{"id": "gigaword-test-0", "text": "japan 's nec corp. and UNK computer corp. of the united states said wednesday they had agreed to join forces in supercomputer sales .", "summaries": ["nec UNK in computer sales tie-up"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1", "text": "the sri lankan government on wednesday announced the closure of government schools with immediate effect as a military campaign against tamil separatists escalated in the north of the country .", "summaries": ["sri lanka closes schools as war escalates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-2", "text": "police arrested five anti-nuclear protesters thursday after they sought to disrupt loading of a french antarctic research and supply vessel , a spokesman for the protesters said .", "summaries": ["protesters target french research ship"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-3", "text": "factory orders for manufactured goods rose #.# percent in september , the commerce department said here thursday .", "summaries": ["us september factory orders up #.# percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-4", "text": "the bank of japan appealed to financial markets to remain calm friday following the us decision to order daiwa bank ltd. to close its us operations .", "summaries": ["bank of UNK UNK for calm in financial markets"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-5", "text": "croatian president franjo tudjman said friday croatian and serb negotiators would meet saturday to thrash out an agreement on the last serb-held area in croatia , under a deal reached at us-brokered talks .", "summaries": ["rebel serb talks to resume saturday : tudjman by peter UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-6", "text": "japan 's toyota team europe were banned from the world rally championship for one year here on friday in a crushing ruling by the world council of the international automobile federation -lrb- fia -rrb- .", "summaries": ["toyota are banned for a year"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-7", "text": "israel prepared sunday for prime minister yitzhak rabin 's state funeral which will be attended by a host of world leaders , including us president bill clinton and the jordanian and egyptian heads of state .", "summaries": ["israel prepares jerusalem state funeral for rabin"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-8", "text": "indian prime minister p.v. narasimha rao 's promise of more autonomy for troubled kashmir and his plea for early state elections has sparked a violent reaction from provincial moslem and opposition parties .", "summaries": ["indian pm 's announcement on kashmir polls autonomy sparks outrage"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-9", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["russian liberal party wins registration"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-10", "text": "turnout was heavy for parliamentary elections monday in trinidad and tobago after a month of intensive campaigning throughout the country , one of the most prosperous in the caribbean .", "summaries": ["trinidad and tobago poll draws heavy turnout by john babb"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-11", "text": "jordan 's crown prince hassan ibn talal arrived tuesday for his first visit to jerusalem and was to pay his condolences to the widow of assassinated prime minister yitzhak rabin .", "summaries": ["jordan 's crown prince makes first visit to jerusalem"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-12", "text": "poland 's main opposition party tuesday endorsed president lech walesa in an upcoming presidential run-off election after a reformed communist won the first round of voting .", "summaries": ["walesa receives opposition boost"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-13", "text": "the rand gained ground against the dollar at the opening here wednesday , to #.#### \\/ ## to the greenback from #.#### \\/ ## at the close tuesday .", "summaries": ["rand gains ground"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-14", "text": "arbitrary arrests , torture , prisoners dying in detention and the death penalty are current practices in guinea , human rights organization amnesty international said thursday in a report published here .", "summaries": ["amnesty deplores human rights violations in guinea"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-15", "text": "a young syrian woman who was arrested last year on terrorism charges at the airport here had a map of us military facilities in turkey , a canadian security official said thursday .", "summaries": ["canada investigates syrian woman with alleged ties to pkk"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-16", "text": "hong kong signed a breakthrough air services agreement with the united states on friday that will allow us airlines to carry freight to asian destinations via the territory .", "summaries": ["hong kong us sign breakthrough aviation pact"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-17", "text": "a us citizen who spied for communist east germany was given a suspended jail sentence of ## months here friday .", "summaries": ["us citizen who spied for east germans given suspended sentence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-18", "text": "davis love said he was thinking of making the world cup of golf a full time occupation after taking a ## stroke lead over japan in the event with us partner fred couples here on saturday .", "summaries": ["americans lead UNK by ## strokes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-19", "text": "france , still high after their convincing ##-## win over new zealand have named the same team for the second test next saturday in paris .", "summaries": ["french keep same team for #nd test"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-20", "text": "#st quarter : chi - td , curtis conway ## UNK pass from erik kramer -lrb- kevin butler kick -rrb- , #:## .", "summaries": ["chicago # ## # # ## green bay ## # # # ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-21", "text": "at least ## people were killed when a nigeria airways airliner crashed on landing monday at kaduna airport in the north of the country , airport officials said .", "summaries": ["nigerian plane crashes on landing killing at least ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-22", "text": "the four candidates in algeria 's first free presidential election held final rallies monday amid tight security as some voters began casting their ballots three days ahead of the main poll .", "summaries": ["algerian presidential candidates wind up campaign by richard palmer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-23", "text": "the united nations children 's fund -lrb- unicef -rrb- has voiced concern over the plight of children in much of eastern europe where communism was abruptly dismantled and state services allowed to erode .", "summaries": ["unicef concerned about welfare of children in former communist states"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-24", "text": "a swedish un soldier in bosnia was shot and killed by a stray bullet on tuesday in an incident authorities are calling an accident , military officials in stockholm said tuesday .", "summaries": ["swedish un soldier in bosnia killed by stray bullet"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-25", "text": "a us judge denied on tuesday a request for the extradition of former mexican deputy attorney general mario ruiz massieu to mexico where he is charged with a cover-up in his brother 's murder investigation .", "summaries": ["us judge denies mexico 's extradition request for massieu"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-26", "text": "fred west told the truth -- and should be believed -- when he exonerated his wife in the murders of ## young women before killing himself , a jury heard wednesday .", "summaries": ["fred west told truth when he exonerated his wife of murder defense by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-27", "text": "german chemical giant hoechst group announced plans wednesday to invest ### million dollars in china next year , with the idea of getting a strong foothold in the fast growing economy , xinhua news agency reported .", "summaries": ["hoechst to invest total ### million us dollars in chinese operation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-28", "text": "roh tae-woo , the former south korean military UNK charged with corruption on thursday , oversaw the first tentative steps of his country 's transition from authoritarian rule to democracy .", "summaries": ["roh coup plotter then democracy convert now in disgrace by UNK park"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-29", "text": "a court here thursday sentenced a ##-year-old man to ## years in jail after he admitted pummelling his baby son to death to silence him while watching television .", "summaries": ["man who killed baby to hear television better gets ## years"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-30", "text": "president bill clinton said thursday he would propose a new plan to congress to reopen many government operations and end the budget impasse , but repeated his intention to veto a republican budget bill .", "summaries": ["clinton congress offer plans to end budget impasse"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-31", "text": "five east timorese youths who scaled the french embassy 's fence here thursday , left the embassy on their way to portugal friday .", "summaries": ["UNK latest east timorese asylum seekers leave for portugal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-32", "text": "the repatriation of at least #,### bosnian moslems was postponed friday after the unhcr pulled out of the first joint scheme to return refugees to their homes in northwest bosnia .", "summaries": ["repatriation of bosnian refugees postponed"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-33", "text": "the us space shuttle atlantis separated from the orbiting russian mir space station early saturday , after three days of test runs for life in a future space facility , nasa announced .", "summaries": ["atlantis mir part ways after three-day space collaboration by emmanuel UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-34", "text": "the shooting down of the largest transport plane in the sri lankan air force has wrecked supply lines and slowed a major government offensive against the tamil rebel citadel of jaffna , analysts said .", "summaries": ["downing of plane slows sri lanka 's army onslaught on jaffna by amal jayasinghe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-35", "text": "outgoing polish president lech walesa and his ex-communist rival aleksander kwasniewski cast their ballots sunday in a tight contest for the presidency but managed some humor amid all the tension .", "summaries": ["walesa kwasniewski cast ballot amid touch of humor"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-36", "text": "tea scores on the fourth day of the second test between australia and pakistan here monday .", "summaries": ["australia vs pakistan tea scorecard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-37", "text": "the head of the russian-installed government in the breakaway republic of chechnya narrowly survived a bomb attack monday , the third assassination attempt against top russian officials in two months .", "summaries": ["head of UNK chechen government survives bomb"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-38", "text": "australia 's news corp announced monday it was joining brazil 's globo , mexico 's grupo televisa and the us tele-communications inc. in a venture to broadcast ### channels via satellite to latin america .", "summaries": ["news corp globo televisa and tele-communications in satellite venture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-39", "text": "former israeli chief of staff ehud barak is to be appointed foreign minister in the new cabinet of prime minister shimon peres , an outgoing minister said tuesday .", "summaries": ["barak to be named israel 's new fm outgoing minister says"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-40", "text": "indicted war criminals will not be allowed to hold office or serve in the military in post-war bosnia under a peace agreement for the balkans reached tuesday , us officials said .", "summaries": ["balkan leaders to bar war criminals from office : clinton"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-41", "text": "japan 's collapsed kizu credit union , the largest such institution in the country , had incurred losses of ### billion yen -lrb- #.# billion dollars -rrb- , the bank of japan said wednesday .", "summaries": ["UNK credit union losses at #.# bln dlrs : central bank"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-42", "text": "nick leeson , the young futures trader blamed for the collapse of britain 's oldest merchant bank , rose from humble london origins to become the tragic golden boy of the asian financial el dorado .", "summaries": ["UNK : ordinary boy who ruined britain 's oldest merchant bank by roberto UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-43", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["president mandela pilloried in nigeria"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-44", "text": "malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad indicated friday he would soon relinquish control of the ruling party to his deputy anwar ibrahim .", "summaries": ["mahathir wants leadership change to be smooth"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-45", "text": "bosnian croat forces have begun torching homes in parts of western bosnia captured during a summer offensive but due to return to serb control under the dayton peace agreement , un officials said friday .", "summaries": ["croats torch homes in areas due to return to serbs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-46", "text": "president robert mugabe 's pay packet will be more than doubled by july next year to a total of ###,### zimbabwe dollars -lrb- around ##,### us dollars -rrb- , the government announced saturday .", "summaries": ["president mugabe 's salary doubled"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-47", "text": "former french prime minister michel rocard and former us defense secretary robert mcnamara have agreed to serve on an australian commission working to ban nuclear weapons , prime minister paul keating said sunday .", "summaries": ["former french pm to serve on keating commission to ban the bomb by jack taylor"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-48", "text": "former mexican president carlos salinas said sunday that he was astonished by charges that his brother was connected with the drug - trafficking underworld and that , if convicted , he should be punished .", "summaries": ["former mexican president says he is astonished by brother 's arrest"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-49", "text": "ministers from the european union and its mediterranean neighbors gathered here under heavy security on monday for an unprecedented conference on economic and political cooperation .", "summaries": ["european mediterranean ministers gather for landmark conference by julie bradford"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-50", "text": "bosnian president alija izetbegovic on monday accused bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic of seeking to sway the us congress against approving us troops to help enforce peace in the former yugoslavia .", "summaries": ["karadzic trying to trip up peace process : izetbegovic"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-51", "text": "pakistan 's team manager intikhab alam dismissed claims tuesday that his team 's poor performance in the current test series was to blame for weak ticket sales ahead of the final test .", "summaries": ["do n't blame pakistan for poor test ticket sales says manager"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-52", "text": "faced with a mushrooming influence-peddling scandal that has rocked the government , president fernando henrique cardoso has opened a high - level probe into the affair in an attempt to stem political fallout .", "summaries": ["president opens probe of influence-peddling scandal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-53", "text": "french rail workers pressed on with their crippling strike for a sixth straight day wednesday to protest welfare reform plans by prime minister alain juppe , with no immediate end in sight .", "summaries": ["french UNK press strike stranglehold by michael thurston"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-54", "text": "the handlers of britain 's lennox lewis are ready to offer american riddick bowe nine million dollars for a long-overdue heavyweight clash in march or april , his promoter panos eliades said wednesday .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK lewis camp prepare bowe offer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-55", "text": "president fidel ramos on thursday said he was `` confident '' that peace talks with moslem guerrillas would result in a successful conclusion following the latest round of negotiations in jakarta .", "summaries": ["ramos confident of successful conclusion in moslem peace talks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-56", "text": "swedish telecommunications giant ericsson has reached a basic agreement to sell its relay production to japanese electronics company UNK corp , ericsson said thursday .", "summaries": ["ericsson sells relay production to UNK 's UNK corp"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-57", "text": "east timorese president xanana gusmao on thursday made an emotional appeal for rivals from the country 's east and west to forgive each other , pleading for unity to end weeks of violence .", "summaries": ["gusmao makes UNK for etimor unity UNK UNK fresh gusmao UNK visit with refugees"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-58", "text": "ireland 's government urged prudence on thursday as the first irish savers began to benefit from a state savings scheme that will mean a ##-billion-euro -lrb- ##-billion-dollar -rrb- payout to almost #.# million people over the next year .", "summaries": ["irish urged to continue saving as ##-billion-euro payout begins by andrew UNK UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-59", "text": "russian foreign minister sergei lavrov on thursday welcomed a us move to enter european-led talks on iran 's nuclear program , urging the international community not to disrupt the process .", "summaries": ["russia urges international community not to disrupt iran talks UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-60", "text": "general motors corp. expects it will be able to avoid a crippling strike at its largest parts subsidiary despite a disagreement over the company 's attempt to throw out its union contracts as it emerges from bankruptcy , gm 's chief executive said thursday .", "summaries": ["gm expects to avoid strike at delphi : ceo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-61", "text": "football fans in the bangladesh capital dhaka will be able to watch the world cup live on big screens at ## city locations , officials said friday .", "summaries": ["the afp world news summary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-62", "text": "india won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day in the opening test against west indies at the antigua recreation ground on friday .", "summaries": ["india win toss and elect to bat in first test"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-63", "text": "polling stations closed at #### gmt -lrb- #### local time -rrb- friday on the first day of czech legislative elections shadowed by allegations surrounding social democrat prime minister jiri paroubek .", "summaries": ["polling stations close on first day of czech legislative elections"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-64", "text": "an insurgency-hit indian state is paying handsome rewards to policemen for slaying maoist rebels in the jungles despite protests from rights groups about state-sponsored violence .", "summaries": ["police turn UNK in insurgency-hit indian state by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-65", "text": "the united nations condemned saturday an attack on russian embassy employees in baghdad that claimed the life of one russian and resulted in the kidnapping of four others .", "summaries": ["un condemns murder UNK of russians in iraq UNK UNK UNK with annan comment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-66", "text": "ministers from ## african nations and the united states are to hold annual talks this week aimed at devising strategies for a vibrant private sector in africa and stepping up trade .", "summaries": ["africa us to devise private sector growth strategy by p. UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-67", "text": "american time-trial specialist david zabriskie of team csc won the #.# km opening prologue of the dauphine libere here on sunday .", "summaries": ["american zabriskie snatches dauphine prologue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-68", "text": "a high-profile japanese fund manager admitted monday to insider trading linked to the scandal-hit livedoor internet firm in the latest fall from grace of one a new breed of corporate raiders .", "summaries": ["another UNK corporate raider bites the dust by UNK ozawa UNK picture UNK UNK reported arrest koizumi reax UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-69", "text": "rafael nadal moved to within three wins of defending his french open crown when he subdued a battling and determined lleyton hewitt to reach the quarter-finals at roland garros on monday .", "summaries": ["french open tennis results #nd UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-70", "text": "a powerful bomb exploded outside a navy base near the sri lankan capital colombo tuesday , seriously wounding at least one person , military officials said .", "summaries": ["bomb attack outside srilanka navy base"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-71", "text": "serbs living in enclaves in northern kosovo have taken a step towards separation from the rest of the UNK province by breaking off ties with the un administration , local media said tuesday .", "summaries": ["UNK northern kosovo closer to secession : press"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-72", "text": "chelsea manager jose mourinho has said that only another title and the champions league will suffice for him as he builds towards next season .", "summaries": ["mourinho targets second champions league crown UNK UNK details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-73", "text": "russia warned wednesday against nato taking in the ex-soviet republics of ukraine and georgia , saying such a colossal geopolitical shift would threaten relations .", "summaries": ["russia warns of colossal impact if nato takes in ukraine georgia UNK UNK quote"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-74", "text": "chelsea wing arjen robben said here on wednesday he wished to prove dutch national coach marco van basten right and show he is one of the great players of his era .", "summaries": ["confident robben eager to prove himself one of the greats by benoit noel UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-75", "text": "mittal steel said on wednesday that its hostile takeover offer to shareholders in european steelmaker arcelor had officially begun in the united states and would last until july # .", "summaries": ["mittal launches hostile arcelor bid in us"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-76", "text": "americans have to wait probably another year before they can relish succulent indian mangoes .", "summaries": ["time not ripe yet for indian mangoes to hit us"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-77", "text": "some #.# billion people worldwide are expected to watch germany face costa rica on television at the opening match of football 's world cup , german public broadcaster zdf said thursday .", "summaries": ["#.# billion tv viewers expected for opening world cup match"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-78", "text": "us defense secretary donald rumsfeld said thursday the killing of al-qaeda 's leader in iraq , abu musab UNK , was a significant victory in the battle against terrorism but not the end of the violence .", "summaries": ["rumsfeld calls zarqawi death significant victory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-79", "text": "a french crocodile farm said thursday it had stepped up efforts to breed one of the world 's most endangered species , the indian UNK , with the hope of ultimately returning animals to their habitat in south asia .", "summaries": ["french farm offers hope for endangered asian crocs UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-80", "text": "earthquake survivors on indonesia 's java island have endured unimaginable suffering but some say they are now facing the final straw : missing out on watching the world cup .", "summaries": ["indonesian quake survivors brace for another hardship : no world cup by ahmad UNK UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-81", "text": "britain 's prince philip celebrates his ##th birthday on saturday , after ## years of marriage to queen elizabeth ii during which he has had to temper his UNK instincts and play a supporting role .", "summaries": ["afp advancers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-82", "text": "even some of his rivals in the roland garros locker-room are hoping that roger federer can create a bit of tennis history by winning all four grand slams .", "summaries": ["even fellow players keen for federer grand slam dream UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-83", "text": "question marks over the form of spain 's record goal-scoring captain raul continued to feed the concerns of the country 's press here friday .", "summaries": ["pressure on raul as spain begin countdown by justin davis UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-84", "text": "group of eight finance ministers warned saturday that the world economy was menaced by soaring energy costs and called for closer cooperation to calm volatile oil and gas markets .", "summaries": ["g# ministers warn of energy risks seek cooperative action by nathaniel harrison UNK picture UNK UNK with final statement"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-85", "text": "england coach sven-goran eriksson believes his team must improve on their disappointing display against paraguay if they want to win the world cup .", "summaries": ["we must improve : eriksson by martin parry UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-86", "text": "a tropical depression , the first of the atlantic hurricane season , was lashing western cuba with driving rain and stiff winds late friday and could worsen in the coming hours , forecasters said .", "summaries": ["tropical depression soaks western cuba UNK UNK us forecasters warning"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-87", "text": "palestinian president mahmud abbas needs to do more to disarm militant groups , israeli prime minister ehud olmert said sunday , pledging to help in the process .", "summaries": ["israel pm says abbas must do more to disarm militants UNK UNK detail UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-88", "text": "jason terry , hero of dallas ' game one national basketball association finals win over miami , may need off-season surgery on an injured thumb that he has been nursing for four months .", "summaries": ["mavs hero terry may need surgery to fix injured thumb"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-89", "text": "group h favorites spain could be given an unexpected boost ahead of their opener against ukraine - if andriy shevchenko decides to sit out wednesday 's afternoon match in leipzig .", "summaries": ["doubts over raul and shevchenko set to favor spain by justin davis UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-90", "text": "al-qaeda in iraq appointed a militant named sheikh abu hamza UNK to succeed jordanian-born abu musab al-zarqawi who was killed in a us air strike , in an internet message posted monday .", "summaries": ["afp world economic news summary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-91", "text": "tomas rosicky scored twice as the czech republic enjoyed an impressive #-# victory over the united states in their world cup opener on monday .", "summaries": ["rosicky double gives czechs winning start by jim slater UNK picture UNK UNK bruckner and arena UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-92", "text": "billionaire basketball team owner mark cuban was a no show , but the head of unicef made it and pop star prince rounded off the evening by throwing a guitar over his head .", "summaries": ["UNK awards crown their prince by giles hewitt"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-93", "text": "french bank credit agricole launched on tuesday a public cash offer to buy the ## percent of emporiki bank it does not already own , in a bid valuing the greek group at #.# billion euros -lrb- #.# billion dollars -rrb- .", "summaries": ["credit agricole announces #.#-billion-euro bid for greek bank emporiki"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-94", "text": "us president george w. bush flew into baghdad tuesday on a surprise five hour visit to back the new government of iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki in its fight against the raging insurgency .", "summaries": ["bush backs iraqi pm on surprise baghdad visit by paul richards UNK picture UNK includes pool copy UNK detail UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-95", "text": "the open square in front of the french capital 's famed notre dame cathedral will be renamed after late pope john paul ii , the city council decided tuesday .", "summaries": ["notre dame cathedral square to be named after john paul ii"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-96", "text": "the somali town of jowhar , the last stronghold of the us-backed warlords , on wednesday girded for new clashes after three powerful militia chiefs fled the township as their enemies were reportedly within striking distance , residents said .", "summaries": ["somali warlords stronghold tense after us-backed militia chiefs flee"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-97", "text": "the french press on wednesday were typically scathing in their assessment of les bleus ' performance in their opening world cup match , a #-# draw with switzerland .", "summaries": ["press lambasts sorry french display"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-98", "text": "press freedom in algeria remains at risk despite the release on wednesday of prominent newspaper editor mohamed UNK after a two-year prison sentence , human rights organizations said .", "summaries": ["algerian press freedom at risk despite editor 's release UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-99", "text": "world number three david nalbandian said wednesday that he was optimistic of being fit to compete in wimbledon after being forced to retire injured in the french open semi-finals last week .", "summaries": ["nalbandian optimistic for wimbledon fitness"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-100", "text": "a consortium led by us investment bank goldman sachs thursday increased its takeover offer of associated british ports holdings , the biggest port operator in britain , after being threatened with a possible rival bid .", "summaries": ["goldman sachs increases bid for ab ports"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-101", "text": "west germany 's #### world cup winning hero franz beckenbauer hopes hosts germany are not paired with england in the last ## of the world cup , saying he would prefer to meet the old foe later in the tournament .", "summaries": ["beckenbauer hopes germany avoid england"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-102", "text": "former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has been re-elected as president of serie a side ac milan , the club confirmed on thursday .", "summaries": ["berlusconi re-elected ac milan president"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-103", "text": "nato secretary general jaap de hoop scheffer said thursday an upsurge in taliban attacks in afghanistan was aimed at `` testing '' western public opinion and warned the alliance would take tough action against anyone trying to derail afghan reconstruction .", "summaries": ["nato issues stern warning to afghanistan 's taliban by philippe UNK UNK UNK UNK detail UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-104", "text": "one of bollywood 's hottest actors john abraham has refused to bow to pressure from india 's health minister and quit promoting fizzy drinks .", "summaries": ["bollywood boils at government over fizzy drink ad comments UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-105", "text": "european union leaders gave slovenia a green light friday to join the eurozone next year , launching a new wave of expansion for the currently ##-nation single currency club .", "summaries": ["eu gives slovenia green light to join eurozone by leigh thomas UNK picture UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-106", "text": "mauritania 's ruling military leaders have launched an electoral campaign in support of a constitutional referendum set for june ## , the official media announced friday .", "summaries": ["mauritania 's junta campaigns for constitutional referendum"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-107", "text": "slovaks started voting at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt -rrb- on saturday in elections to the ###-seat parliament , with centre-right prime minister mikulas dzurinda fighting to continue far-reaching but painful reforms .", "summaries": ["slovaks start voting in legislative elections"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-108", "text": "phil mickelson 's bid for a third straight major title was still on saturday as the american started the third round of the us open golf championship four shots off the lead .", "summaries": ["mickelson still has third straight major in view by rebecca bryan UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-109", "text": "anti-whaling nations sent japan crashing to a third straight defeat on saturday at world whale talks soured by rows over cruelty and the moratorium on commercial hunts .", "summaries": ["fierce rows rock world whaling talks by stephen UNK UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-110", "text": "hundreds of graduates from america 's most prestigious universities are temporarily setting aside their high-powered career ambitions to teach at inner-city schools , as part of a program to help children from low-income families .", "summaries": ["graduates move from harvard and yale to inner-city schools by isabel UNK UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-111", "text": "result in a world cup group g match here on sunday .", "summaries": ["world cup : france # south korea #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-112", "text": "factfile on ivory coast who play serbia and montenegro in a world cup group c match here on wednesday : UNK", "summaries": ["world cup #### factfile : ivory coast"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-113", "text": "germany are renowned as masters in the penalty shootout but manager jurgen klinsmann revealed monday that the world cup hosts have not been practising UNK in training .", "summaries": ["germany not practising pens says klinsmann UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-114", "text": "ukraine outclassed saudi arabia in their crunch group h game here monday , firmly setting their stuttering world cup campaign back on track with a convincing #-# win .", "summaries": ["ukraine outclass saudi arabia for vital world cup win by luke phillips UNK picture UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-115", "text": "factfile on croatia who face australia in a world cup group f match here on thursday : UNK", "summaries": ["world cup #### factfile : croatia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-116", "text": "sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to a truce despite surging violence , but said the future of ceasefire monitors from denmark , finland and sweden is still in the balance .", "summaries": ["tigers support peace drive doubts over european monitors by amal jayasinghe UNK UNK attack on temple war of words over soft targets"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-117", "text": "estonians will miss their traditional midsummer bonfires in state-owned forests this year after the authorities on tuesday banned the practice because of risk of forest fires .", "summaries": ["midsummer fest bonfires banned in estonian forests"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-118", "text": "the launch of a long-range north korean missile would provide the first real test of a us missile defense system that has cost billions of dollars to build and is still in development , analysts said tuesday .", "summaries": ["us missile defenses likely activated for north korean test : analysts by jim UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-119", "text": "journalists and legislators in afghanistan have been outraged by the intelligence service 's new media guidelines that bar interviews with taliban leaders and criticism of foreign troops .", "summaries": ["alarm over afghan guidelines for journalists by UNK masood"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-120", "text": "south korea said wednesday it would consider scrapping food aid to impoverished north korea if pyongyang test-fired a missile .", "summaries": ["seoul could UNK food aid if nkorea fires missile UNK UNK aid details minister quote"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-121", "text": "us lawyer ed fagan said wednesday he will bring a multi-million dollar lawsuit in the united states against the polish government unless it takes concrete steps to repay a huge debt to holders of bonds issued before world war ii .", "summaries": ["us star lawyer ed fagan to sue poland for unpaid bonds"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-122", "text": "around ### clandestine immigrants wednesday staged a peaceful breakout from a detention center in malta and demonstrated on a road shouting `` we want freedom .", "summaries": ["mass breakout of immigrants from malta center"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-123", "text": "like a conquering army , south korea are marching towards the knock-out stages of the #### world cup on their stomachs .", "summaries": ["team korea marching on their stomachs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-124", "text": "hong kong flag carrier cathay pacific said thursday it has ordered six boeing UNK freighter aircraft in a billion dollar deal for delivery between may #### and april #### .", "summaries": ["cathay orders six boeing ###-### freighter planes UNK UNK details UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-125", "text": "eight chinese scientists have asked a leading us medical journal to withdraw a letter published thursday alleging that china knew about a human case of bird flu two years before the first case was officially announced .", "summaries": ["chinese scientists ask us journal to withdraw letter on human bird flu case"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-126", "text": "two-time champions argentina suffered a blow on thursday when defender nicolas burdisso was ruled out of the world cup second round clash against mexico here on saturday because of a ankle injury .", "summaries": ["argentina defender burdisso out of mexico clash"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-127", "text": "fbi agents have arrested at least seven people in miami who reportedly plotted to attack the chicago sears tower skyscraper , according to official statements and news reports .", "summaries": ["fbi arrests seven in UNK plot on chicago sears tower UNK correction please read xxx seas of david xxx sted of cs of david in UNK ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-128", "text": "prime minister tony blair called friday for britain 's criminal justice system to be UNK `` in favor of the decent law-abiding majority '' , as he delivered the first in a series of speeches on the future of the nation .", "summaries": ["blair calls for overhaul of criminal justice system by phil UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-129", "text": "world cup hopefuls spain secured their objective of finishing top of group h with a stuttering #-# win over whipping boys saudi arabia here on friday .", "summaries": ["fans feel the pain as spain beat saudis by justin davis UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-130", "text": "the white house said friday that a new videotape of al-qaeda number two ayman al-zawahiri is the terrorist network 's latest shot in its effort to win a `` propaganda war .", "summaries": ["zawahiri video is part of propaganda war : us"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-131", "text": "teenager michaela krajicek claimed her first grasscourt title with a #-# , #-# victory over third seed dinara safina at home in the ###,###-dollar UNK open on saturday .", "summaries": ["krajicek defeats safina in dutch final UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-132", "text": "directors of the european steel giant arcelor were to meet sunday in luxembourg to decide between two suitors : the partnership offered by russia 's severstal and the hostile bid from mittal steel .", "summaries": ["arcelor board in crucial meeting sunday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-133", "text": "a japanese man hanged himself in taiwan sunday after the asian champions failed to secure a single victory in the world cup , a report said .", "summaries": ["UNK fan hangs himself for nation 's dismal world cup performance : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-134", "text": "france beat south africa ##-## here on sunday to become the world under-## rugby champions for the first time .", "summaries": ["france crowned world under-## rugby champions UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-135", "text": "france said on monday it was seeking the release of an UNK solider who was reportedly captured by an armed palestinian group at the weekend , and had made contact with all parties involved .", "summaries": ["france seeking release of UNK soldier UNK UNK details of french efforts UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-136", "text": "china has executed five people who had been sentenced to death for drugs trafficking , state media reported on monday .", "summaries": ["china says five executed for drugs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-137", "text": "italian voters rejected by a wide margin a referendum on constitutional change backed by former prime minister silvio berlusconi , provisional results showed , dealing a further blow to the media mogul more than two months after he lost power .", "summaries": ["italian voters reject constitutional referendum : provisional result by UNK UNK UNK picture UNK UNK with provisional results turnout reax"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-138", "text": "vietnam chose a new president and was set to get a new premier tuesday in a sweeping leadership change for the communist country heading fast into an era of closer integration with the world economy .", "summaries": ["vietnam UNK economic reformer as president set to get new pm by frank UNK UNK picture UNK UNK with president 's UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-139", "text": "wigan moved to consolidate their premiership status tuesday by tying down one of the brightest stars of last season 's maiden top flight campaign .", "summaries": ["wigan tie up baines for three years"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-140", "text": "hurricane katrina fraudsters who billed the us government for fictitious services and filed claims for phantom hotel guests and even dom perignon champagne have cost taxpayers up to two billion dollars , the new york times reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["hurricane katrina fraud swells to two billion dollars : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-141", "text": "a controversial civilian nuclear energy deal between india and the united states cleared its first major hurdle tuesday , easily winning approval by a us congress committee .", "summaries": ["us congress committee backs nuclear deal with india UNK UNK UNK UNK detail"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-142", "text": "chinese government departments lost #.# billion dollars last year through corruption , poor tax methods and bad land management , the national audit office said in a report published wednesday .", "summaries": ["china audit finds widespread corruption tax losses in government UNK UNK report details budget UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-143", "text": "two exclusive rome clubs have invited prince victor emmanuel to resign following his arrest on suspicion of providing prostitutes and illegal slot machines to a casino , an italian newspaper reported on wednesday .", "summaries": ["italy 's disgraced prince asked to resign from top clubs : reports"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-144", "text": "the al-aqsa martyrs brigades said wednesday it had kidnapped an israeli settler , marking the third abduction of an israeli since sunday .", "summaries": ["al-aqsa claims abduction of third israeli UNK UNK aqsa statement"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-145", "text": "kuwaiti women join their menfolk for the first time thursday in voting to elect a parliament for the oil-rich gulf state after a fierce campaign focusing on electoral reform and corruption .", "summaries": ["kuwaiti women take part in historic polls by omar hasan UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-146", "text": "foreign ministers of the group of eight countries began talks here thursday expected to raise pressure on iran over its nuclear program , as moscow sought to prevent next month 's g# summit becoming a magnet for criticism of russia 's democratic credentials .", "summaries": ["iran tops agenda at g# ministers meeting by nick coleman UNK UNK french minister on hamas arrests"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-147", "text": "greece said thursday that it was monitoring the escalating hostilities between israelis and palestinians with `` particular concern , '' and feared it could worsen .", "summaries": ["greece worried over escalation of mideast hostilities"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-148", "text": "european stock markets advanced strongly thursday on some bargain-hunting and gains by wall street and japanese shares ahead of an expected hike in us interest rates , dealers said .", "summaries": ["european stocks bounce back UNK UNK with closing levels"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-149", "text": "the australian government friday warned building products company james hardie it had run out of excuses for not paying compensation to victims of its asbestos products following a special tax ruling .", "summaries": ["no more excuses on asbestos payouts australia tells james hardie"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-150", "text": "palestinian prime minister ismail haniya insisted friday that his hamas-led government was continuing efforts to secure the release of an israeli soldier captured by militants .", "summaries": ["efforts still underway to secure soldier 's release : hamas pm"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-151", "text": "the united states deported to bosnia on friday two bosnian serbs wanted by a local court on charges of genocide committed in the #### srebrenica massacre , an official said .", "summaries": ["us deports to bosnia two serbs wanted for srebrenica genocide"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-152", "text": "luca toni scored twice as italy beat ukraine #-# in the world cup quarter-finals here on friday to set up a mouth-watering last four clash against hosts germany .", "summaries": ["terrific toni seals semi-final place for italy by stefano UNK UNK picture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-153", "text": "north korea on saturday staged a state funeral for UNK minister kim kwang-jin , who died thursday at the age of ## , the second key military figure to die in less than a week .", "summaries": ["n. korea holds state funeral for vice defense minister"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-154", "text": "up to ###,### revellers packed sydney 's streets to celebrate the gay and lesbian mardi gras , breaking attendance records for the eye - popping annual street festival .", "summaries": ["sydney 's gay and lesbian mardi gras draws record-breaking crowd UNK pictures"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-155", "text": "zairean president mobutu sese seko will stay at his french riviera residence until at least the middle of the week because of an increase in diplomatic activity , a mobutu aide said on sunday .", "summaries": ["zaire president mobutu to stay in france till mid-week"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-156", "text": "the rand was slightly weaker against the dollar in early trade here monday , opening at #.#### \\/ ## to the greenback compared to its close friday of #.#### \\/ ## .", "summaries": ["rand slightly weaker against dollar in early trade"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-157", "text": "the head of al-azhar , the top sunni moslem authority , will visit germany next week to discuss the teaching of islam in europe , his spokesman said monday .", "summaries": ["top moslem cleric to visit germany"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-158", "text": "all countries that signed the european union 's maastricht treaty have `` exactly the same right '' to join in monetary union at the outset , as long as they meet the convergence criteria , french president jacques chirac said on monday .", "summaries": ["chirac says all maastricht signers have same right to emu"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-159", "text": "a thai man believed to have been killed in a knife fight has caused a stir by returning to his home eight months after his own funeral , a thai daily reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["thai man returns home eight months after his funeral"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-160", "text": "it 's official .", "summaries": ["mandela presents new love to the world"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-161", "text": "croatia protested tuesday over an attack against a roman catholic church in sarajevo , which came just one month ahead of a scheduled visit by the pope , hina news agency said .", "summaries": ["croatia protests over attack on catholic church in sarajevo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-162", "text": "senior magistrates in france have accused president jacques chirac and the government of ignoring their objections when making important judicial appointments , it was reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["france : top magistrates say government ignoring their views"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-163", "text": "the german government and red cross have decided to give ###,### dollars in humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake which devastated UNK in northwest iran , the embassy here announced wednesday .", "summaries": ["germany gives ###,### dollars in aid for iran quake victims"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-164", "text": "imf chief michel camdessus wednesday told india to prepare for a second wave of economic reforms to catch up with asian tigers .", "summaries": ["india should prepare for second wave of economic reforms : imf chief"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-165", "text": "canada 's government is investigating a decision by the us-owned wal - mart retail chain to pull UNK pyjamas from its canadian stores , international trade minister art eggleton said wednesday .", "summaries": ["wal-mart being probed by canada for withdrawing cuban goods"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-166", "text": "india 's congress -lrb- i -rrb- party thursday said it would block some of the government 's UNK tax cut plans .", "summaries": ["india 's congress party threatens to sink budget tax plans"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-167", "text": "about ### rwandan refugees who have flown in from civil war-torn eastern zaire were stuck thursday at nairobi 's wilson airport , where immigration officials refused to allow them on to kenyan territory .", "summaries": ["refugees from zaire stuck at nairobi airport by annie thomas"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-168", "text": "the united states underscored thursday its support for international efforts to contain the insurrection in albania and pressed president sali berisha to find a compromise to end the unrest .", "summaries": ["us backs osce on albania crisis by andre UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-169", "text": "colonel theoneste bagosora , a suspected ringleader of the rwandan ethnic massacres of #### , pleaded not guilty friday to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity at the un war crimes court .", "summaries": ["UNK key rwandan suspect pleads not guilty to genocide charges"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-170", "text": "the us economy created ###,### jobs in february when the unemployment rate dropped from #.# percent to #.# percent , the government reported friday .", "summaries": ["UNK us economy creates ###,### jobs in UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-171", "text": "six us tourists and their costa rican pilot cheated death friday when their twin-engine plane crashed into a wooded hillside outside costa rica 's capital , red cross officials said .", "summaries": ["all six us tourists and pilot survive costa rica crash"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-172", "text": "zairean rebels , led by laurent-desire kabila , on saturday rejected calls by the united nations for a ceasefire , saying it could only be called after talks with kinshasa .", "summaries": ["zairean rebels reject un call for ceasefire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-173", "text": "south korean union leaders on sunday threatened renewed strikes against new labor rules drafted by parliament to replace a controversial bill which sparked industrial unrest last december .", "summaries": ["skorean unions threaten new strikes against revised labor law by c. w. lim"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-174", "text": "egyptian president hosni mubarak said sunday said he would ask us president bill clinton to `` use his influence '' to halt a controversial planned jewish settlement in east jerusalem .", "summaries": ["mubarak to ask clinton for help in halting jerusalem housing plan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-175", "text": "the stability of hong kong 's stockmarket will continue after july #st , when the territory is handed by to china , central monetary authority president joseph yam said here monday .", "summaries": ["hongkong bourse seen stable after july #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-176", "text": "the deputy president of a us study group on foreign UNK said here monday normalisation of relations between pakistan and india would give a boost to foreign investment in the region .", "summaries": ["us think tank leader urges normalisation between pakistan india"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-177", "text": "diana , princess of wales , on monday visited a homeless emergency cold weather shelter in a notorious red light district in central london - but found her motives questioned by those whose cause she hoped to highlight .", "summaries": ["diana 's motives questioned in visit to red light district homeless hostel"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-178", "text": "the rand firmed further against the dollar in early trade here tuesday , opening at #.#### \\/ ## to the greenback against #.#### \\/ ## at close on monday .", "summaries": ["rand firms against dollar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-179", "text": "the un chief of eastern slavonia , the last serb-held part of croatia , confirmed tuesday that key elections would be held here on april ## as part of local ballots throughout croatia .", "summaries": ["un confirms elections to be on UNK ## in eastern slavonia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-180", "text": "the arab group in the united nations on tuesday dismissed israel 's warning that a palestinian bid to apply international pressure against israel could freeze the peace process .", "summaries": ["arab group condemns israeli ministers remarks on peace process"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-181", "text": "sesame street has extended to shanghai through a joint production of a chinese version , sponsored by us power company general electric -lrb- ge -rrb- , of the us made children 's television program .", "summaries": ["sesame street extends to shanghai"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-182", "text": "unrest in albania inched closer to the capital tirana on wednesday , as president sali berisha was trying to defuse tension by forming a new government headed by an opposition socialist .", "summaries": ["albania 's unrest inches closer to UNK by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-183", "text": "the un general assembly appeared poised to adopt a resolution denouncing israel 's plans to build housing for thousands of jewish settlers in east jerusalem .", "summaries": ["israel has few allies in un debate over east jerusalem expansion by rene UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-184", "text": "the cambodian military is growing impatient with delays in peace negotiations being used by khmer rouge military commander ta mok , who is acting like colonel kurtz from the film `` apocalypse now , '' a senior defense ministry official said thursday .", "summaries": ["khmer rouge supremo likened to UNK now colonel"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-185", "text": "thai share prices dropped #.# percent in thin trading thursday amid profit-taking by local traders , analysts said .", "summaries": ["thai share prices drop #.# percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-186", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["UNK ### break out of tirana jail"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-187", "text": "the ##,### employees of apple computer are awaiting word from chairman gilbert amelio , who on friday is to reveal details of a reorganization that could mean the elimination of ## percent of the jobs at the troubled group .", "summaries": ["a paralyzed UNK computer awaits word from its chief by isabel UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-188", "text": "an UNK number of chinese legislators on friday voted against the government 's annual report on efforts to combat crime and corruption .", "summaries": ["UNK chinese parliament gives rough ride to anti-crime reports"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-189", "text": "a man has been shot dead in a catholic area of west belfast , police said friday .", "summaries": ["UNK man shot dead in catholic west belfast"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-190", "text": "twenty-eight people were rushed to hospital saturday after ## different chemicals spilled inside the hold of a british airways boeing ### at london 's heathrow airport , the rescue services said .", "summaries": ["chemical spill at london airport sends ## to hospital"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-191", "text": "a fairly strong earthquake measuring #.# on the richter scale rocked wide areas of central and western japan sunday , followed by four aftershocks , the meteorological agency said .", "summaries": ["quake shakes wide areas in UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-192", "text": "tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through brussels sunday , calling for eu action to defend jobs , amid widespread anger at a decision by french carmaker renault to close a factory here .", "summaries": ["tens of thousands march through brussels to defend jobs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-193", "text": "japan 's finance ministry was unlikely to sell down its holding in nippon telegraph and telephone co. .", "summaries": ["UNK government unlikely to sell ntt shares before ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-194", "text": "a truck carrying illegal north african immigrants flipped over in northeastern spain , killing ## and injuring six others , police said monday .", "summaries": ["eleven immigrants killed in road accident in spain"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-195", "text": "un secretary general kofi annan on monday heeded the advice of the leading industrialised nations and announced the merger of the world body 's three economic development departments into one .", "summaries": ["un chief heeds g# merges economic development departments"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-196", "text": "an unscheduled flight from xiamen in china which could be carrying north korean defector hwang jang-yop landed tuesday at the clark airbase , north of here , sources at the manila international airport said .", "summaries": ["chinese plane arrives in philippines"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-197", "text": "jakarta share prices closed #.# percent lower tuesday amid selling pressure on heavyweight stocks , brokers said .", "summaries": ["jakarta shares close #.# percent lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-198", "text": "a shiite moslem cleric living in iran has threatened to call for a holy war against the bahraini government if it sentences to death alleged iranian-backed militants .", "summaries": ["shiite cleric warns of holy war against bahrain"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-199", "text": "president bill clinton admitted tuesday that the us-russia summit will be a `` tough '' one as he heads for a showdown with president boris yeltsin over his cherished role of expanding nato .", "summaries": ["clinton admits us-russia agenda will be tough by gretchen cook"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-200", "text": "rescuers have found the two black boxes belonging to the russian antonov-## charter plane which crashed tuesday in the north caucasus , killing the ## people on board , the ministry for emergencies said wednesday .", "summaries": ["black boxes recovered from plane crash site in caucasus"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-201", "text": "burma has put five cities on a security alert after religious unrest involving buddhists and moslems in the northern city of mandalay , an informed source said wednesday .", "summaries": ["burma puts five cities on security alert after religious unrest"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-202", "text": "prime minister benjamin netanyahu has proposed completing talks on the final status of palestinian territories in the next six months instead of the scheduled two years , according to israeli public television .", "summaries": ["UNK netanyahu wants to finish talks in six months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-203", "text": "politicians were urged thursday to regard public opinion not personal views when voting on a bill aimed at overturning the world 's first legislation allowing voluntary euthanasia .", "summaries": ["australian euthanasia widow goes public in plea for law to remain"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-204", "text": "up to ## afghans have been killed and hundreds injured by a massive explosion at an ammunition depot in the eastern provincial capital jalalabad , kabul red cross officials said thursday .", "summaries": ["up to ## killed in afghan blast accident suspected by terence white"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-205", "text": "delta air lines will hold a press conference at #### gmt thursday to announce a major new aircraft purchase , the company said in a statement .", "summaries": ["delta set to announce an important order"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-206", "text": "vice president al gore thursday welcomed liggett group 's admission that smoking causes cancer and its decision to help state officials sue fellow cigarette makers .", "summaries": ["gore welcomes liggett admission that smoking causes cancer UNK refiling"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-207", "text": "ukrainian president leonid kuchma threatened to dissolve parliament friday as deputies continued blocking the passage of the #### budget .", "summaries": ["UNK ukrainian president threatens to dissolve parliament"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-208", "text": "german auto group volkswagen chalked up a sharply higher operating profit last year at #.## billion marks -lrb- #.## billion dollars -rrb- , up a cool ##.# percent from the #### level , the UNK concern announced on friday .", "summaries": ["volkswagen group reports surge in annual operating profit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-209", "text": "new research suggested saturday that ugly suspects with `` stereotypical criminal features '' are more likely to be found guilty than good - looking defendants .", "summaries": ["the beautiful go free while the ugly are damned"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-210", "text": "the indian elephant will become extinct unless the government launches an all-out war against rampant poaching , wildlife experts say .", "summaries": ["indian elephant may be facing extinction : experts by UNK narayan UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-211", "text": "us vice president al gore arrived here sunday on the first leg of a three-nation asian tour to pave the way for a us-japan summit which will come amid a growing row over security and trade ties .", "summaries": ["us vice president gore arrives in UNK to kick off asian tour by UNK sato"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-212", "text": "a girl of ## cut off a ##-year-old widower 's penis after he made advances to her , police here said sunday .", "summaries": ["spanish girl cuts off man 's penis for making sexual advances"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-213", "text": "a joint venture involving japanese firms marubeni corp. and fuji sash co. .", "summaries": ["marubeni fuji UNK of UNK in philippine aluminum joint venture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-214", "text": "embattled zairean president mobutu sese seko on monday `` took note '' of parliament 's decision last week to sack the government of prime minister kengo wa dondo , national radio said .", "summaries": ["mobutu notes parliament 's decision to sack government"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-215", "text": "president bill clinton will meet with jordan 's king hussein next week to discuss the latest developments in the mideast peace process , the white house announced monday .", "summaries": ["clinton to meet with hussein UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-216", "text": "hong kong tycoon li ka-shing 's flagship cheung kong -lrb- holdings -rrb- ltd. is expected to report a UNK .# percent rise in #### net profits on wednesday , analysts said .", "summaries": ["hong kong 's cheung kong expected to report rise in #### profits"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-217", "text": "japanese prosecutors raided the world 's biggest securities house , nomura securities co. .", "summaries": ["UNK prosecutors raid world 's biggest broker nomura by tim UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-218", "text": "china celebrated a groundbreaking visit by us vice president al gore on tuesday by signing #.# billion dollars worth of contracts with american giants boeing and general motors .", "summaries": ["china marks gore visit with #.