Newvel/entailment_dataset · Datasets at Hugging Face

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421	YES	QA	Of all the national park lands in the United States, none is closer to a major urban area or more beset with problems than the Everglades, a shallow, 50-mile-wide river of grass that flows south from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay. For more than a generation, this fragile natural wonder has been held hostage by a web of special interests -- farmers, sportsmen and about 6 million South Florida residents in need of drinking water and flood control -- that is as complex as the ecosystem itself.	The Everglades is 50-mile wide.
527	UNKNOWN	PP	The Heads of state reiterated their deep concern for the serious threat that the rising trend in drug abuse poses for society and the lives and future of children and youth, and for the destabilizing effects that illegal use, production, trafficking and distribution of narcotic drugs psychotropic substances and drug-related offences have for the affected countries of the South Asian region.	The Heads of state expressed their deep concern at the fast and continuing degradation of the environment, including extensive destruction of forests, in the South Asian region.
268	YES	IR	Greece objects to the neighbouring Skopje government using the name Macedonia, saying it implies claims on a Greek province of the same name.	Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name.
631	UNKNOWN	SUM	An Israeli judicial inquiry has ruled out prosecuting the police officers who shot dead 13 Israeli Arabs during a violent demonstration in 2000.	Israel will not prosecute the police who killed 13 Israeli Arabs during pro-Palestinian protests in 2000, because of a lack of evidence, an official inquiry said yesterday.
72	YES	IE	But these are only first hazards. "If the rain continues at the same magnitude and according to the forecast, then some of the rivers could reach flood stage either later [Tuesday] or Wednesday morning," said Allan Chapman, a hydrologist with the River Forecast Centre in Victoria.	Allan Chapman is employed at the River Forecast Centre.
764	YES	CD	Hepburn's family will receive the proceeds from the sale.	Proceeds go to Hepburn's family.
34	UNKNOWN	PP	Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in the world, was once a supporter of Osama bin Laden and his associates who led attacks against the United States.	Saudi Arabia is a key U.S. ally.
436	YES	QA	"It's a vote of confidence that the momentum is going to continue", Doyle said . The momentum also appears to be moving south . The Mexican election is the latest indication that the free-market reforms that have swept Latin America during the past decade are gaining political acceptance . In Brazil , prices rose sharply , reacting to the Mexico vote and to new polls favorable to free-market presidential candidate Fernando Henrique Cardoso .	Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a presidential candidate.
272	UNKNOWN	IE	Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format.	Microsoft Corp. is a competitor of Toshiba Corp.
395	UNKNOWN	IR	In 1983, McClintock found that bacteria have rings of DNA (plasmids) that reproduce and have genetic changes that tell the bacteria how to defend itself against the antibiotics.	Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics.
743	YES	SUM	The crisis took a sharp turn for the worse after the cabinet, without the Syrian-backed ministers, approved the UN draft document for creation of an international tribunal in the case of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's killing.	The crisis worsened after the UN draft document for the creation of an international tribunal was approved.
992	NO	RC	Wal-Mart Stores has asked a US federal appeals court to review a judge's order approving class-action status for a sex-discrimination lawsuit.	The judge approves of sex-discrimination.
683	YES	SUM	The relocation has enabled the company to eliminate the use of cyanide and chrome in its plating work replacing it with a soaplike solution.	Soap-like alternatives exist.
660	UNKNOWN	IR	The most surprising news story of the past week must be the 'wonderful' story that the AIDS epidemic in India is under control.	Polio is under control in the world.
2046	NO	QA	Hoover's director reports directly to Stanford's president.	Hoover is the president of Stanford University.
477	YES	QA	Charles de Gaulle died in 1970 at the age of eighty. He was thus fifty years old when, as an unknown officer recently promoted to the (temporary) rank of brigadier general, he made his famous broadcast from London rejecting the capitulation of France to the Nazis after the debacle of May-June 1940.	Charles de Gaulle died in 1970.
368	YES	IR	The original spelling reform of 1996, which was meant to harmonize the spelling rules across the German-speaking countries, turned out to be a major embarrassment if not outright failure.	A spelling reform was approved in all German speaking countries.
791	UNKNOWN	SUM	Attack helicopters, Chinooks, armoured vehicles, cranes and a fire engine encircled the group.	There was a Chinook attack.
22	UNKNOWN	SUM	Analysts expected the company to earn $1.42 a share on revenue of $3.82 billion, according to a Thomson Financial survey.	Analysts had expected revenue of $3.8 billion, according to Reuters estimates.
244	YES	RC	Binge drinking among young women is on the rise, bringing with it a number of health consequences, including fetal alcohol syndrome.	Young women are binge drinking more, which can lead to the health risk of fetal alcohol syndrome.
