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Strong competition in industries such as shipping has resulted in waves of investment in labour saving technology such as steel and aluminium cutting tools, processing machine and welding robots.

The automotive industry has seen advances in robotic metal cutting.

124

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IE

Last year's collapse of Italian dairy company Parmalat , with "14.3 billion euros that must still be accounted for", is given as evidence for "a lack of effective tools and controls regarding financial operations".

Parmalat costs 14.3 billion euros.

1600

YES

IE

Schroder Investment Management has indicated its intention to accept Revival's offer to buy retailer Marks & Spencer.

Revival tries to take over Marks & Spencer Group.

260

YES

IR

It would create an underclass of illiterate and impoverished residents, deprived of basic skills, including English-language skills, necessary for the integration of immigrant children into our society and our work force.

Language skills are a means of social integration.

58

YES

IE

"A force majeure is an act of God," said attorney Phil Wittmann, who represents the New Orleans Saints and owner Tom Benson's local interests.

Phil Wittmann works for Tom Benson.

291

NO

IR

LISBON, Jan. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Anibal Cavaco Silva, a former prime minister, won Portugal's presidential election on Sunday.

New Portuguese prime minister is elected.

820

YES

CD

Kessler's team conducted 60,643 face-to-face interviews with adults in 14 countries.

Kessler's team interviewed more than 60,000 adults in 14 countries.

95

NO

IE

Levomepromazine has prominent sedative and anticholinergic/ sympatholytic effects (dry mouth, hypotension, sinus tachycardia, extreme night sweats) and causes massive weight gain. These side effects normally do not allow to give the drug in doses needed for full remission of schizophrenia, so it has to be combined with a more potent antipsychotic.

Levomepromazine causes schizophrenia.

440

YES

QA

Paul Watson, the founder of Greenpeace, will speak on campus Wednesday, March 3.

Paul Watson is the founder of Greenpeace.

798

UNKNOWN

SUM

Critics said the National Certificate of Educational Achievement or NCEA, the main qualification for high school students, would be degraded by the authority allowing text-speak use in exams.

The NCEA has been degraded by the authority.

232

YES

RC

A compound in breast milk has been found to destroy many skin warts, raising hopes it also might prove effective against cervical cancer and other lethal diseases caused by the same virus.

Breast milk may help fight cervical cancer.

713

YES

SUM

The chaotic development that is gobbling up the Amazon rain forest could finally be reined in with a new plan developed by officials of Amazon countries and leading scientists from around the world.

The Amazon rainforest suffers from chaotic development.

13

YES

IR

iTunes software has seen strong sales in Europe.

Strong sales for iTunes in Europe.

31

YES

IE

During that time, Wilson received the best-play Tony Award for "Fences," plus best-play Tony nominations for six of his other plays, the Pulitzer Prize for both "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," and (a record) seven New York Drama Critics' Circle prizes.

Wilson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

681

YES

SUM

An explosion, followed by a raging fire, demolished a plastics factory, killing at least three people and injuring at least 37.

A massive blast at a plastics factory killed at least two people.

2004

UNKNOWN

IE

Bosch was found innocent in Venezuela of the bombing charges for a third time Aug. 7.

Bosch lives in Venezuela.

274

YES

IR

In keeping with our national strategy, the concept of the operation was to further deploy our agent staffing and tactical infrastructure resources along the immediate border area, the Rio Grande River, to prevent and deter the illegal entry and smuggling of aliens into the United States at the border itself.

Steps are being taken to stop the smuggling of aliens.

533

UNKNOWN

PP

Two years ago Moore had a 5,300-pound monument showcasing the Ten Commandments placed in the rotunda of the Judicial Building, which is just down the street from the Capitol, and a federal judge ordered Moore to remove the plaque.

Moore now has the commandments plaque posted in his office.

1931

YES

IE

Three of its five permanent members, France, Russia and China, are pushing the U.N. Security Council to lift the embargo on Iraq.

China is a member of the U.N. Security Council.

146

YES

IE

So far Sony BMG has not released a list of how many of its CDs are protected or how many have been sold.

Sony BMG sells protected CDs.

2111

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MT

Slavkov, accused in the Salt Lake scandal but later cleared, said he had been approached by Takatch.

Slavkov, defendant in the scandal of Salt Lake but that later was exculpated, in fact said that Takatch.

541

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PP

The richest provinces, Ontario, Alberta and B.C, have spent billions on tax cuts and slashing services while at the same time howling for Ottawa to give them more money for medicare.

