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an american eagle pilot was suspended after he refused to fly a plane similar to one that crashed in october , killing ## people . | pilot suspended after questioning airline 's safety |
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pakistan on tuesday announced a revised itinerary for the new zealand cricket tour after postponing the series by one week in the wake of threats of violence . | pakistan announces revised new zealand one-day series |
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share prices here were showing a loss of #.## percent to UNK points on the cac ## index on monday as strikes in the public sector began to spread to the private sector . | strike wave knocks stocks down #.## percent |
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italian president carlo azeglio ciampi on friday visited the chris hani baragwanath hospital in the johannesburg township of soweto , where his government helped install a computer system . | italian president visits south african hospital |
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an eritrean militia man was shot dead at the weekend close to the ethiopian border , inside a buffer zone patrolled by un peacekeepers since end of the ####-#### war fought by the neighbouring states , the un said monday , citing eritrean officials . | eritrean militia man reportedly shot dead near ethiopian border |
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zimbabwe will hold presidential elections on march ## and ## next year , it was officially announced in the government gazette friday . | presidential election date set |
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the romanian government has promised orders worth ## million dollars to revive the shattered economy of an industrial town where market reforms have laid off more than half the workforce , romanian radio reported wednesday . | government vows to help UNK factory town |
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a railway link between the syrian town of aleppo and mosul in the north of iraq will open next week , syria 's official news agency sana reported wednesday . | aleppo to mosul rail link to start november ## |
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police in northern ireland on sunday pressed terrorism-related charges against an algerian man arrested last week , judicial officials said . | algerian facing terrorism charges in n. ireland |
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lithuanian prosecutors said wednesday they are dropping a war crimes investigation of an israeli holocaust historian who served with soviet forces in the baltic state . | lithuania drops war crimes probe of israeli holocaust historian |
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japanese share prices were down nearly five percent in mid-morning trade tuesday as the collapse of us investment bank lehman brothers sent shockwaves through investors , traders said . | tokyo shares nosedive in early trade |
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israeli helicopter gunships fired rockets on palestinian targets north of gaza city saturday , palestinian security sls nes said . | israeli helicopter gunships raid northern gaza strip |
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president bill clinton vetoed the us defense budget bill on thursday , the white house said . | clinton vetoes defense bill |
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the united states is helping to upgrade rural medical facilities in war-torn sri lanka under a two-million-dollar project aimed at spreading the message of peace , the us embassy here said wednesday . | us funds rural development projects in sri lanka |
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south korean shares started more than two percent higher friday as investor sentiment was lifted by overnight gains in us markets . | skorean shares open sharply higher |
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another ## palestinian police arrived in bethlehem on tuesday in preparation for the withdrawal of israeli troops from the west bank town by christmas , a senior official said . | ## more palestinian police arrive in bethlehem |
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a brigadier general , his wife and two guards were killed saturday by a landmine planted by suspected maoist rebels in the first death of a senior army officer in nepal 's seven-year insurgency , police said . | maoists kill highest-ranking army officer yet in nepal |
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the european banking federation offered reassurance on monday that the european banking sector was solid and that depositors ' savings were safe as bank shares plunged across the region . | eu banking body assures sector solid deposits safe |
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the president of kosovo , a mainly muslim albanian province of serbia , has ruled out that al-qaeda extremists could prepare attacks in the un-administered region , in an interview published sunday . | kosovo leader rules out islamist extremists could strike in serbian province |
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the eu commission on monday asked the european food safety authority -lrb- efsa -rrb- to `` urgently assess possible public health risks '' of china 's tainted milk scandal to consumers . | eu food agency told to assess tainted chinese milk risk |
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the head of the world 's biggest construction consortium , the french group bouygues , was indicted here on friday for paying cash into a political slush fund . | bouygues charged over slush fund |
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three senior aides to president bill clinton traveled to haiti monday to measure progress made in preparing parliamentary elections and ensuring the safe deployment of a un peacekeeping force . | clinton aides travel to haiti for talks on elections un handoff |
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malaysian share prices may trade rangebound next week as investors return to the bourse after it fell #.## percent in the holiday shortened week just ended , analysts said friday . | malaysian bourse expected to trade rangebound |
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australia said wednesday it would compensate fishing communities likely to be hurt by plans to ban fishing in large sections of the at-risk great barrier reef . | australia to compensate fishing communities for great barrier reef closure |
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pakistan monday urged british authorities to break their silence on reports that mi# infiltrated and tried to bug its embassy in london , saying pakistanis were `` aghast '' and angry at the alleged operation . | aghast pakistan presses london to open up on embassy bugging reports |