# billion dollar contracts hk deal by UNK holland"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-219", "text": "thousands of chanting voices soared into the air at a stadium here wednesday as the dalai lama led about ##,### people in a holy buddhist initiation rite aimed at freeing them from earthly ties .", "summaries": ["dalai lama leads ##,### in mass buddhist initiation rite"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-220", "text": "wednesday 's evening rubber prices in singapore cents per kilo provided by the singapore commodity exchange : UNK", "summaries": ["evening rubber prices"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-221", "text": "the un expert on missing persons in the former yugoslavia , manfred nowak , resigned on wednesday , blaming his decision to quit on a lack of support from the international community .", "summaries": ["un missing persons chief for former yugoslavia resigns"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-222", "text": "a saudi national suspected in last year 's bombing of a us barracks in saudi arabia appeared at a crucial deportation hearing here wednesday .", "summaries": ["new charges brought against saudi suspect in terrorist bombing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-223", "text": "the sudanese opposition said here thursday it had killed more than ### government soldiers in an ambush in the east of the country .", "summaries": ["sudanese opposition says ### government troops killed in ambush"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-224", "text": "malaysia denied thursday it was freezing new bilateral dealings with singapore , but conflicting signals rocked financial markets and sowed confusion on the diplomatic front .", "summaries": ["malaysia denies freeze with UNK but confusion rocks markets by anil UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-225", "text": "-lrb- graphic -rrb- UNK", "summaries": ["## die in well organized mass suicide in california : police"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-226", "text": "at least ## people have been killed in fighting in northern kenya 's marsabit district between kenyan security forces and heavily-armed ethiopian bandits , the daily nation newspaper reported on friday .", "summaries": ["at least ## killed in fighting on UNK border"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-227", "text": "a sudanese convicted of a series of murders and two other arabs found guilty of drug trafficking were beheaded on friday , the saudi interior ministry said .", "summaries": ["three beheaded in saudi arabia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-228", "text": "the first southeast asian biennial film festival opened here saturday with organizers hailing the event as a step toward rebuilding cambodia 's shattered film industry and promoting regional movies .", "summaries": ["southeast asian film festival opens in cambodia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-229", "text": "macedonian construction , environment and urbanization minister UNK UNK has resigned in connection with a scandal over the bankruptcy of the tat savings bank , the belgrade-based independent news agency beta reported , quoting skopje 's a# television .", "summaries": ["macedonian minister resigns over scandal more to go : beta"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-230", "text": "palestinian police beat an israeli photographer working for agence france-presse in the west bank city of hebron on sunday and confiscated his film during a palestinian protest .", "summaries": ["palestinian police beat israeli UNK in hebron"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-231", "text": "a key mediator in the ###-day-old hostage crisis hinted the leftist rebels holding ## captives here were seeking to negotiate a final peace accord with the government .", "summaries": ["key mediator hints peru rebels seek global peace accord by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-232", "text": "india and pakistan ended four days of official talks here monday , the first between the two neighbors for three years , and vowed to continue working for closer ties .", "summaries": ["UNK india pakistan vow to continue talks after #-year silence UNK UNK fixing date"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-233", "text": "israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu may be in washington next week and could meet with president bill clinton on the crumbling mideast peace process , the white house said monday .", "summaries": ["netanyahu may come to washington as peace process reaches critical phase"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-234", "text": "members of the youth wing of vladimir putin 's united russia party on saturday launched a campaign against illegal immigration under the theme : `` our money for our people .", "summaries": ["football : serbian league results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-235", "text": "italy 's leftwing opposition , bruised by its election defeat in april , is hoping to take advantage of protests against education spending cuts to regain the initiative against the government of prime minister silvio berlusconi .", "summaries": ["italian opposition seeks to UNK on education protests"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-236", "text": "several hundred people from france and other countries gathered in central paris sunday to mark what they called the first `` global day for the right to die in dignity .", "summaries": ["UNK militants hold global right-to-die day in paris"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-237", "text": "india were ###-# at tea in their second innings on the fifth and final day of the third test against australia at the feroz shah kotla stadium here on sunday .", "summaries": ["cricket : india vs australia third test scoreboard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-238", "text": "there is little appetite among european union member states for military intervention in the democratic republic of congo , the eu 's most senior military figure warned monday .", "summaries": ["little eu will for tough drcongo operation : military chief"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-239", "text": "german public regional bank hsh nordbank will ask the government for up to ## billion euros -lrb- ##.# billion dollars -rrb- in loan guarantees as part of a national rescue plan for the banking sector , it said in a statement on monday .", "summaries": ["german hsh nordbank wants up to ## bln euros in state guarantees"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-240", "text": "hong kong shares closed #.# percent higher monday , led by property developers and hsbc , dealers said .", "summaries": ["hong kong shares close #.# percent higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-241", "text": "talks between china and taiwan are expected to see the arch rivals forge closer economic ties this week but are unlikely to cool simmering tensions over the island 's sovereignty , analysts said .", "summaries": ["fresh taiwan-china talks to set stage for improved ties : analysts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-242", "text": "un chief ban ki-moon said he would personally mediate in the crisis in the democratic republic of congo where new clashes broke out tuesday , threatening a week-old ceasefire .", "summaries": ["ban to lead congo mediation as new clashes threaten truce"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-243", "text": "after the longest and most expensive us presidential campaign ever , newspaper headlines on tuesday reflected both the historic importance of the occasion and relief that the outcome will soon be known .", "summaries": ["us press hail historic presidential vote"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-244", "text": "americans vote in an election of rare historic potential tuesday , with front - running democrat barack obama seeking to become the first black president and republican john mccain hoping for a UNK comeback .", "summaries": ["history beckons obama mccain on election day"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-245", "text": "taiwan share prices opened slightly lower tuesday with profit taking emerging as the market hovered close to the key #,###-point mark , dealers said .", "summaries": ["taipei shares open slightly lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-246", "text": "ten senior french officers filed suit against rwanda for slander on tuesday after a justice minister 's report accused them of taking part in the #### genocide .", "summaries": ["ten french officers file suit over rwanda genocide report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-247", "text": "voter turnout reached a level unseen for a century in the historic election that swept barack obama to power as the first black us president , according to data published by analysts on wednesday .", "summaries": ["record turnout for us election : analysts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-248", "text": "retailers in the ## countries using the euro saw demand slip less than expected in september despite the worst financial crisis for generations , official eu data showed on wednesday UNK", "summaries": ["eurozone retail sales slip less than expected : eu data"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-249", "text": "australian prime minister kevin rudd wednesday praised us president-elect barack obama for turning martin luther king 's dream into a reality after the african - american won his country 's highest office .", "summaries": ["australian pm says obama has turned king 's dream to reality"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-250", "text": "obama wins us presidency : networks UNK", "summaries": ["flash UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-251", "text": "the united states has further restricted iran 's access to the us financial system by banning certain types of fund transfers , the treasury department said thursday .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK UNK UNK us tightens screws on iran 's access to banks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-252", "text": "australia coach robbie deans has made eight changes to the side that was defeated by new zealand at the weekend ahead of the wallabies ' test against italy here sunday .", "summaries": ["rugbyu : deans rings changes for aussies azzurri test"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-253", "text": "austrian bank raiffeisen international trimmed its #### profit forecast on thursday , citing a `` changed market situation .", "summaries": ["afp UNK advisory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-254", "text": "india were ###-# in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the fourth and final test against australia here on thursday .", "summaries": ["cricket : india ###-# at lunch in final australia test"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-255", "text": "thousands of people attacked chinese police in the southern city of shenzhen from friday afternoon to early saturday morning , state media reported .", "summaries": ["thousands attack police in southern china : state media"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-256", "text": "us president george w. bush on friday warned that it would take time for federal stimulus measures to have their full economic effect amid news of steep job losses .", "summaries": ["it will take time for economic measures to take effect : bush"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-257", "text": "bank lending tightened up as financial markets erupted this year and is set to tighten further in the near future , a european central bank survey showed on friday , despite massive efforts by authorities to unfreeze credit markets .", "summaries": ["eurozone bank lending set to tighten ecb survey finds"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-258", "text": "five french trekkers and mountaineers were among six foreigners killed during the autumn climbing season in nepal , the french embassy and nepalese officials said friday .", "summaries": ["nepal climbing season claims five french lives"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-259", "text": "argentine striker gonzalo higuain scored an incredible four goals , including two questionable penalties , as ten-man real madrid came from behind three times to defeat malaga #-# on sunday and go top of the spanish first division for the first time this season .", "summaries": ["four goal hero higuain fires real top"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-260", "text": "the death toll from a school collapse in a haitian shanty-town rose to ## after rescue workers uncovered a classroom with ## dead students and their teacher , officials said saturday .", "summaries": ["toll rises to ## in haiti school UNK : official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-261", "text": "us president-elect barack obama on friday said he would act `` swiftly '' as soon as he takes office to confront the economic crisis head on , during his first news conference since his historic election .", "summaries": ["obama vows to confront economic crisis head on"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-262", "text": "pope benedict xvi marked sunday the ##th anniversary of the kristallnacht pogrom , a prelude to the holocaust , by recalling the agony he felt as a boy growing up in nazi germany .", "summaries": ["pope speaks of pain of kristallnacht memories"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-263", "text": "australian foreign minister stephen smith sunday congratulated new zealand 's new prime minister-elect john key as he praised ousted leader helen clark as a `` gutsy '' and respected politician .", "summaries": ["time caught up with nz 's gutsy clark says australian fm"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-264", "text": "iraq 's cabinet is expected to meet in baghdad on tuesday to discuss a military accord that will govern the presence of american troops in iraq beyond #### , a minister said on monday .", "summaries": ["iraq 's cabinet expected to meet on us pact as deadline looms"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-265", "text": "syria and lebanon decided on monday to boost border controls and anti-terrorism coordination , as the two neighbors took a new step to strengthen ties since diplomatic relations were established .", "summaries": ["syria and lebanon to boost border anti-terror controls"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-266", "text": "global banking giant hsbc said on monday that its pre-tax profits had risen in the third-quarter despite loan write-offs in the united states rising to #.# billion dollars -lrb- #.# billion euros -rrb- .", "summaries": ["hsbc says profits rise despite rising us bad debts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-267", "text": "fourteen men accused of membership of organised crime gangs and involvement in a savage europe-wide vendetta go on trial wednesday at UNK in southern italy .", "summaries": ["trial opens wednesday in case of italian organised crime vendetta"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-268", "text": "russia 's defense industry has been badly hit by the global financial crisis , deputy prime minister sergei ivanov , a former defense minister , said tuesday .", "summaries": ["russia 's defense sector hit by financial crisis : govt official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-269", "text": "grim overall economic and corporate news pushed global stocks into reverse on tuesday despite an unexpected beam of light for the german economy .", "summaries": ["grim economic outlook knocks stocks back despite german uplift"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-270", "text": "eight members of an ultra-left anarchist group have been arrested in connection with a string of attacks on france 's rail network , french interior minister michele alliot-marie announced tuesday .", "summaries": ["train sabotage : eight leftwing anarchists arrested : minister"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-271", "text": "angola cup final result on wednesday : UNK", "summaries": ["football : angola cup final santos # UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-272", "text": "iraqi foreign minister hoshyar zebari on wednesday repeated baghdad 's denunciation of a deadly us raid on a syrian village that he said harmed relations between the neighbouring countries .", "summaries": ["iraq again denounces us attack on syrian village"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-273", "text": "a blue-ribbon panel of experts said on wednesday that german economic growth will grind to a halt next year , raising doubts about berlin 's plans to shield europe 's biggest economy from the global turmoil .", "summaries": ["german economy will grind to halt in #### say experts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-274", "text": "new zealand share prices closed #.## percent lower wednesday after investors took their lead from further weakness in overseas markets , dealers said .", "summaries": ["new zealand shares close down #.## percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-275", "text": "juventus moved into second place in italy 's serie a with a #-# win over genoa at turin 's stadio olimpico .", "summaries": ["football : juventus up to second in impressive style"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-276", "text": "us shares managed modest gains in morning trade thursday as investors looked for bargains after a punishing three-day market selloff and shook off more bleak economic and corporate news .", "summaries": ["wall street struggles higher after three-day rout"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-277", "text": "chelsea striker didier drogba is under investigation for an incident during wednesday night 's league cup loss to burnley when he threw a coin back at the crowd , police confirmed thursday .", "summaries": ["afp world news agenda"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-278", "text": "china plans to punish singers who UNK for `` cheating the public , '' the ministry of culture said thursday .", "summaries": ["afp features"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-279", "text": "shivnarine chanderpaul hit a fighting century but could n't stop pakistan winning the second day-night international by ## runs here on friday , securing an unbeatable #-# lead .", "summaries": ["cricket : chanderpaul 's hundred in vain as pakistan clinch series"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-280", "text": "german carmaker opel , a unit of troubled us giant general motors , has asked berlin and regional states for credit guarantees to ensure its financing , its chief executive hans UNK said in an interview published friday .", "summaries": ["opel asks for german public loan guarantees : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-281", "text": "a chinese fishing boat with a ##-man crew has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of east africa and is being held in somalia , state media reported here on friday .", "summaries": ["china fishing boat hijacked off east africa : chinese state media"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-282", "text": "vietnam has rejected a proposal by south korea 's posco group to build a #.# - billion-dollar steel mill near a coastal resort , citing environmental concerns , state media reported on friday .", "summaries": ["golf : UNK open scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-283", "text": "french pilots voted saturday to press ahead with a strike which has severely hit flag carrier air france , the head of their main union told afp , ensuring further disruption .", "summaries": ["bulletin UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-284", "text": "iran , opec 's number two oil producer , favors a cut in crude production of #.# to #.# million barrels per day when the oil cartel meets in cairo later this month , state television reported saturday .", "summaries": ["iran favors opec cut of #.# to #.# million bpd"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-285", "text": "villarreal coach manuel pellegrini was understandably disappointed at dropping two points in the title race as malaga scored a ##th minute equaliser to snatch a #-# draw on sunday .", "summaries": ["football : pellegrini rues dropped villarreal points"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-286", "text": "stock markets in the gulf states plunged on the week 's opener sunday as panic from the fallout of the global economic crisis continued to dampen investor sentiment .", "summaries": ["gulf stocks plunge as g## fails to halt panic"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-287", "text": "a brutal financial crisis showed its teeth on monday as us banking giant citigroup announced a massive ##,### job cuts and automakers begged governments to save them amid a spreading global recession .", "summaries": ["global crisis shows teeth with mass citigroup cuts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-288", "text": "international mediators raised concerns monday over fresh fighting near azerbaijan 's disputed nagorny karabakh region that left at least one soldier dead at the weekend .", "summaries": ["mediators raise concerns over deadly karabakh fighting"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-289", "text": "hosts india defeated england by ## runs on monday to take a #-# lead in the seven-match one-day series .", "summaries": ["afp UNK advisory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-290", "text": "leading tibetan exiles began a week-long meeting monday in northern india that could usher in a more radical approach to their long struggle against chinese rule in tibet .", "summaries": ["tibetans plot future after dalai lama admits failure"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-291", "text": "british premier gordon brown has narrowed the poll gap on opposition conservatives to just three points , a survey showed tuesday , the latest sign of a boost from his handling of the financial crisis .", "summaries": ["british pm gets poll boost from crisis management"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-292", "text": "barclays , the second-biggest british bank , said tuesday that investors from the oil-rich gulf had agreed to amend terms of their proposed capital injection worth billions of dollars .", "summaries": ["barclays proposed gulf investors amend injection plan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-293", "text": "chinese share prices plummeted #.## percent on tuesday as unabated concerns over china 's slowing economy and weakness in regional markets triggered heavy selling , dealers said .", "summaries": ["chinese shares close down #.## pct"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-294", "text": "david beckham 's career should be over , england 's #### world cup winner martin peters said following the la galaxy midfielder 's run of substitute appearances .", "summaries": ["football : beckham career should be over says world cup winner peters"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-295", "text": "barack obama 's transition team dropped broad hints wednesday about who will fill a raft of top posts in his administration , naming teams of aides to develop policies in key areas .", "summaries": ["obama gives hints about key administration posts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-296", "text": "al-qaeda number two ayman zawahiri warned us president-elect barack obama against sending more troops to afghanistan , in an internet UNK released on wednesday .", "summaries": ["zawahiri warns obama against sending troops to afghanistan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-297", "text": "just as germany comes under pressure to do more to jumpstart the world 's third biggest economy , party politics is rearing its ugly head and undermining berlin 's efforts to weather a sharp global slowdown .", "summaries": ["party politics undermine german economic defences"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-298", "text": "the use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely by #### , us intelligence warned thursday in a report on global trends that forecasts a tense , unstable world shadowed by war .", "summaries": ["use of nuclear UNK more likely in future : us intelligence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-299", "text": "russian president dmitry medvedev on thursday demanded ukraine repay #.# billion dollars -lrb- #.# billion euros -rrb- of debt to russian energy giant gazprom , saying kiev could be `` forced '' to pay up .", "summaries": ["medvedev demands ukraine repay #.# billion dollar gas debt"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-300", "text": "the council of europe 's human rights commissioner slammed thursday as `` unacceptable '' conditions in france 's overcrowded and dilapidated jails , where some ## inmates have committed suicide this year .", "summaries": ["council of europe again slams french prison conditions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-301", "text": "there could be a nasty surprise under the tree for the us economy this christmas .", "summaries": ["grim tidings for us christmas shopping season"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-302", "text": "opponents of the leftist government of president daniel ortega said wednesday they had enough votes in congress to annul the disputed november # municipal elections in nicaragua .", "summaries": ["afp client advisory on australian cricket coverage"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-303", "text": "oil prices continued to struggle under ## dollars per barrel on friday after they hit their lowest levels in almost four years on concerns over weakening demand and the prospect of a global recession .", "summaries": ["afptv UNK advisory for friday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-304", "text": "malaysian shares are expected to remain volatile in the coming week on continuing uncertainties in the global financial markets and fears over the length of a global recession , dealers said friday .", "summaries": ["malaysian shares to remain volatile next week : analysts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-305", "text": "kevin garnett scored ## points in his return after a one-game suspension and the boston celtics ripped detroit ##-## here thursday in a rematch of last season 's nba semi-finals .", "summaries": ["basketball : garnett makes triumphant return as celtics top pistons"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-306", "text": "the alleged al-qaeda mastermind of a #### transatlantic airplane bombing plot had been on the run for nearly a year before a us missile attack in northwest pakistan ended his life saturday .", "summaries": ["terror plot mastermind killed in pakistan after year on the run"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-307", "text": "somali pirates holding a huge oil-laden saudi tanker on saturday vowed to fight back should any assault be attempted to free the ship and urged its owners to pay up a ## million dollars ransom .", "summaries": ["we 'll fight back somali pirates warn"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-308", "text": "australian share prices opened slightly higher on monday following a big rally on wall street ahead of the weekend .", "summaries": ["australian shares open up #.# percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-309", "text": "portsmouth striker jermain defoe could be ruled out for several weeks if a specialist decides the england international needs surgery to cure a calf injury .", "summaries": ["football : defoe to see specialist over calf injury"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-310", "text": "south korea 's central bank is likely to inject up to #.# billion dollars into a state fund aimed at easing a credit squeeze in the country 's debt market , a report said sunday .", "summaries": ["skorea 's central bank to inject money into bond fund : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-311", "text": "oil prices roared higher towards ## dollars on monday as equity markets surged on government action aimed at tackling a severe economic downturn .", "summaries": ["oil prices soar towards ## dollars"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-312", "text": "malaysia 's central bank on monday cut its interest rate by ## basis points to #.## percent in a bid to boost growth amid the global economic crisis .", "summaries": ["malaysia central bank cuts key interest rate to #.## pct"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-313", "text": "british-based standard chartered bank said monday it plans to raise #.## billion pounds -lrb- #.## billion us dollars -rrb- in a rights issue to better position itself during the global financial turmoil .", "summaries": ["standard chartered to raise #.## billion dollars in rights issue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-314", "text": "french champions lyon knocked fiorentina out of the champions UNK with a #-# victory here on tuesday as they ensured their own place in the knock-out stages .", "summaries": ["football : fiorentina sent tumbling by lyon defeat"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-315", "text": "the us banking industry 's profits slid ## percent in the third quarter from a year ago to #.# billion dollars , reflecting the credit crisis ravaging the sector and overall economy , regulators said tuesday .", "summaries": ["us banking profits slump ## percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-316", "text": "polls opened across greenland at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt -rrb- tuesday for a referendum on self-rule for the island that could pave the way for full independence from denmark in the future .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK UNK UNK polls open in greenland self-rule referendum"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-317", "text": "the world 's biggest miner bhp billiton announced tuesday it was dropping its controversial hostile takeover bid for rival rio tinto due to the state of the global economy .", "summaries": ["bhp billiton drops rio tinto takeover bid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-318", "text": "south korea posted a current account surplus of #.# billion dollars in october , the central bank said thursday , a figure that is likely to relieve pressure on the shaky won .", "summaries": ["skorea posts current account surplus for october"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-319", "text": "iraq plans to hold a july referendum on a controversial military pact allowing us troops to remain for another three years that parliament is expected to adopt on thursday in a delayed vote .", "summaries": ["iraq to hold referendum on us troops pact"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-320", "text": "new insurgency-linked violence left five policemen and ## militants dead in afghanistan , authorities said wednesday , as a un security council team continued a tour to assess post-taliban development .", "summaries": ["## killed in afghanistan as un security council team tours"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-321", "text": "thailand 's powerful army chief wednesday told anti-government protesters they must leave several key sites that they are occupying , including bangkok 's international airport .", "summaries": ["thai protesters must leave airport other sites : army chief"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-322", "text": "two units of taiwan 's industrial conglomerate formosa plastic group have agreed to lend ### million us dollars to micron technology of the united states , the companies said wednesday .", "summaries": ["taiwan 's formosa to lend micron ### mln dollars for acquisition"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-323", "text": "writer juan marse was thursday awarded the cervantes prize , the top literary prize in the spanish-speaking world , culture minister cesar antonio molina announced .", "summaries": ["spanish novelist juan UNK wins top literary prize"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-324", "text": "greek state-run public power corporation -lrb- ppc -rrb- on thursday slumped to a loss of ###.# million euros -lrb- ### million dollars -rrb- in the first nine months of #### despite a ## percent increase in sales .", "summaries": ["greek state power utility slumps into loss"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-325", "text": "consumer and business confidence in the european union slumped in november to the lowest level in ## years in the face of looming recession , according to an eu survey on thursday .", "summaries": ["eu consumer business confidence hits ##-year low : survey"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-326", "text": "chinese shares were up #.## percent by midday thursday after the central bank announced its biggest interest rate cut in a decade to boost weakening economic growth , dealers said .", "summaries": ["chinese shares up #.## pct at midday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-327", "text": "celtic midfielder paul hartley launched a passionate defense of scottish football on friday after another week of european misery .", "summaries": ["football : scottish football is not a joke says celtic star"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-328", "text": "a french plane has arrived in mumbai that could help repatriate up to ### europeans from the indian metropolis that has come under attack from islamist extremists , the french foreign ministry said friday .", "summaries": ["french plane in mumbai to repatriate europeans"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-329", "text": "turkey 's telecom authority auctioned three #g mobile phone licences on friday , raising ### million euros -lrb- #.## billion dollars -rrb- at a time of strain on the national public finances .", "summaries": ["golf : world cup scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-330", "text": "new zealand shares closed #.## percent higher friday in their fourth straight rise as investors welcomed an easing of volatility in world markets , dealers said .", "summaries": ["new zealand shares close #.## percent higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-331", "text": "new zealand completed their second grand slam in three years and third overall with a ##-# win over england at twickenham here saturday .", "summaries": ["rugbyu : all blacks down england to seal grand slam"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-332", "text": "the united nations and the european commission called on saturday for a global stimulus package , but the absence of major leaders at a un aid conference in qatar lowered hopes about the outcome .", "summaries": ["un ec call for global stimulus at development meet"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-333", "text": "four people , including three policemen , were killed when a police car came under fire in the capital of the restive russian republic of dagestan , police quoted by russian news agencies said sunday .", "summaries": ["football : spanish league table #st UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-334", "text": "german chancellor angela merkel presides monday over a key annual congress of her party -- which has been divided over her response to the financial crisis -- ahead of federal elections in #### .", "summaries": ["merkel 's party holds key congress ahead of #### polls"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-335", "text": "tamil tiger guerrillas monday admitted losing ## men in a weekend suicide attack against the navy in northern sri lanka which may have set back military plans for a fresh offensive against them .", "summaries": ["tigers admit losing ## in suicide attack on navy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-336", "text": "the european union is to take china to task at the un human rights commission over its policy , notably in tibet , after failing to win concessions from beijing , diplomats said monday .", "summaries": ["european union to take china to task over human rights"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-337", "text": "the dollar was quoted at ###.##-## yen here early tuesday , up from ###.## yen monday afternoon and from ###.## yen in new york late monday .", "summaries": ["dollar at ###.##-## yen in early tokyo trading"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-338", "text": "israel and qatar signed here on tuesday an agreement to open trade representation offices in each other 's country .", "summaries": ["qatar israel sign accord to open trade offices"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-339", "text": "the dollar and major european currencies traded within narrow ranges on tuesday on the london forex market , which was waiting for the easter holiday weekend and for us employment figures to be announced on friday , traders said in late afternoon .", "summaries": ["london forex market stable as market waits for easter us data"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-340", "text": "a senior us official arrived here wednesday for a week of talks with chinese counterparts aimed at settling a long-running dispute over copyright piracy in china .", "summaries": ["us official in beijing for talks on copyright piracy row"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-341", "text": "the british government on wednesday pledged that if it decides , after general elections to be held within a year , to participate in a european single currency , it would put the question to a referendum .", "summaries": ["referendum on monetary union if government decides to join"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-342", "text": "a court wednesday ordered a full investigation into the abductions of ## people amid widespread official persecution of leftists during argentina 's ####-#### military government .", "summaries": ["court orders investigation of ## abductions in argentina"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-343", "text": "professor ding zilin has devoted six years to contacting families who lost relatives in the #### tiananmen massacre , but she spent chinese remembrance day alone thursday , grieving for her ##-year-old son .", "summaries": ["families of tiananmen victims remember their dead alone"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-344", "text": "torture and maltreatment of prisoners , suspected terrorists and even children is increasingly widespread in many countries , according to the latest un report on torture released thursday .", "summaries": ["torture is common practice in many countries : un report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-345", "text": "communist members of the russian parliament have drawn up a draft law that would roll back many of the economic reforms president boris yeltsin launched in #### , the new york times said friday .", "summaries": ["russian communists propose to roll back reforms UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-346", "text": "grid positions after the final qualifying session in the indonesian motorcycle grand prix at the sentul circuit , west java , saturday : UNK", "summaries": ["indonesian motorcycle grand prix grid positions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-347", "text": "mystery fumes swept through a tokyo subway station sunday forcing the hospitalisation of one woman and causing a new scare over the aum supreme truth cult .", "summaries": ["woman injured in tokyo subway fumes scare"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-348", "text": "algerian leaders have pencilled in the first half of next year for key legislative elections which could usher in genuine democracy in the war-wracked nation , a political leader said sunday after talks with president liamine zeroual .", "summaries": ["algeria targets #### for elections"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-349", "text": "anatoli UNK of kazakhstan shattered a world record of ###.# kilogrammes in the clean and jerk on monday on his way to winning the men 's ##kg class at the asian weightlifting championships .", "summaries": ["UNK breaks world weightlifting record"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-350", "text": "eric cantona kept up his one-man crusade to land manchester united their third premiership title in four years by steering his side six points clear at the top with a #-# victory over coventry on monday .", "summaries": ["red-hot cantona stokes united title hopes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-351", "text": "some ### civilians , including lebanese diplomats and other foreigners , were being held hostage tuesday by liberian gunmen as factional fighting in the capital entered a fourth day , aid workers said .", "summaries": ["UNK new series ### held hostage amid fourth day of monrovia clashes by james UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-352", "text": "fading title challengers newcastle may be forgiven for thinking that life at the top is tough -- but they should spare a thought for those scrapping for survival at the foot of the premiership .", "summaries": ["everything to play for in premiership UNK by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-353", "text": "foreign ministers and officials of ## islamic countries met in the bosnian capital wednesday to discuss the contribution of the islamic world to the reconstruction of this war-shattered country .", "summaries": ["islamic countries discuss aid for bosnia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-354", "text": "world number two pete sampras recovered from a second-set lapse in concentration to defeat canadian sebastian lareau #-# , #-# , #-# in the salem hong kong open here on wednesday .", "summaries": ["sampras recovers from second-set UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-355", "text": "the electric car market got a jump start here wednesday as honda and toyota unveiled their vehicles for california , which is expected to be the us proving ground for non-polluting automobiles .", "summaries": ["honda toyota unveil electric cars to woo california drivers by karen lowe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-356", "text": "friday : munich #### v uerdingen , eintracht frankfurt v hansa rostock , saturday : borussia moenchengladbach v cologne , sankt pauli v werder bremen , stuttgart v bayern munich , freiburg v karlsruhe , kaiserslautern v hamburg , borussia dortmund v schalke ## , sunday : bayer leverkusen v dusseldorf UNK", "summaries": ["germany :"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-357", "text": "boat dealers and builders participating in the first-ever international boat show in china are forecasting a boom in leisure - craft sales within the next five years .", "summaries": ["boat builders see boom in UNK sales UNK picture by leu siew ying"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-358", "text": "israeli prime minister shimon peres warned residents of southern lebanon to prepare for imminent retaliatory strikes friday against villages used by hezbollah guerrillas to rocket UNK shemona and other northern israeli towns .", "summaries": ["peres visits north says new attacks on hezbollah imminent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-359", "text": "opec 's president ammar UNK arrived late friday in qatar on the third stage of a tour of the oil states of the gulf .", "summaries": ["opec president arrives in qatar on next stage of gulf tour"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-360", "text": "third-seeded byron black of zimbabwe ended german alex radulescu 's giant-killing run in the indian open here saturday to book a place in the final against top seed thomas enqvist of sweden .", "summaries": ["black to play enqvist in indian open final"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-361", "text": "lebanese prime minister rafic hariri met sunday with egyptian president hosni mubarak for talks on the conflict in south lebanon , under an israeli air and artillery bombardment for the fourth straight day .", "summaries": ["lebanese pm in cairo for talks on crisis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-362", "text": "two israelis were hurt in hezbollah rocket attacks on sunday , the most sustained day of cross-border strikes since a showdown erupted with the guerrillas in lebanon , the army said .", "summaries": ["two israelis hurt in hezbollah rocket attacks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-363", "text": "scoreboard of the sharjah cup one-day international between india and pakistan here on monday : UNK", "summaries": ["india v pakistan scoreboard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-364", "text": "russian forces in chechnya began a limited withdrawal monday , but warplanes kept bombing villages in the southeast of the caucasus mountain republic despite a unilateral ceasefire promise by moscow .", "summaries": ["russians start troop withdrawal but continue bombing in chechnya by nikolai UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-365", "text": "the southern chinese city of guangzhou has set up a special zone allowing foreign consulates to build permanent offices and residences and avoid prohibitive local rents , the china daily reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["guangzhou opens new consulate area"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-366", "text": "lebanese prime minister rafic hariri accused britain on tuesday of supporting the israeli assault on hezbollah guerrillas in lebanon as he announced plans to visit london .", "summaries": ["hariri to visit britain which he accuses of backing israel"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-367", "text": "two heads of opec arrived here tuesday for the first visit by a delegation from the oil cartel since iraq 's #### invasion of kuwait , the official news agency ina said .", "summaries": ["opec chiefs visit iraq for first time since #### gulf war"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-368", "text": "the pilots of an american airlines jetliner that crashed into a colombian mountain in december killing all ### people aboard were tired and confused , according to a preliminary investigation .", "summaries": ["human error blamed for fatal american airlines crash"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-369", "text": "india qualified for the final of the three-nation sharjah cup ahead of arch-rivals pakistan despite crashing to a five-wicket defeat in their last league match against south africa here on wednesday .", "summaries": ["india in final despite loss to south africa by UNK lal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-370", "text": "secretary of state warren christopher widened consultations on an israeli-lebanese ceasefire wednesday by including egypt and saudi arabia in the effort , an official said .", "summaries": ["christopher widens consultations over israel-lebanon crisis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-371", "text": "australian foreign minister alexander downer is to lobby singapore and thailand to support a proposed four-party peace meeting between south and north korea , deputy prime minister tim fischer said thursday .", "summaries": ["downer to lobby for korean peace bid support"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-372", "text": "german parliament called on the international olympic committee on thursday to do more for women in sport .", "summaries": ["olympics told to help women"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-373", "text": "bosnia 's former warring parties have called back almost all their troops and weapons into UNK sites ahead of a midnight deadline , british defense secretary michael portillo said here late thursday .", "summaries": ["UNK rivals close to meeting pullback target : portillo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-374", "text": "newcastle united and manchester united will very likely play off for the english title if they finish level on points , goal difference and goals scored at the end of the season .", "summaries": ["tie-breaker lined up for english title"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-375", "text": "newly issued shares of the UNK restaurant chain planet hollywood took off like a rocket on their first day of trading friday , gaining ## percent moments after the market opened .", "summaries": ["planet hollywood shares soar into stratosphere"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-376", "text": "the german government has protested to jakarta over violence treatment by indonesian security officers of a group of east timorese attempting to enter the embassy , a german diplomat told afp saturday .", "summaries": ["german ambassador protests to jakarta over treatment of # etimorese"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-377", "text": "denmark 's poul-erik hoyer completed his hat-trick of men 's singles badminton titles at the european championships , winning the final here on saturday .", "summaries": ["hoyer wins singles title"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-378", "text": "four people were killed and more than ## injured when a passenger train derailed near here sunday morning .", "summaries": ["four killed in train accident"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-379", "text": "indian police on monday said they have found evidence that a blast , which razed a popular hotel in new delhi killing ## people including eight foreigners , was caused by a powerful bomb .", "summaries": ["police say delhi hotel blast caused by bomb : death toll at ## UNK new series by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-380", "text": "a chinese couple has lost beijing 's first court case that challenged the imposition of heavy fines for violating the country 's draconian family planning regulations , a report said monday .", "summaries": ["chinese couple loses case challenging one child policy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-381", "text": "three films from asia-pacific are in the running for the coveted golden palms at this year 's cannes film festival , competing in a field dominated by european productions , organizers announced monday .", "summaries": ["three films from asia-pacific in the running at cannes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-382", "text": "china and russia are to sign bilateral treaties on police cooperation during russian president boris yeltsin 's visit here this week to help combat transnational crime , xinhua reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["china russia to sign police treaties during yeltsin visit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-383", "text": "israeli aircraft carried out ## air raids on the region of tyre in south lebanon on tuesday , including seven on areas where un peacekeepers have positions without causing casualties , police said .", "summaries": ["israeli warplanes launch ## raids on tyre region"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-384", "text": "president bill clinton announced reforms of the central intelligence agency aimed at restoring credibility in an espionage agency tarnished by the discovery of a russian mole in its midst .", "summaries": ["clinton announces us intelligence reforms"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-385", "text": "dzhokhar dudayev , the legendary leader of chechnya 's five-year bid for independence , was killed by russian shell fire and has been buried in a secret location , separatists told afp on wednesday .", "summaries": ["dudayev legendary leader of chechen separatists killed UNK new series by nikolai UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-386", "text": "nelson piquet and jacques UNK , former top formula one drivers , will both be driving a mclaren in this year 's le mans ##-hour race , it was revealed on tuesday .", "summaries": ["piquet and UNK to drive at le mans"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-387", "text": "india 's ruling party is headed for a disaster in general elections starting saturday and hindu nationalists are likely to become the largest group in a hung parliament , according to an opinion poll published thursday .", "summaries": ["india 's ruling party headed for election disaster : poll"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-388", "text": "french foreign minister herve de charette arrived thursday in beirut from damascus on a fresh round of shuttle diplomacy and immediately went into talks with lebanese leaders .", "summaries": ["de charette in lebanon"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-389", "text": "foreigners in sweden may finally be given access to the entire country during their stay after the government on thursday proposed to eliminate a ban on their presence in restricted areas .", "summaries": ["foreigners may finally get to see all of sweden"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-390", "text": "hong kong shares closed down #.# percent on friday due to an absence of buyers and fresh incentives , dealers said .", "summaries": ["hong kong shares end #.# percent lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-391", "text": "spanish conservative leader jose maria aznar will become prime minister no sooner than the beginning of may and not early next week as his party had hoped , sources within a potential coalition partner said friday .", "summaries": ["no premier vote for aznar before early may : UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-392", "text": "as us officials consider how to sanction china for selling nuclear technology to pakistan , the state department has temporarily extended a freeze on new government-backed loans to us firms for china projects .", "summaries": ["us freezes new loans again for china projects UNK new series by sarah UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-393", "text": "hansa rostock 's akpoborie hit a ##rd minute winner at uefa cup finalists bayern munich , enough to knock the bavarians off top spot in the bundesliga on saturday .", "summaries": ["UNK knocks bayern off top spot"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-394", "text": "serbian police say a bomb explosion that killed an ethnic albanian child in the tense province of kosovo was an accident , the tanjug news agency said sunday .", "summaries": ["serbian police in kosovo say bomb that killed child was accident UNK new series"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-395", "text": "gold opened lower here on monday at ###.##-### .## us dollars an ounce , against friday 's closing rate of ###.##-### .## .", "summaries": ["gold opens lower in hong kong"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-396", "text": "israeli prime minister shimon peres said monday he was confident the ceasefire in lebanon would hold because it was in the best interests of both countries as well as syria .", "summaries": ["peres confident ceasefire will hold"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-397", "text": "a chinese pro-democracy activist , who spent last year in self-imposed exile in france , has been arrested by police in shanghai , a report said tuesday .", "summaries": ["chinese dissidents arrested in shanghai"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-398", "text": "the nato-led peace-keeping force in bosnia was braced for further violence tuesday after the most serious clashes between serbs and moslems here since moslem refugees began returning to former homes in serb-held territory .", "summaries": ["nato troops braced for further UNK violence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-399", "text": "the united states claimed credit tuesday for a ceasefire that ended fighting between israel and lebanese guerrillas , and rejected suggestions that it was forced to model the agreement after a french draft .", "summaries": ["us takes the credit for israel-hezbollah ceasefire by carole landry"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-400", "text": "filipino boxer lito UNK has died after sustaining serious head injuries during a loss to former thai champion chatchai sasakul here , hospital officials said sunday .", "summaries": ["boxing : filipino fighter dies after bangkok bout"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-401", "text": "tenth seed novak djokovic defeated guillermo canas #-# , #-# , #-# here sunday in the final of the #.# million dollar atp miami masters series event .", "summaries": ["tennis : serbia 's djokovic UNK miami men 's title"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-402", "text": "australian share prices fell #.## percent monday after investor sentiment was rattled by speculation the central bank will raise interest rates this week , dealers said .", "summaries": ["australian shares down sharply on interest rate fears"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-403", "text": "global steel giant UNK on monday announced a share buyback program to repurchase up to ### million dollars -lrb- ### million euros -rrb- worth of shares .", "summaries": ["arcelor-mittal announces share buyback program"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-404", "text": "republican presidential candidate mitt romney has stashed ## million dollars in his #### war chest this year , outpacing party front-runner rudolph giuliani in a key early test of the white house race .", "summaries": ["white house race awash in dollars UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-405", "text": "two drunken south african fans hurled racist abuse at the country 's rugby sevens coach after the team were eliminated from the weekend 's hong kong tournament , reports said tuesday .", "summaries": ["rugby union : racist taunts mar hong kong sevens : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-406", "text": "qatar 's emir on tuesday appointed foreign minister sheikh hamad bin jassem bin jabr al-thani as prime minister in place of sheikh abdullah bin khalifa al - thani , the state news agency qna reported .", "summaries": ["qatar emir UNK new prime minister UNK UNK cabinet details UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-407", "text": "japan on tuesday said it was taking a `` cautious position '' on a civilian nuclear agreement between india and the united states .", "summaries": ["UNK cautious on india us nuclear deal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-408", "text": "india 's senior pro sachin tendulkar on wednesday broke his silence on the world cup debacle , saying the first round ouster had `` shattered the team 's dream .", "summaries": ["cricket : tendulkar shattered by world cup exit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-409", "text": "israeli soldiers entered the gaza strip and clashed with militants on wednesday , the first major incursion into the territory since a november ceasefire , palestinian security sources said .", "summaries": ["UNK israel troops launch incursion into gaza"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-410", "text": "russian authorities want a european body to investigate the deaths of ### seals in the caspian sea , environmental officials said wednesday .", "summaries": ["russia wants investigation into seal deaths"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-411", "text": "mark o'meara , the #### masters winner , doomed his chances of capturing this year 's first major championship if tradition holds by winning the masters par-# contest here wednesday .", "summaries": ["golf : o'meara hopes to break masters par-# jinx"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-412", "text": "three more american soldiers have been killed in baghdad , where iraqi and us forces are pressing a massive security crackdown into an eighth week , the military announced on thursday .", "summaries": ["three us soldiers killed in baghdad UNK UNK toll"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-413", "text": "a senior iraqi journalist was killed on thursday when a suicide truck bomb exploded outside a television channel 's headquarters , the leading sunni political party that owns the network said .", "summaries": ["top journalist killed in iraq tv bombing UNK UNK throughout"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-414", "text": "defending national basketball association champions miami , who have battled injuries all season , booked their playoff berth thursday with a thrilling overtime victory over cleveland .", "summaries": ["basketball : nba champions heat book return trip to playoffs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-415", "text": "brazilian defender roberto carlos , who is leaving real madrid after ## years with the spanish giants , says he was almost `` destroyed '' by trauma in his personal life over the past two years .", "summaries": ["football : UNK trauma almost destroyed me : roberto carlos"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-416", "text": "with naval links dating back to the ##th century , the south-west of england , home to several of the ## naval personnel freed by iran , has weathered many a maritime storm in the past .", "summaries": ["britain 's maritime heartland expected to weather iran storm by katherine UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-417", "text": "brazilian defender pepe is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury , his porto coach jesualdo ferreira said saturday .", "summaries": ["football : pepe out for season"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-418", "text": "russian president vladimir putin returned sunday a long-lost icon of our lady of vladimir to russia 's orthodox patriarch alexy ii ahead of the easter service in moscow , vowing to bring back other relics lost in the soviet times .", "summaries": ["putin hands long-lost icon to orthodox patriarch pledges to return more"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-419", "text": "a high-level us delegation led by former un ambassador bill richardson arrived in north korea on sunday , official north and south korean media said .", "summaries": ["us delegation arrives in north korea : report UNK UNK north korea 's media confirms arrival details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-420", "text": "the new york yankees placed slugger hideki matsui on the ##-day disabled list on sunday with a strained left hamstring .", "summaries": ["baseball : matsui back on disabled with strained hamstring"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-421", "text": "key events since the overthrow of iraqi leader saddam hussein four years ago : UNK", "summaries": ["afptv advisory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-422", "text": "us oil services giant halliburton said monday it had wrapped up its work commitments in iran and was no longer conducting any projects in the islamic republic .", "summaries": ["halliburton winds up iran work"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-423", "text": "french presidential frontrunner nicolas sarkozy on tuesday brushed off remarks from far-right rival jean-marie le pen who said sarkozy 's immigrant roots should be a factor for voters who head to the polls in less than two weeks .", "summaries": ["france 's sarkozy brushes off far-right jab at immigrant roots"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-424", "text": "french property group UNK announced tuesday it had agreed to buy dutch rival rodamco europe in a bid to create what they said would be the biggest pan - european commercial real estate operation .", "summaries": ["french dutch property groups to forge european leader"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-425", "text": "world oil prices rebounded on tuesday after plunging a day earlier on profit - taking , as key crude producer iran again tested western nerves , analysts said .", "summaries": ["oil prices rally after easter slump UNK UNK with closing prices changes UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-426", "text": "five candidates contesting east timor 's presidential election filed a formal protest wednesday saying the poll was not fairly conducted , and that counting should be stopped immediately .", "summaries": ["etimor candidates file formal protest on poll UNK UNK UNK details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-427", "text": "christian conservatives -- kingmakers in the last two us presidential elections -- may have less success in getting their pick elected in #### , political observers say .", "summaries": ["christian conservatives power diminished ahead of #### vote by stephanie griffith UNK UNK UNK detail"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-428", "text": "former gucci creative director tom ford is set to open his first stand-alone store in new york on thursday , three years after leaving the fashion giant credited with turning the group around .", "summaries": ["cycling : UNK cycling results #nd UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-429", "text": "a sri lankan airlines jet headed for london turned around and made an emergency landing at the country 's only international airport thursday following a `` technical problem , '' officials said .", "summaries": ["sri lankan jet makes emergency landing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-430", "text": "the russian steel group evraz , in which billionaire roman abramovich owns a ##-percent stake , is in negotiations to buy canadian group ipsco , the daily vedomosti said on thursday , quoting sources close to the russian company .", "summaries": ["russia 's evraz in talks to buy canadian steel group ipsco : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-431", "text": "global trade growth could slacken this year given a forecast slowdown in the world economy , but chinese exports will continue to gain market share , the world trade organisation said on thursday .", "summaries": ["wto sees trade growth slowing in #### by william french UNK UNK further details on china exports"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-432", "text": "the un security council on thursday strongly condemned the suicide car bombings in algeria and urged all states to help algiers bring the perpetrators and sponsors to justice .", "summaries": ["tennis : houston atp results #st UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-433", "text": "turkish police have arrested two suspects believed to be behind a series bomb attacks last year at a popular southwestern resort that injured ## british tourists , the anatolia news agency reported friday .", "summaries": ["turkey arrests two suspects behind resort bombing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-434", "text": "who 's saying what at the #### cricket world cup : UNK", "summaries": ["cricket : world cup UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-435", "text": "ireland captain trent johnston believes his team can improve if they get more exposure against top teams like australia despite suffering a nine-wicket mauling at the hands of the world champions here on friday .", "summaries": ["cricket : ireland UNK despite australia mauling by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-436", "text": "two lines of burly riot police linked arms to trap protesters on a street in central moscow on saturday .", "summaries": ["afp world news summary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-437", "text": "france 's sebastian bourdais claimed his ##th career champ-car pole position here saturday , leading qualifiers for sunday 's long beach champ-car grand prix .", "summaries": ["auto : bourdais grabs champ-car pole"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-438", "text": "results here on sunday in the paris marathon : - UNK", "summaries": ["marathon de paris les UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-439", "text": "wayne rooney admits manchester united 's breathtaking form has reinvigorated him for the decisive final weeks of the season .", "summaries": ["afp world news service no unauthorized reproduction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-440", "text": "nearly ###,### people immigrated to the netherlands last year , marking an increase for the fourth year , statistics showed on monday .", "summaries": ["immigration to netherlands increased in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-441", "text": "team new zealand , out to avenge the humbling #-# capitulation of their america 's cup crown to alinghi four years ago , and the other ## challengers to the swiss team 's crown were left frustrated by the elements on the opening day of the louis vuitton cup here monday .", "summaries": ["yachting : america 's cup challengers frustrated by weather UNK UNK details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-442", "text": "a japanese man was sentenced to ## months in prison by a los angeles court on monday on charges on trafficking exotic butterflies .", "summaries": ["us jails UNK man for butterfly smuggling"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-443", "text": "iran on tuesday sent its condolences to the people of arch enemy the united states after ## people were killed in a shooting at a university in the us state of virginia .", "summaries": ["iran sends condolences to us over campus shooting"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-444", "text": "the finnish parliament on tuesday elected centre party leader matti vanhanen as prime minister , a post he has held since #### , after his party won legislative elections last month .", "summaries": ["finnish parliament elects vanhanen as prime minister"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-445", "text": "south africa rode on andrew hall 's maiden five-wicket burst to storm into the world cup semi-finals with an emphatic nine-wicket win which humiliated england here on tuesday .", "summaries": ["cricket : hall and smith fire south africa into semi-finals by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-446", "text": "even before its opening here thursday , hot docs , the largest documentary film festival in north america , can be assured of at least one controversial film -- one that aims to debunk michael moore .", "summaries": ["michael moore critique set to heat up hot docs festival by jacqueline swartz"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-447", "text": "the death toll from last month 's blast in siberia climbed to ### as two more bodies were discovered in the wreckage , the mine 's owner said wednesday .", "summaries": ["russian mine toll rises to ###"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-448", "text": "somali elders accused ethiopian troops on wednesday of breaking a truce by attacking islamist insurgents in southern mogadishu , sparking clashes that killed at least seven civilians .", "summaries": ["somali elders blame ethiopian troops for clashes by UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK throughout"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-449", "text": "mark buehrle pitched the ##th no-hitter in chicago white sox history on wednesday , as the white sox defeated the texas rangers #-# .", "summaries": ["baseball : white sox hurler UNK UNK no-hitter"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-450", "text": "riot police broke up scuffles thursday as a key by-election campaign began in malaysia that could bolster former deputy prime minister anwar ibrahim 's return to formal politics .", "summaries": ["scuffles as key malaysian by-election kicks off"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-451", "text": "the white house on thursday warned iran of possible new sanctions after the un nuclear watchdog reported that tehran had begun sensitive nuclear work at a key site in defiance of un resolutions .", "summaries": ["us warns iran of step backward on nuclear issue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-452", "text": "west indies captain brian lara said he will quit international cricket on saturday , ending speculation over his future after his team 's dismal world cup campaign .", "summaries": ["cricket : lara quits international cricket UNK UNK details UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-453", "text": "the tokyo stock market is bracing for a slew of corporate results over the coming week , with the potential for a boost to sentiment if firms give upbeat earnings forecasts , analysts said friday .", "summaries": ["UNK shares seen taking cue from earnings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-454", "text": "ten bulgarians involved in trafficking women to france to work as prostitutes have been arrested following a joint operation by bulgarian and french authorities , the national investigation service said friday .", "summaries": ["police arrest ten bulgarians for human trafficking to france"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-455", "text": "a gunman killed a male hostage and himself at nasa 's johnson space center friday , just days after ## people died in the bloodiest school shooting in us history .", "summaries": ["afp sports schedule for saturday UNK ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-456", "text": "result of an african champions league third round , second-leg match here on saturday : UNK", "summaries": ["african champions league result : young africans # esperance #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-457", "text": "malaysia has won an extention to keep hosting a formula one grand prix until #### , despite concerns about its course and talk of a bid from singapore , the head of the sepang circuit said sunday .", "summaries": ["UNK formula one : malaysia says it has host rights until ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-458", "text": "thousands of kashmiris chanting pro-pakistan slogans on sunday attended a rally to welcome back a hardline separatist leader who underwent cancer treatment in mumbai .", "summaries": ["thousands attend rally for kashmir hardliner"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-459", "text": "ireland have been rewarded for their memorable world cup debut by being confirmed as the ##th best team in the world .", "summaries": ["cricket : ireland confirmed in world top ten"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-460", "text": "turkmen president gurbanguly berdymukhammedov will begin a two-day visit to russia , his country 's main energy partner , on monday for trade talks , the kremlin press office said .", "summaries": ["turkmen president to visit russia for energy talks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-461", "text": "umaru yar ` adua , who was proclaimed winner of the nigerian presidential election on monday , is governor of the strict muslim state of katsina and the personal choice of outgoing leader olusegun obasanjo .", "summaries": ["health doubts over new nigerian president yar adua by joel UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-462", "text": "younis khan has pulled out of the pakistan squad to play a three-match series against sri lanka in abu dhabi in may saying he is still suffering from the team 's traumatic world cup .", "summaries": ["cricket : younis pulls out of pakistan 's gulf trip"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-463", "text": "a saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southern city of UNK on tuesday after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot , the interior ministry said .", "summaries": ["saudi executed for murdering compatriot"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-464", "text": "a top radical islamist leader in morocco who was arrested last month after five years on the run recruited ## youths in casablanca to join insurgents in iraq , police sources said tuesday .", "summaries": ["moroccan islamist recruited fighters for iraq : police UNK UNK UNK on suspect"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-465", "text": "the only canadian detainee held at the us war-on-terror camp at guantanamo bay , cuba -- omar khadr , who was arrested in afghanistan in #### , at age ## -- has officially been charged with murder , spying and supporting terrorism , the pentagon said tuesday .", "summaries": ["canadian held at guantanamo charged with murder"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-466", "text": "a consortium led by royal bank of scotland said wednesday it had proposed a ##.