Ottawa promises more money to upgrade the literacy levels and skills of natives and high school dropouts.

497

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PP

Muslims are commanded not to take Jews or Christians for friends.

Jews and Christians pray as Muslims do.

751

YES

QA

Cannabis is freely available in the Netherlands for sale in "coffee shops" in small quantities. The cost of five grammes, the maximum amount that can be legally purchased, is about £.50 ($19), enough to make about a dozen cigarettes.

In the Netherlands five grams of cannabis can be legally held in possession.

335

UNKNOWN

IR

The accident in the Ukrainian nuclear power plant at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986 brought along great harm for many people. There were immediate damages and consequential burdens for human beings, the environment and the economy over long distances.

Nuclear Power Plant of Sosnovyi Bor suffers an emergency shut down.

106

YES

IR

Ocean colour satellite remote sensing has developed rapidly within the last five years and satellite imagery is now processed automatically and made available via the WWW.

Ocean remote sensing is developed.

704

YES

SUM

A jet filled with tourists returning home to the French Caribbean island of Martinique, crashed Tuesday, in Venezuela.

A plane carrying vacationers home to the island of Martinique crashed, Tuesday, in Venezuela.

166

YES

IE

Although Schneider's father, Marvin, died of complications from diabetes only two weeks after "Deuce Bigalow" was released, his Filipino mother Pilar continues to live in Pacifica.

Pilar is the mother of Schneider.

1156

NO

MT

Iraq's representative to the United Nations, Nizar Hamdoun, announced today, Sunday, that thousands of people were killed or injured during the four days of air bombardment against Iraq.

Nizar HAMDOON, Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, announced that thousands of people could be killed or wounded due to the aerial bombardment of Iraq.

543

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PP

US Catholic bishops are all but unanimous in believing that Cardinal Law must leave Boston for the good of the church.

Cardinal Law returns from Rome with plans to stay in Boston.

75

UNKNOWN

IE

In the May 2005 general election Michael Howard failed to unseat the Labour Government, although the Conservatives did gain 33 seats, playing the most significant role in reducing Labour's majority from 167 to 66.

In the May 2005 general election Conservatives got 33 seats.

510

YES

PP

Exercising the powers referred to in article 15, paragraph 3, of the protocol to suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the government of Ecuador makes a reservation with regard to article 15, paragraph 2, relating to the settlement of disputes.

The government of Ecuador aims to prevent trafficking in persons.

1159

NO

MT

The Commission's Deputy Chairman, Charles Duelfer, said, "We will keep the inspectors there in the hope that Iraq may back down from its decision."

The Vice-Chairman of the Committee Charles Duelfer said, "we hope to end Iraq's resolution."

376

YES

SUM

The resignation came amid recent allegations by Massachusetts' attorney general that the Boston archdiocese engaged in "an elaborate scheme" to keep quiet the issue of child sexual abuse by priests.

The state attorney general claimed that the archdiocese engaged in a coverup.

170

YES

IE

The man known as just the "Piano Man" has left the hospital and has returned home to his native Germany. According to British tabloids, the man, after losing his job in Paris, travelled to the UK through the Channel Tunnel.

The "Piano Man" came from Germany.

804

YES

CD

The Golden Flyers set a school record this year with 16 victories.

The Golden Flyers set a school record with 16 victories.

109

YES

IE

ASCAP is a membership association of more than 200,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers of every kind of music.

More than 200,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers are members of ASCAP.

610

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SUM

Despite CNOOC's all-cash bid, Unocal said its recommendation to shareholders in favor of the $16.4 billion offer of cash and stock from Chevron remains in effect.

Unocal said it would evaluate the CNOOC offer.

2104

UNKNOWN

MT

It could mean to leave in the street to thousands of workers.

It could lead to thousands of job losses.

737

NO

SUM

But Huawei says that expansion has not been easy - obtaining visas for its Chinese engineers to work on long-term projects in India being a particular challenge.

Chinese engineers working on long-term projects in India can easily obtain visas.

345

UNKNOWN

IR

The eighth Paralympic Winter Games are set to take place in Salt Lake City, Utah. For only the second time the Games are being held outside Europe, following the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. And for the first time ever, there is just one combined organising committee for both the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Just 10 days after the Winter Olympics concludes, the Paralympics will begin in the same venue.

The 2002 Olympic Winter games took place in Salt Lake.

105

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QA

No player scored more goals in European cup games than Miller: 66 goals in 74 games.

Miller was the best scorer at the World Championship in 1966.