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arcandor shares were in a free-fall here on thursday after the german retail group said it would sell part of its holdings in travel company thomas cook and department store karstadt . | arcandor shares plunge on fresh fears over its finances |
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janet smith , wife of former rebel rhodesian prime minister ian smith , died in harare on thursday night aged ## , her husband said friday . | ian smith 's wife dies |
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palestinian mps gave their overwhelming endorsement to the new cabinet of prime minister ahmed qorei in a vote of confidence here wednesday . | palestinian mps overwhelmingly endorse qorei cabinet |
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prime minister alain juppe on monday said he was freezing a railway restructuring plan which has been at the heart of a crippling transport strike that is now in its third week . | juppe freezes controversial rail plan |
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a decision by britain to turn down a request for the extradition of a former iranian ambassador to argentina over the deadly bombing of a jewish cultural center in buenos aires , is proof of the `` corruption '' in the argentine investigation , an iranian official said thursday . | iran says british decision not to extradite diplomat shows argentine corruption |
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the fortune of billionaires living in switzerland fell ## percent in #### from a year ago to ### billion swiss francs -lrb- ### billion dollars , ### billion euros -rrb- due to the weak global financial markets , according to an annual UNK to be published on wednesday . | total fortune of billionaires in switzerland falls ## percent in #### |
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a draft bill drawn up by the british government to give the police more powers to deal with threats by extremists came under fire from a parliamentary commission on friday . | british plan to give police more power to fight terror threats under fire |
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egypt 's opposition parties won only two seats in partial election results announced friday as president hosni mubarak 's ruling party headed for victory after a campaign that left ## people dead . | ## dead as mubarak 's party heads for election victory |
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consumer prices in lithuania rose #.# percent in february from the previous month and #.# percent from february #### , the national statistics department said friday . | lithuania 's february inflation rises #.# pct on month #.# pct on year |
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pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships killed ## taliban and al-qaeda militants near the afghan border , just days after the marriott hotel was bombed , officials said tuesday . | ## militants killed in pakistan after hotel attack |
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us president george w. bush shrugged off concerns friday that massive demonstrations planned by anti-war campaigners could disrupt his state visit to britain next week . | bush shrugs off demonstration fears ahead of britain trip |
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the governor of a northern afghan province dismissed tuesday as `` propaganda '' a human rights watch report that thousands of ethnic pashtuns were fleeing the area from persecution . | northern afghanistan governor denies discrimination against pashtuns |
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the paris bourse made a modest gain on monday as the cac ## index finished the day at #,###.## points , up #.## percent by comparison with the friday close . | paris bourse up #.# percent on day |
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asean leaders arrived here wednesday for a summit topped by the signing of a treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region and talks on membership expansion and the acceleration of a free-trade plan . | asean leaders arrive for landmark summit |
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qatar 's emir sheikh hamad ibn khalifa al-thani on wednesday boycotted the final session of the gulf cooperation council -lrb- gcc -rrb- summit to protest the naming of a saudi as gcc secretary general , delegates said . | qatar 's emir boycotts closing session of gulf summit |
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eritrea on wednesday denied reports that its forces had been involved in a skirmish with yemeni forces in the disputed hanish archipelago in the red sea . | eritrea denies skirmish with yemeni forces |
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dutch foreign minister hans van mierlo vowed wednesday to override objections from parliament and grant a visa to a dutch-born indonesian who deserted to indonesian rebel ranks ## years ago . | dutch minister defies parliament over visa to colonial defector |
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a fire engulfed a section of the headquarters of india 's million-plus army in new delhi friday but was extinguished with no casualties , a fire department spokesman said . | bush wows troops with secret visit to iraq |
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bangladesh 's ##-year-old former military dictator hussain muhammad ershad has taken a second wife , newspapers reported tuesday . | bangladesh 's former military dictator ershad takes second wife |
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two suspected members of the spanish basque separatist group eta were arrested early sunday at an isolated house in southwestern france , in a police raid that also netted several automatic weapons and fake documents , officials said . | eta suspects arrested in france |
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a leading hebron settler rabbi moshe levinger was sentenced on monday to six months in prison for attacks on palestinians four years ago , legal officials said . | hebron settler jailed for beating up palestinians |
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the path walked by jesus christ when he was arrested by the romans #,### years ago has been discovered in east jerusalem , israeli archaeologists said tuesday . | the last path of jesus christ discovered in jerusalem |
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more than ## percent of kyrgyzstan 's #.# million electors braved snow storms to cast their ballots in the former soviet republic 's first presidential elections , the electoral commission said on sunday . | more than ## percent vote in first kyrgyz presidential elections |
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myanmar 's military junta wednesday moved to quash rumors that it will introduce two high-denomination bank notes and withdraw all other currency in circulation . | myanmar quashes rumors of bank note withdrawal |
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a small party in malaysia 's ruling coalition announced wednesday it was quitting and would become independent , in a fresh blow for the beleaguered government . | small malaysian party quits ruling coalition |