596	YES	QA	The National Park Trust identified 20 high-priority sites - including the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia and Everglades National Park in Florida - as areas with private property that could be sold.	Everglades National Park is located in Florida.
3	UNKNOWN	IE	Loraine besides participating in Broadway's Dreamgirls, also participated in the Off-Broadway production of "Does A Tiger Have A Necktie". In 1999, Loraine went to London, United Kingdom. There she participated in the production of "RENT" where she was cast as "Mimi" the understudy.	"Does A Tiger Have A Necktie" was produced in London.
262	YES	IR	Winning Team John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash and Reinhard Selten were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The three professors were singled out for their unique contributions to game theory, derived from studies of games such as poker or chess, in which players have to think ahead and devise a strategy based on expected countermoves from opponents.	Three scholars shared a Nobel Prize for their studies about the game theory.
757	YES	IR	About 50 percent of all British party members are female (in contrast to only about 25 percent in Germany) but only 9.2 percent are represented in parliament.	Women are poorly represented in parliament.
739	UNKNOWN	SUM	In an interview this week, the president said that Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be a valued part of his administration until his presidency comes to an end.	Dick Cheney is Vice President of the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
378	YES	IE	Cote d'Ivoire's President, Laurent Gbagbo, promulgated new election laws on July 14.	President Laurent Gbagbo lives in Cote d'Ivoire.
428	UNKNOWN	QA	The United States Marshals Service working together with nearly 960 other law enforcement agencies recently concluded a week-long operation, Operation FALCON, which succeeded in the arrest of 10,340 fugitives across the United States and elsewhere. Other regional sweeps have been conducted before; but this was the first of its kind at the national level and resulted in the highest number of arrests ever recorded in a single operation.	Operation Condor was a genocide and a campaign of counter-terrorism implemented by the right-wing dictatorships that dominated the Southern Cone in Latin America from the 1950s to 1980s.
6	UNKNOWN	IE	Take consumer products giant Procter and Gamble. Even with a $1.8 billion Research and Development budget, it still manages 500 active partnerships each year, many of them with small companies.	500 small companies are partners of Procter and Gamble.
1993	NO	PP	Profits nearly doubled to nearly $1.8 billion.	Profits nearly doubled from nearly $1.8 billion.
758	UNKNOWN	SUM	Three Democrats joined the committee's 10 majority Republicans in a 13-5 vote to advance the conservative judge's nomination to the full Senate. Five Democrats opposed Roberts.	The Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday, approved Judge John Roberts' nomination as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice, virtually assuring his confirmation by the Senate next week.
677	UNKNOWN	CD	The Dutch, who ruled Indonesia until 1949, called the city of Jakarta Batavia.	Formerly ( until 1949 ) Batavia, Jakarta is largest city and capital of Indonesia.
687	YES	QA	As with the Babylonian New Year, the Chinese New Year, which occurred on the 1st of February in 2003, the day before Groundhog Day, is correlated to the beginning of spring.	The Chinese New Year's Day falls on the 1st of February in 2003.
253	UNKNOWN	SUM	Thousands of Shiite Muslims rallied Friday, in the southern city of Basra, to show support for Iraq's new constitution and the Shiite-dominated government.	Sunni Arabs say they're not ready to re-join the committee drafting Iraq's new constitution.
167	NO	IE	Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with a TIME journalist, the first one-on-one session given to a Western print publication since his election as president of Iran earlier this year, Ahmadinejad attacked the "threat" to bring the issue of Iran's nuclear activity to the UN Security Council by the US, France, Britain and Germany.	Ahmadinejad is a TIME magazine journalist.
235	UNKNOWN	RC	Saddam Hussein was being treated with "dignity and respect."	Saddam Hussein was being treated as a dignitary.
719	UNKNOWN	IE	Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format.	Microsoft Corp. is a partner of Intel Corp.
168	YES	IE	The Kakhovskaya Line is a line of the Moscow Metro. Currently it is the only line that exists outside the ring. It is the shortest line in Moscow. Although the line was formed in 1995, the stations date to 1969 when they were opened as part of the Zamoskvoretskaya Line.	The Kakhovskaya Line was built in 1995.
564	UNKNOWN	QA	Unwilling to surrender his dream of beginning a Holy Land pilgrimage in Iraq, Pope John Paul II made a "virtual pilgrimage" Wednesday to Ur, the ancient city that is traditionally held to be the birthplace of Abraham.	Pope John Paul II was born in Poland.
50	YES	QA	A charity today joined forces with Glasgow's new Lord Provost to launch a campaign to help the Russian city's twin. A convoy of aid is being sent to Rostov-on-Don next month by The Caring City Organisation.	Rostov-on-Don is a Russian city whose twin is Glasgow.