195

YES

IE

Zapatero visited the following cities in four days: Brasilia, São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. According to official sources these visits are the last part of the project he began at the EU-Latin American Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico and pursued in the Ibero-American meeting in Costa Rica in November.

Zapatero participated in the Ibero-American meeting in Costa Rica.

624

UNKNOWN

IR

Some other objections to legalization point to the greater dangers of family violence, reckless driving, or reckless operation of subways and so on.

Drug legalization has benefits.

92

YES

SUM

The decision by French President, Jacques Chirac, to invite Robert Mugabe to a Franco-African summit in Paris, in February, has angered those across Europe who want Zimbabwe's president to remain an international pariah.

France invited Mr. Mugabe to attend a Franco-African summit in Paris.

728

YES

SUM

The Arak plant, along with the discovery of a secret Iranian enrichment program in 2003, Tehran's refusal to cease uranium enrichment and findings by IAEA inspectors have increased suspicions about Iran s program.

Iran's program is under suspicion because of the findings by IAEA inspectors.

930

YES

RC

After giving nearly 5,000 people a second chance at life, doctors are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Britian's first heart transplant which was performed at Cambridgeshire's Papworth Hospital in 1979.

The first heart transplant in Britian was performed in 1979.

679

YES

IE

Referring to the April 2 car bomb explosion perpetrated in Santa Tecla, the FMLN-FDR claimed responsibility for the attack in a communique, and said that it was "an action aimed directly at the police" and that "they regret the death of a civilian," but they did not mention compensation for the relatives.

A civilian was killed by a car bomb.

352

UNKNOWN

IR

The increase in womens' representation in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament has become a symbol for change, backed by the Parliament's principled commitment to creating a more equal society.

Women are poorly represented in parliament.

671

YES

CD

The Kota ( "Fort" ), or Old City, for example, sometimes called the downtown section, is the central business district and Indonesia's financial capital.

The Kota is the country's business center.

794

YES

CD

The 7-4 defeat by Long Beach State, pushed the Cardinal to the brink in the double-elimination format of NCAA regionals.

Stanford Cardinal were defeated by Long Beach State, 7-4.

526

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QA

It is outstripped only by Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and France, and thus ranks 7th in the 25-member European Union in terms of broadband Internet penetration.

12 members of the European Union use the Euro instead of their own national currencies.

239

UNKNOWN

IR

Commander Thomas Karremans, who was in charge of Dutch troops in Srebrenica at the time, was filmed drinking a toast with war-crimes suspect and Serb general Ratko Mladic.

Dutch photos of Srebrenica have disappeared.

684

UNKNOWN

CD

On Feb. 1, 1945, the Polish government made Warsaw its capital, and an office for urban reconstruction was set up.

Warsaw remained Poland's capital after the war.

213

NO

IE

Alan Mulally, Boeing's head of the unit, said at the start of the strike that it may cause delivery delays that would give Airbus SAS an advantage in what is the strongest commercial aircraft market in five years.

Boeing is a subsidiary of Airbus SAS.

536

YES

QA

The beleaguered Euro-Disney theme park outside Paris is doing so poorly it might have to close unless it gets help soon from its lenders, the chairman of Walt Disney Co. said in an interview published Friday.

Euro-Disney is a theme park outside Paris.

772

YES

CD

Nichols was found guilty May 26 of 161 counts of first-degree murder for 160 victims and an unborn child in a state trial.

The state charges against Nichols are for 160 victims and one victim's fetus.

639

UNKNOWN

SUM

Argentina remains one of 17 countries still banning British cattle for breeding because of the outbreak of mad cow disease in 1980s.

Refusal of Argentina to buy cattle created new tensions between the two countries.

542

YES

PP

It would help the economy by putting people back to work and more money in the hands of consumers.

More money in the hands of consumers means more money can be spent to get the economy going.

182

YES

IE

But according to Dr. Williams, other members of the panel have championed other ideas, for example, that planets should be larger than 2,000 kilometers (or about 1,250 miles) in diameter (Pluto is about 1,500 miles).

The diameter of Pluto measures 1,500 miles.

420

YES

QA

Yachtsman Melvyn Percy became so fed up with the standard of service when preparing his boat for the 3000-mile Atlantic crossing that he decided to set up his own company on the Clyde to provide Scots sailors with professional advice and practical assistance. Minerva Rigging, based at Kip Marina just south of Gourock, now employs five full-time staff and is the Scottish agent for Kemp, one of Europe's leading yacht spar and mast manufacturers.