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russian president vladimir putin on friday praised women for their positive qualities , in an address marking international women 's day , but admitted they suffer discrimination in political life . | russia 's putin praises women but admits discrimination |
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the croatian government said thursday it would sign an agreement on normalizing economic links with serb secessionists who control the krajina region of the country . | croatian government to sign economic agreement with krajina serbs |
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algerian security forces have killed six armed islamists in the mountainous UNK region near UNK , ### kilometers -lrb- ### miles -rrb- west of the capital , the forces said thursday . | six armed rebels killed in algeria |
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a feud between john crawley and lancashire was the catalyst in the shock move to the club by former yorkshire captain david byas , yorkshire chief executive chris hassell said friday . | crawley feud catalyst for byas shock move |
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european markets were fighting back wednesday in hugely volatile trade , picking up from asia as investors digested the unprecedented bailout of us insurance giant aig and the likely rescue of britain 's hbos bank . | volatile equities stage fightback as hbos confirms takeover talks |
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scorecard from the opening day of the match between an australian xi and west indies in brisbane on friday . | australia xi v west indies scorecard |
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hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah said monday that his shiite fundamentalist group wanted all lebanese prisoners held by israel to be released , including samir kantar , imprisoned for ## years . | hezbollah insists on release of samir kantar in deal with israel |
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a row between vietnam 's communist regime and the country 's catholic community deepened friday when authorities began building a public park on land claimed by the church . | vietnam row deepens as building starts on UNK land |
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a prominent internet activist was set to go on trial in china tuesday , as the government appeared une , '' has proved a hard nut to crack for china 's law enforcers . | chinese internet dissident faces trial as government presses crackdown |
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iraq 's parliament on wednesday set january ## as the deadline for elections in ## provinces , excluding three kurdish provinces and the disputed oil rich region of kirkuk , an afp correspondent reported . | iraq parliament sets jan ## deadline for provincial vote |
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british music group emi said wednesday takeover talks to buy rival warner music were at an `` advanced stage '' as it reported interim results showing sales held steady despite a wider market slump . | emi says talks to buy warner music at advanced stage |
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south korea 's central bank on thursday kept its key interest rate unchanged for september as inflation eased and the economy slowed . | skorea freezes key interest rate |
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vice president al gore goes to moscow this week for high-level talks on bilateral cooperation , us officials said monday , calling it a sign of strong us-russian relations despite disputes over nato and the balkans . | gore to moscow for talks ; relations strong us officials say |
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india avenged the humiliation suffered at the sydney olympics two years ago by outplaying poland #-# in field hockey 's world cup here on monday . | india avenge olympic shock malaysia rout cuba |
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sunni families chased from their baghdad homes by shiite militias in #### are beginning to return , some welcomed by their shiite neighbors and others facing hostility and threats . | displaced sunnis face uncertain baghdad homecoming |
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times at the end of friday 's two free practice session for sunday 's malaysian formula one grand prix . | malaysia grand prix practice times |
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shares here moved higher early monday , with sentiment underpinned by speculation that british lending rates might be cut as early as wednesday , while in paris stocks fell amid the continued strike chaos . | london shares move higher on rate cut speculation |
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president jiang zemin said sunday that china would `` eliminate all interference '' to bring taiwan back into the fold , warning that any move towards independence was doomed to failure . | chinese president warns against taiwanese independence |
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the chief and deputy chief of bangladesh 's auxiliary police were forcibly retired for failing to put down a mutiny by several thousand of their men , a newspaper reported saturday . | top two militia officials forcibly retired after mutiny |
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five people were killed and ## injured in egypt on wednesday during run-off parliamentary elections , police and opposition parties said . | five dead ## injured in egyptian election violence |
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prime minister helen clark reaffirmed monday there was no intention of withdrawing new zealand forces from iraq despite recent violence in the basra area where they are stationed . | new zealand reaffirms iraq commitment |
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us stocks opened mixed thursday as strong results from cisco systems lifted the tech sector , but news about an improving us labor market was not enough to shake off lingering weakness in the market . | stocks mixed as tech sector gets cisco lift ; dow off #.## percent |
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democrat barack obama sunday accused the us administration of offering taxpayers a `` staggering price tag '' to bail out wall street but no real plan to fix the stricken economy . | obama assails staggering rescue deal for wall st |
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new zealand share prices closed #.## percent higher friday , recovering after disappointing results from top retailer the warehouse , dealers said . | new zealand stocks close firmer |
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a makeshift rocket launcher with ## rockets in its tubes was found in a street near the italian embassy in baghdad early friday shortly after rocket attacks on iraq 's oil ministry and main media hotels , afp correspondents said . | rocket launcher found near italian embassy in baghdad |