# - billion-euro counter-bid for dutch group abn amro , topping an offer from barclays by ## percent in the biggest banking deal ever .", "summaries": ["rbs consortium makes counter-bid against barclays for abn amro"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-467", "text": "us aviation giant boeing co. said wednesday first-quarter profits lifted ## percent from a year ago to ### million dollars as new aircraft orders took off .", "summaries": ["boeing profit up ## percent soars past UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-468", "text": "argentina 's #### french open champion gaston gaudio could be set to retire from the sport after he said on wednesday he was n't sure whether he would continue on the atp circuit .", "summaries": ["tennis : anyone for tennis not gaudio"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-469", "text": "a firebomb seriously damaged the car of uruguay 's ambassador to greece overnight , police said thursday .", "summaries": ["car of uruguayan envoy to greece firebombed"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-470", "text": "the euro hit ###.## yen in european trade early on thursday , its highest ever level against the japanese currency , on optimism about growth prospects for the ##-nation eurozone , dealers said .", "summaries": ["afp world news summary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-471", "text": "an israeli patrol crossed into southern lebanon on thursday and was forced to end its `` violation '' after the intervention of un peacekeepers , the lebanese army said .", "summaries": ["israeli patrol crosses into lebanon : lebanese army"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-472", "text": "hollywood megastar and paparazzi favorite angelina jolie lobbied in washington thursday for the world 's orphans and children at risk .", "summaries": ["angelina jolie seeks more aid for orphans poor children"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-473", "text": "results and standings after the national league 's thursday baseball games : UNK", "summaries": ["results and standings in baseball 's national league"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-474", "text": "the russian cellist mstislav rostropovich , who has died aged ## , was not only a consummate musician but also a great UNK of talent , notably among composers who wrote works both for and with him .", "summaries": ["rostropovich 's web of music by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-475", "text": "european union foreign policy chief javier solana called on friday for the united states to open a `` channel of communication '' with iran on all subjects .", "summaries": ["cricket : english cricket scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-476", "text": "sri lankans were stocking up on snacks , soft drinks , ice cream and liquor on saturday to watch their home team battle australia at the cricket world cup finals in the caribbean .", "summaries": ["cricket : sri lankans ready for all night finals party by mel UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-477", "text": "sri lanka were ###-# after ## overs in the world cup final against australia at kensington oval on saturday chasing ### to win .", "summaries": ["ice hockey : nhl playoff results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-478", "text": "south african cricket captain graeme smith said on sunday he would not use politics as an excuse for south africa 's performance in the cricket world cup in the west indies .", "summaries": ["cricket : politics not to blame for world cup failure : smith"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-479", "text": "silvia cavalleri denied lorena ochoa her chance to celebrate her new world no. # status with a victory sunday , the italian capturing her own first lpga title at the corona championship .", "summaries": ["golf : corona championship scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-480", "text": "environmental groups monday called for immediate and decisive action on climate change , amid concern that powerful nations will seek to water down a masterplan aimed at tackling global warming .", "summaries": ["green groups urge action now on climate change"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-481", "text": "sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels said monday that they hit a military war plane on a bombing mission over their territory with anti-aircraft fire .", "summaries": ["tennis : estoril atp and wta open results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-482", "text": "japanese share prices fell #.## percent in morning trade tuesday as losses monday on wall street overnight kept buyers at bay , dealers said .", "summaries": ["UNK shares down #.## percent by lunch"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-483", "text": "an explosion in iraq 's restive northeastern province of diyala killed two us soldiers and wounded two more , the military reported monday .", "summaries": ["two us soldiers killed in iraq blast december toll ###"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-484", "text": "myanmar 's opposition party , which is led by the detained aung san suu kyi , opened an art sale tuesday to raise money to help hundreds of political prisoners and their families .", "summaries": ["aung san suu kyi 's party sells art to help prisoners"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-485", "text": "european stock markets closed sharply higher on the first trading day of the year , with many indices at their highest levels in nearly six years on a wave of positive new year sentiment .", "summaries": ["european shares caught up in new year 's enthusiasm UNK UNK with closing levels"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-486", "text": "vietnam airlines on wednesday reported UNK profits for #### despite increased flights , passenger numbers and turnover , a shortfall it blamed in part on higher fuel costs .", "summaries": ["vietnam airlines profit below target"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-487", "text": "a guantanamo official squatted over a koran in front of a chained detainee and another bearded detainee 's head was wrapped in heavy packing tape as he prayed , a newly released fbi document on mistreatment at the war-on-terror prison reports .", "summaries": ["fbi report shows mistreatment of guantanamo detainees"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-488", "text": "australia 's agl energy said thursday it had made a preliminary merger approach to origin energy , paving the way for a ## billion dollar -lrb- ##.# billion us -rrb- deal that would create the country 's largest gas and electricity supplier .", "summaries": ["australia 's agl and origin in merger talks UNK UNK closing shares"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-489", "text": "macedonian president branko crvenkovski will spend orthodox christmas this weekend with the country 's troops serving in iraq , his cabinet said thursday .", "summaries": ["macedonian president to visit troops in iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-490", "text": "us stocks put on a late closing spurt thursday as oil prices tumbled on milder winter temperatures , despite mixed sales reports from large retailers following the christmas holiday .", "summaries": ["us stocks gain as oil prices slump UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-491", "text": "up to ## percent of the four million tourists expected to visit thailand in the first three months of the year may cancel their trips after deadly bombings in bangkok , a leading think-tank said friday .", "summaries": ["thai tourism consumption hit by new year 's eve blasts by UNK UNK UNK UNK forecast on foreign investment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-492", "text": "six-party negotiations aimed at convincing north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons are expected to resume later this month in beijing , the us state department said friday .", "summaries": ["us expects north korea nuclear talks to resume this month"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-493", "text": "the us embassy in baghdad on saturday confirmed the kidnapping of an american , saying he was working in iraq as a private security contractor .", "summaries": ["us embassy confirms UNK of us citizen in iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-494", "text": "detainees at the us guantanamo prison in cuba continue to be subjected to violence and extreme isolation , but abuse has become more subtle than three years ago , a lawyer representing several prisoners said tuesday .", "summaries": ["abuse at guantanamo more sophisticated subtle : lawyer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-495", "text": "russian world no. # nikolay davydenko became the fifth withdrawal through injury or illness at the sydney international wednesday , retiring from his second round match with a foot injury .", "summaries": ["tennis : davydenko pulls out of sydney with injury"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-496", "text": "the european commission unveiled sweeping plans wednesday to diversify eu energy sources , slash carbon emissions by ## percent and enforce fuel competition .", "summaries": ["UNK eu unveils vast energy plan to protect supplies environment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-497", "text": "rennes midfielder arnold m ` UNK has been loaned till the end of the season to english premiership club portsmouth , the french first division club said .", "summaries": ["football : m UNK joins portsmouth"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-498", "text": "russia 's gas and oil giant gazprom and us oil major chevron have set up a joint venture based in resource-rich northwestern siberia , the interfax news agency reported thursday quoting gazprom officials .", "summaries": ["gazprom chevron set up joint venture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-499", "text": "slovenia 's old national money the tolar will have almost disappeared from circulation by the end of this week , marking a successful two-week switch to the euro , the head of the slovenian central bank mitja UNK said on thursday .", "summaries": ["UNK to UNK from slovenia by UNK : central bank chief"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-500", "text": "a lebanese soldier was wounded thursday when the army clashed with an islamist group outside a palestinian refugee camp in a dispute over a veiled woman , witnesses and the security services said .", "summaries": ["soldier wounded in lebanon clash over veiled woman UNK UNK with soldier wounded"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-501", "text": "david beckham will begin a new and possibly final mission in his colourful football career by quitting real madrid for los angeles galaxy in the united states in a deal reported to be worth a staggering ### million pounds -lrb- ###m dollars -rrb- .", "summaries": ["football : beckham signs up for american dream by chris wright UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-502", "text": "japanese electronics maker sharp corp. announced plans friday to ramp up its output of flat screen televisions with new production lines in japan and mexico in response to flourishing demand .", "summaries": ["sharp to expand flat tv production in UNK mexico"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-503", "text": "sir alex ferguson revealed friday that david beckham 's move to the united states had not surprised him because he knew the midfielder would not return to england if he could not come back to manchester united .", "summaries": ["football : ferguson says us was beckham 's only option"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-504", "text": "the top us envoy to nuclear disarmament talks with north korea will return to the region late next week to meet key allies , but there are no indications a resumption of six-party negotiations with pyongyang are imminent , a senior us official said friday .", "summaries": ["us nkorea envoy headed back to asia but no signs of renewed six-party talks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-505", "text": "a woman street cleaner and her three young daughters were killed saturday when a bomb in a metal container exploded in bangladesh , police said .", "summaries": ["mother three daughters die in in bangladesh blast"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-506", "text": "los angeles galaxy coach frank yallop is not sure when david beckham is coming , but he knows where the former english captain is going .", "summaries": ["football : galaxy coach wants beckham in central midfield"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-507", "text": "croatia 's fourth seed ivan ljubicic became the highest-ranked player eliminated on the opening day of the australian open here monday .", "summaries": ["tennis : fourth seed ljubicic knocked out of aussie open UNK UNK details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-508", "text": "italian police have uncovered a scheme by which the families of some ### illegal immigrant minors were duped into paying a gang for their freedom , police said monday .", "summaries": ["six arrested in sicily for trafficking immigrant minors"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-509", "text": "four people were killed and dozens injured after a collision monday between a merchant ship and a hydrofoil passenger ferry in the busy strait between mainland italy and sicily , the sky UNK ## television news channel reported .", "summaries": ["four dead in messina strait collision UNK UNK toll"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-510", "text": "air china is expected to remain the country 's most profitable carrier this year while the rest of the pack battles it out in a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market , analysts said .", "summaries": ["air china expected to remain leading carrier as rivals struggle UNK UNK with china southern #### profit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-511", "text": "munster hooker jerry flannery was included in ireland 's ##-man six nations squad on tuesday after returning to fitness from a shoulder injury which had kept him out of the autumn internationals .", "summaries": ["rugby union : flannery back in ireland squad"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-512", "text": "an international terror suspect who had been under a controversial loose form of house arrest is on the run , british home secretary john reid said tuesday .", "summaries": ["international terror suspect slips net in britain"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-513", "text": "dalian city commercial bank confirmed wednesday it would sell a near ##-percent stake to canada 's scotiabank and the international finance corp , a private investment arm of the world bank .", "summaries": ["afp world news summary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-514", "text": "a third vessel may have contributed to a fatal collision between a container ship and a passenger hydrofoil in italy 's busy messina strait , press reports said wednesday .", "summaries": ["third vessel implicated in messina strait collision"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-515", "text": "world oil prices dived close to ## dollars per barrel in london and new york on wednesday , hitting fresh ##-month lows after the market ruled out the prospect of a new opec production cut , analysts said .", "summaries": ["oil prices sink close to ## dollars per barrel UNK UNK with new lows latest prices analyst UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-516", "text": "UNK beware : spouses caught cheating in michigan could end up spending the rest of their life in prison .", "summaries": ["cheat on your spouse in michigan and spend life in prison"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-517", "text": "east timor and the united nations on thursday launched an appeal for ##.# million dollars to help resettle and reintegrate about ###,### people displaced by violence which wracked the country last year .", "summaries": ["east timor UNK for aid to help ###,### displaced by violence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-518", "text": "iraqi president jalal talabani and high-ranking syrian baath party officials met here thursday and affirmed their joint aim to improve ties between the two countries , official media said .", "summaries": ["iraqi president syrian baath party strive for better ties"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-519", "text": "the russian foreign ministry warned estonian ambassador marina UNK thursday of `` serious consequences '' if estonia removes a monument to soviet soldiers from central tallinn , news agency itar-tass reported .", "summaries": ["russia warns estonia of serious consequences in monument row"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-520", "text": "australian stocks are expected to remain near record levels in the week ahead , although uncertainty over commodity prices could see a drift away from mining shares towards the financial sector , dealers said friday .", "summaries": ["australian share sentiment expected to stay positive in week ahead"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-521", "text": "at least ## sri lankan soldiers and ### tiger guerrillas were killed in the battle for a key rebel stronghold which fell into government hands friday , the defense ministry said .", "summaries": ["UNK battle for sri lanka town kills ### : military"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-522", "text": "former us lawmaker bob ney , a member of president george w. bush 's republican party , was sentenced on friday to ## months in prison , the us department of justice said .", "summaries": ["former us lawmaker sentenced to ## months in prison"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-523", "text": "us defense secretary robert gates returned home early saturday with assurances that so far iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki is living up to his pledge to support a renewed crackdown on sectarian violence .", "summaries": ["gates returns home after road testing new iraq iran strategy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-524", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["## us troops killed in helicopter crash near baghdad UNK UNK with us toll UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-525", "text": "a bomb blast in a bus killed five people and wounded ## in baghdad on sunday as the us military announced the arrival of about #,### new troops to secure the violent city , security officials said .", "summaries": ["cycling : tour down under stage five results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-526", "text": "insurgents killed five us troops across iraq 's sunni province of al-anbar , bringing us losses in a single day to ## , the military reported sunday .", "summaries": ["five us soldiers killed in western iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-527", "text": "china reinsurance , the nation 's only reinsurer , received a four-billion-dollar government fund injection in preparation for listings at home and abroad , state media said monday .", "summaries": ["chinese reinsurer gets # billion dollar injection ahead of ipos"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-528", "text": "singapore said monday vehicles carrying hazardous material will be fitted with an UNK in case of extremist hijackings .", "summaries": ["UNK to install UNK on potential truck bombs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-529", "text": "palestinians were preparing monday to press on with efforts to form a national unity government after inconclusive talks between khaled meshaal , leader of the ruling hamas movement , and president mahmud abbas , head of the rival fatah party .", "summaries": ["palestinian factions set to resume unity talks by UNK abu el UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-530", "text": "for a tiny caribbean nation , cuba has a big reputation for its sporting prowess but that is increasingly coming under threat .", "summaries": ["boxing : cuba worried as talent continues to desert"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-531", "text": "a german registered container ship ran aground at the entrance to the french port of le havre early tuesday , but authorities said there were no casualties .", "summaries": ["container ship runs aground in french port"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-532", "text": "the european commission on tuesday called on germany , france , italy and slovenia to step up efforts to improve their public finances despite booming tax revenues .", "summaries": ["eu urges germany france italy and slovenia to improve finances UNK UNK details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-533", "text": "the uefa presidency battle between michel platini and incumbent lennart johansson was hotting up on tuesday with heavyweight german football legend franz beckenbauer throwing his weight behind johansson .", "summaries": ["football : beckenbauer backs johansson in uefa fight UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-534", "text": "democrats on tuesday accused president george w. bush of `` recklessly '' leading america into war in iraq and called for a withdrawal of us forces , in a blunt rebuttal to the president 's annual state of the union speech .", "summaries": ["UNK by bush democrats urge us pullout from iraq by stephanie griffith"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-535", "text": "chadian security forces detained an armed hijacker who forced a sudanese plane heading to the troubled darfur region to to n ` djamena on wednesday .", "summaries": ["chadian troops seize hijacker of sudanese plane UNK UNK throughout with detail on hijacker"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-536", "text": "a senate panel began debate wednesday on a resolution condemning president george w. bush 's plan to send an additional ##,### troops to iraq , in what would be , if it passes , an unprecedented rebuke of the us leader .", "summaries": ["senate panel weighs no-confidence measure on bush troop surge"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-537", "text": "germany 's aliona savchenko and robin szolkowy won their first major title when they claimed pairs gold at european figure skating championships here on wednesday .", "summaries": ["figure skating : germans claim european pairs gold"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-538", "text": "results from day ## of the australian open at melbourne park here thursday -lrb- x denotes seeding -rrb- .", "summaries": ["australian open results day ## #st UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-539", "text": "four children were killed and another three wounded thursday when an old mortar fuse exploded as they played with it in afghanistan 's capital , police said .", "summaries": ["children killed by old explosives in afghanistan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-540", "text": "un chief ban ki-moon on thursday huddled with his special envoy for kosovo to discuss the disputed serbian province 's future status on the sidelines of the paris conference on lebanon reconstruction , his spokeswoman said .", "summaries": ["un chief discusses kosovo on sidelines of lebanon aid talks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-541", "text": "japanese core consumer prices rose by #.# percent in december from a year earlier , the government said friday as deflationary pressure eases in the country .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK 's core consumer prices up #.# percent in december"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-542", "text": "vaccinations have reached record levels in poor countries , saving the lives of some #.# million children , a global immunisation program funded by computer billionaire bill gates said friday .", "summaries": ["vaccines work miracles in poor countries : gates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-543", "text": "quebec 's prime minister jean charest did not speak by phone with french socialist presidential candidate segolene royal , his spokesman said friday , confirming that royal had fallen victim to an impostor .", "summaries": ["quebec 's premier did not speak with france 's royal : spokesman UNK UNK spokesman 's UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-544", "text": "questions were raised friday over how much blame should be heaped on a top reporter jailed for hacking into phone messages about the british royal family -- and how much on his bosses .", "summaries": ["fingers point at british UNK bosses as royal reporter jailed by katherine UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-545", "text": "talks resumed in conakry saturday in an attempt to end to a ##-day general strike that has left ## people dead , after guinean president UNK conte made a crucial concession .", "summaries": ["talks resume to end guinea strike"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-546", "text": "ministers from china and japan wrapped up three days of closed-door strategic talks over the weekend , vowing to build `` mutually beneficial '' ties , chinese state media reported sunday .", "summaries": ["china and UNK UNK up talks vow to improve ties"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-547", "text": "sweden 's jens byggmark won his second men 's world cup slalom within ## hours here on sunday .", "summaries": ["cricket : south africa v pakistan scoreboard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-548", "text": "bollywood star shilpa shetty won the reality television show `` celebrity big brother '' , earning press plaudits monday for having changed britain by enduring with grace allegedly racist bullying that sparked an international row .", "summaries": ["bollywood star shetty wins british reality tv show by UNK rao"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-549", "text": "insurgents attacked a police post in a taliban heartland in southern afghanistan overnight , killing a policeman and wounding two others , officials said monday .", "summaries": ["UNK kill policeman in southern afghanistan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-550", "text": "pope john paul ii had such a passion for skiing that he carried on hitting the slopes -- incognito -- even after becoming pontiff , according to a memoir by his personal secretary stanislaw dziwisz .", "summaries": ["pope john paul ii hit the ski slopes incognito : aide 's memoir"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-551", "text": "rio ferdinand admits manchester united 's recent defensive problems are causing concern ahead of the crucial , closing stages of the season .", "summaries": ["football : united UNK a worry for rio by ian UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-552", "text": "russia is cautiously optimistic about upcoming six-nation talks aimed at dismantling north korea 's nuclear weapons program , deputy foreign minister alexander losyukov was quoted as saying tuesday .", "summaries": ["cautious optimism for nkorean nuclear talks : russia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-553", "text": "several mortar rounds slammed into a baghdad sunni district tuesday , killing at least ## people , hours after dozens of shiite pilgrims were killed in other attacks around iraq , police said .", "summaries": ["## killed by mortar fire on baghdad sunni district"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-554", "text": "us forces are running up against the clock in implementing a badly-needed new strategy in iraq , the admiral who is set to take over the command of us forces in the middle east said tuesday .", "summaries": ["time is short for iraq turnaround : us commander by jim UNK UNK UNK with UNK details"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-555", "text": "some ## countries met here wednesday to set national quotas for tuna whose total catch has been reduced to prevent the immensely popular fish being hunted to extinction .", "summaries": ["nations to set tuna quotas amid extinction fears"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-556", "text": "germany has ordered the arrest of ## people behind the alleged cia-backed kidnapping of a lebanese-born german man , prosecutors said wednesday , in one of the best-known cases of us `` renditions '' of terror suspects .", "summaries": ["germany orders arrest of ## over cia UNK : report by deborah cole UNK UNK with confirmation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-557", "text": "eight people were killed and several injured when two passenger vans collided wednesday near the western kenyan city of kisumu , throwing one of them into a nearby river , officials said .", "summaries": ["eight killed in kenyan traffic smash"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-558", "text": "canada and the united states have launched a satellite mapping project of north america to better monitor biodiversity and climate change in the region , natural resources canada said wednesday .", "summaries": ["canada us launch satellite UNK of north america"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-559", "text": "chelsea owner roman abramovich and england captain david beckham top english soccer 's rich lists .", "summaries": ["second test scoreboard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-560", "text": "the pentagon has decided to bolster u.s. forces in iraq in advance of elections scheduled for late january by sending elements of the ##nd airborne division from fort bragg , north carolina , and extending the tours of duty for other units already in iraq , officials said wednesday .", "summaries": ["pentagon sending more troops to iraq to provide security before election"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-561", "text": "in george UNK 's new biography of marlon brando , he writes of how he and brando spent a rare evening with jacqueline kennedy onassis six weeks after president kennedy 's assassination : UNK", "summaries": ["new book recalls a rare evening with jacqueline kennedy onassis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-562", "text": "crude oil prices rose briefly before heading lower and dropping through us$ ## friday following two days of sharp sell-offs as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising supplies .", "summaries": ["oil prices fall after initial bounce"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-563", "text": "a chemical weapons laboratory that u.s. forces found last week in fallujah as they chased out insurgents had chemicals and other paraphernalia to make deadly hydrogen cyanide , pentagon officials said friday .", "summaries": ["pentagon says UNK had lab in fallujah to research chemical UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-564", "text": "austrian christoph gruber took the first-run lead saturday by two-tenths of a second in a world cup giant slalom , which claimed defending discipline champion bode miller , who crashed early in his run .", "summaries": ["dutch soccer results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-565", "text": "two major challenges are expected to unfold monday when ohio secretary of state kenneth blackwell certifies the state 's final presidential election results , declaring president george w. bush the winner by about ###,### votes .", "summaries": ["new round of challenges expected as ohio certifies vote monday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-566", "text": "ukraine will not pull out its #,###-member contingent from the u.s.-led coalition in iraq for at least four to five more months because the withdrawal would be too expensive , the defense minister said monday .", "summaries": ["defense minister says ukrainian military to stay in iraq at least four months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-567", "text": "shots in the air , music in the streets and screams of joys greeted six students who returned home monday after being released from an israeli jail the day before in a high-profile prisoner swap .", "summaries": ["egyptian students released from israeli jail return home will not face charges"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-568", "text": "tom UNK , a pop artist best known for his modern take on the reclining female nude , has died at age ## .", "summaries": ["pop artist tom UNK is dead at ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-569", "text": "state-owned indian airlines and air-india will soon finalize plans to buy new planes , the aviation minister said tuesday , in what would be another major battle for orders between the world 's largest commercial aircraft makers _ airbus and boeing .", "summaries": ["india to expedite us$ # billion purchase of new aircraft for state-owned airlines"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-570", "text": "jack newfield , a muckraking reporter and newspaper columnist who wrote books on robert f. kennedy and boxing impresario don king , has died .", "summaries": ["u.s. columnist author jack newfield dies at ## ; wrote books on bobby kennedy don king"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-571", "text": "japan airlines said wednesday it has selected boeing co. 's new #e# passenger jet to replace a fleet of older aircraft _ the latest development in the rivalry between the u.s. aircraft maker and airbus of europe to woo asian carriers .", "summaries": ["UNK airlines to purchase boeing 's #e# jets"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-572", "text": "three city police officers have been arrested on suspicion of shooting two arizona tourists they were allegedly trying to rob , federal police reported on wednesday .", "summaries": ["mexican federal agents arrest city police accused of robbing arizona residents"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-573", "text": "onstage , a revered classical actor with a knighthood and two oscar nominations to his name is strutting his stuff in a multicolored UNK , tossing out double UNK with a wink to the crowd .", "summaries": ["UNK : a UNK british christmas tradition"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-574", "text": "in a land of magic and mystics , beyond the waves of the arabian sea , lives a hero whose soul will forever remain american .", "summaries": ["annals of globalization _ india has its own spider-man tailored to local tastes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-575", "text": "the vatican 's official english-language translation of the italian text of pope john paul ii 's homily during midnight mass in st. peter 's basilica : UNK", "summaries": ["text of pope 's midnight mass homily"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-576", "text": "days of rioting between christians and muslims in eastern pakistan following allegations that a quran was defiled escalated saturday , leaving six christians dead , including a child , authorities said .", "summaries": ["# pakistani christians die in riots with muslims"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-577", "text": "it 's the perfect miami morning at carlos justo 's penthouse -- warm and bright , with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue atlantic ocean some ## stories below .", "summaries": ["a superstar real estate agent plots his comeback"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-578", "text": "a european union naval spokesman says pirates have freed a malaysian tugboat they held for more than seven months .", "summaries": ["somali pirates free malaysian tugboat"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-579", "text": "results monday from the la women 's tennis championships , a $ ###,### wta tour event played on hardcourts at the home depot center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["wta tour la women s tennis championships results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-580", "text": "a cambodian court convicted an outspoken opposition legislator on tuesday of defaming prime minister hun sen , despite complaints from rights groups that the lawsuit was aimed at silencing critics .", "summaries": ["court rules politician defamed cambodian pm"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-581", "text": "an independent pakistani human rights commission said tuesday that rioting that killed eight christians last week was not spontaneous but was planned by the attackers , some of whom belong to an al-qaida-linked group .", "summaries": ["pakistan rights group : christian riots planned"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-582", "text": "the u.n. security council voted unanimously tuesday to name and shame countries and insurgents groups engaged in conflicts that lead to children being killed , maimed and raped .", "summaries": ["un to name those that kill children in war"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-583", "text": "pakistan 's air force says one of its fighter jets has crashed on a training flight , killing the pilot .", "summaries": ["pakistan air force fighter jet crashes pilot dies"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-584", "text": "sportswear maker adidas ag said wednesday its second-quarter net profit fell ## percent as currency effects and tough competition weighed on earnings , but hopes of an improvement over the rest of the year helped the company 's share price leap # percent .", "summaries": ["adidas q# net falls ## pct ; shares up on h# hopes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-585", "text": "a suspected u.s. missile strike killed a wife of pakistani taliban chief baitullah mehsud at his father-in-law 's house wednesday , pakistani intelligence and military officials said .", "summaries": ["officials : taliban chief s wife killed by missile"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-586", "text": "nascar driver reed sorenson inhaled carbon monoxide during monday 's sprint cup race at pocono , and his team has asked former formula one champion jacques villeneuve to be on standby this weekend at watkins glen .", "summaries": ["UNK recovering from carbon monoxide sickness"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-587", "text": "reinsurer hannover re ag said thursday that its second-quarter net profit doubled as demand increased for its products , particularly life and health reinsurance .", "summaries": ["hannover re s #nd-quarter profit doubles"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-588", "text": "newcastle starts its new season in unfamiliar surroundings against very familiar opponents when it takes on west bromwich albion in the league championship on saturday .", "summaries": ["newcastle opens second-tier season at west brom"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-589", "text": "a woman who let her #-year-old son drive while she was passed out drunk in the passenger seat has been sentenced to ## days in jail .", "summaries": ["us mom sentenced for letting son # drive"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-590", "text": "two u.s. senators are blocking ## of president barack obama 's nominees for senior administration posts at the pentagon and justice department in protest over a proposal to house guantanamo detainees at the fort leavenworth prison in their midwestern home state of kansas .", "summaries": ["us senators bar obama nominees protest guantanamo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-591", "text": "the parallels between iran and north korea would seem to riff off the same UNK script : start a nuclear program , test some long-range missiles , demand international respect .", "summaries": ["nkorea iran use similar script to get their way"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-592", "text": "a uighur activist called friday for a u.n. investigation of recent violence in western china , as ### people demonstrated outside the chinese consulate in melbourne .", "summaries": ["uighur activist calls for probe on unrest in china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-593", "text": "portugal has agreed to take two syrian detainees from guantanamo on humanitarian grounds , the government said friday -- becoming the third eu nation to accept inmates from the u.s. military prison .", "summaries": ["portugal taking # syrian guantanamo detainees"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-594", "text": "the new general motors co. said friday it was worried about regaining consumer confidence following its exit from bankruptcy protection , and that its sales wo n't improve in #### as u.s. economic troubles continue .", "summaries": ["new gm worries about regaining consumer confidence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-595", "text": "sonia sotomayor was sworn in saturday as the supreme court 's first hispanic justice and only third female member in the top u.s. court 's ###-year history .", "summaries": ["sotomayor sworn in to top us court"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-596", "text": "chinese ace lin dan is poised to become the first player in world badminton championship history to win three successive men 's singles titles .", "summaries": ["lin dan chases hat-trick of world titles"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-597", "text": "the arctic ocean has given up tens of thousands more square miles -lrb- square kilometers -rrb- of ice on sunday in a relentless summer of melt , with scientists watching through satellite eyes for a possible record low polar ice cap .", "summaries": ["vast UNK of arctic ice melt in summer heat"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-598", "text": "nestle sa , the world 's biggest food and drink maker , reported wednesday a # percent fall in first-half net profit as the recession hurt consumer demand and divestments and a stronger swiss franc weighed on sales .", "summaries": ["nestle posts # pct fall in h# net profit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-599", "text": "president barack obama 's campaign for a health care overhaul is an intense installment in a long-running story , dating to theodore roosevelt in #### .", "summaries": ["analysis : health care debate a long-running story"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-600", "text": "president barack obama is presenting the highest u.s. civilian honor to ## actors , athletes , activists , scientists and humanitarians .", "summaries": ["activists actors athletics honored by obama"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-601", "text": "results thursday at the rogers cup , a $ # million atp tour event on outdoor UNK at UNK stadium -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["UNK cup results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-602", "text": "a swiss court has backed the government 's plan to give aid agencies # million swiss francs -lrb- $ # million -rrb- seized from bank accounts linked to haiti 's former dictator jean-claude `` baby doc '' duvalier .", "summaries": ["swiss court says haitian money can be given as aid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-603", "text": "the search for a UNK cargo ship that vanished last month in the atlantic reached far south along the west african coast friday with unconfirmed reports of sightings near cape verde .", "summaries": ["missing ship reported as far south as UNK verde"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-604", "text": "the leader of lebanon 's militant hezbollah warned israel friday his fighters would hit tel aviv with rockets if israeli forces attack beirut or the guerrillas ' stronghold in its southern suburbs .", "summaries": ["hezbollah chief : we ll hit tel aviv if beirut hit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-605", "text": "israel appears to be quietly halting new building projects in the west bank even as it publicly refuses u.s. calls for an official settlement freeze .", "summaries": ["israeli officials : new west bank projects frozen"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-606", "text": "when the sky & more mall opened in riga in #### , retailers hoped its expensive boutiques and upscale supermarket would draw well-off latvians on their way home to the UNK neighborhoods on the capital 's north side .", "summaries": ["retail sales plunge in e. europe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-607", "text": "sanya richards shook off years of disappointment with her first major title in the ### meters , pumping her fist after crossing the line at the world championships .", "summaries": ["richards wins bolt through to semifinals in ###"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-608", "text": "canada 's prime minister has dined on seal meat in a gesture of support for the sealing industry .", "summaries": ["canadian pm has seal meat"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-609", "text": "greece international central defender sotiris kyrgiakos says he intends to join liverpool after receiving an offer from the premier league club .", "summaries": ["kyrgiakos says intends to join liverpool"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-610", "text": "ivory coast striker boubacar sanogo is set to leave werder bremen for french first division side saint-etienne .", "summaries": ["sanogo set to sign for saint-etienne"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-611", "text": "don hewitt , the cbs newsman who invented the highly popular tv newsmagazine `` ## minutes '' and produced it for ## years , died wednesday .", "summaries": ["cbs news pioneer don hewitt dies at ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-612", "text": "midfielder UNK scored a first-half goal as defending champion sao paulo defeated struggling fluminense #-# to extend its winning streak to seven matches and move closer to the brazilian league lead on wednesday .", "summaries": ["sao paulo wins #th in a row in brazil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-613", "text": "scoreboard at stumps thursday on the third day of the first cricket test between sri lanka and new zealand at galle international stadium : UNK", "summaries": ["sri lanka vs. new zealand scoreboard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-614", "text": "south african teenager caster semenya received her gold medal thursday for her ###-meter win at the world championships .", "summaries": ["semenya receives medal for ### win"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-615", "text": "roger federer struggled in blustery conditions to overcome david ferrer of spain #-# , #-# , #-# to reach the quarterfinals of the western and southern financial group masters on thursday .", "summaries": ["federer needs # sets to reach quarterfinals"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-616", "text": "an iraqi police official says a bomb attached to a small truck has exploded near a vegetable market in southern baghdad , killing two and wounding ## .", "summaries": ["iraq : # killed in baghdad truck bombing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-617", "text": "u.s. home resales posted the largest monthly increase in at least ## years last month as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall .", "summaries": ["july home sales surge more than # percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-618", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["bermuda us coast warned as bill stays offshore"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-619", "text": "charlie UNK baffled the cubs with his knuckleball , matt kemp and casey blake homered , and the los angeles dodgers defeated chicago #-# in the national league to win their third game in a row on saturday .", "summaries": ["UNK s UNK fools cubs as dodgers win #-#"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-620", "text": "copenhagen ap -rrb- -- results from the danish first division -lrb- home teams listed first -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["danish football results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-621", "text": "the obama administration launched a criminal investigation monday into harsh questioning of detainees during president george w. bush 's war on terrorism , revealing cia interrogators ' threats to kill one suspect 's children and to force another to watch his mother sexually assaulted .", "summaries": ["inhumane cia terror tactics spur criminal probe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-622", "text": "president barack obama has announced he wants ben bernanke to get a second four-year term as head of the federal reserve , praising his `` calm and wisdom '' in the face of a near financial collapse .", "summaries": ["obama selects bernanke for second #-year fed term"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-623", "text": "diego maradona predicted a victory against brazil in their world cup qualifier at rosario on sept. # .", "summaries": ["maradona predicts victory over brazil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-624", "text": "results tuesday from the pilot pen , a $ ###,### atp and $ ###,### wta event played on hardcourts at the connecticut tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["atp-wta pilot pen results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-625", "text": "an outspoken uighur economist who disappeared for more than a month after being accused of stirring up china 's worst ethnic violence in decades said wednesday that authorities have freed him without charge .", "summaries": ["china frees outspoken uighur intellectual"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-626", "text": "police say gunmen have opened fire on a group of men in a street in the southwestern pakistani city of quetta , killing three .", "summaries": ["# killed in shooting in pakistan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-627", "text": "results wednesday from the pilot pen , a $ ###,### atp and $ ###,### wta event played on hardcourts at the connecticut tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["atp-wta pilot pen results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-628", "text": "the moroccan royal palace says a doctor has ordered king mohammed vi placed in convalescence for five days for a digestive infection .", "summaries": ["morocco s king convalescing with digestive virus"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-629", "text": "it 's not green cheese , but it might as well be .", "summaries": ["moon rock in dutch museum is just petrified wood"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-630", "text": "facebook agreed thursday to give users more control over the information they share with third-party applications like games and quizzes in response to concerns raised by canadian privacy officials .", "summaries": ["facebook agrees with canada on privacy controls"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-631", "text": "toyota is pulling out of a california factory joint venture it had previously run with general motors -- the first time the japanese automaker is closing a major auto assembly plant ever .", "summaries": ["toyota moving UNK production to other plants"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-632", "text": "hours after being lightly wounded by a suicide bomber , a senior saudi prince largely credited with the kingdom 's aggressive anti-terrorism efforts said friday he was more determined than ever to fight militants in the country .", "summaries": ["saudi prince vows to fight terrorism after attack"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-633", "text": "utrecht , netherlands -- dutch judges friday called a ##-year-old girl 's plan to sail solo around the world `` undeniably daring and risky , '' but refused to scupper it completely , in a high profile clash between child care authorities and liberal dutch parenting .", "summaries": ["dutch delay ##-year-old sailor s worldwide trip"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-634", "text": "for ## years , phillip garrido managed to elude detection as he pulled off what authorities are calling an unfathomable crime , kidnapping ##-year-old jaycee dugard , keeping her as his secret sex slave for nearly two decades and fathering two of her children .", "summaries": ["questions arise over how UNK went undetected"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-635", "text": "manchester united will begin the defense of the league cup against premier league newcomer wolverhampton .", "summaries": ["man united opens league cup defense against UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-636", "text": "summaries from the first round of the spanish first-division football league -lrb- home teams listed first -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["spanish football summaries"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-637", "text": "formula one leader jenson button crashed out of the belgian grand prix on sunday and will finish out of the points for the first time this season .", "summaries": ["f# leader button crashes out of belgian gp"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-638", "text": "japan 's opposition swept to a historic victory in elections sunday , crushing the ruling conservative party that has run the country for most of the postwar era and assuming the daunting task of pulling the economy out of its worst slump since world war ii .", "summaries": ["UNK election upends long-ruling party"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-639", "text": "german media company bertelsmann said monday it lost money in the first half of the year on declines in advertising revenue and consumer spending .", "summaries": ["bertelsmann makes #h net loss of euro### million"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-640", "text": "shares in africa israel investments ltd. , one of israel 's largest companies , have plummeted by one-third in two days after its diamond tycoon owner acknowledged possible problems paying off billion of dollars in company debts .", "summaries": ["israeli mogul s empire foundering"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-641", "text": "french judges on monday ordered UNK generale trader jerome kerviel to stand trial over transactions that cost the bank billions of euros -lrb- dollars -rrb- , a judicial official said .", "summaries": ["french trader to stand trial over socgen losses"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-642", "text": "waving banners against immigration , european integration and president jacques chirac , about ##,### far-right supporters marched wednesday while unions were divided on the traditional labor day .", "summaries": ["big national front march on labor day while unions divided eds : UNK with union march drawing up to ##,###"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-643", "text": "worried by dozens of abusive telephone threats received by doctors and nurses , police have tightened security at a hospital treating a man accused of murdering ## people in a shooting and arson spree .", "summaries": ["hospital security tightened after threats made ; cafeteria to be demolished"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-644", "text": "three u.s. warships with some #,### marines on board moved toward liberia 's shores thursday after fierce fighting erupted on a strategic bridge in the capital .", "summaries": ["chief liberian warlord calls for end to cease-fire eds : UNK with u.s. efforts to broker a cease-fire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-645", "text": "a man who pushed his wife to her death from a sixth-floor balcony has been executed , the china women 's news reported friday .", "summaries": ["man who pushed wife off balcony others executed in china eds : UNK with reports of # other executions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-646", "text": "for the first time since this caribbean nation gained independence in #### , a woman is running the country - if only temporarily .", "summaries": ["for first time woman acting as prime minister"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-647", "text": "carlos moya snapped thomas muster 's ##-match clay streak saturday at the bmw open , posting a surprisingly one-sided win over the austrian .", "summaries": ["eds : contains items on lebanon kuwait jordan saudi arabia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-648", "text": "baghdad authorities have reopened the roads leading from the city of kirkuk to the kurdish self-rule area in northern iraq , the official iraqi news agency has reported .", "summaries": ["iraqi authorities reopen roads to kurdish area"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-649", "text": "clouds of dark smoke billowed over the city sunday as #,### liberian refugees stood on the deck of a freighter , sadly singing a patriotic hymn and waving farewell as the ship inched away from the burning capital .", "summaries": ["sultan azlan shah cup at a glance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-650", "text": "the speaker of germany 's parliament urged greater participation of women in technical fields , at monday 's start of an international forum on women 's role in leadership .", "summaries": ["forum hears UNK for more women in technical fields UNK photo UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-651", "text": "home-grown champions have been few and far between at the italian open .", "summaries": ["italy 's woes continue with five losses on first day eds : matches begin at #### UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-652", "text": "just a day before the deadline , officials said tuesday that only about a third of eligible bulgarians had signed up for a share of more than #,### state-run enterprises that are being privatized .", "summaries": ["privatization attracts only one-third of potential investors by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-653", "text": "the governing party on tuesday suspended a veteran local legislator who was expelled from the senate because of ethics violations .", "summaries": ["governing party suspends senator after expulsion from senate by benjamin morales melendez"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-654", "text": "the government has combined poland 's seven state-owned oil refineries and the main gasoline distribution network into a holding company , making it the biggest enterprise in the country , officials said wednesday .", "summaries": ["refineries gasoline distribution formed into one operation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-655", "text": "the european union lost at least #.## billion european currency units -lrb- dlrs #.# billion -rrb- to fraud last year , amounting to #.# percent of its total budget , the eu commission reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["eu reports dlrs #.# billion lost to fraud last year by mark lawrence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-656", "text": "for five years , the supreme patriarch of cambodian buddhism has been marching for peace in a vain effort to save thousands of young men from marching to war .", "summaries": ["UNK mixed ; gold down"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-657", "text": "a malaria epidemic in azerbaijan is in danger of spreading into neighboring countries , the world health organization said thursday .", "summaries": ["who fears malaria outbreak in azerbaijan could spread"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-658", "text": "in process of divorcing from prince andrew , the cash-hungry duchess of york has clinched a deal with a u.s. publisher to write a new book , according to a news report friday .", "summaries": ["report : duchess has clinched us deal to write a new book eds : in #nd graf simon and schuster takes an UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-659", "text": "norwegian shipyard workers rejected a wage offer friday and said they would strike next week , shutting down key shipyards and offshore oil construction yards .", "summaries": ["sultan azlan shah cup at a glance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-660", "text": "russian border guards in tajikistan seized ### kilograms -lrb- ### pounds -rrb- of raw opium bound for smuggling abroad , the guards ' command said saturday .", "summaries": ["russian border guards seize ### pounds of raw opium"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-661", "text": "the shape of india 's future government could be decided sunday as politicians huddled into meetings to work out alliances between parties and cobble together a coalition .", "summaries": ["parties meet to work out a coalition to rule india by UNK roy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-662", "text": "in a rare foray into politics , the head of russia 's orthodox church has appealed to his countrymen to prevent a return to past repressions and `` make the right choice '' in june 's presidential elections .", "summaries": ["russian church leader UNK for stability with russia-politics"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-663", "text": "a public prosecutor on monday asked a judicial council to determine if felony fraud and bribery charges should be brought against representatives of germany 's UNK , greece 's UNK and the state-owned telecommunications monopoly .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK focus of judicial investigations"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-664", "text": "john lucas , who lost his job as general manager of the philadelphia ##ers last week , was fired as coach of the national basketball association team on monday .", "summaries": ["##ers fire lucas as coach two assistants"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-665", "text": "about ### bosnian army soldiers flew to turkey on tuesday , where they will receive three months of training on new weapons the muslim-led government expects to receive .", "summaries": ["bosnian soldiers leave for training in turkey with bc-yugoslavia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-666", "text": "in #### bernardo bertolucci was president of the jury at cannes , the world 's largest film festival .", "summaries": ["UNK guide UNK tuesday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-667", "text": "if the communists win presidential elections in june their economic program includes plans to confiscate private fortunes and property and stop russians from going abroad , a newspaper reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["report : communist program would confiscate money and property"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-668", "text": "the dutch insurer aegon nv said wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose ##.