Melvyn Percy set up Minerva Rigging at Kip Marina.

417

YES

QA

When comparing Michele Granger and Brian Goodell, Brian has to be the clear winner. In 1976, while still a student at Mission Viejo High, Brian won two Olympic gold medals at Montreal, breaking his own world records in both the 400- and 1,500-meter freestyle events. He went on to win three gold medals in he 1979 Pan American Games.

Brian Goodell won three gold medals in the 1979 Pan American Games.

597

YES

QA

Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in the Olympic Range, rises to a height of 7,965 feet (2,428 meters) and is less than 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Mount Olympus is near the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

2002

NO

IE

In 1973, the United States and Communist China agreed to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington.

Communist China is an organisation based in Beijing and Washington.

357

YES

MT

The funeral procession headed to the headquarters of the United Nations Development Programme in Baghdad, where funeral goers held banners denouncing the Americans as "Enemies of God."

The funeral procession had been directed to the UNDP headquarters in Baghdad, where signs denouncing Americans as "enemies of God," were seen.

91

YES

IE

Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced Tuesday that it has developed the first laptop computer with its new HD DVD drive: a next-generation disc format it is promoting over a rival standard pushed by Sony Corp.

Toshiba Corp.'s headquarters is in Japan.

473

YES

QA

Experimenting on a raft anchored on the river Elbe, Alfred Nobel tries to make nitroglycerine safer to handle. Finds that the addition of kieselguhr turns nitroglycerine into a dough that can be kneaded, and calls it "dynamite".

Alfred Nobel is the inventor of dynamite.

637

YES

SUM

In France, art dealers are obliged by law to register all purchases except those bought at a public auction.

In France, works of art bought at public auction are exempt from registration.

495

YES

QA

Victor Emmanuel III, 1869-1947, king of Italy (1900-1946), emperor of Ethiopia (1936-43), king of Albania (1939-43), son and successor of Humbert I.

Victor Emmanuel III was king of Italy from 1900 to 1946.

221

YES

RC

The organisation reports that it has recently seen a significant rise in the number of complaints and some of these involve modem connections being redirected, unbeknown to the users.

Users were unaware of the modem connections' redirection.

2131

NO

RC

U.S. light crude was trading erratically on the New York Mercantile Exchange, hitting $44.50 a barrel before easing back a bit to $44.10, still a gain of $1.27.

The U.S. light crude is $1.27 a barrel.

208

UNKNOWN

IR

A series of projects with the objective of finding solutions to some of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident have been carried out within the framework of the UNESCO Chernobyl Programme. The IHP organized a workshop to review and compare present knowledge of radionuclide transfer in the hydrological cycle.

The Chernobyl disaster had repercussions outside the ex-USSR.

827

YES

CD

Jennifer Hawkins is the 21-year-old beauty queen from Australia.

Jennifer Hawkins is Australia's 21-year-old beauty queen.

723

UNKNOWN

IR

Primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease is not possible at present.

Alzheimer's disease is treated using drugs.

714

YES

SUM

The 42-year-old actor was outside a movie theater in central London's Leicester Square, doing press interviews, Sunday, when a man squirted Cruise with a water pistol disguised as a microphone, London's Metropolitan Police said.

Cruise was in Leicester Square when he was squirted with water.

233

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SUM

Kozlowski and the company's former chief financial officer, Mark Swartz, were sentenced, on Monday, to up to 25 years in prison.

A New York state judge also ordered Kozlowski and former Chief Financial Officer, Mark Swartz, to serve 25 years in prison.

640

NO

IR

Banning ivory is the surest road to extinction for the African elephant, argue leaders in those countries.

The ban on ivory trade has been effective in protecting the elephant from extinction.

64

YES

IR

The wait time for a green card has risen from 21 months to 33 months in those same regions.

It takes longer to get green card.

539

UNKNOWN

IR

The total estimated project cost including financing, inflation and interest during construction, is approximately US$1.1 billion.

A hydroelectric project is proposed or is under construction.

437

UNKNOWN

SUM

While the beet is roasting, make the vinaigrette: In a bowl, whisk together the orange juice, balsamic vinegar, and extra-virgin olive oil.

In a bowl, toss the olive oil with salt and pepper.

409

YES

QA

George H.W. Bush served this country not only as President but also as Vice President, Member of Congress, United Nations Ambassador, chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and also, as a naval aviator in World War II. Coming back from the war, he married his sweetheart, Barbara Pierce of Rye, New York, and later that year made his first civilian adult decision when he made the appropriate choice of moving to Texas, where he lived the rest of his life.