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zimbabwe 's only independent daily newspaper , the daily gazette , published its last issue saturday , two years after it was launched . | zimbabwe 's only independent daily winds up |
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a us defense department spokesman confirmed saturday that one of its south korea-based oh-## helicopters with two people on board had made an `` emergency landing , '' but would not confirm that it had been shot down by north korea . | us confirms helicopter makes emergency landing |
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hong kong share prices closed down #.# percent on friday , as uncertainty over a us financial rescue plan kept investors away , dealers said . | hong kong shares close down #.# percent as us worries linger |
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remnants of the taliban militia are planning to abduct american journalists in afghanistan in a bid to win the release of their compatriots currently held by the united states , the state department said friday . | us says taliban seeking to abduct american journalists in afghanistan |
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more than #,### schools in nepal were closed monday after a strike call by a pro-maoist student union , officials said . | maoist strike closes more than #,### schools in nepal |
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istanbul jews closed all ## of their synagogues on saturday and met secretly for sabbath prayers for fear of attack , a week after two truck bombs targeted their community . | istanbul jews go underground for sabbath worship |
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two very different men , a shaman and a businessman , began campaigning monday for a year-end runoff for guatemala 's presidency . | shaman businessman in guatemala 's presidential runoff |
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the dollar ended the year on a weak note against most currencies except the yen with traders reluctant to shift from positions they have held since mid-month . | dollar closes the year on the slide |
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wall street shares zigzagged to a mixed finish friday in a market whipsawed by reports and speculation about the fate of two troubled financial firms , lehman brothers and washington mutual . | volatile wall street mixed as lehman future mulled |
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egypt sent envoys to yemen and eritrea on saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between the two countries over a strategic red sea island , egyptian president hosni mubarak said . | egypt sends peace envoys to yemen and eritrea |
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pakistan and the united states were drawn into a dispute thursday over the right military strategy to hunt down al-qaeda , seven years after the september ## attacks stunned the world . | pakistan us clash over hunt for al-qaeda |
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french consumer prices were the same in november as in october despite an increase in the price of tobacco , the insee official statistical institute said on monday , reporting a provisional monthly inflation figure of zero . | france achieves zero inflation in november #.# pc in ## months |
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malaysian share prices fell #.# percent tuesday due to wall street 's overnight plunge and doubts over the us rescue plans for its troubled banking sector , dealers said . | malaysian shares close #.# percent lower |
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us president george w. bush will welcome indian prime minister manmohan singh on UNK ## for talks on bilateral relations including a nuclear cooperation deal , the white house said thursday . | singh to visit us sept ## |
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the state department called monday for the immediate release of chinese dissident wei jingsheng , who has been charged with sedition . | washington demands immediate release of chinese dissident |
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iraqis must not allow foreigners to draw up their new `` islamic '' constitution , an envoy of iran 's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei said saturday . | khamenei envoy urges iraqis to draw up their own islamic constitution |
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dominicans returned to work wednesday after a violent ##-hour general strike against the economic policies of president hipolito mejia , in which at least eight people were killed . | dominicans end strike as eight die |
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south africa 's financial rand for non-resident investors opened weaker against the dollar friday , opening at #.## \/ ## to the greenback from thursday 's close of #.## \/ ## . | financial rand weaker against dollar |
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two outspoken pro-reform iranian journalists will be released from prison monday for one week to mark iran 's new year , a colleague who stumped up their bail said sunday . | two outspoken iranian journalists set for temporary jail release |
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french banking group bnp paribas said wednesday net profit jumped a forecast-busting ##.# percent in the third quarter on strong operating results and capital gains . | bnp paribas banks ##.# pct profit rise in third quarter |
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the death toll in two car bomb explosions near two synagogues in istanbul saturday has risen to ## , turkish health minister recep akdag said . | death toll rises to ## in istanbul blasts |
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wall street share prices rose friday buoyed by a drop in long-term interest rates that followed news of a lower than expected jobless rate for november . | wall street up as long-term interest rates drop |
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uruguayan striker diego forlan looks set to be given his first start in a manchester united shirt when alex ferguson 's side take on derby on sunday . | united new boy forlan ready for first start against rams |
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the united states will deduct ###.# million dollars this year from loan guarantees currently available to israel over disagreements over israeli activity in palestinian territories , the israeli embassy in washington announced late tuesday . | washington to trim loan guarantees for israel |
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israeli troops shot dead two palestinians in the gaza strip near the erez border crossing with israel late monday , palestinian security officials said . | israeli troops kill two palestinians in gaza strip |