# percent and turnover rose ##.# percent , largely due to better results in life and general insurance .", "summaries": ["dutch insurer aegon reports net profit rise"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-669", "text": "russia will ease its currency gradually lower against the dollar during the second half of #### but at a rate lower than russian inflation , top officials announced thursday .", "summaries": ["concacaf olympic qualifying at a glance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-670", "text": "palestinian leader yasser arafat will visit greece next week , the government said thursday .", "summaries": ["arafat to visit greece"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-671", "text": "a delighted president nelson mandela met one of his screen idols friday , american actor sydney poitier .", "summaries": ["star struck mandela meets american screen legend UNK photos available"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-672", "text": "pope john paul ii landed friday for the first time in independent slovenia , where he will celebrate his ##th birthday this weekend amid some of his favorite scenery _ mountains _ and with some of his favorite people _ the young .", "summaries": ["precede rome pope lands in slovenia on birthday weekend"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-673", "text": "johnny `` guitar '' watson , one of rhythm and blues ' most influential guitarists , has died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in japan .", "summaries": ["rhythm and blues musician johnny guitar watson dies in UNK eds : UNK UNK UNK UNK : rob crocker ... to UNK with"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-674", "text": "nick zito , who had three horses finish second during rival trainer d. wayne lukas ' streak of six straight victories in triple crown races , won the preakness on saturday with louis quatorze , who had finished ##th in the kentucky derby .", "summaries": ["UNK louis UNK wins preakness"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-675", "text": "olivier panis of france in a UNK captured a wet and wild monaco grand prix sunday after pole winner and two-time defending champion michael schumacher crashed on the first lap .", "summaries": ["formula one standings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-676", "text": "russian troops backed by aircraft monday bombarded a village held by chechen rebels as insurgents stepped up attacks on government posts in the capital , officials said .", "summaries": ["fighting escalates in chechnya"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-677", "text": "marc rosset upset boris becker in straight sets to pace switzerland over germany in the opening round of the world team cup monday , while spain beat sweden #-# .", "summaries": ["switzerland spain win opening matches"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-678", "text": "this time , there were no gale conditions facing colin montgomerie at the oxfordshire golf club .", "summaries": ["montgomerie weathers bad day advances to semifinals eds : UNK previous"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-679", "text": "a small arab party headed by an adviser to yasser arafat on tuesday quit the race for israel 's parliament after polls suggested it would fail to win a seat .", "summaries": ["arafat 's adviser withdraws candidacy in israeli elections eds : UNK with peres comment in #th graf"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-680", "text": "a county on the route of the olympic torch passed an anti-gay resolution tuesday night that is identical to one that prompted officials to reroute the torch around a georgia county .", "summaries": ["greenville county passes anti-gay resolution"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-681", "text": "two cabinet members submitted their resignations to former premier tansu ciller on wednesday as part of her attempt to tighten the grip on premier mesut yilmaz .", "summaries": ["ciller increases pressure for confidence vote eds : leads with cabinet ministers proposing resignations"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-682", "text": "wong peng soon , a four-time all-england singles badminton champion and singapore 's most famous sportsman , has died of pneumonia .", "summaries": ["badminton ace dies"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-683", "text": "second-seeded aranxta sanchez vicario disposed of south african amanda coetzer #-# , #-# thursday in the third-round of the madrid open .", "summaries": ["sanchez vicario easily advances eds : will be UNK ; stands as #st UNK to some lines to"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-684", "text": "a president who 's appealing for more time to raise living standards and a coup-prone former dictator who says time has run out faced a tight election thursday in this south american nation .", "summaries": ["former dictator mounts strong challenge in suriname vote eds : UNK throughout with UNK voting peaceful"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-685", "text": "waving brooms and telling jokes , more than #,### workers took to the streets of the capital friday to protest falling living standards and low salaries .", "summaries": ["#,### workers protest poor living conditions with UNK photo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-686", "text": "gold in hong kong dropped the equivalent of #.## u.s. cents an ounce on saturday , to close at ###.## u.s. dollars , compared with friday 's hong kong close of ###.## u.s. dollars .", "summaries": ["bc-hong UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-687", "text": "a group of puerto rican businessman will visit chile to explore possible new markets , this u.s. commonwealth 's economic development bank announced .", "summaries": ["puerto rican trade mission to visit chile"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-688", "text": "world no. # joko suprianto beat poul erik hoyer-larsen ##-## , ##-# sunday to lead defending champion indonesia to a #-# victory over denmark in the final of the thomas cup , the premier men 's team badminton tournament .", "summaries": ["indonesia blanks denmark #-# to retain thomas cup"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-689", "text": "gold in hong kong dropped the equivalent of #.## u.s. cents an ounce on monday , to close at ###.## u.s. dollars , compared with friday 's hong kong close of ###.## u.s. dollars .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-690", "text": "an american delegation scouring the former soviet union for information on u.s. soldiers missing in action meets with tajik government leaders this week , a news agency reported monday .", "summaries": ["us delegation arrives in tajikistan to look for mias"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-691", "text": "two south african climbers who conquered mount everest returned safely to their base camp shocked by the loss of their third teammate , missing on the world 's highest peak and presumed dead .", "summaries": ["world at #### UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-692", "text": "the french open 's two defending champions had little trouble putting away their first-round challengers tuesday , though thomas muster had a tough shootout with frederick fetterlein in their first set .", "summaries": ["with UNK champions league participants for next season"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-693", "text": "UNK UNK scored twice wednesday as india beat new zealand #-# in the four nations field hockey tournament .", "summaries": ["eds : will be led with later australia-south africa match india beats new zealand"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-694", "text": "romanian authorities have issued arrest warrants for officers of a taiwanese cargo ship and want them extradited if canadian police find evidence they should be tried for throwing three stowaways overboard .", "summaries": ["romania seeks arrest of ship officers in stowaway case"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-695", "text": "high productivity does n't always correspond with high profits in the auto industry .", "summaries": ["study shows auto plant productivity profits not always linked with auto UNK auto UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-696", "text": "armed with a `` magnificent seven '' of young guns from an experienced world-beating youth squad , portugal could be the surprise of the european championship finals .", "summaries": ["armed with experienced young guns portugal hopes to surprise europe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-697", "text": "a key international bank thursday revised upward to dlrs #.## trillion the average amount of money handled daily by the world 's currency markets .", "summaries": ["UNK by source until #### UNK friday final bis figures : daily global currency trade of dlrs #.##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-698", "text": "german foreign minister klaus kinkel insisted friday that his government would not abandon the half million ethnic germans living in kazakstan .", "summaries": ["german foreign minister visits kazakstan hails reforms eds : UNK throughout with agreement signed kinkel comments on"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-699", "text": "his final words from the top , beamed by radio from everest 's frozen peak , were triumphant , jubilant .", "summaries": ["death raises questions about south african team by duncan guy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-700", "text": "a strong earthquake shook southeastern turkey on thursday , killing at least ## people and collapsing a school dormitory on more than ### children .", "summaries": ["strong quake kills at least ## in turkey ; scores of children UNK in UNK school dormitory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-701", "text": "france midfielder emmanuel petit will miss the confederations cup in june because of minor leg injuries , while patrick vieira is an almost certain absentee , france 's coach said .", "summaries": ["france 's petit to miss confederations cup vieira highly doubtful"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-702", "text": "general motors corp. and ford motor co. posted declines thursday in light vehicle sales for last month compared with a robust april a year ago , though results were better than the past couple of months .", "summaries": ["wta croatian bol ladies open results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-703", "text": "remarks by president george w. bush announcing the end of major combat operations in iraq thursday evening from the deck of the aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln : UNK", "summaries": ["text of president george w. bush 's speech aboard the uss abraham lincoln with bc-na-gen UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-704", "text": "hadi is no. ## on the u.s. coalition 's list of the ## most-wanted figures .", "summaries": ["doha qatar : reported arrest"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-705", "text": "formula one teams have agreed to a complete ban on automatic gearboxes and launch control for #### , auto racing 's governing body said friday .", "summaries": ["fia reaches agreement to keep drivers in control of cars"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-706", "text": "economic growth in toronto will suffer this year because of sars , a think tank said friday as health authorities insisted the illness was under control in canada 's largest city .", "summaries": ["sars toll on toronto economy estimated at c$ # billion UNK us$ ### million with bc-as-gen world-sars virus"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-707", "text": "the european bank for reconstruction and development is opening an annual meeting in uzbekistan this weekend under strong pressure from human rights groups to push the host country 's repressive government toward democratic change .", "summaries": ["european bank shifts UNK to central asia in a bid to promote democratic and economic change"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-708", "text": "rebels and government forces signed a countrywide cease-fire agreement saturday , even as insurgents alleged fresh attacks by government forces .", "summaries": ["ivory coast government rebels sign countrywide cease-fire ; fighting reported"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-709", "text": "muslim guerrillas attacked a southern philippine town and took hostages sunday in fighting that killed at least four people , the military and rebels said .", "summaries": ["australian rugby league results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-710", "text": "latvia celebrated its independence day by upsetting russia #-# , and slovakia remained unbeaten after routing austria #-# at the world ice hockey championship on sunday .", "summaries": ["latvia upsets russia #-# slovakia whips austria #-#"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-711", "text": "the rope on the flagpole is still broken .", "summaries": ["british reopen their baghdad embassy but they ca n't call it that yet"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-712", "text": "germany 's lufthansa on monday inaugurated a service allowing passengers from frankfurt airport to check in at the railroad station in cologne , bypassing queues at continental europe 's biggest hub .", "summaries": ["lufthansa opens cologne check-in service for passengers from frankfurt airport"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-713", "text": "it was a sickening feeling he hoped never to experience again , least of all three months later .", "summaries": ["nasa chief found himself reliving columbia tragedy when communication was lost during russian UNK 's descent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-714", "text": "as other parts of the world stepped up precautions against sars , state-run newspapers tuesday reported china 's premier as saying the situation in beijing `` remains grave '' and that officials who do n't work hard to fight the disease will be punished .", "summaries": ["china says sars grave in beijing ; hong kong treats patients with serum ; us university bans some asian students"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-715", "text": "hundreds of fans and collectors snapped up memorabilia collected by roy rogers and dale evans that did n't make the cut when the museum dedicated to the cowboy couple moved to missouri .", "summaries": ["fans grab roy UNK evans memorabilia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-716", "text": "president george w. bush named l. paul bremer , a former ambassador and head of the state department 's counterterrorism office , to become civilian administrator in iraq and oversee the country 's transition to democratic rule .", "summaries": ["bush names former state department official to head transition in iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-717", "text": "president george w. bush named l. paul bremer , a former ambassador and head of the state department 's counterterrorism office , to be his special envoy to iraq and oversee its transition to democratic rule .", "summaries": ["bush names former state department official to head transition in iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-718", "text": "president chandrika kumaratunga accused her political rival , sri lanka 's prime minister , of `` degrading '' the country 's military and raising the `` false hope '' that a safety net provided by friendly nations would protect against a resurgence of civil war .", "summaries": ["sri lankan president accuses rival prime minister of raising false hope of international safety net in dispute with tamil rebels"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-719", "text": "mama rose will be back in `` gypsy '' thursday .", "summaries": ["bernadette peters misses performances but will return to critically acclaimed gypsy revival"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-720", "text": "the columbus blue jackets re-signed forward david vyborny for next season .", "summaries": ["blue jackets sign UNK sanderson"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-721", "text": "china 's cabinet says sars is wreaking havoc not only among its people but also its economy , and in the faraway jungles of cambodia a new mystery illness has appeared _ baffling doctors just like sars once did .", "summaries": ["china says grim sars crisis hitting economy ; new mystery disease in cambodia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-722", "text": "the european central bank left interest rates untouched thursday , waiting for more data on the continent 's shaky economy despite a weak growth outlook that many economists say already justifies a rate cut .", "summaries": ["UNK european central bank leaves key interest rate untouched"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-723", "text": "the united states will introduce a resolution friday calling for the united nations to lift sanctions against iraq immediately and phase out the oil-for-food aid program over four months , diplomats said .", "summaries": ["u.s. to urge u.n. to lift sanctions against iraq and phase out oil-for-food program"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-724", "text": "danny ainge said thursday he had two one-hour meetings with the new owners of the boston celtics but no deal has been completed for him to return to the franchise .", "summaries": ["ainge says no deal completed with celtics"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-725", "text": "exxon mobil has launched a us$ ##-million lubricant oil plant in bangladesh in a joint venture with state-owned jamuna oil company , officials said friday .", "summaries": ["exxon mobil launches its lube plant in bangladesh"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-726", "text": "poul nielson , the european union 's top humanitarian aid official , said friday the united states wants to take control of iraq 's oil reserves so it can eventually join opec .", "summaries": ["world sports at #### UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-727", "text": "seeking a central role for the united nations in iraq , the leaders of anti-war germany and france said friday they were committed to `` constructive negotiations '' over a draft u.n. resolution that would leave iraq under u.s. and british control for a year .", "summaries": ["anti-war germany and france open to u.n. draft resolution on iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-728", "text": "the honduran government will fine the san francisco international airport , or sfo , us$ ###,### for not upgrading airport facilities , a federal official said friday .", "summaries": ["honduras fines u.s. company in charge of country 's airports"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-729", "text": "montenegro will hold its third presidential election in six months on sunday , with a pro-independence candidate a clear favorite to become the leader of the small republic , part of a union with the much bigger serbia .", "summaries": ["montenegro to hold third presidential election in six months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-730", "text": "a move in the u.s. congress to link immigration with opening up mexico 's state oil company to u.s. investment has outraged mexicans , and newspapers accused american lawmakers of arrogance and blackmail .", "summaries": ["mexicans outraged by u.s. congress move to link immigration with oil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-731", "text": "the city of frankfurt is marking the ##th anniversary of the book burnings in nazi germany by staging a series of readings , exhibits and discussions about the authors and their works who were deemed `` non-german .", "summaries": ["german cities mark ##th year of nazi book burnings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-732", "text": "olympiakos piraeus beat a disappointing panathinaikos athens #-# at home sunday to take a major step toward winning the greek first division soccer championship for the seventh year in a row .", "summaries": ["UNK ,#### west indies-australia scoreboard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-733", "text": "comments by u.s. treasury secretary john snow helped propel the euro higher against the dollar to over us$ #.## on monday , a new four-year peak as the ##-nation currency closed in on its all-time high .", "summaries": ["snow 's weekend comments fuel further rise of euro against dollar in european trading"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-734", "text": "bangladesh and bhutan signed a five-year agreement on monday to promote bilateral trade , officials said .", "summaries": ["bangladesh bhutan sign new trade deal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-735", "text": "european finance ministers kicked off two days of talks monday dominated by concern over lethargic growth , swelling budget deficits and a euro rising close to record highs against the dollar .", "summaries": ["eu finance ministers discuss rising euro budget deficits"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-736", "text": "panamanian police announced monday they had recovered about ### stolen gold and ceramic pre-hispanic artifacts stolen in february from panama city 's anthropology museum .", "summaries": ["panama recovers stolen pre-hispanic artifacts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-737", "text": "with deportivo de la coruna , real sociedad and real madrid jammed together at the top of the standings with five rounds remaining , the spanish title race looks set to run to the wire .", "summaries": ["spanish title race promises thrilling finish"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-738", "text": "british foreign minister jack straw eulogized anti-apartheid fighter walter sisulu tuesday as '' a great fighter for freedom , '' as he began his two-day visit to south africa .", "summaries": ["british foreign minister visits south africa"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-739", "text": "pg&e corp. on tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $ ### million as the UNK company continued to suffer from the downfall of a once-thriving energy trading business that appears destined for bankruptcy court .", "summaries": ["pg&e reports first-quarter loss of $ ### million"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-740", "text": "dozens of ####s-era sewing machines hum in the room off a cobblestone street in old havana , the drone mixing with strains of salsa music and the chatter of elderly women at work .", "summaries": ["international fashion helping to revive a latin classic _ UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-741", "text": "the suicide bomb attacks in saudi arabia were `` a cowardly and disgraceful terrorist atrocity , '' prime minister tony blair said wednesday .", "summaries": ["two britons missing after saudi suicide blasts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-742", "text": "the penultimate phase of talks intended to end more than a decade of violence and chaos in somalia entered its final session wednesday after months of torturous negotiations marred by disputes and allegations of corruption .", "summaries": ["penultimate phase of somali peace talks reach final stage after months of dispute"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-743", "text": "a russian scientist facing espionage charges asked for a jury trial on wednesday , the itar-tass news agency reported .", "summaries": ["report : russian scientist requests a jury trial"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-744", "text": "in the second scandal this year involving alleged illegal union donations to the former ruling party , an opposition senator filed a complaint wednesday claiming that money diverted from a rail workers ' union membership fund wound up in the #### campaign of former president ernesto zedillo .", "summaries": ["opposition senator accuses union of illegal contributions to former president 's #### campaign"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-745", "text": "heavily armed u.s. army forces stormed into a village near the northern city of tikrit before dawn on thursday , seizing more than ### prisoners , including one man on the united states ' `` most-wanted '' list of former iraqi officials .", "summaries": ["major night raid in northern iraq aims at nabbing u.s. most-wanted iraqis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-746", "text": "the u.s. coast guard stopped six illegal cuban migrants who tried to enter the florida keys on a small boat thursday , plucking five from the water , one after he treaded water for more than two hours , authorities said .", "summaries": ["u.s. coast guard trying to rescue cuban migrants in florida keys"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-747", "text": "the driver of the tractor-trailer that became a sweltering deathtrap for ## people was charged thursday with transporting and harboring illegal immigrants , and authorities searched for three more suspects in one of the deadliest smuggling schemes in u.s. history .", "summaries": ["truck driver charged in smuggling scheme that left ## dead"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-748", "text": "a young man with a wispy beard is emerging as a suspect in a series of ## explosions at shell stations in southern karachi , police officials said friday .", "summaries": ["pakistan police prepare sketches of suspected gas station bombers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-749", "text": "the dutch national soccer association friday suspended feyenoord rotterdam forward robin van persie for two games , the latest in a string of punishments meted out to players on competitive teams in the final stages of the season .", "summaries": ["dutch soccer association suspends van persie for two games"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-750", "text": "whether it 's a brilliant smile or tears of joy , helio castroneves lets you know how he feels .", "summaries": ["castroneves knows when to get serious"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-751", "text": "taiwan announced its biggest jump in sars cases saturday with ## new people infected , and the island 's new health minister said the outbreak has been worsened by sick people not being honest about their illnesses and infecting health workers .", "summaries": ["taiwan registers biggest one-day increase in sars ; new health minister accuses people of hiding symptoms"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-752", "text": "the talks , which lasted about four hours , were scheduled to resume at ##:## a.m. local time -lrb- #### gmt -rrb- sunday , the mediator said .", "summaries": ["UNK tokyo : he said"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-753", "text": "leading the preakness field at the far turn , edgar prado sensed victory as he prepared peace rules for the final push to the finish line .", "summaries": ["prado watches potential victory fade in stretch"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-754", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["UNK indonesian officials rebels fail to agree on aceh peace deal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-755", "text": "saudi arabia 's interior minister says an international effort is needed to crack down on terrorism , but downplayed the role being played by u.s. investigators in probing the riyadh suicide bombings that he linked to al-qaida .", "summaries": ["international effort needed to crack down on terrorism but limited u.s. role into riyadh bombing probe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-756", "text": "a palestinian riding a bicycle blew himself up near an israeli army jeep monday in the fourth hamas suicide bombing in two days , while israel decided to deepen yasser arafat 's isolation in response to the latest violence .", "summaries": ["fourth hamas suicide bombing in two days injures three soldiers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-757", "text": "botswana is scheduled to begin tests on an aids vaccine to find out if it is safe when given to healthy adults , officials said monday .", "summaries": ["botswana to begin trials for aids vaccine"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-758", "text": "hundreds of teachers taking part in a nationwide strike sat down on the railway used to carry tourists to visit the incan ruins of machu picchu monday , forcing the train company to cancel service , a company spokesman said .", "summaries": ["striking teachers in peru block train carrying tourists to machu picchu"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-759", "text": "celebrating the ##th anniversary of the first ascension to the summit of mount everest , sir edmund hillary recalled tuesday how his partner , tenzing norgay , saved his life just before they began the historic climb .", "summaries": ["edmund hillary recalls how tenzing norgay saved his life"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-760", "text": "pakistan will host bangladesh for three test cricket matches and five one-day international matches in august , an official said tuesday .", "summaries": ["cricket minnows bangladesh to tour pakistan in august for test one-day series"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-761", "text": "the bush administration raised the u.s. terror alert level to orange tuesday amid fears a wave of terrorist attacks overseas will spread to the united states .", "summaries": ["UNK u.s. raises terror alert level to orange amid concern over terror attacks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-762", "text": "australia will keep open its embassy in saudi arabia despite decisions by the united states , britain and germany to close their diplomatic outposts in the country amid growing terror fears .", "summaries": ["australia to keep open its embassy in saudi arabia with bc-me-gen UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-763", "text": "former president nelson mandela on wednesday asked the english national soccer team to support south africa 's bid to host the #### world cup .", "summaries": ["atp world team cup results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-764", "text": "u.s. senate democrats lost a fight to keep a ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons , though the senate agreed wednesday that congressional approval would be needed before any of the weapons are produced .", "summaries": ["democrats seek compromise on low-yield UNK development ban"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-765", "text": "the nfl will look into the awarding of the #### championship to the chicago cardinals instead of the UNK maroons of pennsylvania .", "summaries": ["UNK maroons stake claim to #### nfl title"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-766", "text": "alan jackson continued his winning ways by capturing album of the year honors at the academy of country music awards .", "summaries": ["alan jackson garners album of the year as las vegas hosts u.s. country music awards"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-767", "text": "swiss and swedish investigators raided several offices in and around zurich as part of an ongoing investigation into whether the telecommunications company lm ericsson held back information for a required tax audit , officials said thursday .", "summaries": ["sweden 's ericsson investigated by swiss swedish officials over taxes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-768", "text": "the ministry of finance on thursday lowered its economic growth estimates for the year , predicting slower growth of the gross national product , and increased unemployment .", "summaries": ["finland cuts growth UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-769", "text": "army gen. tommy franks , who planned and commanded the american-led wars in iraq and afghanistan , has decided to retire , defense officials said thursday .", "summaries": ["gen. franks commander of war in iraq to retire officials say"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-770", "text": "surviving relatives of a woman who claimed she was raped ## years ago by the british queen 's representative in australia are seeking to withdraw a lawsuit against him , after the case drew widespread publicity in australia .", "summaries": ["UNK family of alleged UNK victim withdraw civil case against australia 's governor-general"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-771", "text": "led by a lone ivory coast army pickup truck , french and west african military convoys set off in jeeps and armored vehicles friday on a mission to secure the lawless west after civil war .", "summaries": ["french-led troops set off to secure ivory coast 's law"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-772", "text": "french foreign minister dominique de villepin will meet with yasser arafat on monday at the palestinian leader 's headquarters ramallah , the french foreign ministry announced friday .", "summaries": ["french foreign minister dominique de villepin to meet palestinian leader yasser arafat"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-773", "text": "ibrahim UNK froze in anguish when rescuers in white face masks lifted his wife 's body friday from the rubble of what was once a cozy family home he shared with in-laws .", "summaries": ["nasdaq leaders"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-774", "text": "he 's leader of the world 's most populous nation , but a mystery to most .", "summaries": ["hu 's debut : western leaders get rare chance to size up china 's new leader"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-775", "text": "while searching the house of a suspected hit man , authorities discovered something that terrified human rights lawyer UNK uribe _ a folder containing his own pictures , his address and maps showing his various routes to work .", "summaries": ["colombian human rights lawyer receives international award for brave work"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-776", "text": "more troops are needed to restore order in iraq , the top british military official here acknowledged sunday as the u.s. military catalogued small steps forward in the enormous and enormously complicated task .", "summaries": ["dutch soccer scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-777", "text": "after years of disappointment , an elegantly simple medical technique that targets bad cells while leaving healthy ones alone could be making a comeback in the high-profile fights against cancer and the sars virus .", "summaries": ["experimental smart bomb drug targets sars"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-778", "text": "a powerful earthquake rocked northeastern japan on monday , knocking out power , causing a landslide and disrupting road and rail traffic .", "summaries": ["strong earthquake shakes northeastern UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-779", "text": "companies that reduced their u.s. tax bill by incorporating overseas did $ # billion worth of business with the federal government last year , an associated press computer analysis of federal contracts showed .", "summaries": ["offshore companies do $ # billion in business with u.s. government"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-780", "text": "the archbishop of canterbury believes the church of england should change its teaching on homosexuality to accept gay relationships , his biographer was quoted as saying in a newspaper tuesday .", "summaries": ["archbishop of canterbury believes church should accept gay relationships UNK says"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-781", "text": "hungry tigers and lions have been attacking each other at a chinese zoo that says it ca n't afford to feed its animals because of a slump in visitors amid sars fears .", "summaries": ["french open results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-782", "text": "the santos scoring machine will be missing a cog when it meets mexico 's cruz azul on wednesday in a second-leg quarterfinal for the copa libertadores .", "summaries": ["french open show court schedules"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-783", "text": "a federal jury ordered ebay inc. to pay $ ## million for violating patents filed by an attorney in a ruling that could change how the online auction house operates .", "summaries": ["federal jury orders ebay to pay $ ## million in patent dispute case"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-784", "text": "israelis and palestinians must take immediate steps to implement an internationally backed `` road map '' to mideast peace because it `` is vital that -lrb- our -rrb- two peoples feel something is changing on the ground , '' palestinian prime minister mahmoud abbas said in comments published wednesday .", "summaries": ["palestinian prime minister calls for peace plan implementation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-785", "text": "police arrested about three dozen opposition lawmakers from a provincial assembly wednesday during two protests against constitutional changes made by pakistan 's president to increase his power .", "summaries": ["pakistan police arrest more opposition lawmakers in second day of protest"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-786", "text": "in a story sent may ## about panama recalling its diplomatic staffs in china , hong kong and the philippines as a precaution against sars , the associated press reported erroneously that the embassies and consulates were closed .", "summaries": ["editors :"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-787", "text": "the al-qaida network plotted terror strikes in australia well before the sept. ## , #### attacks in the united states , prime minister john howard said thursday .", "summaries": ["government says al-qaida UNK terror targets in australia before sept. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-788", "text": "spain 's royal family has a new member _ ##-year-old leandro ruiz UNK _ the illegitimate son of former spanish king alfonso xiii , news reports said thursday .", "summaries": ["illegitimate son of former king wins battle to be recognized as part of spanish royal family"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-789", "text": "microsoft corp. will pay aol time warner $ ### million and let the media company license its browsing software for seven years in a settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit against the software giant , the companies announced thursday .", "summaries": ["microsoft to pay $ ### million to aol in settlement"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-790", "text": "now that `` buffy the vampire slayer '' is finished , fans might assume that anthony stewart head would be eager to escape his image as giles _ the proper british librarian whose UNK helped conquer evil .", "summaries": ["anthony steward head says he was glad to play librarian on buffy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-791", "text": "in a twist of the u.s.-russian controversy over iran 's nuclear program , russia 's atomic energy minister on friday suggested washington join moscow in building a nuclear power plant in iran .", "summaries": ["russian minister offers united states to join moscow 's nuclear deal with iran"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-792", "text": "u.s. president george w. bush brought personal thanks to poland for standing up as a wartime ally in iraq , making no effort to hide that he harbors a deep grudge toward france and germany for opposing the u.s.-led campaign against saddam hussein .", "summaries": ["president bush lauds poland for war support cool toward france and germany with UNK auschwitz"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-793", "text": "russia and india vowed to increase bilateral cooperation , including joint military exercises and space programs , on the fringes of a UNK celebration that has brought some ## world leaders to this baltic sea port .", "summaries": ["russian indian leaders vow increased military cooperation joint space program on fringes of russia-eu summit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-794", "text": "kenya goalkeeper francis UNK made two key saves saturday as the harambee stars held trinidad to a #-# draw in an international friendly that opened the caribbean squad 's four-game african tour .", "summaries": ["armenia election commission certifies parliament voting results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-795", "text": "the suspension of pentagon efforts to find and recover the remains of thousands of american war dead from north korea was a precautionary move to reassess whether conditions were safe for u.s. teams , president george w. bush said .", "summaries": ["bush : suspending u.s. remains recovery effort was not caused by threat to u.s. personnel"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-796", "text": "construction spending in the united states rose a healthy #.# percent to a record level in april , as office construction surged and activity in the red-hot housing market hit an all-time high , the government reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["construction activity in the u.s. hits all-time high in UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-797", "text": "a u.s. congressman expressed concern wednesday over the health of venezuela 's democracy and condemned pending conspiracy charges against a leading government opponent .", "summaries": ["u.s. congressman expresses concern over venezuelan democracy under chavez"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-798", "text": "workers at greece 's largest oil refinery threatened thursday to stage a ##-day strike over pay and new labor contracts .", "summaries": ["greek refinery strike threatened over pay labor reforms"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-799", "text": "the dutch government vowed thursday to set the country on a less ambitious course in the european union , responding to public concern that the eu is moving too far , too fast .", "summaries": ["dutch government vows to set new course after eu constitution rejection"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-800", "text": "sixteen years since the bloody crackdown on tiananmen square , china 's grip on dissent has tightened under the leadership of president hu jintao , disappointing those who hoped he might represent a more tolerant leadership .", "summaries": ["#### copa libertadores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-801", "text": "bureaucrats .", "summaries": ["bureaucrats get their share of blame in european constitution crisis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-802", "text": "at stake for the detroit pistons in game # against the miami heat is so much more than their nba playoff lives .", "summaries": ["o'hair has to switch u.s. open qualifying sites"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-803", "text": "several thousand supporters of far-right groups attended rallies on saturday to remember the ##th anniversary of the post-world war i treaty that dismantled the austro-hungarian empire and left millions of hungarians outside the country 's borders .", "summaries": ["hungarians remember #### treaty that broke up UNK empire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-804", "text": "armed confrontations in the west bank and gaza involving palestinians disgruntled with their government over promises of security jobs or seeking revenge for past killings are calling into question mahmoud abbas ' ability to pacify his territories .", "summaries": ["unrest in west bank gaza over jobs police positions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-805", "text": "president gloria macapagal arroyo 's spokesman released a pair of tapes monday as part of a pre-emptive effort to counter expected opposition claims that she fixed last year 's election .", "summaries": ["dispute erupts over UNK purportedly showing arroyo tried to fix election"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-806", "text": "thor hushovd won the first stage at the dauphine libere on monday , while six-time tour de france champion lance armstrong finished in the chasing pack .", "summaries": ["hushovd wins first stage at dauphine libere armstrong finishes in chasing pack"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-807", "text": "a u.s. commitment to provide $ ### million -lrb- euro### million -rrb- for famine relief in africa may take some of the sting out of president george w. bush 's opposition to a proposal by british prime minister tony blair to spend even more money .", "summaries": ["blair seeks support from bush in boosting africa fighting global warming"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-808", "text": "a possible takeover of hvb group by italy 's unicredito italiano spa drew support from three hvb board members and a workers group tuesday as talks between the banks went on .", "summaries": ["hvb board members offer support for possible unicredito takeover"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-809", "text": "long before making `` the terminator , '' arnold schwarzenegger was a young austrian bodybuilder hitting the books at santa monica college in the early ####s .", "summaries": ["schwarzenegger 's planned speech causing friction at community college"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-810", "text": "justice ministers from greece and turkey signed an agreement wednesday aimed at assisting reforms ankara must make to join the european union .", "summaries": ["greece to train turkish judges to help eu accession bid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-811", "text": "one week after surgery to separate her fused legs , ##-month-old milagros UNK was recovering quickly , with daily treatments inside a UNK hyperbaric chamber to speed her healing , her doctors said wednesday .", "summaries": ["peru 's miracle baby recovering well one week after surgery to separate fused legs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-812", "text": "growing up in the slums of kabul and suffering from a life-threatening heart defect , ##-year-old UNK UNK feared that she may only have a few more years to live .", "summaries": ["afghan girl with heart defect gets new chance at full life"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-813", "text": "beatings and brutality are common at rio 's youth detention centers , but abuses often go unreported because there is no outside monitoring , human rights watch said thursday .", "summaries": ["human rights watch denounces abuses in youth detention centers in brazil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-814", "text": "investors punished brazilian stocks thursday for the fourth day in a row amid continuing fallout from allegations that president luiz inacio lula da silva 's workers party paid bribes to buy votes in congress .", "summaries": ["brazilian stocks plunge for fourth straight day amid corruption scandal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-815", "text": "south korea 's leader on friday hoped to forge unity with u.s. president george w. bush in washington on how to secure north korea 's commitment to nuclear disarmament , as japan fretted that the north 's latest boasts may indicate advances in its nuclear weapons program .", "summaries": ["bush south korean president to meet ; UNK frets that north 's nuke program is advancing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-816", "text": "share prices were higher on the london stock exchange friday .", "summaries": ["london share prices close up"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-817", "text": "israeli police have found the olympic gold medal of windsurfer gal fridman that had been stolen , the athlete said saturday .", "summaries": ["israeli police say they have found the olympic gold medal of windsurfer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-818", "text": "malaysia 's first two submarines are expected to arrive from france in #### , news reports said sunday .", "summaries": ["reports : malaysia 's first two submarines to arrive from france in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-819", "text": "michelle wie was rolling her eyes and slapping her thigh in disgust early in the final round of the lpga championship .", "summaries": ["wie proves she belongs with second-place finish"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-820", "text": "swedish truck maker volvo ab and norwegian oil and gas company statoil asa are launching a joint venture on fuel cell technology aimed at cutting emission from idling engines .", "summaries": ["volvo statoil start joint venture on fuel cell technology to cut emissions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-821", "text": "police shot and killed an opposition politician , prompting authorities to detain six officers , a government spokesman said as the government rejected an opposition offer to renew a peace deal .", "summaries": ["ethiopian police kill opposition politician"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-822", "text": "israel 's military chief said tuesday that the planned withdrawal from the gaza strip this summer would be difficult to accomplish if palestinian militants wage attacks on israeli forces trying to evacuate the settlements .", "summaries": ["army chief says gaza withdrawal will be difficult under fire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-823", "text": "pakistan 's information minister tuesday denied running terrorist camps , a day after a visiting separatist kashmiri leader praised him for helping train militants fighting indian troops in the himalayan region .", "summaries": ["### meter record progression"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-824", "text": "the european commission on wednesday approved a joint venture between french banks credit agricole sa and UNK d'epargne to combine their securities services businesses .", "summaries": ["eu clears french bank credit UNK d'epargne joint venture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-825", "text": "president aleksander kwasniewski said wednesday that the european union constitution `` is not dead , '' and reiterated that poland would wait to decide how to vote on the treaty until after this week 's eu 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"text": "several hundred unarmed supporters of a presidential candidate who was denied registration in next month 's election stormed the kyrgyz government headquarters on friday in the largest protest to grip the central asian country since an uprising in march .", "summaries": ["hundreds of supporters of rejected presidential candidate break into kyrgyz government building"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-830", "text": "a passenger train running solely on biogas will make its maiden journey in sweden on monday in what officials said was a major step toward making public transport more environmentally friendly .", "summaries": ["sweden to roll out biogas powered train"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-831", "text": "tom kristensen of denmark will drive for a record seventh victory in the ##-hour endurance race at le mans this weekend .", "summaries": ["kristensen vies for record-breaking seventh victory at le mans"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-832", "text": "french open champion justine henin-hardenne said she 's better equipped to win wimbledon than in years past .", "summaries": ["world cup qualifying : gabon # rwanda #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-833", "text": "fighting raged across southern afghanistan on sunday , with the u.s. military killing up to ## suspected taliban fighters along a narrow mountain footpath , and rebels firing rockets into the main southern city of kandahar .", "summaries": ["u.s. airstrikes kill up to ## rebels in southern afghanistan fighting rages elsewhere"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-834", "text": "china faces traditional powerhouse germany on tuesday in the round of ## at soccer 's world youth championship .", "summaries": ["china success at youth world championship shows preparation for #### olympics"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-835", "text": "new york has brought out its biggest hitter so far in the campaign for the #### olympics .", "summaries": ["muhammad ali to support new york #### bid at UNK vote"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-836", "text": "in a policy shift , israel arrested more than ## islamic jihad militants in the west bank overnight , following a series of attacks by the group against israeli targets , military sources said .", "summaries": ["israel in policy change widens net for islamic jihad militants"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-837", "text": "UNK stores inc. on tuesday said it agreed to sell its private-label credit-card portfolio to hsbc holdings plc 's retail services unit , which will also administer the UNK card 's future accounts .", "summaries": ["UNK stores to sell credit-card services to hsbc"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-838", "text": "the u.s. senate endorsed president george w. bush 's climate change policies tuesday , approving a measure that avoids mandatory reductions of heat-trapping pollution while still boosting government support for cleaner energy sources .", "summaries": ["u.s. senate votes for offshore energy inventory debates climate change"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-839", "text": "sri lanka 's parliament convened wednesday for the first time since a major coalition partner withdrew its support of the government in protest of a plan to share tsunami aid with tamil tiger rebels .", "summaries": ["sri lanka parliament meets marxists to be neutral so long deal with tamils is not signed"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-840", "text": "a federal grand jury has indicted two brazilians , already facing charges at home , in the killing of an american nun who spent decades trying to save the amazon rain forest .", "summaries": ["u.s. grand jury indicts two men in killing of american nun in brazil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-841", "text": "china 's third largest oil producer cnooc ltd. .", "summaries": ["china 's cnooc offers us$ ##.# billion for unocal trumping chevron 's bid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-842", "text": "philippine president gloria macapagal arroyo has never received election campaign support from illegal gambling operators , her spokesman said friday , denying claims by an outspoken roman catholic archbishop at a time she faces accusations of electoral fraud .", "summaries": ["philippines arroyo denies receiving support from illegal gambling operators"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-843", "text": "russia 's attempts to enter the world trade organization are on track , the country 's trade minister claimed friday , but trade officials said negotiations still face many obstacles .", "summaries": ["russian minister says wto membership possible by december but others say obstacles remain"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-844", "text": "britain criticized `` serious deficiencies '' in iran 's elections saturday and urged the new president to address international concerns about the country 's nuclear program .", "summaries": ["britain criticizes iran election urges move on nuclear concerns"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-845", "text": "chris carpenter pitched a four-hitter , and yadier molina , jim edmonds and albert pujols homered saturday night to lead the st. louis cardinals over the pittsburgh pirates #-# .", "summaries": ["carpenter 's four-hitter UNK stellar month for cardinals right-hander"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-846", "text": "german chancellor gerhard schroeder arrived in washington for a visit shortened by election-year pressure and overshadowed by the possibility germany will have a new , more pro-american leader this fall .", "summaries": ["election year overshadows schroeder 's shortened visit to washington"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-847", "text": "bulgaria will buy back us$ ###.## million -lrb- euro### million -rrb- in brady bonds next month , slashing part of its debt to foreign creditor banks seven years in advance , the finance ministry said on monday .", "summaries": ["bulgaria to buy back us$ ###.## million in brady bonds"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-848", "text": "hollywood fashion commentator steven UNK underwent surgery monday for removal of a transplanted kidney that had become infected , a spokesman said .", "summaries": ["hollywood fashion commentator steven UNK has more surgery"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-849", "text": "malaysia 's national car maker proton expects to export its cars to russia by early next year to boost its overseas sales , a company official said tuesday .", "summaries": ["malaysian carmaker proton seeks inroads into russia by early next year"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-850", "text": "japanese stocks ticked up wednesday afternoon as the u.s. dollar 's rise to a more than eight month high against the yen helped boost export-dependent issues .", "summaries": ["UNK stocks rise as u.s. dollar hits #\u00a0#\\/# month high against yen"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-851", "text": "software maker sap ag said wednesday it is extending a program aimed at poaching customers from u.s. rival oracle corp. , part of tussle between the two biggest players in the business software market .", "summaries": ["software maker UNK expanding program to lure customers from oracle"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-852", "text": "the prosecutor of a french military tribunal will request preliminary hearings for six rwandans who alleged that french troops had a role in the #### rwanda genocide , judicial officials said wednesday .", "summaries": ["prosecutor requests hearings for rwandans who accused french army of role in #### genocide"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-853", "text": "gold bullion opened thursday at a bid price of us$ ###.## a troy ounce , down from us$ ###.## late wednesday .", "summaries": ["gold opens lower in london"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-854", "text": "boeing co. on thursday named #m co. .", "summaries": ["boeing names #m chief UNK as new ceo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-855", "text": "grenada 's leader will visit china next week to negotiate new aid deals and finalize several agreements that arose from the island 's decision to restore ties with the asian country and sever relations with rival taiwan .", "summaries": ["grenadian leader to visit china next week to strengthen newly restored ties"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-856", "text": "financier werner k. rey lost a major round in his extradition battle thursday when a magistrate ruled that the swiss government has shown that he does have a case to answer back home .", "summaries": ["magistrate says rey has case to answer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-857", "text": "south korea will play for its third straight olympic women 's handball gold medal when it meets denmark saturday .", "summaries": ["denmark south korea advance to final eds : repeating"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-858", "text": "a zairean diplomat was among three african men arrested for smuggling ## kilograms -lrb- ### pounds -rrb- of marijuana into sweden , the swedish news agency tt reported friday .", "summaries": ["zairean diplomat among three arrested for pot"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-859", "text": "UNK thorpe remembers her difficult marriage to jim thorpe , called the greatest athlete of the modern era , and their harsh life outside the spotlight .", "summaries": ["late olympian 's wife recalls hard times UNK photo available"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-860", "text": "prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday said he had issued orders to close the jerusalem office of a palestinian legislator who was operating in violation of peace agreements .", "summaries": ["netanyahu announces closure of palestinian office in jerusalem by nicolas b. UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-861", "text": "ulrich UNK of germany , on UNK de UNK , won the gold sunday in equestrian show jumping , fulfilling his dream of winning a medal in his first olympics .", "summaries": ["german wins gold in first olympics ahead of swiss and french"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-862", "text": "legislators said monday they plan to seek more details from gov. chris patten over the sudden resignation of this british colony 's top immigration official .", "summaries": ["legislators seek more details over resignation of official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-863", "text": "a highland villager attacked his three wives with an ax after they tried to stop him marrying a fourth woman , police said tuesday .", "summaries": ["UNK ,#### man attacks three wives with ax"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-864", "text": "a wooden warehouse used as a temporary shelter for the homeless went up in flames tuesday , killing ## people , three of them children , the fire department said .", "summaries": ["UNK to add slugline ten homeless killed in warehouse fire ,####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-865", "text": "succumbing to public pressure , a subsidiary of the giant hyundai conglomerate said wednesday it will pull out from co-sponsoring u.s. pop star michael jackson 's scheduled performance here .", "summaries": ["business giant hyundai pulls out of michael jackson concert"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-866", "text": "egypt , rich in ancient antiquities , is planning to build the world 's largest museum to house them but has n't yet figured out how to pay for it , the nation 's chief archaeologist said wednesday .", "summaries": ["egypt planning world 's largest museum needs money by salah UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-867", "text": "a bomb exploded in a crowded cafe thursday afternoon and injured seven people , the government said , in the latest of a wave of attacks on city restaurants .", "summaries": ["bomb explodes in algiers cafe injuring seven"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-868", "text": "his leftist fringe party does n't even have ### members , but ##-year-old budiman UNK is accused of being at the heart of a communist plot to topple the government .", "summaries": ["UNK weekly sports calendar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-869", "text": "damon hill edged out michael schumacher by only ## hundredths of a second , earning the fastest time in friday 's practice for the hungarian grand prix .", "summaries": ["hill records fastest time in practice eds : UNK with details UNK ; UNK UNK ; UNK to european"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-870", "text": "the people appointed by china to engineer hong kong 's political future met saturday in beijing to decide on steps to set up a new government after the british colony reverts to chinese rule next july .", "summaries": ["committee mulls hong kong 's political future eds : UNK with committee ending meeting"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-871", "text": "echoing a familiar theme in the state-controlled press , a top leader of the military government blamed the pro-democratic opposition for trying to isolate burma and deny it foreign aid .", "summaries": ["top junta leader says opposition trying to ostracize burma"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-872", "text": "a newspaper reported monday that an fbi team was en route to israel to question an UNK bomber about last month 's twa jetliner explosion near new york .", "summaries": ["report : fbi team to question bomber in twa explosion"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-873", "text": "david rikl of the czech republic defeated croatian goran prpic #-# , #-# monday in the opening match of the croatian open .", "summaries": ["czech UNK ousts veteran UNK in first-round"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-874", "text": "a top nato commander inspected a disputed military site tuesday after the bosnian serbs bowed to pressure from the alliance-led peace force .", "summaries": ["officials leave for inspection of bosnian serb site eds : UNK with walker UNK after inspection"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-875", "text": "u.s. and russian naval forces practiced rescue techniques wednesday in the event of natural disasters , but the joint exercises in the sea of japan were cut short by an approaching typhoon .", "summaries": ["typhoon cuts short russian-american naval exercises"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-876", "text": "the face of french singer daniel guichard grins from a poster advertisement .", "summaries": ["briefs from canada eds : all dollars are canadian unless otherwise noted"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-877", "text": "the government has cut a dramatic hike in electricity charges after workers threatened to strike .", "summaries": ["sudan rescinds price hike after union protests"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-878", "text": "a south korean novelist who illegally entered north korea was handed over friday to the south korean embassy in beijing for the trip back home , officials said .", "summaries": ["eds : third take UNK at #### UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-879", "text": "thousands of greek cypriots flocked friday to the funeral of a protester killed two days ago by turkish troops in the buffer zone running across this war-divided mediterranean island nation .", "summaries": ["eds : UNK with last match"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-880", "text": "anibal is the fourth generation of his family to work as a gaucho on the ranches spread around the vast UNK wetlands .", "summaries": ["concacaf under-## at a glance by the associated press"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-881", "text": "authorities have freed about two thirds of the ### people arrested during three days of violent protests over increased food prices , security sources said wednesday .", "summaries": ["jordan frees ### arrested during food riots UNK photos available"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-882", "text": "israel 's new government barred yasser arafat from flying to the west bank to meet with former prime minister shimon peres on thursday , a move palestinian officials said violated the israel-plo peace accords .", "summaries": ["israel bars arafat from flying to west bank ; palestinians protest by jack UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-883", "text": "boris yeltsin blasted his security chief 's handling of the chechnya crisis , raising doubts about the truce signed thursday and deepening the confusion over russian policy in the breakaway republic .", "summaries": ["first-round scores at german open"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-884", "text": "top activists arrested after last month 's anti-government rioting are in good condition , a red cross official said saturday .", "summaries": ["arrested activists in good condition says red cross by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-885", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["crew # wiz #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-886", "text": "japan 's kimiko date lost the first four games before rallying for a #-# , #-# , #-# victory over top-seeded arantxa sanchez vicario of spain in the final of the dlrs ###,### toshiba tennis classic on sunday .", "summaries": ["bank of boston scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-887", "text": "philip morris europe announced monday it was withdrawing its sponsorship of the mclaren formula one auto racing team three years after the team won its last championship .", "summaries": ["philip morris mclaren announce end of marlboro sponsorship eds : UNK with reemtsma picking up mclaren ; UNK spelling of"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-888", "text": "tokyo share prices bounced back slightly in sluggish trading tuesday after a two-day decline , while the u.s. dollar fell slightly against the yen .", "summaries": ["stocks bounce back after two-day decline dollar mixed eds : UNK up with late dollar closing bond prices comments"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-889", "text": "finland scored three goals in a ##-second span of the first period tuesday night for a #-# victory over the czech republic in their world cup of hockey opener .", "summaries": ["finland routs czech republic at world cup"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-890", "text": "belarusian president alexander lukashenko does n't consider himself an autocrat .", "summaries": ["belarus outspoken president pushes for more powers eds : UNK # UNK on picket after #th graf pvs UNK to conform ;"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-891", "text": "despite croat promises to protect minority rights , serbs in areas liberated last year by the croat army are frequent targets of assaults and thefts , the u.n. chief reports .", "summaries": ["italian cup at a glance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-892", "text": "a russian plane filled with coal miners slammed into a mountain on a norwegian island near the arctic circle on thursday , apparently killing all ### people aboard .", "summaries": ["UNK russian plane crashes in arctic rescue team finds no sign of"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-893", "text": "for a set and a half , olympic bronze medalist leander paes leaped and lunged , lobbing , volleying and slugging shots to perfection in a masterful show against gold medalist andre agassi .", "summaries": ["agassi rallies to defeat paes eds : UNK previous ; UNK with sanchez vicario victory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-894", "text": "australia 's robert allenby moved closer to his third victory of the season friday when he carded a one-under ## to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the dlrs #.