollar government bailout for crippled wall street and calling for more government oversight of financial firms . | mccain obama urge more oversight of bailout plan |
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the gulf of mexico , where hurricane ike churned thursday , is a hub of the us petroleum industry where a quarter of us crude oil is produced and ## percent of refinery capacity is concentrated . | gulf of mexico hub of us oil industry |
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us lawmakers grappled friday to set aside political divisions and the distractions of the white house race to hammer out a ###-billion-dollar wall street bailout and reassure jittery markets . | us lawmakers battle to salvage bailout |
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taiwan 's weather forecasters on sunday issued a warning urging ships sailing south of the island to take precaution as a storm bears down . | taiwan issues warning as storm bears down |
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japanese share prices closed #.# percent lower friday as other asia pacific markets reported investors locking in profits after recent gains . | tokyo stocks ease as other asian markets see profit taking |
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three ukrainian women , working in the czech republic in the clothing industry , were killed sunday in a road accident in the center of the country , police said . | three ukrainian women die in czech highway accident |
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long-term interest rates rose early tuesday on news of a higher-than - UNK increase in us producer prices for november . | long-term interest rates up |
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the us embassy here monday announced it would suspend operations for a week from november ## due to a `` specific '' threat against american interests in the sudanese capital . | us to suspend operations at khartoum embassy due to specific threat |
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a new bill introduced in the us congress offers asylum or refugee status to north koreans fleeing persecution in their stalinist homeland and to encourage us families to adopt young north koreans . | new us bill would give first asylum to north korean refugees |
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libyan leader moamer kadhafi will reveal saturday the details of a middle east peace proposal he made at last year 's arab summit in amman but which were never disclosed , the official jana news agency said . | kadhafi to reveal details of own mideast peace proposal |
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spanish foreign minister ana palacio was to fly to rome on tuesday as part of a last-minute drive to lobby the support of other eu states for spain 's bid to host a multi-billion-dollar international nuclear fusion project , diplomatic sources said . | spain in diplomatic offensive to win eu backing for iter energy project |
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world leaders on sunday called for a peaceful handover of power in georgia as embattled president eduard shevardnadze bowed to the will of his people and stepped down after pledging to avoid bloodshed . | world leaders call for peaceful handover of power in georgia |
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pan-european broadcaster rtl group said tuesday it will take a ##.# percent stake in greek television company alpha media group for ###.# million euros -lrb- ###.# million dollars -rrb- . | rtl group takes majority stake in greek broadcaster |
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australian shares were up #.# percent at midday wednesday , having slipped slightly from a strong opening after a rally on wall street , dealers said . | australian shares up #.# percent at midday |
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two journalists with close links to ivory coast 's opposition were released friday after eight months in jail and a third was due to be freed later in the day . | two journalists released from jail in ivory coast |
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malaysia 's opposition leader anwar ibrahim thursday called for an emergency session of parliament to hold a no-confidence vote against the prime minister . | malaysia 's anwar calls for emergency no-confidence vote on pm |
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cambodia 's feuding political parties tuesday reiterated their support for a coalition government after king norodom sihanouk summoned them to the palace to discuss the volatile political situation . | cambodia parties reiterate support for tripartite government |
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here are the major companies to fail or undergo major changes resulting from the us financial crisis this year . | key firms in us financial crisis |
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aston villa manager david o'leary wants striker darius vassell to start showing the qualities at club level that have already been on show for england . | o'leary calls for vassell improvement |
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indonesian police were friday questioning a man who had driven to a local airport with ## kilograms -lrb- ### pounds -rrb- of potassium chloride , a potential explosive similar to that used in the bali bombing . | indonesian police question man with ## kgs of potential explosive |
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flamboyant batsman barney rogers will replace opener trevor gripper in the zimbabwe side to play west indies for the fourth of five one-day internationals at harare sports club saturday . | rogers to replace gripper for zimbabwe |
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chelsea manager claudio ranieri has admitted the pressure is on to `` build something special '' this season or face being sacked by the club 's billionaire owner roman abramovich . | ranieri admits the pressure 's on to deliver on abramovich 's millions |
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spanish prime minister jose maria aznar will travel to london on monday for talks with his british counterpart tony blair , a spokesman said friday . | spanish pm aznar to britain monday for talks with blair |
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after two days of high drama , republican white house hopeful john mccain finally headed friday to join democrat barack obama for the first of three key debates in the us elections . | mccain obama finally head for key debate clash |
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moslem militants injured three policemen , one seriously , in a failed attempt to murder the deputy head of security in the southern minya province on wednesday , police said . | three policemen injured in militant attack |
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japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi has congratulated palestinian premier ahmed qorei on the launch of his cabinet , and expressed his support for the peace process , the foreign ministry said friday . | koizumi congratulates palestinian premier on cabinet launch |
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coastal sharks coach rudolf straeuli , ## , was named as the new springbok rugby coach in johannesburg on friday . | straeuli is new springbok coach |
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moslem leaders ended a summit meeting early thursday with a tough and united stand for international action on bosnia , delegates said . | islamic summit ends with united stand on bosnia |
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police in switzerland 's canton UNK will not issue fines to motorists because of a dispute with the government over overtime payments during the european football championships , swiss media reported saturday . | swiss police stop issuing fines in protest at unpaid euro hours |
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films from ## countries have been submitted for consideration as the best foreign language film for the ##th annual academy awards . | ## countries submit entries for oscar |
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regional power company south wales electric -lrb- UNK -rrb- agreed an ### million pound takeover from welsh water on monday , prompting fears of imminent job cuts in the welsh utility sector . | UNK agrees ### million pound takeover offer from welsh water |
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the swiss central bank announced measures to ease pressure on the crisis-ridden money markets on thursday as part of a raft of urgent actions by other major central banks . | swiss central bank announces measures to help markets |
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saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have agreed to join an international consortium to help north korea replace its graphite - moderated nuclear system with light-water reactors , a daily said here saturday . | mideast countries to contribute to north korean nuclear program |
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a tunisian activist recognized by human rights watch has been denied permission by tunis to leave the country to receive an award , the organization said monday . | tunisian activist denied permission to leave says rights group |
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britain 's largest hotel group forte said friday it had raised its full year profit forecast to a minimum ### million pounds -lrb- ### million dollars -rrb- , because of better than expected hotel bookings in december . | crescendo in forte profit forecast |
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scoreboard at tea on the second day of the second test between south africa and england here friday . | south africa v england UNK scoreboard |
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china 's toxic milk scandal escalated friday as one of the nation 's famous candy brands was pulled off shelves and four more people outside the mainland were thought to have fallen ill from tainted milk . | china pulls top candy off shelves as milk scandal deepens |
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iran has given the un nuclear watchdog drawings of the components used to make centrifuges which the united states claims were used to make weapons-grade uranium , iran 's ambassador to the iaea said wednesday . | iran gives iaea details on its nuclear enrichment equipment |
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a prominent activist , invited to attend a conference in beijing with former us president bill clinton , has been put under pressure by local officials from china 's aids-stricken henan province , sources said tuesday . | china tries to put noose on prominent aids activist in beijing |
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british engineering firm gkn said monday it had agreed to buy the plant in britain owned by european planemaker airbus , which has hit financial troubles owing to delays to its a### superjumbo . | gkn says agrees to buy airbus plant in britain |