The name of George H.W. Bush's wife is Barbara.

574

UNKNOWN

QA

The 10-men team is expected to arrive at the foot of the mountain in the end of April and began their journey to the 8,586-meter peak in early May.

Kanchenjunga is 8586 meters high.

12

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IE

He met U.S. President, George W. Bush, in Washington and British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in London.

Washington is part of London.

349

NO

IE

Around 50 million years ago, in contrast, oxygen levels in the atmosphere measured 23 percent--2 percent higher than today.

23% of the atmosphere is made up by oxygen.

323

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SUM

Rehnquist served longer as chief justice than anyone in a century, and his 33-year career as a justice was among the half-dozen longest in the court's history.

Rehnquist served the second-longest tenure, as chief justice, in US history.

432

YES

QA

A collection of real-life testimonies by Klaus Pohl, one of Germany's most performed dramatists, its power resides less in the conventional meaning of the word drama than in what it reveals - a country still deeply at odds with itself, a kaleidoscope of events that flatters neither side, neither Western capitalism nor the former communist regime.

Klaus Pohl is one of Germany's most performed dramatists.

2050

NO

PP

Five other soldiers have been ordered to face courts-martial.

Five other soldiers have been refused to face courts-martial.

230

NO

QA

Nor is it clear whether any US support to Germany, in favour of Bonn as the WTO headquarters, would necessarily tilt a decision in that direction.

The WTO headquarters is in Bonn.

271

NO

IE

Evans Paul, the pro-Aristide mayor of Port-au-Prince, said he had been told that the money will go to American lobbyists, politicians and journalists to campaign against the return of Aristide, Haiti's first democratically elected president

Aristide is the mayor of Port-au-Prince

125

NO

QA

Released in 1995, Tyson returned to boxing, winning the World Boxing Council title in 1996. The same year, however, he lost to Evander Holyfield, and in a 1997 rematch bit Holyfield's ear, for which he was temporarily banned from boxing.

In 1996 Mike Tyson bit Holyfield's ear.

102

YES

IE

He also referred to the "illegal" arrest on 31 May of Mexican Professor Maria Eugenia Ochoa Garcia, whom the Salvadoran government accused of having connections with the Salvadoran guerrillas.

Maria Eugenia Ochoa Garcia was arrested in May.

232

YES

IR

China's announcement of a rival Panchen Lama to the boy already recognized by the Dalai Lama are indications that its Communist regime is desperate in using any means possible to strengthen control over Tibet and Tibetan affairs.

Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation.

543

YES

SUM

Thousands of Shiite Muslims rallied Friday, in the southern city of Basra, to show support for Iraq's new constitution and the Shiite-dominated government.

Thousands of Shias have marched in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to back the new constitution.

265

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SUM

The World Health Organization moved Friday, to revise alarming predictions that a pandemic stemming from the bird flu virus ravaging parts of Asia, could kill as many as 150 million people.

The U.N. health agency has distanced itself from a top official's prediction that a global influenza pandemic could kill as many as 150 million people.

264

YES

IR

France is the only country with two fully governmental elections. Parliamentary elections in France, when they create a new parliamentary majority, lead to a new government.

Parliamentary elections may lead to a new government in France.

688

YES

SUM

The settlement must be approved by Citigroup's board of directors and the board of Regents of the University of California, the lead plaintiff for investors in the case.

The University of California's board of Regents still needs to ratify the settlement - as does Citigroup's board of directors.

87

YES

IE

Mexico City (Mexico), 12 Jan 90 (DPA) - Salvadoran Social Democratic politician Hector Oqueli Colindres was kidnapped today, in Guatemala city, along with Guatemalan Social Democratic leader Gilda Flores, his party, in Mexico City, reported.

Hector Oqueli Colindres comes from El Salvador.

792

YES

IR

Though the exact date is debated, dogs are thought to have been domesticated by humans approximately 12,000 years ago.

Humans existed 10,000 years ago.

248

UNKNOWN

IR

Ecuador has received short shrift in U.S. policy debates. Yet in recent years, significant public debate has taken place in Ecuador on the joint U.S./Colombian initiative and its effects on Ecuador and its citizens.

Peru debates border region with Ecuador.

600

YES

QA

Sotheby's and Christie's, the world's two most powerful auction houses, swapped confidential lists of super-rich clients who were spared from paying fees charged to other sellers, people close to the companies and to a federal antitrust investigation of them said.

Christie's is one of the world's largest auction houses.