# million british masters .", "summaries": ["allenby moves clear as he chases third victory of season eds : fixes UNK between linhart and chasing players #rd graf"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-895", "text": "greek foreign minister theodoros pangalos reopened the greek consulate in the southern city of gjirokaster saturday , on a visit meant to demonstrate that bilateral tensions are a thing of the past .", "summaries": ["greek foreign minister visits to demonstrate improved ties"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-896", "text": "two days of torrential rains washed away roads , triggered landslides and submerged homes , killing at least ## people and leaving dozens more missing , disaster relief headquarters said saturday .", "summaries": ["heavy rain kills people in south korea"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-897", "text": "italy 's andrea gaudenzi , coming back from a shoulder injury , saturday reached the final of the generali open by outlasting spain 's francisco clavet in three sets .", "summaries": ["gaudenzi on rise again reaches final of generali open"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-898", "text": "baghdad papers on sunday marked the eighth anniversary of iraq 's invasion of kuwait by accusing the oil-rich emirate of working with the west to maintain punishing trade sanctions against the country .", "summaries": ["butler due in iraq as country marks #### invasion of kuwait by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-899", "text": "the palestinian journalists association has forbidden its members from engaging in non-professional contact with israelis and has threatened to blacklist journalists who break the rules , an official from the organization said sunday .", "summaries": ["scandinavian masters scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-900", "text": "in a crucial victory ahead of the #### presidential elections , partial election results showed the opposition national action party on sunday capturing the governor 's seat in the central state of aguascalientes .", "summaries": ["UNK early results show oppposition winning mexican gubernatorial vote"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-901", "text": "a spanish judge opened an investigation monday into the cause of a collision in which five young british tourists were killed a day earlier .", "summaries": ["eds : contains items on jordan israel egypt kuwait"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-902", "text": "amateur american alexandra stevenson lost concentration and with it a potential upset monday in the toshiba tennis classic .", "summaries": ["france 's testud takes first day of competition"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-903", "text": "delegates attending a conference of leading ethnic UNK voted to support the ruling military 's proposed plan to hand power back to civilian leaders , a spokesman said tuesday .", "summaries": ["powerful UNK vote to support nigeria 's democracy plan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-904", "text": "rescuers plucked two more bodies from river estuaries on south korea 's south coast wednesday , raising the death toll from weekend flash floods to ## .", "summaries": ["death toll from floods rises to ## ; ## still missing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-905", "text": "both crew members were killed when a civilian helicopter crashed in UNK , some ## miles -lrb- ## kilometers -rrb- south of the town of bodoe on wednesday .", "summaries": ["two killed in helicopter crash in norway"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-906", "text": "prince charles is setting up a new architectural foundation and hopes to call a truce between modern and traditional styles .", "summaries": ["prince charles sets up modern architectural foundation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-907", "text": "fast bowler makhaya ntini gave south africa its only breakthrough in the opening morning of the fifth cricket test at UNK thursday , UNK england opener mike UNK for ## .", "summaries": ["england ## for one at lunch UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-908", "text": "talks broke down on monday when butler refused to supply an immediate certification that iraq has destroyed all its weapons of mass destruction _ chemical and biological arms and long-range missiles .", "summaries": ["UNK united nations : closed one"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-909", "text": "nigeria 's new military ruler has named a new electoral commission and ## new state deputies to help prepare the sprawling west african country for a democratic transition by next may .", "summaries": ["world at #### UNK :"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-910", "text": "survivors wandered in a daze amid burning cars and the twisted steel and concrete of a collapsed building friday after a deadly terrorist bombing outside the u.s. embassy in nairobi .", "summaries": ["explosions rock nairobi and stun kenyans with UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-911", "text": "india 's top nuclear expert shrugged off antinuclear protests by indians on hiroshima day , saying the activists should instead shout slogans in washington and moscow , a newspaper reported saturday .", "summaries": ["top nuclear scientist shrugs off indian antinuclear protests"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-912", "text": "a heatwave has killed ## people in the past ## hours on this eastern mediterranean island where temperatures have reached ## celsius -lrb- ### fahrenheit -rrb- , the authorities said saturday night .", "summaries": ["heat wave kills ## people in cyprus"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-913", "text": "an iraqi family stuck at cairo airport for ## days after being deported from hungary will not face deportation to iraq where it fears punishment by the government , egyptian and u.n. officials said sunday .", "summaries": ["stranded iraqi family will not be deported to iraq say officials by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-914", "text": "thailand 's battered economy should start to bottom out in the first quarter of #### provided the government 's efforts are n't neutralized by outside developments , a news report said monday .", "summaries": ["economic crisis to bottom out early next year minister says"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-915", "text": "with musical performances and eulogies , russian artists paid tribute monday to alfred UNK , one of the leading composers of this century , who died a week ago .", "summaries": ["russian musicians public pay final respects to alfred UNK eds : UNK with burial UNK details movie director 's quote"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-916", "text": "hong kong 's key stock index plunged tuesday to its lowest level in more than five years because investors haunted by fears of a weakening yen continued to dump shares , traders said .", "summaries": ["key hong kong stock index hit five-year low eds : UNK with closing figures"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-917", "text": "share prices on the london stock exchange were sharply lower tuesday .", "summaries": ["london share prices lower in afternoon eds : UNK with closing index"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-918", "text": "top-seeded jimmy connors , hampered by a tender left foot , narrowly defeated australian john fitzgerald #-# , #-# -lrb- #-# -rrb- in the rain-delayed first round of the citibank champions senior tennis tournament at UNK college .", "summaries": ["hobbled connors wins opener"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-919", "text": "u.s. diplomats who worked in outlying buildings were moved into the fortified embassy compound in cairo .", "summaries": ["mideast african embassies tighten security after bombings eds : UNK lead to reflect closures in sudan uganda yemen and"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-920", "text": "israel advised u.s. officials to treat with skepticism a warning by an intelligence source that the american embassy in kenya might be the target of a bombing attack , the daily haaretz reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["report : israel discounted warning of kenya bombing eds : UNK throughout with israeli denial of report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-921", "text": "a senior russian diplomat on thursday accused pakistan of sending its troops and combat aircraft to help the taliban movement crush its opponents in northern afghanistan .", "summaries": ["dollar up gold falls UNK in graf ## that gold is down in london ; UNK to conform ;"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-922", "text": "four poles were given sentences from ## to ## months of prison in connection to one of the biggest cigarette-smuggling cases in denmark , officials said friday .", "summaries": ["four poles convicted in major UNK case"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-923", "text": "clutching passports and eying their watches , throngs of foreign workers spill into the street outside the cavernous immigration department in a final rush to renew work permits .", "summaries": ["deadline looms over foreign workers amid fear of riots UNK photos UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-924", "text": "mustafa kamel mourad , the UNK of a small egyptian opposition party , died early friday .", "summaries": ["bc-global weather"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-925", "text": "as family members wept with joy , ## foreign democracy were expelled saturday from myanmar and arrived in bangkok after a week in custody for distributing leaflets opposed to the military government .", "summaries": ["UNK foreign democracy activists expelled from myanmar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-926", "text": "looking tanned but tired during his vacation break away from the vatican , pope john paul ii on saturday marked italy 's main summer holiday by remembering those who are alone or must work while others have fun .", "summaries": ["san marino UNK UNK results from saturday 's semifinal play in the"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-927", "text": "adding to china 's flood miseries , a river burst its banks in the north , stranding ###,### people and washing away rail lines , the official xinhua news agency said sunday .", "summaries": ["floods strand ###,### in north china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-928", "text": "the british and irish governments say they will wipe out ira dissidents believed responsible for the omagh car bombing .", "summaries": ["british irish leaders promise security crackdown on real ira with bc-northern ireland UNK victims"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-929", "text": "an encounter between army soldiers and separatist guerrillas in kashmir on monday left ## militants dead , an official said .", "summaries": ["ten militants killed in kashmir"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-930", "text": "an israeli businessman turned bank robber whose motorcycle getaways were legendary in israel during the late ####s will be released early for good behavior , the prison authority said monday .", "summaries": ["israeli bank robbing legend to get early prison release"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-931", "text": "new zealand 's ruling coalition splintered tuesday under pressure from prime minister jenny shipley , who warned her minor party counterparts to support her or face an early election .", "summaries": ["coalition minority partner splits as shipley warns of early"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-932", "text": "a controversial play about the assassin of indian independence leader mohandas gandhi has been banned in the country 's most populous state , officials said tuesday .", "summaries": ["play on gandhi 's assassin banned in indian province by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-933", "text": "a rash of malaria cases has been recorded in central russia and emergency workers fear an epidemic , a news agency said wednesday .", "summaries": ["officials fear spread of malaria in central russia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-934", "text": "italian police seized #,### kilograms -lrb- #,### pounds -rrb- of hashish being smuggled in containers of diapers and sanitary napkins , the ansa news agency reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["police seize hash being smuggled in containers of UNK sanitary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-935", "text": "palestinian security forces on thursday captured two palestinian prisoners , including the killer of an israeli taxi driver , who had escaped the day before , a senior official said .", "summaries": ["palestinian police UNK two UNK prisoners eds : UNK with more UNK in #rd graf"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-936", "text": "leonardo piepoli of italy was the clear winner thursday of the fourth stage of the tour of burgos while frenchman laurent jalabert closed the gap on overall leader abraham olano .", "summaries": ["results of tour of burgos cycling race"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-937", "text": "with concrete ramparts fortifying its compound , the u.s. embassy remained on full alert friday against possible terrorist attacks after u.s. missile strikes in sudan and afghanistan .", "summaries": ["u.s. embassy in malaysia heightens security after missile strikes by alvin ung"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-938", "text": "still mourning more than ### compatriots slain in the bombing of the american embassy , kenyans on friday expressed mixed feelings about u.s. missile raids on sudan and afghanistan .", "summaries": ["bomb-hit nairobi divided on u.s. raids with UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-939", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["with UNK UNK by the associated press"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-940", "text": "andre blom and mark UNK scored tries and some tactical kicks in the final ## minutes sent the united states to the rugby world cup with a ##-## victory over uruguay on saturday .", "summaries": ["london testing please ignore"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-941", "text": "ethnic albanians accused serb forces of launching a `` strong and massive '' artillery attack sunday on several rebel-controlled villages in southwestern kosovo .", "summaries": ["serbs accused of new artillery assault in kosovo by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-942", "text": "the european championship ended with a british triumph and a disheartening loss for wilson kipketer , probably the biggest name of the six-day event .", "summaries": ["kipketer loses as britain tops the gold medals table eds : UNK pvs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-943", "text": "greece monday said its security forces were in a state of `` extreme vigilance '' to thwart any retaliatory terrorist attacks against american interests here .", "summaries": ["security forces in state of extreme vigilance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-944", "text": "retired gen. alexander lebed urged the russian government monday to appoint a representative to the troubled northern caucasus region , a news agency reported .", "summaries": ["lebed : russia needs new post for troubled caucasus"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-945", "text": "a bomb exploded on a bus bound for kigali , rwanda , killing at least ## passengers , a private radio station said tuesday .", "summaries": ["radio : bomb on UNK bus kills ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-946", "text": "cska sofia # -lrb- milen petkov , ##th , valentin UNK , ##th -rrb- , molde , norway # in uefa cup second qualifying round , second leg .", "summaries": ["cska # molde #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-947", "text": "in chicago , frank thomas and albert belle hit consecutive homers for the seventh time this season , and chicago beat baltimore to stop a six-game losing streak .", "summaries": ["toronto : the sixth"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-948", "text": "where is abu nidal ? american news reports say the notorious terrorist is detained in egypt .", "summaries": ["by the associated press central league"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-949", "text": "brondby , denmark # , kosice , slovakia # -lrb- ivan UNK , ##th -rrb- in the european champions cup qualifying game , second leg .", "summaries": ["brondby # kosice #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-950", "text": "turkish authorities detained ## would-be immigrants attempting to cross into greece , paramilitary police in the provincial capital of edirne said thursday .", "summaries": ["turkish authorities detain ## would-be refugees on greek border"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-951", "text": "lebanon warned israel thursday that if it bombs lebanese infrastructure in retaliation for guerrilla rocket attacks , it will destroy the #### understanding on the border conflict and provoke further violence .", "summaries": ["with israel-lebanon foreign minister : attacks on lebanon will not benefit israel"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-952", "text": "scott fisher doubled in a run and struck out ## batters as toms river , new jersey -lrb- u.s. east -rrb- advanced to its first little league world series final with a #-# victory over greenville , north carolina -lrb- u.s. south -rrb- on thursday night .", "summaries": ["greater vancouver open scores"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-953", "text": "the leader of germany 's jews , ignatz bubis , urged the government on friday to at least symbolically back an industry initiative to establish a fund for nazi slave laborers .", "summaries": ["jewish leader calls on government to establish fund for nazi slave"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-954", "text": "spanish sensation sergio garcia toppled defending champion matt kuchar # and # friday in the quarterfinals of the u.s. amateur , keeping on course for a rare trans-atlantic double in amateur golf .", "summaries": ["garcia topples kuchar at u.s. amateur marches toward rare double UNK photos"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-955", "text": "emboldened by an unprecedented week-long protest by thousands against strongman hun sen , cambodia 's opposition leaders appealed to the nation saturday to drive him from power .", "summaries": ["opposition plans march urge overthrow of hun sen eds : UNK and UNK throughout with opposition urging"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-956", "text": "prime minister john howard on sunday called a national election for oct. # and will campaign mainly on the issue of sweeping tax reform .", "summaries": ["prime minister john howard calls national election for oct. # eds : UNK beazley UNK in UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-957", "text": "defending champion fc barcelona drew with modest racing de santander while zaragoza trashed athletic de bilbao #-# to take the lead sunday in the spanish first division 's opening round .", "summaries": ["argentine soccer standings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-958", "text": "an earthquake with the magnitude of #.# shook slovenia 's central region early monday , but there was no injuries or serious damage , seismologists said .", "summaries": ["quake shakes central region"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-959", "text": "the chief investigator into the december crash of a silkair passenger plane can not say conclusively that pilot suicide was not the cause , singapore government television reported monday .", "summaries": ["silkair crash investigator ca n't rule out suicide UNK tv"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-960", "text": "sammy sosa took two curtain calls _ one for himself and one for kerry wood .", "summaries": ["cubs # reds #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-961", "text": "southeast asian foreign ministers , seeking to bolster their combined clout , met wednesday with a string of other countries seeking better relations and trade in a region seen as full of potential investment and sales opportunities .", "summaries": ["seeking to bolster clout asean talks with dialogue partners"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-962", "text": "new chinese foreign minister yang jiechi has sometimes looked ill at ease this week , negotiating his way through the busy corridors of asia 's largest security gathering .", "summaries": ["new chinese foreign minister adjusting to limelight at key international meeting"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-963", "text": "torino striker david di michele will be allowed to play friendly matches despite being banned for three months for illegal betting .", "summaries": ["torino striker david di michele allowed to play friendlies despite ban"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-964", "text": "after weeks of uncertainty , democrats in the house of representatives have decided against a confrontation over automobile fuel economy when they take up energy legislation later this week .", "summaries": ["house decides against pursuing tougher fuel economy as part of energy bill"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-965", "text": "web sites usually used by islamic militants groups announced a new , major al-qaida video would be released soon .", "summaries": ["major new al-qaida video expected on the internet"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-966", "text": "the belarusian president said thursday his country will pay $ ### million -lrb- euro### million -rrb- to settle its gas debt to russia in the next few days and that the president of venezuela may help to pay the bill , the interfax news agency reported .", "summaries": ["belarus president pledges to pay $ ### million gas debt to russia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-967", "text": "the scottish football association wants to issue retrospective bookings for diving this season -- a move fifa has warned is against the rules of the game .", "summaries": ["scottish fa in dispute with fifa over issuing retrospective yellow cards to diving players"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-968", "text": "new zealand 's telecom corp. on friday reported a sharply higher annual net profit of nz$ #.## billion -lrb- us$ #.## billion ; euro# .## billion -rrb- , boosted by a one-off nz$ #.## billion -lrb- us$ #.# billion ; euro# .# billion -rrb- gain from the sale of its yellow pages business .", "summaries": ["new zealand telecom annual profits boosted sharply by subsidiary business sale"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-969", "text": "a rebellion by UNK democrats over $ ## billion -lrb- euro## .# billion -rrb- in new taxes on oil companies is threatening to upend house democratic leaders ' plans to swiftly pass energy legislation .", "summaries": ["oil taxes squabble sends us house democrat leaders looking for votes on major energy bill"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-970", "text": "a funds wrangle between the european union and ## south pacific nations ended friday after the eu assured regional trade ministers it never intended to cut development aid funding in a dispute over an economic partnership deal , officials said .", "summaries": ["south pacific european union aid funds wrangle ends"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-971", "text": "a man inside a replica of a u.s. revolutionary war submarine was arrested friday after police found the UNK vessel partly submerged in a security zone near the docked queen mary # .", "summaries": ["# people arrested in connection with UNK submarine spotted near queen mary #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-972", "text": "president george w. bush signed legislation that intensifies the anti-terrorism effort in the united states , shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding scrutiny of air and sea cargo .", "summaries": ["bush signs anti-terror bill carrying out many sept. ## commission recommendations"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-973", "text": "ali UNK was determined his son would get the same rite of circumcision as his ancestors -- a celebration of manhood that most iranians have long discarded for a simple but sterile hospital procedure .", "summaries": ["old rites of male circumcision still practiced in iranian villages"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-974", "text": "afghanistan will produce another record poppy harvest this year that cements its status as the world 's UNK supplier of the heroin source , yet a furious debate over how to reverse the trend is stalling proposals to cut the crop , u.s. officials say .", "summaries": ["UNK exclusive : record poppy crop in afghanistan ; u.s. drug-control efforts bog down"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-975", "text": "allrounder andrew flintoff is expected to be selected for two england cricket squads on monday after recovering from injury .", "summaries": ["andrew flintoff likely to get recall to england squads after recovering from injury"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-976", "text": "actors , musicians and comedians from around the world have taken to stages across the scottish capital at the edinburgh fringe -- a three-week performance extravaganza whose shows range from standup comics to singing tony UNK to a musical about suicide bombers .", "summaries": ["edinburgh fringe festival brings # weeks of artistic excess to scotland"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-977", "text": "some nissan cars will soon come with a gas pedal that lifts to warn of possible collisions , while the cars will automatically stop if drivers take their foot off the accelerator in response to the warning .", "summaries": ["nissan to offer UNK gas pedal tests drunken driving prevention"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-978", "text": "european stock markets struggled to maintain their equilibrium and most asian indexes fell monday following wall street 's plunge at the end of last week on lingering credit concerns that have been roiling markets .", "summaries": ["european markets struggle most asian indexes drop after wall street s plunge"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-979", "text": "a judge monday ordered three men extradited to the u.s. to face charges in an alleged plot to attack new york 's john f. kennedy international airport , and a confidential u.s. document said they planned to seek help from iran .", "summaries": ["trinidad judge orders # extradited in alleged jfk plot"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-980", "text": "an indian court formally charged ## men with a slew of crimes for their alleged role in train bombings last year that killed scores of people in india 's financial capital .", "summaries": ["indian judge formally charges ## in deadly #### mumbai train bombings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-981", "text": "an indian court formally charged ## men with murder and other charges for their alleged roles in train bombings last year that killed ### people in india 's financial capital of mumbai .", "summaries": ["indian judge formally charges ## in deadly #### mumbai train bombings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-982", "text": "olympic gold medalist laure manaudou has likely found a new coach -- her older brother .", "summaries": ["manaudou s new swimming coach expected to be her older brother"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-983", "text": "gold opened at us$ ###.## an ounce on wednesday in hong kong , up us$ #.## an ounce from tuesday 's close of us$ ###.## .", "summaries": ["gold opens higher in hong kong"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-984", "text": "iraqi authorities clamped a three-day driving ban on the capital and erected new checkpoints , while thousands of shiite pilgrims began their annual trek toward a mosque in northern baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of one of shiite islam 's key saints .", "summaries": ["iraqi authorities impose #-day driving ban in baghdad ahead of shiite holiday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-985", "text": "a tow-truck driver and his passenger severely burned in last month 's massive UNK explosion have filed lawsuits against consolidated edison , accusing the utility of misconduct .", "summaries": ["tow truck driver burned in nyc steam explosion sues utility company"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-986", "text": "the yen dropped against its rivals wednesday , and the dollar was weaker versus most european currencies , as upward momentum in u.s. stocks brought risk appetite back to the market .", "summaries": ["yen drops as risk UNK returns ; dollar weaker"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-987", "text": "the u.s. has cut the population of the guantanamo bay detention center to nearly half its peak in #### but is struggling to empty it further .", "summaries": ["security human rights concerns make clearing guantanamo prison a struggle"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-988", "text": "puma ag said thursday that its second-quarter profit slipped nearly ## percent as rising sales in europe were offset by a ## percent sales decline in the americas and a slide in u.s. orders for shoes .", "summaries": ["puma sees #nd-quarter profit slip as sales decline in americas"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-989", "text": "the euro slipped against the dollar on thursday even as u.s. weekly jobless claims rose slightly .", "summaries": ["euro slips against us dollar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-990", "text": "jurors visited phil spector 's mansion thursday to see the place where actress lana clarkson died , some of them sitting in a chair to mimic the position in which her body was found .", "summaries": ["jurors in spector trial visit mansion where actress died"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-991", "text": "mexico on thursday criticized the `` excessive use of force '' by american border authorities and slammed what it called insensitivity among u.s. legislators who failed to approve immigration reforms .", "summaries": ["mexican slams border shooting u.s. failing to pass immigration bill"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-992", "text": "a judge ruled friday that britain 's state-run health service must review its decision not to give all alzheimer 's patients access to three drugs to treat the brain-destroying disease .", "summaries": ["court says government must review decision to restrict access to alzheimer s drugs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-993", "text": "a brief UNK to this weekend 's english premier league games : UNK", "summaries": ["english premier league soccer UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-994", "text": "in an aug. # story about israel 's efforts to improve its defense against rockets , the associated press erroneously reported that palestinian militants had fired tens of thousands of rockets from gaza into israel since #### .", "summaries": ["correction : UNK story"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-995", "text": "divers took another body from the wreckage of a collapsed freeway bridge , bringing the death toll to # , with five still missing .", "summaries": ["bridge death toll rises to # confirmed as federal authorities promise more money"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-996", "text": "results from the second round of the french first-division soccer league -lrb- home teams listed first -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["french soccer results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-997", "text": "three egyptian brothers died in the explosion of a leftover land mine they were toying with near egypt 's suez canal , hospital officials said sunday .", "summaries": ["three teenage brothers killed in land mine explosion in egypt"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-998", "text": "iraq 's most senior sunni politician issued a desperate appeal for arab nations to help stop what he called an `` unprecedented genocide campaign '' by shiite militias armed , trained and controlled by iran .", "summaries": ["military reports # american deaths in iraq ; sunni politician claims genocide campaign"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-999", "text": "a suicide bomber targeted a u.s.-led coalition convoy in eastern afghanistan on monday , while afghan security forces clashed with the taliban militants in southern afghanistan , leaving nine militants dead , officials said monday .", "summaries": ["afghanistan clash kills # taliban # police"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1000", "text": "the ##-nation euro fell monday against the u.s. dollar after the u.s. commerce department reported consumer spending was up , despite fears the recent housing crisis could trigger a recession .", "summaries": ["euro falls slightly against u.s. dollar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1001", "text": "wall street gave up a moderate gain in late trading and closed marginally lower monday after the federal reserve and other central banks added more cash to their banking systems , helping investors set aside some concerns about credit tightness .", "summaries": ["wall street edges lower after banks add liquidity dow falls #.##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1002", "text": "results monday from the western & southern financial group masters , a $ #.## million -lrb- euro# .# million -rrb- atp event on hardcourts at lindner family tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["UNK & southern financial group masters results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1003", "text": "nato 's commander in kosovo said tuesday that patience is running out in the volatile province and he warned of further deterioration if international envoys fail to persuade ethnic albanians and serbia to agree on its future .", "summaries": ["UNK interview : nato commander in kosovo warns of trouble if no deal struck"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1004", "text": "state-run oil company petroleo brasileiro sa , or petrobras , said tuesday it plans investments of us$ ###.# billion -lrb- euro## .# billion -rrb- in production , exploration and other activities in brazil and around the world through #### .", "summaries": ["brazil s petrobras to invest us$ ###.# billion over next five years"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1005", "text": "lawyers for muslim charity leaders accused of aiding middle east terrorists scored a rare win in court tuesday when a federal judge blocked some evidence seized by israeli soldiers during raids of palestinian organizations .", "summaries": ["judge in trial of muslim charity leaders bars some evidence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1006", "text": "six people were fatally shot in the western town of duisburg , a police spokesman said wednesday .", "summaries": ["# people fatally shot in germany police report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1007", "text": "u.s. UNK giant mattel inc. said wednesday it was recalling dozens of models of polly pocket , batman , barbie and other toys from asian markets , prompting groups in australia and new zealand to call for tighter safety regulations on imports .", "summaries": ["us UNK mattel s recall raises concerns in asia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1008", "text": "israeli troops uncovered a tunnel constructed by gaza militants who intended to dig under the border fence and into israel , a military spokesman said wednesday .", "summaries": ["israeli troops uncover tunnel in northern gaza greenhouse"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1009", "text": "the u.s. dollar was trading at ###.## yen at #:## a.m. -lrb- #### gmt wednesday -rrb- , down from ###.## yen late wednesday in new york .", "summaries": ["dollar lower against the yen in early tokyo trade"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1010", "text": "north korea 's economy shrank for the first time in eight years in #### amid an international nuclear standoff , energy shortages and falling farm output , south korea 's central bank said thursday .", "summaries": ["north korea s economy shrank in #### amid nuclear tensions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1011", "text": "india 's children are getting increasingly overweight and unhealthy and the government is asking schools to ban junk food , officials said thursday .", "summaries": ["indian government asks schools to ban junk food"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1012", "text": "max roach , a master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations provided the dislocated beats that defined bebop jazz , has died after a long illness .", "summaries": ["max roach the master jazz percussionist dead at ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1013", "text": "the son of democratic presidential candidate joe biden is preparing for deployment to iraq .", "summaries": ["son of anti-war presidential candidate prepares for deployment to iraq next year"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1014", "text": "the tropical weather season revved up as the atlantic 's first hurricane formed and quickly strengthened , and as tropical storm erin 's remnants soaked UNK texas , snarling rush-hour traffic and killing at least two people .", "summaries": ["erin brings torrential rain to flood-weary parts of texas as hurricane dean builds in atlantic"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1015", "text": "the dollar slipped against the euro on friday after the u.s. federal reserve cut its discount rate to banks by a half percentage point .", "summaries": ["dollar slides against euro as fed cuts discount rate"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1016", "text": "hurricane dean roared through small caribbean islands friday , tearing away roofs , flooding streets and killing three people as the powerful storm muscled its way across the eastern caribbean on a collision course with jamaica and mexico 's yucatan peninsula .", "summaries": ["large powerful hurricane dean hits eastern caribbean islands"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1017", "text": "u.s. representative dennis hastert , the former speaker of the u.s. house who held the post during a tumultuous period of american history , has announced he will not seek re-election .", "summaries": ["former us house speaker hastert says he will not run for re-election"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1018", "text": "results saturday in the ninth and final stage of tour of germany , a ###-kilometer -lrb- ##-mile -rrb- ride from UNK to hanover : UNK", "summaries": ["tour of germany results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1019", "text": "the largest u.s. group of psychologists is to decide sunday what role , if any , its members can play in interrogating terror suspects at guantanamo bay and other u.s. military detention centers .", "summaries": ["us psychologists weigh ban on guantanamo interrogations"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1020", "text": "white house political adviser karl rove said sunday he sees encouraging signs for the republican party in the public 's strong negative opinions of democratic presidential front-runner hillary rodham clinton and the democratic-run congress .", "summaries": ["rove : clinton s high negatives declining views of congress give gop hope for ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1021", "text": "at least ## people were killed as typhoon sepat hit the chinese mainland after more than ###,### were evacuated as a precaution , state media reported .", "summaries": ["storms lash chinese coast killing ## ; ###,### evacuated as precaution"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1022", "text": "financial giant hsbc said monday it is in talks to buy the controlling stake in korea exchange bank currently held by u.s. private equity group lone star funds .", "summaries": ["hsbc in talks to buy controlling stake in korea exchange bank from lone star funds"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1023", "text": "leona helmsley , the hotelier who went to prison as a tax cheat and was reviled as the `` queen of mean , '' died monday at age ## .", "summaries": ["hotelier leona helmsley reviled as queen of mean dies at ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1024", "text": "# .", "summaries": ["u.s. open seeds list"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1025", "text": "hurricane dean plowed into the caribbean coast of mexico on tuesday as a roaring category # hurricane , lashing ancient mayan ruins and heading for the modern oil installations .", "summaries": ["eye of roaring hurricane dean strikes mexico s yucatan peninsula"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1026", "text": "a detained iranian-american academic accused of acting against national security has been released from a tehran prison after a hefty bail was posted , a top judiciary official said tuesday .", "summaries": ["iranian-american academic held in tehran released on bail"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1027", "text": "the jewish group anti-defamation league on tuesday reversed itself and called a world war i-era massacre of armenians a genocide .", "summaries": ["jewish group in us reverses stand ; calls armenian massacre genocide"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1028", "text": "the body of a ##-year-old woman was found tuesday in western mexico , the last of ## people who were swept away and killed in a fast-moving river .", "summaries": ["death toll from mexico flash flood reaches ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1029", "text": "the u.s. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in european trading wednesday morning .", "summaries": ["us dollar mixed gold down in european morning trading"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1030", "text": "the kenyan president refused wednesday to approve legislation that has widely been condemned as an attack on independent media because it would allow kenyan courts to compel reporters to reveal their sources .", "summaries": ["kenyan president refuses to sign proposed media law"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1031", "text": "a runway incursion in which two airliners may have missed each other by less than ## feet -lrb- ## meters -rrb- at los angeles international airport is under investigation by the national transportation safety board , the agency said wednesday .", "summaries": ["near collision between two airliners on los angeles runway under investigation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1032", "text": "georgia said an aircraft from russia had violated its airspace , raising tension just weeks after the ex-soviet republic claimed a plane from russia launched a missile on its territory near a radar site .", "summaries": ["georgia says aircraft from russia violated its airspace for the second time this month"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1033", "text": "the dubai stock exchange broke a law on takeovers in its efforts to acquire nordic bourse operator omx ab , sweden 's top financial regulator ruled thursday , but did not impose any sanctions .", "summaries": ["swedish regulator says borse dubai bid for omx illegal but refrains from punishment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1034", "text": "two u.n. envoys accused the cambodian government on thursday of interfering with the judiciary by transferring a top judge from the khmer rouge genocide tribunal , which they said was a violation of the constitution .", "summaries": ["un envoys slam cambodia over genocide judge s transfer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1035", "text": "rose UNK , a soprano who performed ## seasons at the metropolitan opera and established herself as a premier voice in american opera , has died .", "summaries": ["rose UNK metropolitan opera star in the ####s and ##s dies at ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1036", "text": "meatpacking plant officials accused of discriminating against dozens of somali muslim workers have offered to tweak break times to help accommodate the workers ' prayer demands .", "summaries": ["swift offers partial accommodation for muslim prayers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1037", "text": "a majority of poles continue to oppose hosting a u.s. missile defense base , according to a poll released friday .", "summaries": ["poll : ## percent of poles oppose hosting u.s. missile defense base"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1038", "text": "the german soccer federation voted friday to triple the number of players tested for doping this season from the ### tested last season .", "summaries": ["german soccer federation to boost the number of doping controls"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1039", "text": "a reggae festival in new york which was created to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian groups for allowing performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics .", "summaries": ["gay lesbian groups protest ny reggae concert because of anti-gay music"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1040", "text": "batting -- UNK , detroit , .### ; UNK , seattle , .### ; polanco , detroit , .### ; posada , new york , .### ; figgins , los angeles , .### ; UNK , boston , .### .", "summaries": ["american league leaders"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1041", "text": "leading season scorers in the bundesliga after saturday 's third-round games : UNK", "summaries": ["leading season scorers in the bundesliga"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1042", "text": "southeast asian countries hope to conclude free-trade talks with six major trading partners , including china , japan and australia , by #### but would avoid any new negotiations amid the frenzy of the work ahead , a top official said sunday .", "summaries": ["asean hopes to UNK up free-trade talks with # big trading partners including china by ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1043", "text": "iraq 's embattled prime minister lashed out at american critics sunday , saying sen. hillary clinton and other democrats who have called for his ouster should `` come to their senses '' and stop treating iraq like `` one of their villages .", "summaries": ["iraqi leader lashes out at u.s. critics as american pressure mounts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1044", "text": "the nikkei stock average of ### issues closed at ##,###.## points on the tokyo stock exchange monday , up ##.## points , or #.## percent , from friday .", "summaries": ["tokyo stock market s main index rises #.## percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1045", "text": "attorney general alberto gonzales has resigned , ending a months-long standoff with republican and democratic critics who called for his ouster over the justice department 's botched handling of fbi terror investigations and the firing of u.s. attorneys , officials said monday .", "summaries": ["us sources : attorney general gonzales has resigned"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1046", "text": "there is no `` imminent crisis '' that would require a special legislative session to fix a mistake in a new law that lets residents of any age -- even toddlers -- marry with parental consent , arkansas governor mike beebe said monday .", "summaries": ["governor : mistake in law that could let kids marry is no imminent crisis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1047", "text": "whole foods market inc. said it had support from enough shareholders of wild oats markets inc. to complete the purchase of its rival , putting a successful end to a takeover opposed by federal antitrust regulators .", "summaries": ["whole foods says it has enough shares to buy rival wild oats"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1048", "text": "the euro drifted lower against the u.s. dollar tuesday after a report showed that german business confidence slipped again , hit by turbulence in global financial markets .", "summaries": ["euro drifts lower on slip in german business sentiment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1049", "text": "greece 's president described the fires ravaging his country 's forests as a national catastrophe , as thousands of firefighters -- hundreds of them brought in from other countries -- fought to control blazes that have burned nearly ###,### hectares -lrb- ###,### acres -rrb- .", "summaries": ["greek president says fires a national catastrophe as death toll rises to ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1050", "text": "oil and gas futures fell tuesday as concerns about refineries faded and opec suggested that the oil cartel sees no need to boost production .", "summaries": ["oil and gas futures fall on refinery opec news while storm prediction boosts natural gas"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1051", "text": "gusty winds pushed a wildfire closer to sun valley resort 's ski area , while hundreds more homes were ordered evacuated in the valley below .", "summaries": ["gusty winds whip idaho wildfire near sun valley ski area ; hundreds more homes evacuated"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1052", "text": "the u.s. dollar was mostly higher against other major currencies in european trading wednesday morning .", "summaries": ["u.s. dollar mostly higher gold up in european morning trading"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1053", "text": "ireland is growing warmer and wetter because of greenhouse gas emissions and faces increasingly tough challenges to combat floods and manage water supplies , a government-funded report concluded wednesday .", "summaries": ["ireland growing warmer wetter because of global warming report finds"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1054", "text": "police used tear gas , water cannons and clubs against demonstrators staging nationwide protests wednesday over government social and economic policies .", "summaries": ["clashes arrests mark national day of protest against economic policies in chile"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1055", "text": "cesar luis menotti , who managed argentina to the #### world cup title , said wednesday he 's full of energy and looking forward to directing uag tecos of guadalajara .", "summaries": ["menotti looking forward to getting tecos headed in right direction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1056", "text": "two american priests were to be consecrated thursday as anglican bishops in kenya , the latest in a string of conservative priests who are defecting to african churches in a dispute over homosexuality .", "summaries": ["u.s. priests getting ordained in kenya say american church has lost its way"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1057", "text": "tyson gay proved thursday he is in a class of his own when he completed a sprint double at the world championships with a win in the ### meters .", "summaries": ["gay completes sprint double has eyes on third gold medal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1058", "text": "an alaska father who was too drunk to drive had his ##-year-old son take the wheel , authorities said .", "summaries": ["drunk alaska dad has ## year old drive home"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1059", "text": "leona helmsley 's decision to leave $ ## million -lrb- euro# .## million -rrb- to her dog so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all that she was not one of the little people .", "summaries": ["size aside helmsley s $ ## million bequest to dog is far from unique"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1060", "text": "japanese stocks rose friday as exporters rallied on the yen 's weakness against the dollar and banks climbed on news that the u.s. government was working on a policy to ease subprime woes .", "summaries": ["tokyo stock market s main index surges #.## percent on yen s weakness"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1061", "text": "lebanese army helicopters stepped up raids friday on al-qaida-inspired islamic militants barricaded in a palestinian refugee camp in the country 's north , after five soldiers were killed , a senior military official said .", "summaries": ["lebanese helicopters step up raids on islamic militants after # soldiers die"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1062", "text": "baa plc , the spanish-owned airports operator facing harsh criticism for delays and overcrowding at heathrow , announced the appointment of two high-profile directors on friday in a bid to improve its poor public relations and performance .", "summaries": ["airports operator baa names two high-profile directors as it attempts to repair reputation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1063", "text": "a republican u.s. senator arrested in a police sex sting in an airport men 's bathroom will resign from the senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea , republican officials said friday .", "summaries": ["republican us senator to resign saturday in storm over sex sting at an airport men s room"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1064", "text": "two workers at germany 's bayer ag were taken to a hospital for examination after ## tons of a carcinogenic chemical leaked at a factory in western germany , the company said tuesday .", "summaries": ["chemical spill at bayer plant in west germany"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1065", "text": "ding UNK believes in miracles .", "summaries": ["earthly rewards strengthen heavenly faith for philippine believers UNK photos UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1066", "text": "evander holyfield is n't your normal heavyweight boxing champion .", "summaries": ["the people 's champ moves on after controversial victory over tyson by paul UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1067", "text": "in an effort to overcome a growing rift within judaism , israel 's orthodox chief rabbis met wednesday with reform and conservative leaders .", "summaries": ["jewish leaders meet in israel in effort to overcome religious"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1068", "text": "france wants five new eastern european nations let into nato despite washington 's insistence that only hungary , poland and the czech republic can join now , the foreign ministry said thursday .", "summaries": ["france firm on demand to admit five new nations to nato eds : UNK throughout with foreign ministry news briefing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1069", "text": "negotiations between the bruins and the nhl 's no. # draft pick , joe thornton , have snagged over what boston general manager harry sinden called an `` ominous '' proposal from the ##-year-old forward 's agent .", "summaries": ["proposal from nhl 's no. # pick stuns bruins"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1070", "text": "ukraine 's monthly inflation rate dropped to #.# percent in june from #.# percent the previous month , the national bank said friday .", "summaries": ["ukrainian inflation drops to #.# percent in june"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1071", "text": "latvian president guntis ulmanis on friday expressed condolences to jews for the nazi holocaust and conceded `` with shame and indignation '' that latvians were among their persecutors , a news agency reported .", "summaries": ["latvian president expresses condolences to jews over holocaust"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1072", "text": "president daniel arap moi said rallies planned across the country monday to demand reforms before general elections this year threaten development in kenya .", "summaries": ["moi opposes rallies for reforms"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1073", "text": "UNK , ## , grew up in a secular jewish household in a poor neighborhood of new york city .", "summaries": ["jerusalem : all true"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1074", "text": "spain 's julian alonso overcame marcello UNK of germany in three sets sunday to win the dlrs ###,### venice open for his first title as a professional .", "summaries": ["alonso beats UNK for first pro victory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1075", "text": "less than a week out of office , former gov. chris patten has thrust himself back into hong kong politics with accusations that britain ignored the former colony 's leanings toward democracy in an attempt to appease china .", "summaries": ["former governor : britain ignored hong kong democracy desires by ted anthony"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1076", "text": "deepening economic woes and diplomatic stalemates may force north korean leader kim jong il to delay plans to assume full power , a south korean government report said monday .", "summaries": ["seoul report : kim jong il may delay assuming full power in north korea"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1077", "text": "when rebels raked an army helicopter with machine gun fire this week , bringing it down in flames , they all but dashed hopes for imminent peace talks in a decades-old leftist guerrilla conflict .", "summaries": ["peace in colombia seems ever distant after rebels down helicopter eds : UNK previous ; UNK metric conversion in #th graf"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1078", "text": "the victorious socialists consulted on tuesday with their political allies over the makeup of a new government and ways to end months of chaos and violence .", "summaries": ["albanian party leaders confer over new government composition by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1079", "text": "the leaders of the victorious socialist party consulted with their political allies tuesday on the composition of albania 's new government .", "summaries": ["albanian party leaders confer over new government composition eds : UNK #nd graf to clarify UNK t investment schemes caused"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1080", "text": "gregor UNK , the talented center of stefanel milan and of the italian national team , has signed a four-year contract with UNK bologna thus ending rumors of his possible transfer to los angeles clippers .", "summaries": ["UNK to fix sequence number geneva : UNK faroe islands"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1081", "text": "a ##-year-old italian soldier was killed wednesday and three others were wounded in a munitions explosion , the multinational force said .", "summaries": ["italian soldier killed three others wounded by blast eds : UNK with new casualties in ##th graf UNK family and"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1082", "text": "the defense force commander who led a mutiny over the government 's plan to hire mercenaries said his dismissal thursday from the army was an act of political vengeance .", "summaries": ["stocks close higher in tokyo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1083", "text": "rescue workers picked through the rubble of a collapsed school and an office building in northeastern venezuela thursday , desperately trying to save dozens of people buried in an earthquake .", "summaries": ["precede caracas earthquake in venezuela leaves at least ## dead"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1084", "text": "the protestant orange order decided not to march along several routes roman catholics had vowed to block saturday , saying the move was to avoid further violence and possibly loss of life .", "summaries": ["eds : UNK with orange order quote UNK previous by shawn UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1085", "text": "a fire raged through a ##-story hotel friday in the beach resort city of pattaya , killing at least ## people , including eight europeans or americans , police said .", "summaries": ["at least ## dead in hotel fire at beach resort eds : UNK with police saying eight dead may be american or"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1086", "text": "the government and opposition groups have reached agreement on bringing home more than ##,### refugees who fled to northern afghanistan to escape tajikistan 's civil war , an official said friday .", "summaries": ["government opposition reach agreement on return of refugees eds : subs #th graf to UNK with repatriation to begin july ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1087", "text": "almost ## years after the nazis looted a cubist oil painting from a jewish collector in france , the work has been returned to the man 's heirs .", "summaries": ["france returns nazi-looted painting to jewish heir eds : subs ##th graf neither UNK ... to UNK with owner 's"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1088", "text": "a military court heard more medical testimony sunday in the case of a jordanian soldier accused of killing seven israeli schoolgirls .", "summaries": ["court hears more experts in case involving attack on israelis by jamal UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1089", "text": "the dollar slipped against the yen on profit-taking in early monday trading in tokyo , while share prices rose moderately .", "summaries": ["dollar lower stocks rise in early trading"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1090", "text": "the leaders of china 's and vietnam 's ruling communist parties pledged monday to improve relations despite persistent territorial disputes , official chinese media reported .", "summaries": ["vietnam china party chiefs pledge closer ties eds : UNK throughout with official media account of muoi jiang"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1091", "text": "a virgin islands police investigator was charged monday with trying to smuggle ##.# kilograms -lrb- ## pounds -rrb- of cocaine to atlanta in his carry-on luggage , police said .", "summaries": ["v.i. police investigator charged with attempted drug smuggling"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1092", "text": "iranian authorities have seized ### kilograms -lrb- #,### pounds -rrb- of opium in the northern mazandaran province , the official islamic republic news agency reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["iranian agents seize half a ton of drugs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1093", "text": "austrian women in leading positions complained about lingering male domination in their society in a meeting tuesday with visiting u.s. first lady hillary rodham clinton .", "summaries": ["austrian women complain to mrs. clinton about male domination by roland prinz"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1094", "text": "north korean soldiers fired at least ## mortar rounds at a south korean border post wednesday during a heavy exchange of gunfire , the defense ministry said .", "summaries": ["gunfire exchanged on korean border eds : UNK throughout with details UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1095", "text": "food shortages in north korea have grown so acute that more than a third of all children are malnourished , with some so weakened that standing is difficult , an aid worker said wednesday .", "summaries": ["aid worker : death rate rising from north korean food shortage eds : leads with ## UNK to raise reference to malnourished"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1096", "text": "japan posted a trade surplus of ###.## billion yen -lrb- dlrs #.## billion -rrb- in june , well below what analysts were expecting but still a ##.# percent increase over the same month last year .", "summaries": ["UNK 's trade surplus posts smaller-than-expected rise in june"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1097", "text": "european leaders on wednesday praised u.n. secretary-general kofi annan 's strict reform plan for the unwieldy united nations , and echoed his call for tighter budgets and reduced bureaucracy .", "summaries": ["mir 's problems at a glance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1098", "text": "the missing father of andrew cunanan , the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of italian fashion designer gianni versace , has been found in the philippines , police and news reports said friday .", "summaries": ["cunanan 's father in philippines believes in son 's innocence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1099", "text": "his third career century _ in a qualifying round match at the premadasa stadium in colombo on friday .", "summaries": ["eds : UNK throughout with sri lanka winning"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1100", "text": "seve ballesteros is used to missing cuts these days .", "summaries": ["seve misses another cut UNK shoots ## ; monty coaches clarke ;"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1101", "text": "one of ousted president sese seko mobutu 's most powerful allies in the business community has been arrested by the new government for suspected embezzlement , joining several dozen other former mobutu associates in custody .", "summaries": ["top business ally of mobutu arrested by congo 's new government eds : bemba is correct as second reference"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1102", "text": "supporters of radovan karadzic expelled his rival , the bosnian serb president , from the ruling party in an effort to close ranks in the face of strong external pressure .", "summaries": ["bosnian serb president booted from ruling party eds : leads throughout with bosnian serb president expelled by"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1103", "text": "hale irwin won his fifth senior pga tour event of the year sunday , edging lee trevino by two strokes to capture the dlrs #.## million burnet senior classic .", "summaries": ["results of brazilian national soccer championship games"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1104", "text": "two grenades exploded near a national police station monday , slightly injuring one woman , news reports said .", "summaries": ["two grenades explode near spanish police station"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1105", "text": "justin leonard hoisted high his british open trophy to the delight of cheering fans and friends who turned out at the airport monday to welcome home the ##-year-old from dallas .", "summaries": ["scores turn out to greet british open winner"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1106", "text": "black american leaders , gathering for a summit aimed at promoting u.s. aid and investment in africa , on tuesday defended the expense of convening the lavish talks in the impoverished continent of their ancestors .", "summaries": ["black americans gear up for lavish summit by angus shaw"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1107", "text": "puerto rico ended water rationing for nearly half a million residents tuesday after heavy rain partly replenished a reservoir serving the san juan metropolitan area .", "summaries": ["puerto rico ends water rationing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1108", "text": "red cross negotiators from rivals north korea and south korea held talks wednesday on emergency food shipments to starving north koreans and agreed to meet again thursday .", "summaries": ["koreas meet in beijing to discuss food aid from south eds : UNK with comment from icrc official in UNK #-# ; south"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1109", "text": "amid concern that the peace process in angola is unravelling , the security council on wednesday threatened economic sanctions against angolan rebels and accused them of failing to honor agreements to end the ##-year-old civil conflict .", "summaries": ["security council raises again the prospects of sanctions against unita"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1110", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["grenade blast raises fears of terrorism in cambodian UNK UNK photo UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1111", "text": "arab entrepreneurs should wage a financial `` holy war '' for east jerusalem by investing in the arab part of the city , a senior palestinian official says .", "summaries": ["palestinian official urges arabs to invest in jerusalem"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1112", "text": "rick danko , bassist and singer for the legendary rock group the band , was found guilty friday of colluding with his wife to smuggle heroin into japan , but received a suspended sentence and will not go to jail .", "summaries": ["rocker rick UNK gets suspended sentence on heroin smuggling"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1113", "text": "faced with shifting strategic interests and the need to cut costs , france is reconsidering its commitments in africa , a foreign ministry spokesman said friday .", "summaries": ["france rethinks its africa policy by deborah seward"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1114", "text": "conchita martinez , who had never even won a set in ## previous matches against monica seles , defeated her nemesis #-# -lrb- #-# -rrb- , #-# friday to reach the semifinals of the bank of the west tournament .", "summaries": ["martinez defeats seles in tourney quarterfinals eds : will be UNK with evening matches"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1115", "text": "an unfancied ##-# shot , swain outshone UNK , UNK and UNK and a star-studded lineup saturday to win the ###,###-pound -lrb- dlrs ###,### -rrb- king george vi and queen elizabeth diamond stakes at ascot .", "summaries": ["UNK beats the fancied stars"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1116", "text": "the chief of staff has endorsed a military court verdict condemning a jordanian soldier to life in prison for killing seven israeli tourist girls , officials and newspapers said sunday .", "summaries": ["army chief endorses life sentence on jordanian soldier"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1117", "text": "egypt trounced ethiopia #-# sunday in a group three qualifying round , earning a coveted spot in the #### african nations cup .", "summaries": ["egypt trounces ethiopia in african nations cup qualifier"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1118", "text": "several economists say thailand _ an asian economic success story until #### _ could see its first recession in ## years .", "summaries": ["bangkok : economic woes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1119", "text": "a natural gas tank exploded monday in the kitchen of an oil company building in the urals region , killing at least ## people and injuring ## , officials said .", "summaries": ["explosion in oil company building kills ## eds : UNK to increase death toll to ## dead ## injured"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1120", "text": "asian stock markets closed generally higher tuesday , but share prices fell in tokyo after rising for three straight sessions .", "summaries": ["asian stock markets close generally higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1121", "text": "italian tax police on tuesday searched offices of silvio berlusconi 's media company fininvest in connection with a tax evasion investigation of the spanish television network telecinco .", "summaries": ["italian tax police search offices of berlusconi group"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1122", "text": "british foreign secretary robin cook met bosnian serb opposition leaders wednesday before going on to croatia and talks with president franjo tudjman .", "summaries": ["cook arrives in zagreb after talks with serbs by UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1123", "text": "a saudi dissident pleaded innocent wednesday to plotting to kill americans in his homeland as his attorney said an earlier agreement to plead guilty was invalid .", "summaries": ["saudi suspect pleads innocent to plotting against americans eds : combines pvs ; no pickup"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1124", "text": "nasa on wednesday rejected the u.s. astronaut who was supposed to be the next american to live on the russian space station mir because she 's too short .", "summaries": ["european cups scores by the associated press"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1125", "text": "algerian soldiers stepped up their patrols in the capital thursday , a day after a car bomb killed three people and wounded at least ## at an algiers cafe and a policeman was killed in a shootout .", "summaries": ["patrols increased in algiers after cafe bombing eds : UNK toll from hospital officials in #th graf"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1126", "text": "when hashemi rafsanjani steps down sunday after eight years as iran 's president , he will leave behind an administration that has strengthened its grip on power and stabilized the economy but still has n't come to terms with the west .", "summaries": ["results in modern pentathlon world championships"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1127", "text": "the eighth asia-pacific traditional arts festival opened saturday at the center for traditional arts in eastern yilan county saturday , featuring folk music , dance and theater groups from the mekong river region of indochina .", "summaries": ["traditional arts center in yilan presents mekong art"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1128", "text": "the u.s. dollar was traded at nt$ ##.### at #:## a.m. thursday on the taipei foreign exchange , down nt$ #.### from wednesday 's close .", "summaries": ["today in history"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1129", "text": "the planned taiwan food and drug administration -lrb- UNK -rrb- will be formally inaugurated jan. # , #### and have a staff of ### people , minister without portfolio chang UNK announced monday .", "summaries": ["taiwan food and drug adminstration to be launched in early ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1130", "text": "computer vendor acer inc. was unveiled friday as taiwan 's leading brand on a list of taiwan 's top ## global brands for the first time ever , with anti-virus software maker trend micro and computer maker asustek close behind .", "summaries": ["acer heads list of top ## taiwan global brands in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1131", "text": "the taiwan stock exchange 's main index opened little changed thursday , moving down #.## points at #,###.## on a turnover of nt$ #.## billion -lrb- us$ ##.## million -rrb- .", "summaries": ["taiwan shares open little changed"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1132", "text": "the first comic-book version of a defense white paper was introduced by the ministry of national defense -lrb- mnd -rrb- tuesday , with two of the leading characters appearing at a press conference to promote it .", "summaries": ["leading characters of mnd comic book pleased with result"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1133", "text": "president chen shui-bian said thursday he will attend a summit meeting of heads of state of the republic of china and its central american allies to be held in el salvador later this year if the event can take place as originally scheduled .", "summaries": ["president reaffirms commitment to attending summit in el salvador"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1134", "text": "minister of the interior chang po-ya said wednesday that she favors setting up casinos at offshore island hotels , as long as it would be in line with the development of the domestic tourism industry as a whole .", "summaries": ["interior minister favors setting up casinos on offshore islands"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1135", "text": "republic of china president chen shui-bian and his cabinet `` ought to be applauded for their continuing efforts to make taiwan one of the freest places on earth , '' u.s. congresswoman eddie bernice johnson said wednesday .", "summaries": ["foreign exchange rates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1136", "text": "premier chang chun-hsiung said thursday he is enraged and saddened by the snail-paced progress of the reconstruction of areas hardest hit by a disastrous earthquake that rattled taiwan on sept. ## , #### .", "summaries": ["premier enraged by slow progress of post-quake reconstruction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1137", "text": "a granddaughter of republic of china founder dr. sun yat-sen said thursday said that the thoughts of her grandfather should be used as the basis for peaceful cross-strait reunification .", "summaries": ["UNK gov t urged to return to three principles of the people"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1138", "text": "opposition kuomintang -lrb- kmt -rrb- chairman lien chan on wednesday called for unity among members and supporters of the kmt and its ally the people first party to win the next presidential election to be held in march #### .", "summaries": ["kmt head calls for unity in opposition alliance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1139", "text": "taiwan 's deputy representative to the united states , tsai UNK , stressed on tuesday that holding referendums is one of the basic human rights of the people of taiwan and it has nothing to do with taiwan 's independence or possible unification with mainland china .", "summaries": ["taiwan diplomat says referendum has nothing to do with independence"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1140", "text": "share prices opened high and closed even higher on the taiwan stock exchange -lrb- taiex -rrb- thursday , with the weighted index , the market 's key barometer , moving up ##.## points to close at #,###.## .", "summaries": ["prices up on taipei stock market"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1141", "text": "the u.s.-based UNK llc and the i-shou university in southern taiwan signed a memorandum thursday to jointly develop the micro and nano technologies for UNK use .", "summaries": ["taiwan school and u.s. firm to develop UNK technology"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1142", "text": "a group of social activists and academics are scheduled to meet friday to call for gender equity in funeral rituals and traditions in which the female members of a taiwanese family are discriminated against , a women 's rights group said thursday .", "summaries": ["activists to call for gender equity in funeral traditions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1143", "text": "the first taiwan-born UNK , a mammal belonging to the raccoon family , has been put on public display at the city zoo in suburban taipei , a zoo official said wednesday .", "summaries": ["first locally born UNK put on display at taipei zoo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1144", "text": "in any cross-taiwan strait trade pact talks that take place in the future , topics concerning agricultural affairs will focus on quarantine and relevant testing of livestock and plants , as well as intellectual property rights -lrb- ipr -rrb- protection for taiwanese agricultural products , the vice minister of the cabinet-level council of agricultural affairs -lrb- coa -rrb- said monday .", "summaries": ["quarantine ipr on agricultural products to be included in ecfa"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1145", "text": "the daily charter flights between taiwan and china inaugurated four months ago have attracted severe criticism , with detractors complaining about excessive pricing , but the opening of regular flights , expected later this year , is raising hopes of cheaper fares .", "summaries": ["launch of regular cross-strait flights might help lower fares"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1146", "text": "business at taiwan 's theme parks and resorts grew significantly in the first quarter of this year compared to q# last year , the tourism bureau said thursday , attributing the growth to the government 's shopping voucher program and other promotion efforts .", "summaries": ["shopping vouchers help boost theme parks business : tourism bureau"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1147", "text": "taiwan began to make on-board checks of passengers on flights arriving from the united states wednesday in a bid to keep the swine flu virus at bay .", "summaries": ["taiwan launches on-board flu checks on flights from north america"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1148", "text": "a national human rights museum under the planned ministry of culture is scheduled to open on jan. # , #### , council for cultural affairs chairman emile sheng said friday .", "summaries": ["human rights museum to open in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1149", "text": "united microelectronics corp. -lrb- umc -rrb- , the world 's second largest contract chipmaker , said wednesday it saw a slight drop in sales in november as a result of the new taiwan dollar 's surge against the u.s. dollar .", "summaries": ["umc november sales down on stronger new taiwan dollar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1150", "text": "taiwan-based petrochemical giant formosa plastics group categorically denied monday that the seven members in its core leadership have signed a secret deal to retire by #### .", "summaries": ["formosa plastics denies secret deal on core leadership"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1151", "text": "the first probable human case of mad cow disease in taiwan was listed posthumously saturday , following the death in may of a man who had symptoms of the fatal brain-wasting illness .", "summaries": ["#st case of probable mad cow disease listed posthumously in taiwan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1152", "text": "academia sinica said thursday that taiwan 's economic growth for #### is expected to be a moderate #.## percent from a strong showing in #### amid uncertainty over global economic fundamentals .", "summaries": ["academia sinica : #### economy to grow #.## percent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1153", "text": "a team of community rangers was formed tuesday to help protect wetland areas around the UNK community , the second ecotourism attraction of its kind near kenting national park in southern taiwan .", "summaries": ["ranger team established in effort to conserve wetlands"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1154", "text": "president ma ying-jeou declared thursday that his administration will form a special panel to seek investment from around the world now that taiwan has struck a landmark trade deal with china .", "summaries": ["talk of the day all-out drive to attract global investment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1155", "text": "the u.s. dollar rose against the new taiwan dollar wednesday , adding nt$ #.### to close at the day 's high of nt$ ##.### .", "summaries": ["u.s. dollar closes higher on taipei forex"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1156", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["taiwanese enterprises form oil transport company"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1157", "text": "the inking of a UNK economic cooperation framework agreement -lrb- ecfa -rrb- between taiwan and china has stirred up a sense of crisis of japan , south korea and singapore .", "summaries": ["united daily news : low tax rates wo n't bring golden decade"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1158", "text": "the u.s. dollar rose against the new taiwan dollar thursday , gaining nt$ #.## to close at nt$ ##.### .", "summaries": ["u.s. dollar closes higher on taipei forex"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1159", "text": "several heavyweight musicians from europe will perform and give master classes at the first chamber music festival hosted by greater tainan city on dec. #-## , a cultural ambassador of tainan county told the central news agency on tuesday .", "summaries": ["greater tainan to host chamber music festival in december"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1160", "text": "james soong , chairman of the people first party -lrb- pfp -rrb- said saturday evening at a press conference that he is not interested in joining any political alliance , but his party will do its best to fulfill its obligation as a dutiful opposition party .", "summaries": ["james soong shows no interest in joining political alliances"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1161", "text": "taipei mayor ma ying-jeou and mainland china president jiang zemin topped the men of the year lists in taiwan and across the taiwan strait respectively , a poll released on sunday showed .", "summaries": ["taipei mayor mainland china president top men of year lists : poll"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1162", "text": "president chen shui-bian lauded tuesday the government 's decision to open taiwan to mainland chinese tourists as a breakthrough in peaceful exchanges with the mainland .", "summaries": ["roc president lauds taiwan 's opening to mainland chinese tourists"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1163", "text": "kanye west did n't play one of his smoothest shows saturday , but it was one of his most significant -- if not for him then for the coachella valley music and arts festival .", "summaries": ["all together now"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1164", "text": "the senate on wednesday neared approval of a $ ###-billion spending bill to fund the iraq war and hurricane relief efforts , loading it up with billions of extra dollars for projects around the country .", "summaries": ["senate nears passage of huge spending bill"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1165", "text": "last sunday 's boston globe carried an alarming #,###-word front-page article about president bush and the constitution .", "summaries": ["UNK cafeteria"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1166", "text": "ending days of secret balloting and back-room dealing , the italian parliament on wednesday elected an ##-year-old former communist as president of the nation , the final step before a new government can be seated .", "summaries": ["parliament elects former communist as president"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1167", "text": "in heavily accented english , the radio skit invited landscapers and dishwashers to head on over to the `` UNK steakhouse .", "summaries": ["radio station 's skit offends latinos"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1168", "text": "the pentagon 's top medical officer contests the conclusions of a government accountability office report that questioned whether service members returning from iraq and afghanistan are getting appropriate mental health care .", "summaries": ["pentagon faults report questioning veterans mental health care"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1169", "text": "soccer in italy is nothing short of a religion .", "summaries": ["sport scandal deflates italian identity"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1170", "text": "it 's odd to hear vinton cerf , regarded as one of the founding fathers of the internet , to gush over UNK books .", "summaries": ["google 's goal : a worldwide web of books"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1171", "text": "the UNK UNK", "summaries": ["new on disc : the UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1172", "text": "inside a ramshackle buddhist temple here on the country 's southeastern coast , curious villagers gathered last fall as part of the united states ' biggest gamble yet on stopping the aids pandemic .", "summaries": ["aids vaccine testing goes overseas"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1173", "text": "marine sgt. phillip jolly , in the masterful documentary `` combat diary : the marines of lima company , '' set for thursday on a&e , explains the exhilaration of combat -- and the horror that soon follows .", "summaries": ["soldiers open up in combat diary"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1174", "text": "armando reyes climbed over the border fence and prepared for the dash into san diego .", "summaries": ["migrants flow into u.s."]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1175", "text": "complaints : the cx-# 's success is also its failure .", "summaries": ["nuts & bolts : #### mazda cx-#"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1176", "text": "when gas prices rise , drivers grumble and politicians talk energy crisis .", "summaries": ["marketers leverage high price of gas"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1177", "text": "`` african gold from the UNK collection , the museum of fine arts , houston '' runs through nov. ## at the smithsonian institution 's national museum of african art , ### independence ave. nw .", "summaries": ["when you go : african gold"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1178", "text": "john duffy of gettysburg , pa. , arrived at washington 's dulles airport #\u00a0#\\/# hours before his united flight to frankfurt , germany , to find all available floor space filled with other would-be fliers .", "summaries": ["hurry up and wait"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1179", "text": "a washington post article incorrectly said that steve scully , president of the white house correspondents ' association , works for cnn .", "summaries": ["UNK correction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1180", "text": "the water in the shower went from cold to colder .", "summaries": ["hostel environments"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1181", "text": "in #### , seven years into a life sentence for a double homicide , aaron owens sat before a parole board believing that he was never going to be released .", "summaries": ["safeguards for the 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vila showing you how to tile a floor to the team on `` while you were out '' offering tips on how to brighten a room with the right colors .", "summaries": ["videos that explain life but leave verifying to you"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1187", "text": "last week , the international astronomical union stripped pluto of its official status as a planet .", "summaries": ["# things that like pluto need a downgrade"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1188", "text": "as a kurdish rebel group took responsibility for a string of weekend bombings , a new blast monday killed three people and injured dozens more in the southern mediterranean resort of antalya .", "summaries": ["blast kills # injures dozens in resort town"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1189", "text": "bernie massey , the co-founder of a los angeles social action foundation , had been trying to figure out how to make a statement against terrorism .", "summaries": ["bombed bus exhibit to show fearful cost of terrorism"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1190", "text": "dashing louisiana 's hopes that it would be the site of a public rapprochement between president bush and french president jacques chirac , representatives for both men said this week that they will not attend a ceremony marking the bicentennial of the louisiana purchase .", "summaries": ["bush chirac are n't buying louisiana purchase ceremony UNK houston"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1191", "text": "shopping for consumer electronics is a pain .", "summaries": ["hard questions for hardware"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1192", "text": "an american soldier and at least three iraqis were killed friday when a bomb exploded near a humvee and a passing minibus on a crowded street in the capital , despite an overall reduction in rebel attacks .", "summaries": ["u.s. soldier # iraqis killed in iraq UNK baghdad"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1193", "text": "our colleague anne hull got lots of reader response on a story last week about an arabic linguist discharged from the army for being gay .", 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iraq for ## years , was captured by u.s. forces saturday night while hiding in a rat-infested hole in the ground .", "summaries": ["u.s. UNK saddam UNK baghdad"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1198", "text": "in the early ####s , the only thing most people knew about llamas was that michael jackson had one .", "summaries": ["let your llama do the UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1199", "text": "lord knows our UNK culture downs plenty of coffee -- american coffee hounds gulp an average of three cups a day apiece , according to the new york-based national coffee association of u.s.a. inc. 's #### survey .", "summaries": ["wake up and smell the fire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1200", "text": "setting their sights on an operation they say clogged the internet with a quarter-billion e-mail messages daily , new york attorney general eliot spitzer and microsoft corp. .", "summaries": ["new york microsoft sue to halt deluge of spam"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1201", "text": "it starts with a few whispered words over tiny cups of bitter black coffee , a narrow UNK glance or two -- and then comes the torrent of talk about betrayal and blood revenge .", "summaries": ["saddam 's betrayal has village on edge UNK UNK iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1202", "text": "-lrb- wap -rrb- editors this refers to UNK -lrb- lane , post -rrb- moved thursday .", "summaries": ["UNK correction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1203", "text": "in september , the u.s. postal service issued two commemorative UNK stamps featuring kirby the puppy and samantha the kitten .", "summaries": ["pets on the web"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1204", "text": "an ear tag on a slaughtered washington state holstein cow found to be infected with mad cow disease shows the animal came from alberta , canada , where another case of mad cow disease was discovered in may , government officials said saturday .", "summaries": ["diseased cow came from canada"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1205", "text": "as much as they hoped never to hear it , the dreaded news of mad cow disease comes at perhaps the best possible time of year for american ranchers .", "summaries": ["timing of mad cow news minimizes impact on ranchers UNK seattle"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1206", "text": "former vice president dick cheney waded into another roiling public debate monday , saying that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage as long as the issue is decided by the states , rather than the federal government .", "summaries": ["cheney endorses gay marriage on state-by-state basis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1207", "text": "UNK lindner watches her boys asleep in a sofa bed .", "summaries": ["keeping together in tough times"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1208", "text": "the securities and exchange commission thursday charged former countrywide chief angelo r. mozilo , who ran the nation 's largest subprime mortgage lender , with fraud , making him the most prominent executive accused of illegality in connection with the financial crisis .", "summaries": ["sec charges former countrywide executive with fraud"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1209", "text": "president george w. bush 's springer spaniel , spot , was old and ailing .", "summaries": ["former head usher at white house witnessed first families at their most vulnerable"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1210", "text": "it does n't take a paranoid mind to fret over our state of UNK .", "summaries": ["pop UNK : a possible satire by lee UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1211", "text": "almost #.# million u.s. homes could wake up saturday to a blank tv screen .", "summaries": ["switch to digital could blank 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organization acquired the rights to produce a musical version of `` thriller '' with the intention of involving jackson in `` every aspect of the creative process .", "summaries": ["jackson 's death stalls thriller musical plans"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1220", "text": "who 's going to hear `` you 're hired '' ? this time , donald trump is asking viewers to weigh in on his choice for the next winner of `` the apprentice .", "summaries": ["reality check : trump asks viewers for help"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1221", "text": "european tourists here send home postcards with stamps bearing the images of five faces , known simply as los UNK -lrb- the young men -rrb- or los cinco -lrb- the five -rrb- .", "summaries": ["cubans jailed in u.s. as spies hailed at home"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1222", "text": "fbi agents who raided the office of rep. william jefferson , d-la .", "summaries": ["fbi threatened to pick lock filing says"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1223", "text": "a former chief of staff to then-house majority whip tom delay , r-tex .", "summaries": ["ex-aide to delay traveled often on others tab"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1224", "text": "is it time for the media to stop lavishing attention on ann coulter ? UNK", "summaries": ["promoting nastiness : mainstream media UNK ann coulter"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1225", "text": "in stifling heat shortly after noon , a compact , neatly groomed man in a plaid shirt and slacks plunges down an alley lined with mango sellers and women cooking bread over wood fires .", "summaries": ["sniffing out the UNK who stress the grid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1226", "text": "if you had a headache , even a migraine , would you shoot yourself in the head to get rid of it ? UNK", "summaries": ["abbas comeback plan is a dead end"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1227", "text": "a range of previously unrecognized tax liabilities have forced UNK service corp. to reduce its stated operating income for #### by $ # million , according to an securities and exchange commission document filed late tuesday .", "summaries": ["UNK restates income"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1228", "text": "he was a jew with missing teeth and flat feet .", "summaries": ["holocaust victim files to be opened"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1229", "text": "former president clinton predicted last week that republican environmental policies are going to lead to more hurricanes .", "summaries": ["gop must weather hurricane issue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1230", "text": "temperatures have been warmer over the past ## years than any time in the last four centuries -- and possibly the last #,### years , a prestigious federal advisory panel reported thursday .", "summaries": ["federal panel confirms global warming findings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1231", "text": "as merck & co. defends itself against litigation involving its pain reliever vioxx , the pharmaceutical giant also is fielding the first of what could be another wave of lawsuits involving fosamax , an osteoporosis drug and its second biggest seller .", "summaries": ["merck drug fosamax may face litigation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1232", "text": "the house of representatives recently voted to refrain from mandating something called `` net neutrality '' in this year 's telecom legislation , but the proposal could resurface in the senate or in a conference committee .", "summaries": ["politicians shake down the net"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1233", "text": "anna wintour must be pleased .", "summaries": ["UNK shark"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1234", "text": "gov. david a. paterson proposed legislation wednesday to eliminate pay and perks for special district commissioners and put town boards in charge of sanitation districts .", "summaries": ["paterson backs government streamlining plan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1235", "text": "david axelrod first showed signs of chronic fan syndrome in the early ####s in his native new york city .", "summaries": ["david axelrod the man with obama 's game plan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1236", "text": "at UNK elephant camp , i met boon rot , all ## feet and three or so tons of her , as she UNK on bamboo stalks .", "summaries": ["declining prospects for thailand 's elephants"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1237", "text": "on its second day of deliberations , a jury tuesday found a maryland man guilty of stalking `` pulp fiction '' star uma thurman .", "summaries": ["man guilty of stalking thurman"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1238", "text": "in brief remarks after meeting with congressional republicans , bush issued his veto threat , complaining that legislation under consideration would `` reward speculators and lenders .", "summaries": ["bush vows to veto foreclosure package"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1239", "text": "UNK corp. , an oak ridge , tenn. , technology company , is developing a camera and software system that promises by next year a significant improvement in automated traffic signals .", "summaries": ["your wheels : computer vision has eyes on driving 's future"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1240", "text": "alexander calder -lrb- ####-#### -rrb- , the son of an artist and a painter , not surprisingly was a multimedia artist .", "summaries": ["who is alexander calder"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1241", "text": "the collision occurred shortly before noon pdt , said sgt. kristin UNK of the west hollywood sheriff 's station .", "summaries": ["drew barrymore unhurt in hit-run crash"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1242", "text": "the lebanese government rescinded two decisions wednesday that had targeted hezbollah and ignited the worst internal fighting since the end of the ##-year civil war , underlining the group 's sense of victory in a battle that has recalibrated lebanese politics .", "summaries": ["lebanese cabinet backs off in UNK with hezbollah"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1243", "text": "the rankings for UNK books sold in southern california , as reported by selected book stores : UNK", "summaries": ["best sellers west"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1244", "text": "when kids at UNK singh 's school in loudoun county , va. , have a birthday , there are no parents sweeping in with towers of cupcakes dripping with frosting .", "summaries": ["a birthday celebration without the sweets"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1245", "text": "james frey was back in his old los angeles neighborhood , strolling happily along the venice boardwalk , enjoying a sunny day in a t-shirt and aviator shades as he passed tattoo shops and a man who was selling what he claimed to be `` philosophy .", "summaries": ["james frey grabs his second chance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1246", "text": "the deal between government officials and islamic militants in the scenic swat valley could presage broader accords with militants in the tribal areas bordering afghanistan .", "summaries": ["pakistan signs truce with militant faction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1247", "text": "but the survey also suggested that the state is moving closer to accepting non-traditional marriages , which could create openings for supporters of same-sex marriage as the campaign unfolds .", "summaries": ["poll says voters lean toward overturning judges on gay marriage"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1248", "text": "authorities are investigating whether an arson fire near chicago mayor richard m. daley 's summer home in michigan last month is linked to threats against the mayor from someone furious about the april ## killing of a cougar that had roamed into downtown chicago .", "summaries": ["arson near chicago mayor 's home may be linked to cougar 's killing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1249", "text": "may is a pivotal month for moving and storage companies .", "summaries": ["moving companies hit bumps in economic road"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1250", "text": "sony electronics and six of the largest cable companies have signed an agreement that paves the way for `` two-way , '' digital UNK tvs to be sold on the market , according to sony and the national cable & telecommunications association .", "summaries": ["cable companies sony agree on box alternative"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1251", "text": "the sloping expanse of verdant hillside known as el UNK does n't stand out amid the lush UNK straddling the remote UNK frontier .", "summaries": ["hill of ore may hold mountain of conservation woes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1252", "text": "UNK tallahassee bureau UNK", "summaries": ["$ #b UNK looms in ## budget"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1253", "text": "orlando long after a recent practice , magic center dwight howard lounged in the stands and chatted with team general manager otis smith about life .", "summaries": ["as howard fouls mount so does frustration"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1254", "text": "the district of columbia council approved a measure on tuesday that would allow people with certain chronic illnesses to obtain medical marijuana from a handful of dispensaries regulated by the city .", "summaries": ["washington UNK medical use of marijuana"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1255", "text": "borrowing costs for europe 's more vulnerable countries rose on wednesday while stocks and the euro fell , as the possibility of a new credit downgrade for portugal underscored fears that efforts to contain the debt crisis to greece were failing .", "summaries": ["wall st. stumbles as european debt worries persist bettina wassener and graham bowley contributed reporting"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1256", "text": "ext goes here .", "summaries": ["## head goes UNK test"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1257", "text": "seattle as usual , rays manager joe maddon had his reasons for starting willy aybar ahead of pat burrell at designated hitter on thursday against seattle lefty ryan UNK .", "summaries": ["aybar starts 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"gigaword-test-1263", "text": "when she founded the digital ad agency UNK nine years ago , kat egan was n't worried about finding good talent .", "summaries": ["a digital boot camp to groom talent for agencies"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1264", "text": "one by one the favorites have fallen : the penguins , the capitals , the red wings , the devils .", "summaries": ["regular season was irrelevant in the east"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1265", "text": "three days after the u.s. soccer federation announced its preliminary world cup roster , its president led a four-member team to switzerland to attempt to win the right to host the tournament for the second time .", "summaries": ["u.s. makes bid for world cup but isn t picky about the year"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1266", "text": "the boxer amir khan spent late april and early may in vancouver , british columbia , his entry into the united states delayed while he obtained a work visa .", "summaries": ["after verbal sparring a lopsided title 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thursday .", "summaries": ["study finds drugs can keep some cancer in remission longer"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1272", "text": "able-bodied , outgoing and accustomed to working , alexandria wallace wants to earn a paycheck .", "summaries": ["lack of aid for child care pushes some to welfare"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1273", "text": "stocks declined monday , dragged down by late-day losses in the financial sector , which has been mired in uncertainty over financial reforms and european debt troubles .", "summaries": ["financial reform and europe s debt send shares lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1274", "text": "consider it the ultimate girl 's night out .", "summaries": ["why we UNK fashion s fab four"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1275", "text": "-lrb- alfred a. knopf ; ### pages ; $ ## -rrb- reviewed by peter stansky san francisco chronicle , copyright #### UNK", "summaries": ["his finest hour winston s war : churchill ####-####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1276", "text": "internal documents from bp show that there were serious problems and safety concerns with the deepwater horizon rig far earlier than those the company described to congress last week .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK trims nyt"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1277", "text": "every job interview has its awkward moments , but in recent years , the standard interview for men seeking a life in the roman catholic priesthood has made the awkward moment a requirement .", "summaries": ["sexuality now prime question in priest interview"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1278", "text": "forecasters are predicting an active hurricane season , which begins today and runs through nov. ## , much like the #### season of charley , frances , ivan and jeanne and the #### season of dennis , katrina and wilma .", "summaries": ["# changes since the storms of ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1279", "text": "UNK -lrb- los angeles -rrb- - column on who should win the western conference semifinals between the lakers and san antonio spurs .", "summaries": ["los 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UNK , the former chief executive and president of the rheingold corp. , died on may ## at atria UNK in annapolis , md. .", "summaries": ["john e. 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of tough questions .", "summaries": ["things turn a bit testy at trial of ex-tyco chief"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1290", "text": "one month after resigning as musical director of la scala in a stormy power struggle , riccardo muti ended a triumphant evening on monday at the opera house he directed for nearly two decades with the tempestuous notes of verdi 's `` forza del destino '' -lrb- `` power of fate '' -rrb- .", "summaries": ["muti returns to la scala but just for one night"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1291", "text": "the independent political groups known as ###s should be required to disclose their funding sources while election campaigns are in progress , three republican house members said wednesday .", "summaries": ["bill would require quick disclosure of ### groups funding"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1292", "text": "without government nutrition guidelines , a doctor 's advice or some primeval diet fad , entire species of dinosaurs sometimes UNK their predatory , meat-eating 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transcript of the exchange .", "summaries": ["ex-cia official says bolton interfered"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1296", "text": "it is a cast worthy of a political thriller : a former convict whose claims about a former president and first lady spurred a criminal investigation ; a prominent senator 's brother-in-law , who worked undercover for federal agents looking into the case ; sworn enemies of the former first family trying to dig up fresh dirt , and some hollywood stars .", "summaries": ["trial over hillary clinton 's hollywood event has a strong cast"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1297", "text": "if you walk into the office of a scientist , chances are you 'll see a white board hanging on the wall , covered with UNK .", "summaries": ["profile : michael UNK explores where brain meets mind"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1298", "text": "southern california motorists again wasted more time in stalled traffic than drivers did anywhere else in the nation , and the region is expected to continue its dismal ranking for years , experts said monday .", "summaries": ["l.a. region still worst on gridlock"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1299", "text": "the curse at first - reversed .", "summaries": ["red sox over a 's #-# red UNK 's #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1300", "text": "numbers help define jennifer rosales , in atlanta this week to defend the lpga chick-fil-a charity championship .", "summaries": ["q&a : jennifer rosales"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1301", "text": "a wealthy dilettante pays a publishing house to issue the novel he has written : a classic example of a vanity project .", "summaries": ["vanity of UNK : the conductor as composer as entrepreneur"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1302", "text": "commentator , UNK , fascist apologist and occasional presidential candidate pat buchanan could n't stand by silently while millions of people around the globe celebrated the defeat of hitler 's nazi germany .", "summaries": ["once again pat buchanan comes to hitler 's defense"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1303", "text": "to many new jersey republicans , the biggest turning point in the party 's primary for governor this year came in march , when tom kean jr. , son of the former governor , made it known that he would be a candidate -- for the u.s. senate .", "summaries": ["on the road to trenton # strive to excite"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1304", "text": "mike d'antoni has n't quite rescued the nba from itself yet , but the phoenix coach said that the suns ' success this season validates his approach to the game .", "summaries": ["suns showing no signs of slowing down in playoffs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1305", "text": "for judi burgess , a single word changed everything .", "summaries": ["a ceremonial event evolves into a wedding"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1306", "text": "on monday , less than three weeks before the official start of the hurricane season , government forecasters predicted an active season that could be comparable to last year 's destructive one .", "summaries": ["forecasters predict an active hurricane season"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1307", "text": "the senate is likely to vote tuesday to make the environmental protection agency find a better way of measuring automobile fuel economy , to bring more realism to the stickers on the windows of new cars , which consumers have learned always to read but never to trust .", "summaries": ["congress seeks more realistic mileage estimates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1308", "text": "`` i bring you a taste of my UNK , '' says our host as my friend laurie and i sit down to dinner beside a murmuring fire .", "summaries": ["is le UNK the next tuscany maybe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1309", "text": "morgan stanley suffered another legal setback on wednesday , as a florida jury ordered it to pay $ ### million in punitive damages to the financier ronald o. perelman , who contended he was defrauded by the investment bank in a #### deal .", "summaries": ["jury awards perelman $ ### million more from morgan stanley"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1310", "text": "the #-year-old should n't be here .", "summaries": ["hats off to #-year-old leukemia victim"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1311", "text": "four days of talks between north and south korea ended thursday with the north resisting pressure to resume negotiations over its nuclear program , but agreeing to cabinet-level meetings with the south next month .", "summaries": ["in rare talks the # koreas agree to talk again next month"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1312", "text": "while jury deliberations continued in the trial of richard m. scrushy , the former chief executive of healthsouth , a separate healthsouth criminal case came to an end friday morning with the acquittal of two former executives on federal bribery charges .", "summaries": ["# healthsouth executives acquitted ; deliberations on scrushy continue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1313", "text": "the roman catholic church and the chinese government are actively exploring the re-establishment of diplomatic relations , with contacts between the sides warming to the point that the ailing john paul ii quietly received a quasi-official chinese delegation in the vatican late last year .", "summaries": ["china and vatican explore renewing diplomatic ties international herald tribune"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1314", "text": "after spending a week in japan exploring the aichi world fair , courting japanese investors and lunching with toyota 's chairman , vice premier wu yi of china decided monday to fly home a few hours early , canceling a scheduled meeting with japan 's prime minister .", "summaries": ["chinese vice premier skips meeting with UNK leader"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1315", "text": "it was supposed to be a cozy affair .", "summaries": ["out in force : as # beloved sci-fi franchises fade away fans have seized the spotlight like never before"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1316", "text": "top military and civilian officials gathered on a conference call when a private plane strayed into restricted airspace over the district of columbia on may ## , but they never reached the point of authorizing jet fighters to shoot it down , a pentagon spokesman said wednesday .", "summaries": ["pentagon denies preparing to down stray plane"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1317", "text": "the new york times said in an editorial for friday , may ## : UNK", "summaries": ["editorial : the poppies of afghanistan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1318", "text": "weight can have startling consequences for women 's financial well-being , careers , and marriage prospects , according to research that found that women - but not men - suffer economic harm from being overweight .", "summaries": ["women 's weight found to affect job income"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1319", "text": "as they move to thwart the illegal trade of cigarettes over the internet , state officials from new york have joined with colleagues from around the nation to persuade credit card companies to stop processing payments for online cigarette sales .", "summaries": ["post office draws criticism for shipping cigarettes purchased online"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1320", "text": "david beckham , the world 's highest-paid soccer player , will make his playing debut in the new york metropolitan area tuesday at giants stadium , and sven-goran eriksson , his coach with the national team of england , dismissed all UNK sunday by saying that beckham would remain the captain of the team .", "summaries": ["england 's coach says beckham will remain UNK of team"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1321", "text": "at ## , after nearly half a century in the union movement and after a decade leading the nation 's main labor federation , john j. sweeney is facing his toughest time ever .", "summaries": ["labor focuses on leader 's fitness for his job"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1322", "text": "for years , politicians from presidents to city council members have believed they could win tens of thousands of orthodox jewish votes if they captured the support of just one group : the council of jewish organizations of borough park , a collective of social service agencies .", "summaries": ["inquiries focusing on government funds for jewish council"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1323", "text": "the raiders were definitely up for dan marino 's first appearance ever at the oakland coliseum sunday .", "summaries": ["tough defense stood up to marino 's challenge"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1324", "text": "not long ago , in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in texas , a ##-year-old boy was weathering withdrawal at its worst .", "summaries": ["stuck on the web : the symptoms of internet addiction"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1325", "text": "colombian stocks rose for the first time in seven days , led by retailer UNK , amid optimism over the economy for #### .", "summaries": ["colombian stocks rise on economic recovery UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1326", "text": "charles keating jr. , whom government officials once characterized as the most notorious swindler in the savings and loan crisis , had his last remaining criminal conviction thrown out by a federal judge on monday .", "summaries": ["an f category code"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1327", "text": "jerry york 's office at boston college is tucked away in a corner of conte forum , suitably removed from the traffic flow in a place where conversations inevitably turn to hockey .", "summaries": ["can make individual purchases by calling UNK or UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1328", "text": "boeing co. , faced with a record number of commercial aircraft orders , signed an agreement that will give it the help of rival mcdonnell douglas corp. in developing larger jumbo jets .", "summaries": ["boeing signs mcdonnell to help with new big jets UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1329", "text": "the new york times said in an editorial on wednesday , dec. # : UNK", "summaries": ["editorial : pataki picks a judge"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1330", "text": "texas 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free art ... one b&w photo of clint eastwood and his wife , dina ruiz , can be sent to you by mail or overnight delivery , using your fedex or airborne delivery number .", "summaries": ["clint eastwood a man with absolute power"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1335", "text": "panetta said on thursday that clinton had also been impressed by albright 's hard-nosed negotiating style at the united nations .", "summaries": ["washington : into diplomacy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1336", "text": "the new york times said in an editorial on friday , dec. # : UNK", "summaries": ["editorial : cabinet renewal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1337", "text": "several former executives of apple computer inc. have raised $ # million in venture capital to fund a internet discussion area called UNK that picks up where apple left off when it shut down its UNK on-line service .", "summaries": ["UNK execs raise $ # millon to launch UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1338", "text": "a #-year-old arlington boy who suffered severe damage to his genitals , apparently during toilet training , will remain in the custody of child protective services along with three siblings , a judge ruled friday .", "summaries": ["abused boy siblings to stay in custody of child protective"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1339", "text": "his motorsports empire now stretches from sea to shining sea , which means that bruton smith 's next acquisition might be a navy .", "summaries": ["some see bruton smith 's speedway empire as a growing threat to"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1340", "text": "it got so bad for the miami dolphins on sunday that boos were even being directed at their coach , jimmy johnson .", "summaries": ["giants over miami it 's true : guaranteed"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1341", "text": "general growth properties said it bought three michigan shopping malls from an investment group called UNK properties for $ ### million in cash , debt and securities .", "summaries": ["general growth buys # malls for $ ### mln from investment group"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1342", "text": "sunamerica inc. 's mutual fund subsidiary said it hired marketing executive per UNK from fidelity investments .", "summaries": ["sunamerica 's fund group hires per UNK from fidelity"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1343", "text": "in an attempt to rise among the leaders in north america 's gold-mining industry , homestake mining co. said monday it had offered $ #.# billion to acquire santa fe pacific gold corp. , exceeding the newmont mining corp. 's rival offer by nearly $ ### million .", "summaries": ["UNK bids $ #.# billion for santa fe pacific gold"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1344", "text": "if you 've ever been to woonsocket , r.i. , you would not likely think of it as a high-tech haven .", "summaries": ["tech report : UNK parody screen saver zooms to top of the"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1345", "text": "fidelity investments said it hired marketing executive kirk williamson from crosstown rival putnam investments to serve as national sales manager for its bank wholesale group .", "summaries": ["fidelity hires marketing executive kirk williamson from putnam"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1346", "text": "george steinbrenner predicted the yankees would sign a major player this week , but the owner declined tuesday to say whether he thought it would be david wells , roger clemens or john wetteland .", "summaries": ["yankees postpone arms race : get stanton"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1347", "text": "volvo aero ab , a maker of aircraft engines , said it and daimler-benz aerospace 's mtu UNK will enter a project to coordinate technology and product development on low pressure turbines for civilian aircraft engines .", "summaries": ["volvo aero enters engine turbine project with daimler 's mtu"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1348", "text": "attorney general janet reno made her debut wednesday as a barrister at the u.s. supreme court 's mahogany lectern where she argued before the justices on behalf of one of her favorite constituencies _ the cop on the beat .", "summaries": ["attorney general reno makes her debut at u.s. supreme court"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1349", "text": "in a broad preview of his second-term plans , president clinton promised wednesday to govern with the same centrist themes he used to win re-election .", "summaries": ["clinton promises a second-term coalition of center"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1350", "text": "international business machines corp. won a jury verdict that its keyboards did n't cause a ### operator to suffer hand and wrist injuries .", "summaries": ["ibm wins UNK lawsuit week after dec loss UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1351", "text": "how many holiday hits does a new toy company need to become profitable ? usually a lot , said analysts here for a forum on toys at the massachusetts institute of technology .", "summaries": ["toy start-ups wish for holiday hits"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1352", "text": "crown cork & seal co. and other companies sold $ #.# billion in debt , helping to snuff a rally in the bond market and leaving u.s. treasury securities little changed .", "summaries": ["u.s. bonds little changed as crown cork & seal sells UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1353", "text": "defying critics who want tougher standards , a spokesman for the television industry has vowed to fight any attempt by the government or children 's advocacy groups to impose UNK television ratings .", "summaries": ["motion picture association to fight UNK ratings for tv"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1354", "text": "european bonds rose late friday after european minister meeting in dublin reached an agreement to deter members of the proposed single european currency from overspending , a key roadblock point on the road to monetary union .", "summaries": ["european bonds rise as ministers settle stability pact"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1355", "text": "recognizing that information technology is the fastest-growing segment of the UNK industry , computer task group is also preparing to provide higher-priced computer consultants .", "summaries": ["UNK : savvy temps"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1356", "text": "if you want to buy a faithful companion for the animal lover on your holiday shopping list , here are a few suggestions .", "summaries": ["UNK gift guide : page by page"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1357", "text": "tempe , ariz. - while mount boomer erupted last week at cardinals camp , spewing fiery plumes of blame and spreading ashes of innuendo everywhere , kent graham watched from a safe distance .", "summaries": ["graham avoids fueling cards qb controversy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1358", "text": "col. robert e. lee skirted the unleaded gasoline pit , negotiated a thicket of telephone cords stretched as tight as trip wires and took the center of the new york mercantile exchange 's main trading floor just before # p.m. last monday .", "summaries": ["military strategists practice in real battle _ on wall street"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1359", "text": "coca-cola co. , the world 's biggest UNK manufacturer , has a ## percent share of china 's carbonated drinks market , the company said , citing two market surveys .", "summaries": ["coca-cola claims ## % share of china 's UNK market"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1360", "text": "it was one of the greatest collections of figure-skating talent ever to gather on ice _ and not skate .", "summaries": ["solo but not alone"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1361", "text": "subaru of america inc. lost a supreme court fight for tough legal rules to limit expert courtroom testimony , which would have made it easier for companies to fight product-liability and other damage lawsuits .", "summaries": ["court overview : subaru fails to toughen UNK rules"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1362", "text": "the yankees lost one and did not gain one monday .", "summaries": ["yankees continue pursuit of wells"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1363", "text": "starts of new u.s. housing rebounded sharply in november , government figures showed , as a dip in borrowing costs encouraged hesitant buyers to come back into the market .", "summaries": ["u.s. economy : housing starts jump #.# % in november"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1364", "text": "chase manhattan corp. awarded stock options to all ##,### employees , promising a potential windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars to workers if the bank 's shares surge in coming years .", "summaries": ["chase manhattan give stock options to all employees UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1365", "text": "christmas week might not seem the best time to open a movie that celebrates a millionaire pornographer as an american folk hero .", "summaries": ["a free speech hero it 's not that simple"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1366", "text": "whoever says toys are n't educational has n't been shopping lately .", "summaries": ["think of messages toys send"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1367", "text": "the government 's announcement of another large monthly trade deficit tomorrow will draw mostly yawns from many u.s. companies who say the report does n't truly capture the strength of their global operations .", "summaries": ["u.s. economy : trade deficit hides big overseas business"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1368", "text": "young said he 's inclined to go along with a sentencing agreement proposed by the government and ferber 's attorneys .", "summaries": ["ferber judge indicates prison term of ## 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days over the weekend , may need heart surgery , his spokesman said .", "summaries": ["philippine president hospitalized may need heart surgery"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1378", "text": "is croatia 's autocratic president at death 's door ? or is he , as his aides say , bursting with renewed UNK bounce ? UNK", "summaries": ["UNK for croatia 's tudjman"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1379", "text": "boeing 's $ ## billion takeover bid for mcdonnell douglas is the most dramatic step yet in the consolidation of the u.s. military industry .", "summaries": ["make way for the united states of boeing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1380", "text": "it 's here .", "summaries": ["evita too much of a good thing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1381", "text": "federal regulators , moving to reduce the fees local baby bell companies charge to connect long-distance calls , said today they may let the industry bring the charges down gradually without imposing a government timetable .", "summaries": ["u.s. fcc moves to gradually cut long distance access charges"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1382", "text": "prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian leader yasser arafat met for more than three hours tuesday and finally appeared to bring the long-awaited agreement on an israeli pullback from hebron within reach .", "summaries": ["mood on hebron is upbeat at netanyahu-arafat talks"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1383", "text": "`` fear not : for behold , i bring you good tidings of great joy .", "summaries": ["a century of christian martyrdom"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1384", "text": "so your podiatrist inadvertently sliced off your little toe , and you think you 're going to sue .", "summaries": ["arizona gop bills revisit tort territory ; suits would be snarled"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1385", "text": "after all the frenzy , the lights and traffic , the noise and bustle , frayed nerves , the nearly insane gold rush to find tickle me elmo , after all the frenetic life that makes serious people seriously question christmas as we know it , the UNK family find the moment they have been looking forward to all season .", "summaries": ["a jingle bell ski"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1386", "text": "gladys UNK is in the hallway , waiting for her date with destiny .", "summaries": ["when UNK wags its tail"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1387", "text": "the south african reserve bank will likely reduce its key lending rate at least twice in #### as growth slows , analysts said .", "summaries": ["south african central bank may cut rates twice : outlook '##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1388", "text": "the new york times said in an editorial on friday , dec. ## : UNK", "summaries": ["editorial : prying open the phone market"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1389", "text": "it was hot in the summer of #### , too hot for hogs to maintain their normal conception rates , according to the nation 's hog farmers .", "summaries": ["usda seeks accuracy with hog and pig count : commodity views"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1390", "text": "when he awoke friday morning and looked at the sky , arizona state football coach bruce snyder had a decision to make : should he be macho or smart ? UNK", "summaries": ["rain sends sun devils to ballroom"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1391", "text": "turmoil at the top often means bad news for an entire professional sports organization , but there 's one team that was glad to see a shakeup upstairs .", "summaries": ["UNK keen on blues coaching move"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1392", "text": "walter cronkite is a colorless sort of UNK superstar , not as good looking as tom brokaw or as polished as peter jennings or as edgy as dan rather .", "summaries": ["a reporter 's life : walter cronkite _ UNK but readable"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1393", "text": "seattle at the turn of the century had a master plan for boulevards , parks and waterways .", "summaries": ["portland : has been lost"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1394", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["aegon to buy providian 's insurance arm for $ #.# bln UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1395", "text": "UNK marshall 's christmas wish was starkly simple .", "summaries": ["a wonderful gift"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1396", "text": "UNK , ohio .", "summaries": ["commentary : public displays of what"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1397", "text": "for a week , you have eyed that five-pound box of cheap cookies that a business associate sent over .", "summaries": ["leftovers start over thanks to food pros"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1398", "text": "the arrest of a german couple at the airport in bogota after they secured the release of a woman kidnapped by leftist guerrillas has provoked diplomatic tensions between colombia and germany .", "summaries": ["UNK tale in bogota has german accent"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1399", "text": "one private-school mother who lives on fifth avenue and spends weekends in millbrook , n.y. , amid a colony of fox-hunting types , said she was the target of parents who , she suspects , seek social advantage .", "summaries": ["new york : she said"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1400", "text": "in life 's rich pageant , few spectacles are as dizzying as watching congress spend the public 's treasure .", "summaries": ["grand old spending party"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1401", "text": "left-hander mike munoz will not be on the rangers ' postseason roster unless he displays a dramatic improvement in his ability to field his position .", "summaries": ["munoz could be left off rangers postseason roster"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1402", "text": "nonfiction UNK", "summaries": ["UNK : martha 's vineyard"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1403", "text": "in this newly independent and remote nation , where people 's lives are shaped by breathtaking mountains , swift horses and forbidding glaciers , a hunter and yak herder named UNK UNK perfectly embodies the collective spirit .", "summaries": ["horse sense in kyrgyzstan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1404", "text": "what is the difference between a policy that promises to cover ### percent of americans for medical costs and a policy that covers ## percent of them ? about #,### pages .", "summaries": ["commentary : in describing health care plans less is more"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1405", "text": "the sale of sprint corp. casts a huge shadow over one of the largest commercial construction projects in the united states .", "summaries": ["mci plans to buy sprint cast doubt sprint construction in overland"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1406", "text": "these columns for release thursday , october # , #### are moving today to clients of the new york times news service .", "summaries": ["cox news service commentary budget"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1407", "text": "over the last two decades , countries in northern europe and north america have been enacting regulations to reduce smokestack emissions of sulfur in an effort to curb acid rain and its harmful effect on the environment .", "summaries": ["scientists report limited progress on curbing effects of acid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1408", "text": "los angeles might have lost its bid for an expansion team to houston on wednesday , but fans who like to watch football and the tv networks were winners .", "summaries": ["no l.a. team good for tv viewers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1409", "text": "general electric co. will invest up to $ ### million to clean up pcb contamination caused by its old transformer plant in pittsfield , mass. under a consent decree filed thursday in us district court that ends years of wrangling over the company 's duty to restore the housatonic river and other polluted areas .", "summaries": ["ge to spend $ ###m to clean up pcbs in UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1410", "text": "the good news came the other day in the form of a phone call .", "summaries": ["UNK : printing the good news"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1411", "text": "`` rising interest rates are bad news for banks .", "summaries": ["bank stocks and the jinx of fed credit tightening"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1412", "text": "find many gaps UNK", "summaries": ["supporters say bush 's record rosy ; critics"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1413", "text": "one hundred pitches .", "summaries": ["loaiza made one mistake that hurt"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1414", "text": "do you think your toddler or preschooler is living on thin air ? has mealtime become a battle of wills ? how many of these admonitions are familiar to you ? UNK", "summaries": ["UNK health : when good intentions backfire and create food"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1415", "text": "the blueprint for beating the new england patriots has been drawn and future opponents surely will try to follow it .", "summaries": ["chiefs revealed patriots weaknesses"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1416", "text": "state farm mutual automobile insurance co. may need to buy more insurance for itself , to cover such disasters as the one that heavily damaged this illinois-based company last week .", "summaries": ["getting what they paid for"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1417", "text": "seeking to avoid future shortages of screens that have slowed sales of notebook computers this year , dell computer corp. has signed a five-year , $ #.# billion agreement with samsung electronics ltd. for millions of displays beginning next year .", "summaries": ["samsung dell sign deal on screens"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1418", "text": "`` in our culture , having a lot of women is a kind of status , '' said milka UNK , the hiv\\/aids coordinator at UNK hospital in UNK , namibia .", "summaries": ["johannesburg : ... replaced them"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1419", "text": "the divorce is final .", "summaries": ["delta ends alliance with swissair to concentrate on air france"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1420", "text": "with deadlines for college applications looming and a UNK on procrastination , jacqueline lerner of wayland was getting nervous .", "summaries": ["easing stress when children UNK to colleges"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1421", "text": "in addition , forecasts , even when they are right , are no longer enough for most clients .", "summaries": ["new york : specific markets"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1422", "text": "already the october gales have powdered the high country with snow , already taken the edge off the colors that swell in the valleys below the hilltops .", "summaries": ["the season of the hunt"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1423", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["how a company lets its cash talk"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1424", "text": "update : scored seven goals and three assists in kings ' first five games , all on the road .", "summaries": ["faceoff with kings UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1425", "text": "when gov. george w. bush of texas swept into washington on friday , his first stop was not an affluent suburb or a ritzy business district , nor were his first encounters with stalwart republican voters .", "summaries": ["in an unusual republican tactic bush woos minority voters"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1426", "text": "when it comes to personal finance software , mac users do n't have much choice .", "summaries": ["quicken upgrade a bit buggy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1427", "text": "robert ray , a career federal prosecutor , was sworn in on monday to replace the independent counsel , kenneth starr , and he vowed to complete starr 's five-year-old , $ ##-million criminal inquiry of president clinton and hillary rodham clinton in a `` prompt , responsible and cost-effective manner .", "summaries": ["new independent counsel vows to conclude inquiry of president"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1428", "text": "at st. UNK , UNK was originally called in to try to repair an instrument installed in the late ##th century by francois-henri clicquot -lrb- a distant relative by marriage of the champagne widow clicquot -rrb- .", "summaries": ["paris : UNK sound"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1429", "text": "nope , it 's just the same old stuff .", "summaries": ["every little thing sting does is no longer magic"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1430", "text": "brian shaw 's offseason has been dizzying to say the least .", "summaries": ["lakers add guard depth sign shaw"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1431", "text": "confession time .", "summaries": ["looking back pope paul vi was right on contraception"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1432", "text": "it blew up fast .", "summaries": ["in postseason nobody better than rivera"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1433", "text": "does the white house or congress have the right to send american troops into battle ? UNK", "summaries": ["house members challenge clinton 's authority to bomb yugoslavia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1434", "text": "eight-year-old gary bass died at a hospital early friday , two days after police found him and his brother , both emaciated and burned , inside their northeast kansas city home .", "summaries": ["UNK second triplet in abuse case dies"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1435", "text": "rankings reflect sales for the week ending oct. ## , at almost #,### bookstores plus wholesalers serving ##,### other retailers -lrb- gift shops , department stores , newsstands , supermarkets -rrb- , statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide .", "summaries": ["best sellers : UNK books"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1436", "text": "the thinking behind braves manager bobby cox 's decision to shake up his lineup was that perhaps inserting the left-handed hitters ozzie guillen , hitting .### in the post-season , and keith lockhart , hitting .### , would kick-start a moribund offense _ that had managed just one hit off the game # starter orlando hernandez _ against the right-hander david cone , the game # starter .", "summaries": ["atlanta 's lineup changes do n't work in the field or at the plate"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1437", "text": "in `` american beauty , '' kevin spacey 's dissatisfied suburban husband lester burnham UNK his ambitious wife , carolyn -lrb- annette bening -rrb- , for her materialism .", "summaries": ["movies put materialism in focus"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1438", "text": "tom glavine is the first in the last line of defense for the atlanta braves in this world series , and over the past two days , his manager asked the pitcher repeatedly if he has had enough time to recover from a stomach virus , if he would be ready to pitch in game # tuesday night .", "summaries": ["it 's up to a queasy glavine to stop the yankees"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1439", "text": "these sports stories for release wednesday , october ## 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years , nestled in a #,###-acre tract amid the coastal wetlands where howard hughes built his giant seaplane , the spruce goose .", "summaries": ["new hollywood studio wrangles over project"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1454", "text": "an e-mail sent to paul harris , a member of the virginia house of delegates , elicits an automatic response : `` i will be out of the office from UNK until UNK .", "summaries": ["memo to legislators : your presence is not required"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1455", "text": "as a result of all these efforts , the number of visitors grew to #.# million in #### , from fewer than #.# million in #### _ a ### percent increase during a time when total u.s. tourism grew about ## percent .", "summaries": ["corpus christi texas : and expanded"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1456", "text": "more than three months after huge riots swept the city , the back lanes of UNK , jakarta 's chinatown , are still strewn with ash and bricks and bits of broken glass .", "summaries": ["ethnic chinese in indonesia still fearful"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1457", "text": "after a month of hot and heavy flirting about a prospective merger , last monday was going to be the day that cks group and UNK finally got serious and set the price .", "summaries": ["technology start-ups suffer market jitters"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1458", "text": "after five months of upheaval and disarray , the dodgers already might have their first disaster for the #### season .", "summaries": ["after loss mondesi makes demand"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1459", "text": "the weather was cool during georgia tech 's football practice monday , but coach george o'leary was hot and sweaty after the workout .", "summaries": ["o'leary gets defensive after loss to bc"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1460", "text": "UNK etlis and three friends traveled from argentina to new york for a quick getaway .", "summaries": ["commentary : over a bridge the real life of nueva york"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1461", "text": "it all started innocently enough , with a dozen UNK containers of dried herbs and spices in a plastic carousel .", "summaries": ["how to make the most of savory UNK without letting them"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1462", "text": "it was a day for fifth-graders to learn how not to be fourth-graders , for a beginning elementary teacher to chase away butterflies in the stomach and face ## 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UNK ## ; pioneer in credit industry"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1548", "text": "peace now , the israeli advocacy group , said in a report released tuesday that in the past year israel has nearly doubled its settlement construction in the occupied west bank in violation of its obligations under an american-backed peace plan .", "summaries": ["israeli group reports sharp increase in settlement activity"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1549", "text": "the caucus : UNK .# 's non grata UNK", "summaries": ["convention notes and news"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1550", "text": "the dalai lama is exhausted .", "summaries": ["dalai lama citing exhaustion cancels trips"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1551", "text": "they are a staple of UNK hotlines and web sites : anguished tales about money stolen electronically from bank accounts , about unhelpful bank tellers and , finally , about UNK losses .", "summaries": ["even the wealthy face problems of unauthorized bank transfers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1552", "text": "curlin got the job done on saturday , adding a grade i win in saratoga to his long and impressive list of accomplishments .", "summaries": ["curlin edges long shot to win the woodward"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1553", "text": "the network news anchors , katie couric , charles gibson and brian williams , were diverted from here on sunday , and with them went sen. john mccain 's chance to command the national stage for four nights before a huge television audience .", "summaries": ["tv cameras turn from gop to storm"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1554", "text": "toronto - the eyes are hidden .", "summaries": ["murphy 's law : seek diversity"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1555", "text": "the supreme court late wednesday granted the bush administration 's request to transfer the terrorism suspect jose padilla from military to civilian custody , ending an odd two-week standoff over where he should be held while the justices decide whether to hear his case .", "summaries": ["high court allows transfer of padilla to civilian prison"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1556", "text": "it 's the raucous , not the meek , who are inheriting the earth in nbc 's prime-time provocation , `` the book of daniel , '' which has its premiere friday night .", "summaries": ["daniel : plenty of behavior worthy of a prayer session"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1557", "text": "colin l. powell said nothing -- a silence that spoke volumes to many in the white house on thursday morning .", "summaries": ["in meeting with former officials bush defends iraq policy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1558", "text": "yao wenyuan , the last surviving member of china 's notorious gang of four , the powerful group that was blamed for many of the excesses of the cultural revolution , died dec. ## , according to the official new china news agency .", "summaries": ["yao UNK ## member of gang of #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1559", "text": "the sudden political disappearance of prime minister ariel sharon , struggling for life after a massive stroke , has thrown the future of any peace process with the palestinians into question .", "summaries": ["as sharon ails palestinians face own travails"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1560", "text": "before the governor could even tell voters about his massive public works plan last week , southern california political leaders were making the case for spending billions on new roads and transit systems .", "summaries": ["transportation plan in high gear"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1561", "text": "there were no points awarded for eli manning 's pedigree sunday , and none at all scored by the giants , when the super bowl looked as distant a possibility for manning as it once did for a former journeyman named jake delhomme .", "summaries": ["sports column : a name only gets you so far sometimes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1562", "text": "cox news service atlanta -- the dow jones industrial average , which ended #### slightly in the red , came roaring back monday to close above ##,### for the first time in #\u00a0#\\/# years .", "summaries": ["dow edges back above ##,###"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1563", "text": "another new year , same old promises : i will ease off my favorite barbecue joint 's brownies .", "summaries": ["saving $ #,### in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1564", "text": "north carolina 's foster care system made a killer out of UNK UNK simpson , or so say his lawyers , who are asking gov. mike easley to spare simpson 's life .", "summaries": ["scheduled for jan. ## execution simpson asks for clemency"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1565", "text": "a supreme court victory won by california winemakers is now starting to resemble a fine cabernet : UNK", "summaries": ["high court ruling aside wine still not flowing across state lines"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1566", "text": "`` monk , '' a simple idea that has proven surprisingly resilient -- a neurotic genius solves quirky crimes -- resumes its fourth season tonight with a particularly silly case .", "summaries": ["monk keeps things deliciously quirky"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1567", "text": "cox news service dayton , ohio -- charlie coles has played in and coached more than #,### basketball games .", "summaries": ["forty years later texas western 's watershed victory still vivid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1568", "text": "gov. arnold schwarzenegger is expected to sign legislation friday to jump-start construction of a ### car-pool lane and preserve $ ### million in federal funds that could have been lost if work was not started in time .", "summaries": ["### relief now in sight"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1569", "text": "with a shower of federal dollars about to rain down on this state , jockeying is beginning in the halls of the louisiana capitol here over who will control the money .", "summaries": ["legislators eager for a say in spending louisiana aid"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1570", "text": "iran will not abandon its nuclear program even if the u.n. nuclear watchdog refers it to the security council , where it could face punitive measures , president mahmoud ahmadinejad said in a rare news conference on saturday .", "summaries": ["u.n. scrutiny wo n't make iran quit nuclear effort president says"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1571", "text": "st. louis - it 's been so long now - eight years - that the gold medal seems as if it happened to someone else .", "summaries": ["lipinski treasures golden memories"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1572", "text": "eric namesnik , who won silver medals in swimming in the #### and #### olympics and became a coach of several olympians , died on wednesday at a hospital in ypsilanti , mich. , four days after he was critically injured in an automobile accident on an icy road .", "summaries": ["eric UNK ## 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years in prison for a killing he did n't commit , ken marsh finally is poised to get some payback .", "summaries": ["$ ###,### for ## years wrongly held in prison"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1580", "text": "televangelist pat robertson , it seems , is n't the only one who thinks he can see god 's purpose in natural disasters .", "summaries": ["editorial : blaming god for disasters"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1581", "text": "nearly a year ago , south carolina supreme court chief justice jean UNK said that fair , swift justice has taken a backseat to an assembly line process that diminishes the quality of hearings afforded south carolinians .", "summaries": ["fair swift justice demands diversity"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1582", "text": "miguel lopez , who works at the state capitol , is sitting in a plush red velvet chair on the floor of the senate chamber .", "summaries": ["profile : UNK institution"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1583", "text": "a ##-year-old brooklyn teenager who friends said had been the center of attention at his friend 's sweet ## birthday party was fatally shot on the sidewalk as the party was winding down early sunday .", "summaries": ["brooklyn youth shot dead leaving party"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1584", "text": "dozens of tunnels have been dug between the gaza strip and egypt in the last quarter century , and through them have come most of the weapons that fill this narrow palestinian territory , threatening israel and palestinians themselves .", "summaries": ["the menacing legacy of gaza 's tunnels"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1585", "text": "never mind that she has dark blond hair and light blue eyes and the fairest of skin .", "summaries": ["she writes from the heart"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1586", "text": "physicians from leading medical schools , including harvard 's , are calling for teaching hospitals to sharply limit the gifts and money they accept from pharmaceutical and medical device makers , saying even small gifts can influence doctors to use products that may not be the most effective and cheapest .", "summaries": ["physicians call for a curb on gifts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1587", "text": "james franco , best known as harry osborne , peter parker 's best friend in the `` spider-man '' movies , is not your usual romantic lead .", "summaries": ["UNK UNK founders in a sea of cliches"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1588", "text": "democrats in georgia and alabama , borrowing an idea usually advanced by conservative republicans , are promoting bible classes in the public schools .", "summaries": ["democrats in # southern states push bills on bible study"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1589", "text": "cox news service waco , texas -- my boyfriend quipped to me the other day that he has become an ipod widow .", "summaries": ["UNK for sunday jan. ## #### an ipod listener turned addict"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1590", "text": "something you 're not likely to hear at the start of a ski or snowboard group lesson : you 're going to fall down .", "summaries": ["how do you ski or snowboard practice practice falling and practice"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1591", "text": "philadelphia - immediately following saturday afternoon 's game at the wachovia center , the lightning boarded a speeding train to washington for today 's game against the capitals .", "summaries": ["on track and rolling with rout"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1592", "text": "members of the organization of the petroleum exporting countries begin a meeting in vienna on tuesday , and ministers have indicated that they are likely to keep pumping oil at current levels .", "summaries": ["looking ahead"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1593", "text": "the philippine government said today substantial progress has been made in its peace talks with the leftist national democratic front -lrb- ndf -rrb- held last month in the netherlands .", "summaries": ["weather forecast for major world cities"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1594", "text": "malaysia beat bangladesh #-# in a world cup asian zone group one qualifying match in jeddah , saudi arabia , on monday .", "summaries": ["malaysia beats bangladesh #-# in world cup qualifier"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1595", "text": "beihai , a port city in southwest china 's guangxi zhuang autonomous region , will provide marine tourism services for the vietnamese cities of haiphong , mong cai and ha long this may .", "summaries": ["southwest china to start new marine tourism services"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1596", "text": "chinese vice-premier zhu rongji met here today with his belarus counterpart UNK UNK , and his party .", "summaries": ["chinese vice-premier meets belarus visitors"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1597", "text": "buhe , vice-chairman of the standing committee of china 's national people 's congress -lrb- npc -rrb- , met here today with a delegation from the municipal parliament of seoul , discussing the friendly exchanges that have taken place in the sister cities in recent years .", "summaries": ["npc vice-chairman meets rok visitors"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1598", "text": "china 's foreign trade expands in scale last year with a better import and export structure , according a report from china 's state statistics bureau -lrb- ssb -rrb- released here today .", "summaries": ["china 's foreign trade expands structure improves in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1599", "text": "slovenia is considering making a modest contribution to the italian-led multinational protection force set up to secure relief aid operations in albania , the italian defense ministry said today .", "summaries": ["slovenia may contribute to protection force to albania"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1600", "text": "with a growing population of elderly and a declining birth rate in shanghai , china 's industrial and financial center , some child care centers have been transformed into homes for the elderly .", "summaries": ["results of british open squash semi-final"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1601", "text": "the pudong united rural credit cooperative , a syndicate of ## local rural credit cooperatives , will loan #.# billion yuan to projects in pudong new area , an emerging trade and financial hub in shanghai , this year .", "summaries": ["collated world cup results in africa"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1602", "text": "vice-premier zou jiahua expressed china 's willingness to further increase technological cooperation with foreign enterprises including the toyota motor corporation of japan on the basis of mutual benefit , in a meeting with okuda hiroshi , president of toyota .", "summaries": ["trading on hong kong stock exchange"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1603", "text": "australian patrick rafter apologized on wednesday for being drunk while playing for his national team in the a davis cup .", "summaries": ["rafter UNK for being drunk in davis cup game"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1604", "text": "the security council today forwarded to the general assembly the nominations of ## candidates for judges of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia .", "summaries": ["collated results at salem open tennis '## in hong kong"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1605", "text": "a foreign trade fair aimed at enhancing economic ties between china 's island province of hainan and vietnam has ended recently , generating a total of one billion yuan-worth of contracts .", "summaries": ["foreign trade fair to boost ties between hainan and vietnam"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1606", "text": "some ### iranians today staged demonstrations in front of the german embassy here to protest the berlin court ruling which charges top iranian leaders with involvement in the #### murder of four iranian dissidents .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading u.s. UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1607", "text": "government troops has repelled an attack by rebel forces along sudan 's eastern borders , the spokesman of the sudanese armed forces said today .", "summaries": ["government forces repel rebel attack in eastern"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1608", "text": "the european union -lrb- eu -rrb- and the united states today reached an agreement on a dispute over the helms-burton act against cuba , u.s. officials confirmed .", "summaries": ["us confirms deal on anti-cuba law dispute"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1609", "text": "chinese vice-premier and foreign minister qian qichen met with iranian deputy foreign minister UNK boroujerdi here today .", "summaries": ["chinese iranian foreign ministers meet in beijing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1610", "text": "botswana will depreciate its currency pula to offset problems likely to affect its national economy , southern african broadcasting association -lrb- saba -rrb- reported today .", "summaries": ["botswana to depreciate national currency"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1611", "text": "a #,###-strong multinational force will land at the albanian port of durres after midnight tonight to protect humanitarian aid supplies to this balkan country , italian chief of defense staff admiral guido venturoni said today .", "summaries": ["highlights of major beijing-based UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1612", "text": "two guerrillas of the lebanese hezbollah , or party of god , were killed in the first clash with israeli forces in south lebanon in a month , beirut 's press reported wednesday morning .", "summaries": ["# hezbollah fighters killed in israel 's swoop"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1613", "text": "the diamond high council -lrb- UNK -rrb- , the official trade federation representing the belgian diamond trade and industry , is to hold an international conference on the diamond industry during the hong kong jewelry & watch fair '## in september .", "summaries": ["antwerp world diamond center supports hk jewelry & watch fair"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1614", "text": "the chinese economy is expected to grow rapidly over the next two years with real gdp -lrb- gross domestic product -rrb- increasing by # percent in #### and by # percent in #### , the asian development bank said today .", "summaries": ["chinese economy to grow UNK in next # years : adb"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1615", "text": "the first contingent of italian troops is expected to enter albania 's southern port of vlore no later than early next week , italian defense chief of staff admiral guido venturoni said here today .", "summaries": ["italian troops to enter albanian port vlore next week"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1616", "text": "five workers of the aeroperu airline will be tried to determine the degree of their responsibility in an airliner accident in october #### which killed ## persons .", "summaries": ["market exchange rates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1617", "text": "the opposition labor party 's lead has dropped to its lowest level for four years , according to the latest UNK poll for the sunday times .", "summaries": ["uk labor 's lead drops to lowest for four years"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1618", "text": "following are the team standings of world cup concacaf zone qualifying tournament after sunday 's match between the united states and mexico -lrb- tabulated under matches played , won , drawn , lost , goals for , against , points -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["team standings of world cup concacaf zone qualifying"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1619", "text": "the pacific asia travel association -lrb- pata -rrb- will hold its second mekong tourism forum in ho chi minh city on october ##-## , this year , to explore new tourist venues along the mekong river .", "summaries": ["travel association to hold mekong tourism forum in vietnam"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1620", "text": "pakistani president farooq leghari has stated that pakistan has a `` very special relationship with china and the bilateral ties have been tested by time .", "summaries": ["pakistan has very special relationship with china :"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1621", "text": "the european commission -lrb- ec -rrb- , the executive body of the european union -lrb- eu -rrb- , and japan have agreed not to resort to the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- dispute settlement mechanism unless solutions to their trade disputes can not be found through bilateral talks .", "summaries": ["eu UNK to solve trade disputes through dialogue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1622", "text": "the #### sydney olympic games will probably have traffic jams and transport problems , according to ioc official .", "summaries": ["sydney olympics faces transport problem"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1623", "text": "german transportation minister matthias wissmann today reaffirmed bonn 's commitment to the construction of a magnetic levitation rail link between hamburg and berlin despite the soaring costs and an uncertain market .", "summaries": ["bonn vows to bring maglev train in operation in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1624", "text": "japanese auto-maker toyota has invested # billion baht -lrb- about ### million us dollars -rrb- to build a new plant in east thailand , which officially opened today .", "summaries": ["key frankfurt markets fixed rates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1625", "text": "shanghai , china 's largest industrial city will add ### supermarkets and ### chain stores this year to its #,###-plus service outlets of this kind .", "summaries": ["results of table tennis world championships UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1626", "text": "the democratic people 's republic of korea whitewashed south korea in the women 's team semi-finals at the world table tennis championships here on sunday .", "summaries": ["dpr korea sails into women 's team final"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1627", "text": "european union -lrb- eu -rrb- countries will send their ambassadors back to iran soon in a move seen as indicating they are not prepared to damage lucrative ties with the country .", "summaries": ["eu ambassadors to return to iran soon"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1628", "text": "two passenger trains crashed today in central-south china 's hunan province , killing ## people and leaving many others injured .", "summaries": ["train crash kills ## in hunan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1629", "text": "northeast china 's liaoning province plans to spend ## billion yuan on an expressway that will link the provincial capital of shenyang with shanhaiguan , the easternmost part of the great wall .", "summaries": ["express way for northeast china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1630", "text": "president george w. bush met with visiting pakistani prime minister zafarullah jamali in the white house on wednesday to discuss issues on bilateral relations and cooperation in fighting terror .", "summaries": ["us president meets pakistani pm in white house"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1631", "text": "a working group will be formed to realize recommendations made by the sars expert committee in hong kong , chief executive of hong kong special administrative region tung chee hwa said here thursday .", "summaries": ["working group to be set up in hk to study sars experts advice"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1632", "text": "japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi on friday reiterated his confidence about the japanese economy , saying prospects are good that japan will resolve the issue of bad loans around #### .", "summaries": ["koizumi reiterates confidence in UNK economy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1633", "text": "thai commerce minister adisai bodharamik revealed that the association of southeast asian nations -lrb- asean -rrb- and japan would form a free trade area by #### in an agreement to be signed during the asean summit to be held in bali , indonesia , on oct. # , the bangkok post reported saturday .", "summaries": ["asean UNK to sign fta agreement in bali summit : minister"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1634", "text": "by feng jian , yang UNK UNK", "summaries": ["UNK analysis : eu conference launches spurt of constitution-making marathon"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1635", "text": "philippine share prices closed only #.## percent higher monday in listless trading as the market continued to consolidate .", "summaries": ["philippine stocks end slightly higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1636", "text": "nigeria will support south africa 's #### world cup bid and go all out for the #### edition itself , nigerian president olusegun obasanjo said here monday .", "summaries": ["nigeria targets to host #### world cup : nigerian president"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1637", "text": "the iraqi governing council tuesday rejected an expected turkish offer of sending peace-keeping troops to iraq , dubai-based al arabiya tv channel reported .", "summaries": ["UNK : iraq 's governing council rejects turkish troops deployment : tv"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1638", "text": "xu kuangdi , vice-chairman of the national committee of the chinese people 's political consultative conference -lrb- cppcc -rrb- , met here wednesday with a delegation of korea junior chamber , inc. , a non-governmental organization of the republic of korea .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading british UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1639", "text": "costa rica has ruled out the possibility of opening up its telecommunication sector in spite of pressure exerted by the united states , reports from guatemala city said wednesday .", "summaries": ["costa rica rules out opening telecommunication sector"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1640", "text": "government and business leaders from ## central and east european countries are gathering in bucharest , romania , for the region 's first investment summit on oct. ## to ## .", "summaries": ["first investment summit to be held for central east europe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1641", "text": "the asian development bank -lrb- adb -rrb- has approved a ###,### - us-dollar technical assistance -lrb- ta -rrb- grant to china to develop an innovative plan to reduce poverty and protect the unique cultures of ## of its smallest ethnic minority groups .", "summaries": ["adb okays pioneer plan to protect china 's minority culture"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1642", "text": "southwest china 's yunnan province will raise #.# billion yuan -lrb- ###.## million us dollars -rrb- in the next five years to help its #.## million rural people out of poverty , according to the yunnan provincial poverty relief office .", "summaries": ["local government raises fund for impoverished population largest in the nation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1643", "text": "ministerial officials attending the forum for economic and trade cooperation between china and portuguese-speaking countries , which opened here on sunday , dedicated the morning debate to three topics .", "summaries": ["forum between china portuguese-speaking countries focuses on three tropics"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1644", "text": "vietnam will start the construction of its first underground railway in the ho chi minh city in mid - #### with an investment of ### million us dollars .", "summaries": ["vietnam to build first underground railways"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1645", "text": "a top un envoy said here monday that despite existing regional tension , israel violated its withdraw line with jets flying seven times over it into air space over southern lebanon .", "summaries": ["ecb main reference exchange rates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1646", "text": "li yushu , former vice-mayor of leshan in southwest china 's sichuan province , was executed tuesday after being convicted of abusing his authority to take bribes valued at #.# million yuan -lrb- #.# million us dollars -rrb- .", "summaries": ["vice mayor executed for taking bribes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1647", "text": "the launch of shenzhou-# , china 's first manned spacecraft , is successful and the craft is already in orbit , an official in charge of the country 's manned spaceflight program announced wednesday morning .", "summaries": ["bulletin : shenzhou-# launch successful official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1648", "text": "top interpol officers on wednesday asked its members to devise rules and procedures for policing at the global level and providing legal status to red corner notices against wanted fugitives .", "summaries": ["interpol asks world govts to make rules for global policing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1649", "text": "chinese permanent representative to the united nations wang guangya on wednesday urged the un and the international community to continue supporting timor-leste .", "summaries": ["china stresses continued international support for timor-leste"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1650", "text": "despite generous donation from the international community , millions of people will still wake up hungry on the world food day which falls on thursday .", "summaries": ["wfp urges more UNK to hungry people"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1651", "text": "ecuadorian president lucio gutierrez has reiterated support for bolivian president gonzalo sanchez de lozada , who is facing a UNK crisis at home , a bolivian diplomat said thursday .", "summaries": ["ecuador 's gov t reiterates support for crisis-plagued bolivian president"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1652", "text": "`` we come here to invite more chinese friends to zimbabwe , where ancient chinese set foot several thousands of years ago , '' francis nhema , zimbabwe 's minister of environment and tourism told xinhua friday .", "summaries": ["zimbabwe shows itself as wonderland for china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1653", "text": "cambodia 's two major parties on saturday announced to cancel their decision to attend monday 's coalition talks at the royal palace because the killing of a radio reporter on saturday morning .", "summaries": ["cambodia 's # parties reject coalition talks due to killings of reporter"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1654", "text": "the visiting saudi arabian crown prince abdullah bin abdul aziz sunday called on muslims to move on a path of unity and tolerance .", "summaries": ["j-league first division results\\/standings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1655", "text": "israel 's air forces on monday launched a third missile strike on gaza city in less than four hours , palestinian witnesses said .", "summaries": ["israel launches third airstrike on gaza city"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1656", "text": "following are the world cup alpine world cup champions in the ####-#### season : UNK", "summaries": ["men 's world cup ski champions last season"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1657", "text": "thousands of palestinians on tuesday took to the streets of UNK refugee camp in central gaza strip to attend the funeral of the eight palestinians killed during an israeli army airstrike late on monday .", "summaries": ["palestinians hold funeral for those killed in israeli airstrikes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1658", "text": "the common market for eastern and southern africa -lrb- comesa -rrb- is to set up the comesa common investment area -lrb- ccia -rrb- that will attract foreign investors and boost trade within the region .", "summaries": ["comesa to set up common investment area"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1659", "text": "bulgarian police captured ## kg of heroin in two separate operations , the bulgarian telegraph agency reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["bulgarian police seize ## kg heroin"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1660", "text": "european major stocks ended mainly lower for the second session in a row thursday as limp results and outlooks from sector bellwethers such as royal dutch\\/shell and stmicroelectronics sent jitters through the market .", "summaries": ["european major stocks end mainly lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1661", "text": "austrian minister of foreign affairs benita ferrero-waldner will visit china on nov. #-# , announced foreign ministry spokeswoman zhang qiyue here thursday at a regular press conference .", "summaries": ["austrian foreign minister to visit china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1662", "text": "bayern munich playmaker michael ballack has fully recovered from an ankle injury but fellow midfielder owen hargreaves is still out of action due to a hip problem , the german first division club said on friday .", "summaries": ["ballack fit for bayern 's game but hargreaves still out"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1663", "text": "container freighters between dandong , northeast china , and inchon , the republic of korea -lrb- rok -rrb- , were launched oct. ## , as the port of dandong has largely increased its capacity of handling containers in recent years .", "summaries": ["UNK container freighters launched"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1664", "text": "sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe will meet us president george bush to review the country 's current norwegian-brokered peace progress , officials said .", "summaries": ["sri lankan pm to meet us president to review peace process"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1665", "text": "pakistan 's top shares prices ended higher monday as rumors indicating a swift sell-off concerning state-run oil major pakistan state oil -lrb- pso -rrb- .", "summaries": ["pakistan stocks close up"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1666", "text": "south korean stocks continued their winning streak on foreign and program buying , with the main index bouncing back to the ###-point level on tuesday .", "summaries": ["s. korean stocks continue rising"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1667", "text": "seven people , including an ambulance driver and five patients , were killed when the ambulance collided with a car on the highway between UNK and victoria west in south africa on tuesday , the south african press association reported .", "summaries": ["seven killed in ambulance crash in s. africa"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1668", "text": "pakistani president pervez musharraf wednesday spoke highly of the sino-pak relations , saying that the relations between the two countries are always excellent , strategic and permanent .", "summaries": ["interview : sino-pak relations are excellent strategic permanent : musharraf by rong UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1669", "text": "following are the schedule for the world cup volleyball from november # in ## japanese cities : UNK", "summaries": ["schedule of world cup volleyball UNK women"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1670", "text": "nigeria has signed a fresh agreement with multinational oil majors to build a second liquefied natural gas -lrb- lng -rrb- plant in brass in central niger delta , south nigeria , the news agency of nigeria reported thursday .", "summaries": ["nigeria to build second liquefied natural gas plant"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1671", "text": "all judicial files concerning intellectual property rights , from all three levels of beijing 's courthouses , will be available on UNK , the official website of beijing supreme court , from nov. # , announced an official friday .", "summaries": ["beijing 's judicial files concerning intellectual property rights available on internet"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1672", "text": "the kenyan authorities have issued a tough warning to the country 's politicians seeking votes ahead of the general elections to shun violence or risk being barred from participating in the poll .", "summaries": ["news items from asia-pacific desk of xinhua UNK part #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1673", "text": "truck drivers and mechanics working for waste management inc. returned to work thursday after a two-week strike in los angeles , organizers said .", "summaries": ["trash workers end strike in los angeles"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1674", "text": "hosts wuhan won the men 's soccer title by beating beijing shunyi #-# here at the #th chinese city games on friday .", "summaries": ["hosts wuhan wins men 's soccer title at chinese city games"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1675", "text": "in anticipation of strong winds returning , fire departments across southern california are bracing for a possible new round of fresh wildfires , authorities said on friday .", "summaries": ["roundup : firefighters gear up for fresh fires in s. california"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1676", "text": "chief of army staff of pakistan general pervez musharraf on saturday declared a state of emergency in the country , the state-run ptv reported .", "summaries": ["#nd ld : musharraf declares state of emergency in pakistan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1677", "text": "the abu dhabi national oil company -lrb- adnoc -rrb- , the energy giant of the united arab emirates -lrb- uae -rrb- , announced on sunday the retrospective prices of its four main grades of crude oil for october .", "summaries": ["uae energy giant announces retrospective oil prices for october"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1678", "text": "the south asia regional management team of the world bank comprising of more than ## senior managers and staffs are in kathmandu to participate in a series of meetings about new and emerging issues in nepal and south asia with the theme `` beyond the nation state .", "summaries": ["world bank team arrives in nepal to discuss development"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1679", "text": "share prices on the london stock exchange closed lower on monday , suffering on fears over banks ' exposure to bad u.s. home loans and the termination of sainsbury 's bid .", "summaries": ["london stock market ends lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1680", "text": "thailand 's deputy secretary-general of council for national security -lrb- cns -rrb- anupong paochinda on tuesday ignored demand by the people power party which called for the cns members to resign .", "summaries": ["thai cns refuses to dissolve before election"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1681", "text": "u.s. senate and house agreed tuesday to spend some ### billion u.s. dollars in baseline defense budget for fiscal year #### , but left most of the ### billion dollars of war funding request undecided .", "summaries": ["u.s. senate house leave war funds undecided"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1682", "text": "israeli settlers continue the construction of new houses in the west bank territories despite the government 's pledge to freeze settlement expansion , according to a report released wednesday from an israeli left-wing group .", "summaries": ["news items from asia-pacific desk of xinhua UNK part #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1683", "text": "strengthened border patrol has led to a ##-percent drop in arrests of undocumented migrants this year at the u.s.-mexico frontier , it was reported on wednesday .", "summaries": ["arrests of border-crossers drop"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1684", "text": "vietnam imported nearly #.# billion u. s. dollars worth of machines , equipment and spare parts in the first ## months of this year , a year-on-year rise of ##.# percent , according to the country 's general statistics office on thursday .", "summaries": ["vietnam machinery import surges ##.# pct in ## months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1685", "text": "germany 's electronics giant siemens said on thursday that an internal probe had revealed dubious transactions totaling #.# billion euros -lrb- about #.# billion u.s. dollars -rrb- , much larger than previous estimates .", "summaries": ["siemens reveals UNK bribery fund"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1686", "text": "zambia 's biggest mining company said it will spill out # billion u.s. dollars for its three-year expansion scheme , daily mail reported on friday .", "summaries": ["zambia 's biggest miner to spend # bln dollars on expansion"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1687", "text": "although debrecen is a smaller and less well-off city than any of its eight rivals , the city hopes to be picked up to host the first ever youth olympic games scheduled for #### , mayor lajos UNK told reporters here on friday .", "summaries": ["debrecen hopes to host first youth olympics in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1688", "text": "a landslide in northwest china 's shaanxi province has trapped three people since saturday , the local government said on sunday .", "summaries": ["landslide UNK three in northwest china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1689", "text": "six people were confirmed dead and two others were hospitalized in a food poisoning case on sunday in central china 's hubei province , local government sources said on monday .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading indian UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1690", "text": "glancing at newspaper copies at a newsstand here in kabul , the capital of post - taliban afghanistan , ahmad UNK , ## , said that he was happy to see dozens of daily papers and magazines published today in his country .", "summaries": ["feature : post-taliban afghanistan witnesses UNK developing media by abdul UNK zhang UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1691", "text": "both state and foreign investments in vietnam 's agriculture have been not sufficient enough , while local farmers have to pay fees to contribute to building rural roads , irrigation works and schools , local newspaper vietnam news reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["hong kong stocks finish lower at midday nov. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1692", "text": "a senior official of russia 's central bank has forecast a #.#-percent annual growth of the gross domestic product -lrb- gdp -rrb- in #### , interfax news agency reported on tuesday .", "summaries": ["russian central bank predicts #.#-percent gdp growth"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1693", "text": "brazilian ronaldinho was reported for training with brazil on tuesday with a twisted ankle , team doctor jose luis runco said .", "summaries": ["ronaldinho trains with ankle injury for brazil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1694", "text": "a taiwanese fishing vessel , which has been captured off the somali coast in may and released early this month , arrived at mombasa port of kenya on wednesday .", "summaries": ["taiwanese fishing vessel released off somali coast arrives at mombasa kenya"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1695", "text": "western mexico state jalisco will host the first edition of the UNK dollar lorena ochoa invitation golf tournament on nov. ##-## #### , in guadalajara country club , the lorena ochoa foundation said in a statement on wednesday .", "summaries": ["mexico to host lorena ochoa golf tournament in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1696", "text": "overcrowding and lack of illumination at exit points at konkola stadium in UNK province of zambia were among the major lapses that led to a stampede resulting in the death of ## soccer fans after an africa cup qualifier between zambia and congo UNK on june # , this year , sports minister gabriel UNK told the parliament thursday .", "summaries": ["overcrowding lack of illumination leads to stampede in zambia : investigation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1697", "text": "tokyo stocks opened sharply lower friday .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading new zealand UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1698", "text": "coach of manchester city football club sven-goran eriksson signed three thai young players to the english premiership league team at a ceremony in bangkok friday morning .", "summaries": ["UNK man"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1699", "text": "china 's sun hui claimed gold in the women 's ##kg sanshou at the #th world wushu championships here on saturday .", "summaries": ["china 's sun wins women 's ##kg of sanshou at world wushu championships"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1700", "text": "namibia has imported about ### tons of maize from zambia and more tons are lined up for namibia , according sunday mail .", "summaries": ["head-to-head record for shanghai masters cup final"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1701", "text": "the rescue work has completed at a gold mine in southeast australia with all of the ## miners who were trapped in a collapsed shaft having been brought to the surface .", "summaries": ["major news item in leading australian UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1702", "text": "the death toll from the last thursday night 's cyclone in bangladesh shot up to #### till #:## p. m. monday , according to the food and disaster management ministry .", "summaries": ["cyclone death toll in bangladesh rises to ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1703", "text": "nigeria 's federal capital abuja on monday got the hosting right of the sixth students for the advancement of global entrepreneurship -lrb- sage -rrb- world cup tournament .", "summaries": ["nigeria to host sage #### world cup"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1704", "text": "some ###,### beijingers will be encouraged by the municipal government to move out of the old city proper and sites of historical value by #### , in efforts to safeguard historical and cultural sites .", "summaries": ["beijing to move ###,### people out of sites of historical value by ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1705", "text": "n ` djamena , nov. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the investigating magistrate and prosecutor handling the case involving the french association , zoe ' s ark , arrived tuesday in the eastern town of abeche where they met the ### children the association was attempting to fly to france , according to reports .", "summaries": ["chadian court officials go to UNK to investigation into children 's case"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1706", "text": "afghan police and the u.s.-led coalition forces have killed ## militants during a joint operation in UNK district of southern afghan province of uruzgan , the ministry of interior said in a press release issued wednesday .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading iranian UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1707", "text": "pakistani foreign minister missed the commonwealth foreign ministers ' meeting here on wednesday which is expected to decide whether or not pakistan should be suspended from the organization of former british colonies .", "summaries": ["pakistani fm misses commonwealth foreign ministers meeting"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1708", "text": "expensive scientific instruments are now available for public rental throughout china via a new on-line database launched on thursday .", "summaries": ["foreign exchange rates in india"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1709", "text": "romania and kazakhstan will cooperate in transporting caspian oil to european consumer markets , the romanian and kazakh presidents stressed in a joint press statement on thursday .", "summaries": ["romania kazakhstan to cooperate in transporting oil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1710", "text": "vietnam plans to reap ##.# billion u. s. dollars from exporting heavy industry products and minerals next year , up from estimated ##.# billion dollars this year , a local trade agency said friday .", "summaries": ["vietnam targets bigger heavy industry product exports next year"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1711", "text": "cuban sports officials and coaches censored the possible elimination of boxers ' protective head gear in the amateur boxing competitions , cuba 's official press `` granma '' said on friday .", "summaries": ["cuba sports UNK UNK ask to keep boxers protective gear"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1712", "text": "croatia 's sixth parliamentary elections since its independence in #### kicked off on sunday , with surveys predicting a tight race between ruling conservative croatian democratic union -lrb- hdz -rrb- and opposition social democratic party -lrb- sdp -rrb- .", "summaries": ["#nd ld : croatia holds parliamentary elections"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1713", "text": "between ##,### and ##,### people in vietnam die of diseases caused by smoking each year , according to local newspaper youth on monday .", "summaries": ["##,###-## ,### vietnamese die from smoking annually"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1714", "text": "by xinhua writer jiang UNK , zhao UNK UNK", "summaries": ["#nd UNK focus : china france sign #-bln-euro nuclear energy deal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1715", "text": "a magnitude-# .# earthquake rocked metro manila at around ##:## p.m. tuesday but there is no immediate reports of casualties .", "summaries": ["#nd ld UNK : earthquake hits metro manila"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1716", "text": "chinese vice-premier wu yi said tuesday that the country should step up efforts to develop its service trade in a bid to alter the growth pattern of foreign trade and increase employment and domestic consumption .", "summaries": ["chinese vice-premier calls for fast development of service trade"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1717", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["#nd ld : pakistan 's musharraf steps down as army chief"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1718", "text": "jing zhiyuan , commander of the second artillery force of the chinese people 's liberation army -lrb- pla -rrb- , wrapped up his official visit to sweden wednesday .", "summaries": ["senior chinese military official UNK up visit to sweden"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1719", "text": "australian prime minister-elect kevin rudd announced the make up of his new cabinet , appointing his deputy julia gillard education minister .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading nepali UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1720", "text": "china was greatly honored here during celebrations to mark mauritania 's ##th independence celebrations , according to reports .", "summaries": ["mauritania salutes china 's cooperation on national day"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1721", "text": "marshall islands opposition party declared victory thursday night , saying it `` is ready to take over the reins of government after defeating president kessai note , reported pacific magazine , a UNK journal , on friday .", "summaries": ["opposition declares win in marshalls election"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1722", "text": "`` fondation congo assistance , '' an association founded by the republic of congo 's first lady antoinette sassou n ` UNK , has launched here a national campaign against aids , mainly focusing on the implementation of the mother - UNK infection prevention project -lrb- UNK -rrb- , according to reports .", "summaries": ["foreign exchange rates in india"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1723", "text": "andy roddick got the better of dmitry tursunov in straight sets on friday , assuring the united states a #-# lead over defending champions russia in the #### davis cup final .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading thai UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1724", "text": "u.s. construction spending dropped by #.# percent in february , the fifth straight monthly decline , as residential construction tumbled for a record ##th consecutive month , the commerce department reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["u.s. construction spending drops for fifth straight month in february"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1725", "text": "vietnamese prime minister nguyen tan dung has asked localities , relevant agencies and people to focus on monitoring food safety , ensuring environmental hygiene , preparing enough pharmaceuticals , and intensifying awareness work , to stamp out acute diarrhea .", "summaries": ["vietnam working on acute diarrhea"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1726", "text": "the asian swimming record tumbled again at the seven-day olympic test event here on friday .", "summaries": ["asian swimming record tumbles again at china 's olympic trials"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1727", "text": "zimbabwe 's ruling zanu-pf has requested the zimbabwe electoral commission -lrb- zec -rrb- to recount and audit all its electoral material relating to last week 's presidential election following revelations of errors and miscalculations in the compilation of the poll result .", "summaries": ["xinhua world news summary at #### UNK UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1728", "text": "lebanese parliament speaker nabih berri was `` stunned '' by the comment of french foreign minister bernard kouchner who accused him of closing down the parliament and of `` lacking freedom to move , '' al-akhbar daily reported on wednesday .", "summaries": ["lebanese speaker stunned by french fm remarks : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1729", "text": "brian cowen has been formally elected leader of ireland 's governing fianna fail party , replacing bertie ahern .", "summaries": ["cowen elected new leader of irish governing party"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1730", "text": "bangladesh and india signed a deal here thursday giving green signal to resumption of passenger train service between the two neighboring countries after ## years .", "summaries": ["bangladesh india sign agreement for resumption of train service after ## years"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1731", "text": "a spokesman for the beijing olympic organizing committee criticized radical supporters of tibetan independence for their sabotage of the ongoing olympic torch relay .", "summaries": ["UNK thanks overseas supporters for torch relay criticizes radical saboteurs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1732", "text": "chinese carmaker chery automobile has recorded a ##.# percent growth in the number of exported vehicles during the first quarter , the company said on sunday .", "summaries": ["chinese carmaker chery reports export surge in first quarter"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1733", "text": "chinese ambassador to oman pan weifang on saturday highly valued the preparation that oman has made for the upcoming beijing olympic torch relay to be held in oman 's capital muscat on april ## .", "summaries": ["chinese ambassador highly values oman 's preparation for olympic torch relay"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1734", "text": "singapore shares end higher singapore , april ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the shares prices in singapore closed higher on wednesday with the blue chip straits times index -lrb- sti -rrb- soaring #.## percent or ## points to end at #,###.## points .", "summaries": ["UNK shares end higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1735", "text": "china 's economic growth slowed to ##.# percent in the first quarter from ##.# percent in the same period last year , the national bureau of statistics -lrb- nbs -rrb- said on wednesday .", "summaries": ["#st ld : china economy grows ##.# pct in #q vs. year-earlier ##.# pct"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1736", "text": "the white house said thursday that the meeting between former u.s. president jimmy carter and a hamas delegation from the gaza strip was not `` useful .", "summaries": ["xinhua world news summary at #### UNK UNK ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1737", "text": "nine people were killed and several others were injured as a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern philippines friday morning .", "summaries": ["# killed in philippine bus UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1738", "text": "the one foundation project , initiated by chinese kung fu star jet li in #### , has raised over ## million yuan in its first year , and has allocated #.# million yuan for relief work .", "summaries": ["jet li foundation allocates #.# mln yuan for charity in first year"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1739", "text": "franch won the gold medal at women 's epee team event of the fie #### world championships by beating china ##-## .", "summaries": ["france beats china for women 's epee team gold"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1740", "text": "un secretary-general ban ki-moon reiterated here monday the urgent need of tackling the soaring food prices and low food stocks when he addressed the high - level segment of the ##th session of the un conference on trade and investment -lrb- unctad -rrb- .", "summaries": ["un chief reiterates emergency of addressing food issues"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1741", "text": "all schools in the orissa state of india have been closed for the summer vacation at least eight days in advance after some ## people died over the last three weeks due to heatstroke , according to the ndtv 's report on tuesday .", "summaries": ["heatstroke kills some ### indians"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1742", "text": "another #.# million people fell below the poverty line in argentina in the second half of #### , research by the country 's official statistics agency revealed wednesday .", "summaries": ["more people living below poverty line in argentina"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1743", "text": "cherie blair , wife of former british prime minister tony blair , visited bangladesh 's supreme court here on wednesday to observe the appeal proceedings of a graft case against former bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina .", "summaries": ["cherie blair serves as bangladesh 's ex-pm hasina 's legal team expert"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1744", "text": "chinese lawmakers on thursday adopted a law amendment to better protect the country 's more than ## million disabled , in the run-up to the beijing #### paralympics in september .", "summaries": ["#nd UNK : china adopts amendment to law on protection of the disabled"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1745", "text": "urban chinese saw their disposable income expand #.# percent in the first quarter , the lowest increase for the same period since #### .", "summaries": ["inflation slows urban chinese income growth"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1746", "text": "uruguay 's river plate soccer club on sunday defeated its counterpart bella vista by #-# and is back on top towards uruguay 's closing championship thanks to nacional 's #-# tie against liverpool on saturday .", "summaries": ["uruguay 's river plate heads for uruguayan soccer title"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1747", "text": "the hushen ### index reflecting the performance of china 's shanghai and shenzhen stock exchanges closed at #,###.## on monday , down ##.## points , or #.## percent , from the previous close .", "summaries": ["hushen ### index down UNK ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1748", "text": "u.s. president george w. bush on tuesday criticized congress for not acting on his proposals to deal with the rising cost of fuel and other necessities in a speech on u.s. economy .", "summaries": ["bush criticizes congress in speech on economy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1749", "text": "one more body has been recovered from the wreckage of monday 's fatal train crash in eastern china , bringing the known death toll to ## , a local newspaper reports .", "summaries": ["death toll from east china train collision rises to ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1750", "text": "the u.s. dollar traded in the upper ## yen range early monday in tokyo , down slightly from its levels late friday in new york .", "summaries": ["dollar trades in upper ## yen range in tokyo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1751", "text": "iraqi oil ministry tuesday gave a two-week extra time for foreign oil firms to send in documentation for the second round of licensing for long-term development contracts .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading israeli UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1752", "text": "as incomes decline , americans increasingly are reining in spending and instead saving more .", "summaries": ["americans spend less save more"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1753", "text": "cambodia 's fledgling insurance industry grew ## percent last year , despite global declines in the sector , national media reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["cambodian insurance sector grows ## pct in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1754", "text": "china 's export of autos , including auto parts and components , increased ##.# percent to ##.## billion u.s. dollars in #### , but down ##.## percentage points compared with the previous year , china association of automobile manufacturers -lrb- caam -rrb- said here on wednesday .", "summaries": ["china auto export slowdown in #### amid falling demand"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1755", "text": "the largest snake the world has ever known -- as long as a school bus and as heavy as a small car - - ruled tropical ecosystems only six million years after the demise of the fearsome tyrannosaurus rex , according to a new discovery to be published on thursday in the journal nature .", "summaries": ["world 's largest snake discovered in fossilized rainforest"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1756", "text": "new zealand will make an initial contribution of ###,### nz dollars -lrb- ##,### u.s. dollars -rrb- to help people affected by flooding in solomon islands , foreign minister murray mccully said on friday .", "summaries": ["nz to provide flood relief to solomon islands"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1757", "text": "boston celtics guard ray allen has been named the alternative to file in the vacancy left by injured orlando magic guard jameer nelson for the all-star game , said the nba on thursday .", "summaries": ["allen to replace nelson for nba all-star game"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1758", "text": "chicago , feb. # -lrb- xinhua -rrb- - gold futures on the comex division of the new york mercantile exchange edged higher friday due to investors ' profit-taking after the disappointing unemployment data .", "summaries": ["gold ended slightly higher on profit-taking after unemployment data"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1759", "text": "angola and cuba called here on saturday for establishing a more democratic , equitable and fair international economic policy .", "summaries": ["xinhua world economic news summary at #### UNK feb. #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1760", "text": "the chairperson of the commission of the african union -lrb- au -rrb- , jean ping , decided on sunday to dispatch cote d'ivoire 's former foreign minister amara essy as an envoy to antananarivo , capital of madagascar .", "summaries": ["#st ld UNK : au chief decides to send envoy to madagascar"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1761", "text": "ten civilians , including a nine - year-old boy , have been wounded in mortar attacks staged by islamic militants holding three aid workers of the international committee of the red cross monday night in the southern philippine island of sulu , police said .", "summaries": ["UNK : ## wounded as militants fire mortars at philippine marine"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1762", "text": "u.s. president barack obama vowed on monday to prevent nuclear proliferation during his presidency .", "summaries": ["UNK : obama UNK to prevent nuclear proliferation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1763", "text": "southern israel was hit by a rocket fired from the gaza strip on tuesday night , just minutes before the general election ends , local daily ha'aretz reported .", "summaries": ["UNK : southern israel hit by gazan rocket"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1764", "text": "prague , feb. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- czech president vaclav klaus on tuesday ratified an agreement signed by the european union and south korea in helsinki on sept. # , #### , on cooperation in europe 's galileo satellite navigation project .", "summaries": ["czech president ratifies galileo project accord between eu and s. korea"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1765", "text": "australia 's jobless rate has climbed from #.# percent in december to #.# percent in january , figures released thursday by the australian bureau of statistics -lrb- abs -rrb- showed .", "summaries": ["australian jobless rate hits #.# pct"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1766", "text": "chinese president hu jintao continued his state visit to saudi arabia on wednesday -lrb- local time -rrb- , the first leg of his five-nation `` trip of friendship and cooperation .", "summaries": ["facts and figures about chinese president 's foreign tour"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1767", "text": "final results showed thursday that israel 's centrist party kadima led by foreign minister tzipi livni secured ## seats in the ##th knesset -lrb- parliament -rrb- election , keeping a slight lead over its main rival likud party .", "summaries": ["#nd ld : final results confirm kadima 's lead in israeli election"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1768", "text": "an airliner with ## people on board crashed into a home in the u.s. state of new york on tuesday evening , with ## people reported to be killed .", "summaries": ["#rd ld : plane crashes in u.s."]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1769", "text": "lebanese pro-government leaders , speaking at the rally marking the fourth anniversary of former prime minister UNK hariri 's assassination on saturday , renewed their animosity to syria , lbc tv broadcasted the ceremony live .", "summaries": ["anniversary of hariri 's assassination renewed animosity to syria : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1770", "text": "david beckham 's hopes of a permanent move from los angeles galaxy to ac milan were crushed on friday as the italian club failed to raise its bid for the england midfielder .", "summaries": ["cross-country world cup results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1771", "text": "chinese feather and down makers voiced their indignation over the `` untruthful '' report by a swedish media about the wide practice of UNK of geese and ducks in china on saturday , saying a very small number of such cases should not distort the entire industry .", "summaries": ["china feather and down producer says UNK report untruthful"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1772", "text": "venezuelan president hugo chavez won a constitutional referendum lifting term limits to allow him to stay in power as long as he keeps winning elections .", "summaries": ["UNK : venezuelan constitutional referendum allows chavez to run in ####"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1773", "text": "vietnam is among the countries most vulnerable to the chronic hepatitis b virus with more than eight percent of vietnamese people contracting the virus , the local newspaper the youth reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["vietnamese people vulnerable to hepatitis b virus : experts"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1774", "text": "china 's participation in united nations -lrb- un -rrb- peacekeeping operations has expanded dramatically , according to a report published by the stockholm international peace research institute -lrb- sipri -rrb- on tuesday .", "summaries": ["china expanding un peacekeeping role says swedish institute"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1775", "text": "new zealand women are having more children and the country 's birth rate reached its highest level in ## years , statistics new zealand said on wednesday .", "summaries": ["new zealand birth rate reaches ##-year high"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1776", "text": "third , to promote mutual benefit and win-win cooperation UNK", "summaries": ["chinese president 's five-nation tour fruitful : fm UNK part ii"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1777", "text": "the government and major international financial institutions have different predictions of cambodia 's economic growth rate for this year , english - language daily newspaper the phnom penh post said on thursday .", "summaries": ["nikkei up #.# pct in morning trading"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1778", "text": "the argentine foreign ministry summoned the italian ambassador to argentina on wednesday to express its displeasure over recent remarks by italian prime minister silvio berlusconi .", "summaries": ["argentina voices discomfort over italian pm comments"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1779", "text": "iran has vowed it would not suspend its nuclear work after the latest report from the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- said tehran has slowed its uranium enrichment program , iran 's english-language satellite news channel press tv reported on friday .", "summaries": ["iran says not to suspend nuclear work"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1780", "text": "by shao jie , ma UNK , zheng UNK UNK", "summaries": ["foreign exchange rates in bulgaria"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1781", "text": "a katyusha rocket fired from lebanon on saturday morning hit the western galilee in north israel , causing two lightly hurt , israel radio reported .", "summaries": ["xinhua middle east news advisory feb. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1782", "text": "israeli president shimon peres officially entrusted the chairman of the right - wing likud party benjamin netanyahu with the task of building a coalition , ## days after the parliamentary election .", "summaries": ["xinhua world news summary at #### UNK feb. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1783", "text": "china is willing to make joint efforts with malta to further promote their traditional friendly relations , visiting chinese vice president xi jinping said here on saturday .", "summaries": ["roundup : chinese vice president starts official visit to malta"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1784", "text": "the brunei currency and monetary board has unveiled silver jubilee national day commemorative coins with face values of ## brunei dollars , #.## brunei dollars and #.## brunei dollar , all bearing the number of years since brunei achieved its independence from britain , the brunei times reported on monday .", "summaries": ["brunei unveils national day commemorative coins"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1785", "text": "by ren ke , wang xiaolei and quan UNK , china features UNK", "summaries": ["china focus : to stay or to go out again chinese migrant workers strive for a living back home UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1786", "text": "lusaka , feb. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the voluntary repatriation of angolan refugees remaining in zambia will resume in may this year , according to a statement released on tuesday .", "summaries": ["zambia to restart repatriation of angolan refugees"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1787", "text": "lakes , rivers and the air in many places in china are still polluted , some seriously , in spite of continuous efforts to control pollution , a chinese environmental official said tuesday .", "summaries": ["air quality of major chinese cities feb. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1788", "text": "the kenyan government on wednesday challenged african scientists to research on viable farming methodology that could help mitigate the perennial food insecurity in the continent during prolonged dry spells .", "summaries": ["africa urged to device new farming methods to avert food crisis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1789", "text": "the chinese mainland and taiwan will start two-way postal remittance services on thursday for the first time in ## years , fan liqing , spokeswoman of the state council taiwan affairs office said here wednesday .", "summaries": ["UNK : mainland taiwan to start two-way postal remittance services on feb. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1790", "text": "by xinhua writers xu UNK , zhang UNK , xu duo UNK", "summaries": ["news analysis : summit to usher in asean new era"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1791", "text": "host china winded up the speed skating competitions at the harbin universiade with a gold medal in the women 's team pursuit here thursday , while south korea narrowly missed the men 's title .", "summaries": ["results of curling at winter universiade"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1792", "text": "sony corp. said friday its president ryoji chubachi will step down from his post in april while howard stringer will double as both the president and chairman , kyodo news reported .", "summaries": ["UNK : sony president to step down in UNK : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1793", "text": "thirty high school students in south china 's guangdong province have been suspended after they were suspected of gambling on nba games , local education authorities said thursday .", "summaries": ["english premier league fixtures"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1794", "text": "former serbian president milan milutinovic returned to belgrade on friday evening after he had been acquitted by the un war crimes tribunal in the hague one day ago .", "summaries": ["former serbian president returns home after being acquitted war crimes charges"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1795", "text": "a graduation ceremony was held friday for the eighth class of the beijing-based high-level tibetan buddhism college of china .", "summaries": ["collated results from china diving grand prix"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1796", "text": "future generations of switzerland will have to pay a heavy price for the standard of living currently enjoyed by swiss men and women , swiss radio international -lrb- sri -rrb- reported friday .", "summaries": ["swiss future generations face heavy financial burden : radio"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1797", "text": "following are facts and figures about china 's main export commodities from january to april , #### , released by the general administration of customs : UNK", "summaries": ["facts & figures : china 's main export commodities"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1798", "text": "a u.s. federal prosecutor asked a federal judge monday to refuse to delay timothy mcveigh 's execution , saying that newly released documents do not have any bearing on his conviction and sentence .", "summaries": ["u.s. federal prosecutor opposes delay in mcveigh 's execution"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1799", "text": "india was prepared to discuss all outstanding issues including kashmir with pakistan and `` we are hopeful of finding some solution during talks with musharraf in new delhi , '' vajpayee was quoted as saying during his visit to west state of gujarat , which was hit by a strong earthquake in january .", "summaries": ["india ready to discuss kashmir with pakistan : vajpayee"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1800", "text": "the international fund for agriculture development -lrb- ifad -rrb- will assist china to push ahead with the UNK project it finances , in an effort to help more poor chinese farmers get rid of poverty .", "summaries": ["ifad official visits guizhou"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1801", "text": "`` environmental challenges that were identified in the early ####s continue to haunt the region and are in fact exacerbated by the emergence of new risks linked to poverty and globalization , '' kim UNK , UNK of the u.n. economic and social commission for asia and the pacific -lrb- escap -rrb- said at the launching ceremony of the state of the environment report in asia-pacific #### , here tuesday night .", "summaries": ["UNK chief calls for immediate action against regional environmental deterioration"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1802", "text": "inflation rate in kenya went down last month as basic food prices and power bills dipped , the central bank of kenya has said .", "summaries": ["kenya 's inflation rate gets lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1803", "text": "the heads of five former soviet republics ended their meeting in yalta , southern ukraine , on thursday with the signing of a series of documents , turning the informal guuam group into an international organization .", "summaries": ["guuam group becomes formal international organization"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1804", "text": "three-time world champions germany defeated albania #-# in a world cup european zone qualifying match wednesday night while poland suffered a minor setback in their attempt to take their first world cup berth since #### .", "summaries": ["germans english irish win poland draw in world cup qualifiers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1805", "text": "china values its ties with japan , and the healthy and steady development of sino-japanese ties needs concerted efforts from both sides , said vice-premier qian qichen here friday .", "summaries": ["healthy UNK ties need concerted efforts from both sides : vice premier"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1806", "text": "intel corp. , one of the world 's largest chip makers , has cast a sanguine view about the semiconductor industry as it reported that signs of stability are in sight in the microprocessor business and overall demand is expected to UNK new momentum later this year .", "summaries": ["intel offers sanguine view about chip industry"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1807", "text": "china and the u.s. have reached full consensus on the remaining issues concerning the multi-lateral talks on china 's accession to the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- .", "summaries": ["china u.s. reach consensus on wto remaining issues UNK details added eds-details added"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1808", "text": "the thai government has set aside ### million baht -lrb- about ##.## million u.s. dollars -rrb- to support new eco-tourism plans during ####-#### , according to a report of the thai news agency -lrb- tna -rrb- tuesday .", "summaries": ["thai government to support eco-tourism"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1809", "text": "northeast china 's jilin province has decided to fight the serious water pollution with a total investment of #.# billion yuan -lrb- #.## billion us dollars -rrb- over the next decade .", "summaries": ["jilin steps up efforts for water protection"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1810", "text": "fu quanyou , chief of the general staff of the people 's liberation army , met here tuesday with visiting mongolian defense minister UNK UNK and his party .", "summaries": ["chief of general staff meets mongolian guests"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1811", "text": "china 's international travel agencies are making more profits as there are more chinese people going abroad and more overseas tourists coming to china , the china national tourism administration -lrb- cnta -rrb- said tuesday .", "summaries": ["china 's international travel agencies gain more profits"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1812", "text": "the new zealand sharemarket closed higher here wednesday .", "summaries": ["new zealand stocks close higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1813", "text": "geneva , june ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the swiss national bank announced thursday that it has decided to continue its current monetary policy , leaving interest rates unchanged , according to a report of swiss radio international -lrb- sri -rrb- .", "summaries": ["swiss central bank keeps interest rates unchanged"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1814", "text": "attorney general rafael macedo said wednesday that magana was captured in his car .", "summaries": ["suspected drug kingpin UNK in mexico"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1815", "text": "making use of the great potential and extensive opportunities in trade and economic cooperation among the member states , the sco will promote the further development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between and among member states and the pluralism of cooperation .", "summaries": ["declaration of shanghai cooperation organization UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1816", "text": "south african president thabo mbeki on saturday urged the country 's youths to face the challenges of poverty , unemployment , racism and the spread of aids .", "summaries": ["s. african youths urged to face challenges"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1817", "text": "the booming southern city of shenzhen will spend three billion yuan -lrb- about ### million u.s. dollars -rrb- to build a modern UNK high-tech industrial park .", "summaries": ["shenzhen to build UNK high-tech park"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1818", "text": "hong kong 's hang seng china enterprises index lost ##.## points , or #.## percent , to close at ###.## monday .", "summaries": ["weather forecast for major chinese cities"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1819", "text": "french president jacques chirac said tuesday he will discuss french-russian cooperation in the aeronautic field , especially `` relations between air france and aeroflot '' during his coming visit to russia from july #-# .", "summaries": ["chirac envisions french-russian cooperation in aeronautic field"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1820", "text": "the canadian economy will bounce back in the #th quarter with an aggressive monetary policy , economists with canada 's td bank said in their latest quarterly forecast released monday .", "summaries": ["canadian economy seen to bounce back in #th quarter"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1821", "text": "the gold price in hong kong remained unchanged to close at #,### hk dollars a tael wednesday , according to bank of china group .", "summaries": ["gold price in hong kong unchanged"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1822", "text": "egypt and lebanon will hold the fifth session of their joint higher committee on monday to discuss ways of activating a deal on establishing a free trade zone between the two countries .", "summaries": ["egypt lebanon to discuss activating free trade zone accord"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1823", "text": "as the indonesian people 's consultative assembly -lrb- mpr -rrb- finished drafting decrees relating to president abdurrahman wahid 's accountability , some large political parties in the country would hold meeting to narrow possible differences on the agenda of the special mpr session scheduled for august # .", "summaries": ["indonesian large parties to meet on assembly session agenda"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1824", "text": "japan 's organising committee for the #### world cup soccer finals is counting on the nation 's popular soccer lottery to help finance the extravaganza , an official said .", "summaries": ["UNK organiser counting on soccer lottery for world cup costs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1825", "text": "starting as a high-school teacher , yue UNK , now aged ## , used to be the head of a county affiliated to beijing .", "summaries": ["feature : first beijing vice-mayor faces legislators review UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1826", "text": "the china association for science and technology -lrb- cast -rrb- recently came up with various kinds of ways to popularize education and science for young people , in order to help them improve their scientific awareness and innovation .", "summaries": ["science association improves scientific awareness of youth"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1827", "text": "china is expected to become a full member of the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- within this year , monday 's international business daily -lrb- ibd -rrb- quoted local trade experts as saying .", "summaries": ["weather forecast for major chinese cities"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1828", "text": "greece 's equity prices continued its downward trend on tuesday with the general index on the athens stock exchange -lrb- ase -rrb- recording its seventh consecutive record low this year .", "summaries": ["greek stocks continue downward trend"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1829", "text": "the australian stock market dipped into negative territory wednesday with investors opting for the sidelines ahead of a possible interest rate cut in the united states .", "summaries": ["australian stocks tumble"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1830", "text": "a series of emergency measures have been taken in northeast china 's liaoning province in a massive campaign against drought believed to be the most serious since #### .", "summaries": ["northeast china province fights drought"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1831", "text": "israeli troops bombed a lebanese village along the border on friday as a retaliation for attacks by lebanese resistance guerrilla group hezbollah on israeli positions in the disputed shebaa farms , oriental radio reported .", "summaries": ["israel attacks lebanese village for injury of two soldiers"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1832", "text": "europe 's major stock markets ended higher on friday , with tech stocks gaining on the back of a UNK rally on wall street .", "summaries": ["europe 's major stocks end week higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1833", "text": "northwest china 's shaanxi province approved the establishment of ### direct foreign investment -lrb- dfi -rrb- projects in #### .", "summaries": ["northwest china 's shaanxi using more direct foreign investment"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1834", "text": "sixteen syndicates from ## countries will vie for the renowned america 's cup yachting race in new zealand in #### and #### , making the largest entry in the history .", "summaries": ["new zealand to host biggest ever america 's cup"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1835", "text": "china hopes that all parties concerned take a restrained and flexible attitude to avoid worsening of the iraq crisis , chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhu bangzao said here today .", "summaries": ["chinese fm spokesman comments on iraq crisis"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1836", "text": "the political uncertainty in nepal ended wednesday as king birendra finally chose to accept the submission by ## mps to convene a special session of parliament on february ## to discuss their no-confidence motion against the present government .", "summaries": ["nepali king calls special parliament session ending"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1837", "text": "UNK", "summaries": ["britons ready to pay more on health services"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1838", "text": "andreas widhoelzl of austria collected an aggregate score of ###.# points to win a world cup ski jumping event at sapporo , japan on thursday .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading s. african UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1839", "text": "the first batch of ##,### live chicken will be shipped to hong kong from shenzhen this evening after going through rigid quarantine procedures .", "summaries": ["chinese inland resuming chicken supply to hong kong"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1840", "text": "turkey 's leftist parties held demonstrations here friday to protest the aggressive policy of the united states toward iraq , local tv reported .", "summaries": ["anti-us demonstration held in turkey"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1841", "text": "the fall in international prices and UNK demand at home could help india save one billion u.s. dollars in its oil import bill during the ####-## fiscal year starting april # , petroleum ministry officials said sunday .", "summaries": ["india cuts its import bill of crude oil"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1842", "text": "king juan carlos i and queen sofia of spain will arrive in manila on february ## for a three-day visit to highlight spain 's active participation in the celebration of the centenary of philippine independence .", "summaries": ["spanish king to visit philippines"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1843", "text": "qatari emir sheikh hamad bin khalifa al-thani arrived in jeddah , saudi arabia , monday on a surprise visit for talks with saudi king fahd on the latest developments in the gulf region .", "summaries": ["xinhua world news summary at ## UNK february #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1844", "text": "hong kong stocks dropped ###.## points , or #.## percent , to close at ##,###.## at midday tuesday .", "summaries": ["hong kong shares close down midday"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1845", "text": "the philippines ' commission on elections -lrb- comelec -rrb- said wednesday that it will eliminate those `` nuisance '' candidates and allow those qualified to start their campaign drive for the may ## general elections .", "summaries": ["philippine poll body to eliminate nuisance"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1846", "text": "germany launched celebrations tuesday to mark the centenary of the birth of the country 's world-class playwright , bertolt brecht .", "summaries": ["germany marks centenary birth of UNK brecht"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1847", "text": "the upcoming china visit by president ali abdulla saleh of the republic of yemen should further strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries .", "summaries": ["ambassador on UNK relations and middle east issue"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1848", "text": "sudanese first vice president UNK mohammed salih was killed thursday in a plane crash in southern sudan .", "summaries": ["sudanese first vice president killed in plane"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1849", "text": "slovenian champions olimpija ljubljana beat kinder bologna ##-## in their euroleague basketball group g match in ljubljana , slovenia on thursday .", "summaries": ["UNK olimpija edges kinder bologna in euroleague"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1850", "text": "a chinese UNK pharmaceutical factory in wuhan city of central china 's hubei province has begun the cultivation of UNK or UNK , a very precious medicinal material for traditional chinese medicine .", "summaries": ["china produces cow gallstones in factory"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1851", "text": "bulgarian president peter stoyanov said saturday that progress has been made in relations with the united states during his visit to washington .", "summaries": ["bulgarian president on u.s. visit"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1852", "text": "marianne timmer of the netherlands won her country 's third nagano olympic speed skating gold with a surprise world record as she claimed the women 's #,### m race at the `` UNK '' on monday .", "summaries": ["news items from asia-pacific desk of xinhua"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1853", "text": "the australian dollar was little changed tuesday as those hoping a much-awaited australian central bank report would signal an easing in monetary policy were disappointed .", "summaries": ["qualifying results of thomas\\/uber cup in europe"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1854", "text": "sixty-two percent of french people think that nuclear energy will play a far more important role than other energies ## years from now , according to a poll published tuesday .", "summaries": ["most french people support use of nuclear energy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1855", "text": "fidel castro , cuba 's president of the council of state , met with a chinese delegation here tuesday .", "summaries": ["castro meets chinese official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1856", "text": "following is the medal standing at the ##th olympic winter games -lrb- tabulated under team , gold , silver and bronze -rrb- : UNK", "summaries": ["medal standing at ##th olympic winter games"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1857", "text": "former world champion finnish driver ari vatanen will replaced injured belgian bruno thiry on the ford team for the safari rally at the end of this month , the team announced wednesday .", "summaries": ["vatanen to replace injured thiry"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1858", "text": "`` i 'm convinced that the confidence of outside investors will not be gone for long , '' he observed .", "summaries": ["ec vice-president praises post-handover hk UNK #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1859", "text": "pakistan and iran are working closely towards a durable peaceful settlement of the long-running afghan conflict , the associated press of pakistan -lrb- app -rrb- said friday .", "summaries": ["pakistan iran working closely for durable afghan"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1860", "text": "tehran , february ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- - iran saturday announced its welcome to more cultural exchanges between its people and those of the united states , in the wake of an american wrestling team 's visit to tehran .", "summaries": ["weather forecast for major world cities"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1861", "text": "the following are major business briefs from countries of the middle east : UNK", "summaries": ["middle east business briefs"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1862", "text": "the sri lankan government will release a fund of ## million rupees -lrb- almost one million u.s. dollars -rrb- within this week to activate and strengthen the newly elected local government bodies in the north .", "summaries": ["sri lanka allocates fund for local government bodies"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1863", "text": "nearly #,### iraqi children below # and about #,### elderly died last month due to diseases partly caused by harsh international economic sanctions , the iraqi news agency reported tuesday .", "summaries": ["nearly #,### iraqis die in january"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1864", "text": "UNK and the china meteorological administration tuesday signed an agreement here on long - and short-term cooperation in projects involving meteorological satellites and satellite meteorology .", "summaries": ["UNK china to cooperate in meteorology"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1865", "text": "laos tuesday undertook the country 's first major leadership change in five years , according to news reaching here wednesday .", "summaries": ["laos reshuffles government"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1866", "text": "the ##nd hong kong international film festival -lrb- UNK -rrb- will open in april , featuring ### newest and archival films to be the largest ever in the history of the major festival in the region .", "summaries": ["hk 's largest ever international film festival to open in UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1867", "text": "african foreign ministers thursday deliberated in camera with whole day financial , political and socio-economic issues faced by the organization of african unity -lrb- oau -rrb- in the capital of ethiopia .", "summaries": ["african fms discuss financial political and"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1868", "text": "a plan has been drawn up for building a ###-million-u.s.-dollar pipeline to pump russian natural gas into albania .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading philippine UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1869", "text": "major stock markets in europe all sustained their recent rally and ended the week higher , with london and paris all hitting another new closing highs .", "summaries": ["european shares up london paris hit new records"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1870", "text": "china 's ### million farmers are welcoming a long awaited bumper crop as the autumn grain harvest , which accounts for ## percent of china 's total annual grain output , is coming to a end .", "summaries": ["china 's grain production ends a five-year slide"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1871", "text": "hong kong shares ended higher tuesday as oil prices eased further , with the us presidential election also in focus .", "summaries": ["hk share prices end higher"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1872", "text": "defending champion tim henman of britain beat thailand 's paradorn srichaphan #-# , #-# to reach third round of the paris masters here on tuesday .", "summaries": ["henman hewitt advance in paris masters"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1873", "text": "chinese vice premier huang ju said here wednesday that worldwide engineers should cooperate with each other to contribute more to sustained development of the human society .", "summaries": ["engineers urged to contribute more to sustained development chinese vice premier"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1874", "text": "vietnam forecasts to gain export revenues of #.# billion us dollars in the two remaining months of this year , a year-on-year increase of ##.# percent .", "summaries": ["vietnam to post higher export earnings in next # months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1875", "text": "us president george w. bush said thursday that there would be some changes to the cabinet for his second term .", "summaries": ["ecb main reference exchange rates"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1876", "text": "the marine police and the customs and excise department of hong kong announced friday that # million hong kong dollars -lrb- ###,### us dollars -rrb- worth of suspected contraband goods were seized off black point in tuen mun in a joint operation mounted thursday .", "summaries": ["hk police seize # million hk dollars worth of smuggled goods"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1877", "text": "pakistani prime minister shaukat aziz saturday felicitated afghan president hamid karzai on his victory in the presidential election and termed it a good omen for the future of democracy in afghanistan .", "summaries": ["pakistani prime minister greets karzai"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1878", "text": "the french defense ministry announced sunday france will send another ### supplemental troops , ## policemen and three airbus planes to cote d'ivoire , besides the ###-strong reinforcement from gabon .", "summaries": ["UNK : france to send new reinforcement to cote d'ivoire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1879", "text": "those who are behind the destabilization moves against the philippine government have no force to carry out their plan although the military establishment continues to receive intelligence reports about supposed destabilization plots , the military said monday .", "summaries": ["results\\/standings of women 's field hockey champions trophy UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1880", "text": "arsenal manager arsene wenger was charged by the football association -lrb- fa -rrb- on monday with improper conduct over a reported comment about manchester united striker ruud van nistelrooy .", "summaries": ["wenger charged with improper conduct"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1881", "text": "the four top palestinian officials who are here to visit the ailing yasser arafat left his hospital tuesday without making a statement .", "summaries": ["men 's singles results at china open badminton"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1882", "text": "the sri lankan navy has taken into custody two indian fishing trawlers which were poaching sri lanka ' s northwestern coast and arrested ## indian fishermen on board , a local newspaper reported on wednesday .", "summaries": ["sri lankan navy arrests ## indian fishermen"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1883", "text": "scientists at an international symposium on climate change said a new report shows the kyoto protocol agreement on limiting fossil fuel emissions is not enough to slow the potentially disastrous warming of the planet , an official icelandic website reported on wednesday .", "summaries": ["scientists say kyoto protocol not enough to stop warming"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1884", "text": "the tanzanian parliament on wednesday ratified a protocol on the establishment of the east african community -lrb- eac -rrb- customs union to step up the regional economic integration .", "summaries": ["tanzanian lawmakers okay eac customs union"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1885", "text": "a french military transport plane carrying the body of late palestinian leader yasser arafat left here thursday after a brief solemn ceremony at a french military airport outside paris for the departure of arafat 's body to cairo , egypt for a state UNK .", "summaries": ["UNK : arafat 's body taken to cairo for state UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1886", "text": "delegations from rwanda and neighboring uganda held talks here friday on security issues along the common borders , aimed at building stronger bilateral relations , rwandan state minister of foreign affairs UNK mitali said .", "summaries": ["rwanda uganda hold talks on common borders"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1887", "text": "visiting chinese president hu jintao pledged here friday to push forward the sino-brazilian strategic partnership .", "summaries": ["xinhua world economic news summary at #### UNK nov. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1888", "text": "inspired by science and technology , tibetans , who have long adored the sun as a god , are now putting their deity to work .", "summaries": ["solar energy changes life of tibetans"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1889", "text": "cambodia and the world bank signed a ##-million us dollars credit on monday for rural electrification and power transmission project in cambodia .", "summaries": ["flash : iran agrees to UNK uranium conversion activities from nov. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1890", "text": "remittances from overseas filipino workers -lrb- ofws -rrb- rose #.# percent to #.# billion us dollars in the first nine months of the year due to more deployment , the central bank said tuesday .", "summaries": ["remittances from overseas filipino workers rise in first # months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1891", "text": "by zhang UNK , chen UNK UNK", "summaries": ["news analysis : iran 's concession on nuclear issue crucial but not conclusive"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1892", "text": "chinese flights has logged more than five million continuous hours of safety , the longest such streak in the nation 's history .", "summaries": ["china 's aviation industry sets safety flight record official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1893", "text": "vietnam has recently detected a small number of chickens being infected with bird flu virus strain of h# , and remained highly alert for potential new outbreaks in winter when weather conditions favor the development of viruses .", "summaries": ["vietnam detects new bird flu infections"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1894", "text": "a leader of islamic resistance movement hamas was critically wounded in an israeli assassination attempt in the southern gaza strip town of rafah on thursday , palestinian witnesses and medics said .", "summaries": ["hamas leader survives israeli assassination"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1895", "text": "un secretary general kofi annan has called on african countries to stop shifting alliances against each other , suggesting that they solve cross-border issues by stronger regional cooperation .", "summaries": ["un chief says only regional cooperation can solve cross-border issues"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1896", "text": "fierce clashes broke out saturday between gunmen and iraqi national guards backed by us troops in the western UNK neighborhood , particularly along the main UNK UNK street , witnesses said .", "summaries": ["fierce clashes erupted in baghdad"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1897", "text": "prime minister of antigua and barbuda baldwin spencer left here monday for hong kong , winding up his four-day visit to shanghai .", "summaries": ["antigua and barbuda pm leaves shanghai for hong kong"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1898", "text": "the mainstream fatah movement on monday officially chose mahmoud abbas , chairman of the palestine liberation organization -lrb- plo -rrb- , as its candidate to run for the presidential election due on jan. # , #### , the official wafa news agency reported .", "summaries": ["#st lead : fatah chooses abbas as presidential candidate"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1899", "text": "three days before the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- discusses iran 's nuclear issue , tehran suspended its controversial nuclear fuel work , a move likely to thwart us efforts to report the islamic republic to the un security council for possible sanctions .", "summaries": ["news analysis : iran suspends uranium enrichment to avert un sanctions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1900", "text": "three malaysian and indonesian seamen kidnapped by philippine abu sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group allegedly had been executed and the skeletons discovered in the southern philippines are believed to be their remains , a local television reported wednesday .", "summaries": ["abu sayyaf hostages allegedly executed : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1901", "text": "libya has no reserve on decisions made by the united nations -lrb- un -rrb- and african union -lrb- au -rrb- on france 's mandate in cote d'ivoire , french government spokesman said wednesday .", "summaries": ["french government says libya not opposed to decisions on cote d'ivoire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1902", "text": "china will start testing the country 's prison population this month to identify hiv-positive prisoners , the ministry of health said thursday .", "summaries": ["fed cup semi-final results"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1903", "text": "all the ## victims including # killed and # injured have been identified as senior high school students of the second senior high school of UNK city , central china 's henan province , local police said friday .", "summaries": ["all ## victims of campus murder in central china are senior high school students"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1904", "text": "following are the podium finishers in the ####-#### women 's alpine skiing world cup : UNK", "summaries": ["standings of portuguese premier league"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1905", "text": "barcelona midfielder gerard will be out of action for up to two months after surgery for a groin injury , the spanish primera liga club said on saturday .", "summaries": ["barcelona midfielder gerard out for two months"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1906", "text": "newly-appointed russian ambassador to indonesia mikhail mikhailovich UNK has admitted that the existing economic relations between indonesia and russia are not enough to form a strategic partnership and pledged to boost trade during his tenure .", "summaries": ["russia seeks to boost trade with indonesia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1907", "text": "china and asean started their process for building a free trade area with the signing of the '' agreement on trading in goods of the framework agreement on comprehensive economic cooperation between asean and china .", "summaries": ["roundup : china asean start process of building free trade area"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1908", "text": "the death toll due to the landslides and floods caused by a tropical storm in the northern philippines has risen to ## , the philippine government said tuesday .", "summaries": ["philippine authorities confirm ## killed in storm"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1909", "text": "british rowing great matthew pinsent , who won gold medals at each of the last four olympic games , announced here on tuesday his retirement from the sport .", "summaries": ["british rowing legend pinsent retires"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1910", "text": "israel 's security cabinet on tuesday approved an agreement with cairo to re-open the rafah crossing between the gaza strip and egypt under the supervision of european inspectors , israel radio reported .", "summaries": ["israel security cabinet nods to rafah crossing deal"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1911", "text": "israeli foreign minister silvan shalom said on wednesday that israel will halt its targeted killing of palestinian militants when palestinian leader mahmoud abbas begins to curb terror , israel radio reported .", "summaries": ["foreign exchange rates in vietnam"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1912", "text": "the united states has filed a trade case with the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- accusing turkey of imposing unfair restrictions on us rice exports , us trade representative rob portman announced wednesday .", "summaries": ["us files wto case against turkey over rice sales restrictions"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1913", "text": "a mortar fired from the gaza strip landed in southern israel on thursday , lightly injuring a soldier , military sources said .", "summaries": ["palestinian mortar injures soldier in southern israel"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1914", "text": "pakistani leaders have appealed to the nation to celebrate this year 's eid festival with simplicity and sobriety in view of earthquake devastation and colossal human tragedy in the north west frontier province and pakistan-controlled kashmir .", "summaries": ["pakistani leaders call on nation to celebrate eid with simplicity"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1915", "text": "the european commission , the executive arm of the european union -lrb- eu -rrb- , said on friday that it had launched an anti-dumping investigation against chinese shoes .", "summaries": ["eu launches anti-dumping investigation against chinese shoes"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1916", "text": "strong earthquake aftershocks were felt in major pakistani cities of islamabad , mansehra , muzaffarabad and UNK at about #:## a.m. on sunday .", "summaries": ["china 's economic efficiency indicators : food manufacturing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1917", "text": "UNK , one of the towns in suburban paris hit by rioting , was preparing monday to enact a nightime curfew , the mayor 's office said .", "summaries": ["UNK : paris suburban town plans curfew amid raging riots : report"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1918", "text": "share prices on the taiwan stock exchange closed lower tuesday , with the weighted index , the market 's key barometer , moving down ##.## points to close at #,### .", "summaries": ["taiwan share prices close down nov. #"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1919", "text": "the un security council on tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the multinational force in iraq until the end of next year , and allowing for a review of that mandate at any time , no later than mid-june #### , or for its termination , at the request of the iraqi government .", "summaries": ["un security council extends multinational force mandate"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1920", "text": "palestinian sources said on thursday that four palestinian officials were among the dead in wednesday night 's triple suicide bombings in the jordanian capital of amman .", "summaries": ["four palestinian officials among dead in amman suicide bombings"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1921", "text": "qiu le of china won the men 's ##kg category by hefting a total of ###kg to claim the gold medal in the world weightlifting championships here on thursday .", "summaries": ["qiu le levels junior world record at weightlifting worlds UNK UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1922", "text": "a warlord in southern nigeria 's oil - rich niger delta region was on friday denied bail on the ground that he would constitute a security risk to africa 's most populous nation .", "summaries": ["nigerian court denies bail for oil delta warlord"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1923", "text": "chinese vice-premier zeng peiyan urged china 's major coal-producing province of shanxi to turn its economy to a sustainable development track .", "summaries": ["chinese vice-premier urges UNK shanxi to boost sustainable economy"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1924", "text": "world number sixth guillermo coria lost his first match at shanghai in an incredible lackluster style , beaten in straight sets by masters cup UNK ivan ljubicic of croatia here on sunday .", "summaries": ["ljubicic crashes coria in straight at masters cup"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1925", "text": "new york , nov. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- it is essential for china and the united states to have `` two-way street '' so that they can communicate closely , understand each other and learn from each other , said hunter rawlings , president of cornell university , in a recent interview with xinhua before his visit to china on monday .", "summaries": ["interview : two-way street essential for us-china ties by wang bo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1926", "text": "all-time great andre agassi unexpectedly decided to quit after losing his first match in the shanghai masters cup here on monday .", "summaries": ["oldie agassi quits after straight-set lose to young master davydenko"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1927", "text": "at least three people were feared killed and several others injured on tuesday morning in a blast in the southern pakistani city of karachi , according to the geo tv .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading pakistani UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1928", "text": "an over-loaded minibus overturned in a county in southwestern guizhou province tuesday afternoon , killing ## passengers and injuring three others .", "summaries": ["traffic accident kills ## injures # in sw china"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1929", "text": "the us energy department -lrb- doe -rrb- announced tuesday that an experimental project in canada to inject carbon dioxide into oil fields for its permanent storage in geologic formations proved to be successful .", "summaries": ["carbon dioxide permanent storage in oil field a success : us energy department"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1930", "text": "ryder cup stars thomas bjorn and paul casey both have set their sights on the ubs hong kong open trophy after confirming they will take part in the us$ #.# million tournament next month .", "summaries": ["bjorn casey set to compete in hong kong open"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1931", "text": "the anti-government guerrillas have kidnapped ### students and teachers in eastern nepal , local police office said thursday .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading pakistani UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1932", "text": "japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi wednesday portrayed the japan-us alliance as the foundation for better relations with china and south korea .", "summaries": ["commentary : koizumi 's lopsided foreign policy helpless"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1933", "text": "chinese president hu jintao met here friday with donald tsang yam-kuen , chief executive of the hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar -rrb- , on the sidelines of the asia-pacific economic cooperation -lrb- apec -rrb- economic leaders ' meeting .", "summaries": ["chinese president meets hong kong sar chief executive"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1934", "text": "german chancellor designate angela merkel 's christian democrats and outgoing chancellor gerhard schroeder 's social democrats formally inked the coalition accord on friday reached between them a week ago .", "summaries": ["german parties sign coalition pact difference over health reform remains"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1935", "text": "us president george w. bush arrived here saturday evening for a three-day visit to china at the invitation of chinese president hu jintao .", "summaries": ["#st ld : us president arrives in beijing"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1936", "text": "chinese president hu jintao said here sunday that both china and the united states have agreed to expand bilateral trade and economic cooperation , believing it serves the common interests of the two countries and peoples .", "summaries": ["chinese president : china us to seek win-win economic cooperation"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1937", "text": "one of the six us marines accused of raping a ##-year-old filipina might be released since the victim and a key witness had failed to identify him in their sworn statements , philippine justice secretary raul gonzalez said on tuesday .", "summaries": ["one of six us marines accused of UNK may go : philippine authority"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1938", "text": "the johannesburg securities exchange -lrb- jse -rrb- finished tuesday in negative territory , dragged down by profit taking and a relatively strong rand .", "summaries": ["johannesburg bourse ends lower"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1939", "text": "the hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar -rrb- government would implement additional precautionary measures to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic caused by avian influenza , a spokesman for the health , welfare and food bureau said on wednesday .", "summaries": ["hk to take additional measures to deal with avian influenza"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1940", "text": "kenyan president mwai kibaki on wednesday dissolved his cabinet following overwhelming rejection of the draft constitution which he fully backed .", "summaries": ["xinhua world news summary at #### UNK nov. ##"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1941", "text": "a sample survey , launched by a taipei-based human resources bank , showed that ## percent of taiwanese office workers were willing to working on the chinese mainland , up #.# percent from #### .", "summaries": ["increasing number of taiwanese willing to work on mainland : survey"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1942", "text": "the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- decided to postpone the referral of iran 's nuclear issue to the un security council on thursday , thus offering more time for a breakthrough of the iranian nuclear issue .", "summaries": ["foreign exchange rates in indonesia"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1943", "text": "the un general assembly approved on friday more funding for missions in cote d'ivoire and haiti over the year ending next june , in line with a security council decision to strengthen the un peacekeeping missions there .", "summaries": ["un increases funding for missions in haiti cote d'ivoire"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1944", "text": "a bronze statue of martial arts legend bruce lee was unveiled in the ethnically divided city of mostar in bosnia-herzegovina on saturday , a day before a second statue of him is unveiled in hong kong to mark his ##th birthday .", "summaries": ["bruce lee bronze unveiled in bosnian city"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1945", "text": "british aid worker norman kember has been kidnapped in iraq with three other westerners , the british foreign office said on sunday .", "summaries": ["briton UNK in iraq"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1946", "text": "migrants should be regarded as a high-risk group of hiv\\/aids infection and get more attention from the government , said a senior health official here monday .", "summaries": ["migrant people need more aids control efforts : chinese official"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1947", "text": "the growth rate of indonesia 's manufacturing industry had been slowing down during the first three quarters of the year , although it continued to expand quite rapidly , local report revealed on tuesday .", "summaries": ["major news items in leading vietnamese UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1948", "text": "a mozambican man suspect of murdering jorge UNK , director of maputo central prison , has escaped from the city 's police headquarters , local media reported on tuesday .", "summaries": ["mozambican suspected of killing UNK prison director UNK"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1949", "text": "the us dollar fell to the lower ### yen level wednesday in tokyo after failing to breach the psychologically important ### yen barrier where many options - related yen-buying orders have been placed .", "summaries": ["dollar falls to lower ### yen level in tokyo"]} {"id": "gigaword-test-1950", "text": "un under-secretary-general for political affairs ibrahim gambari said on wednesday that although the future of the peace process in the middle east is hopeful , it still faces immense challenges .", "summaries": ["un senior official says peace process in middle east hopeful with immense challenges"]}