720	UNKNOWN	CD	Budapest consists of two parts, Buda and Pest, which are situated on opposite sides of the river and connected by a series of bridges.	Budapest consists of two principal parts that were merged in 1873.
267	UNKNOWN	IR	Since the ancient Greeks, inhalation has been recognized as a highly effective means of ingesting drugs. The extensive capillary surface area of the lungs allows rapid absorption, with a subsequent "rush" that has often been described as second in intensity only to intravenous injection.	Glue-sniffing is common among youngsters.
487	NO	IR	Rather than deterring crime, capital punishment actually increases the level of brutality in society.	Capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.
494	UNKNOWN	QA	Victor Emmanuel III yielded most of his powers to his son Umberto II in 1944, when Umberto was appointed as Lieutenant General of the Realm, and finally abdicated in 1946.	Victor Emmanuel III was king of Italy from 1900 to 1946.
969	NO	PP	Doug Lawrence bought the impressionist oil landscape by J. Ottis Adams in the mid-1970s at a Fort Wayne antiques dealer.	Doug Lawrence sold the impressionist oil landscape by J. Ottis Adams
806	YES	CD	Investigators described the gunman as white, about 30 years old, of medium build with shoulder-length, wavy blond hair and as having a "scruffy" or "grunge" appearance.	The gunman is described as a white male in his 30s with a medium build, shoulder-length blonde hair and an unkempt appearance.
796	YES	IE	The Bank of Italy, the ultimate arbiter of Italian banking mergers, has been engulfed by scandal since police wire taps revealed Fazio and his wife advised a local banker in a bid for Bank Antonveneta against Dutch bank ABN AMRO.	A local banker bids for Bank Antonveneta.
105	YES	IR	The Security Council voted in 2002 to protect U.S. soldiers and personnel from other nations that haven't ratified the creation of the court through a treaty, and last June renewed the immunity for a year.	Immunity for soldiers renewed.
193	YES	RC	Wal-Mart has received a lot of negative publicity recently, including allegations that it used illegal workers and made employees work without pay during lunch breaks, as well as complaints that it generally underpays employees.	Wal-Mart faces allegations for underpaying employees.
168	UNKNOWN	SUM	She flew to Los Angeles last week, after her 74-year-old mother had a stroke, but is expected to return to Texas in a few days.	She recently left her camp, vowing to come back, to visit her mother who has just had a stroke.
941	YES	IE	The U.S. handed power on June 30 to Iraq's interim government chosen by the United Nations and Paul Bremer, former governor of Iraq.	Transfer of power in Iraq on June 30.
96	YES	IE	Live At Leeds (1970) is The Who's first live album, and indeed is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing regularly.	Live At Leeds was recorded by The Who.
263	NO	IR	A massive polio immunization drive is under way in more than 20 nations of West and Central Africa, but in Cote d'Ivoire violence has forced a postponement of the vaccination campaign, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced November 18.	Polio is under control in the world.
501	YES	PP	Then the most important part of the day begins as Muslims go to the mosque, their special place of worship.	Muslims pray at the mosque.
73	YES	IE	On October 1 2001, EU and other countries introduced the option for domestic animal owners to apply for Pet passports under the Pets Travel Scheme (PETS for short), for pets returning from abroad to the United Kingdom. This replaced the old system of 6 months compulsory quarantine for all domestic pets.	In 2001, the EU introduced a passport for pets.
367	UNKNOWN	IR	The optimal style of dam building is specific to the particular macroproject, the nature of the geophysical worksite (Anon., 2005) as well as social uncertainty, the undertaking management organizations experience, the operational complexities of many kinds of construction machinery and worker nationalities, the macroprojects situational geography and the logistics of its required compositional materials.	Dam building prevents life-threatening situations.
651	UNKNOWN	SUM	American tobacco companies were showing a profit most quarters due to export sales of cigarettes and diversification of products sold including food.	PM often entered markets with both cigarettes and food.
639	YES	IE	Les Paul, who continues to perform weekly at New York Iridium Jazz Club, has finished recording "Les Paul & Friends."	Iridium Jazz Club is located in New York.
341	UNKNOWN	IR	The discovery is based on velocity measurements of a whirlpool of hot gas orbiting the black hole.	Hubble discovers black holes.
741	YES	SUM	BEIRUT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Industry Minister and Christian leader Pierre Gemayel was shot dead on a street in the suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, al-Jazeera TV channel quoted the Lebanese Interior Ministry as saying.	Pierre Gemayel was murdered on a street in the suburb of Beirut.
718	NO	QA	Her husband, political novice Juan Carlos Lecompte, scrambles to preserve Betancourt's dream and sustain the Oxygen Green Party, the political party she founded.	Juan Carlos Lecompte is the founder of the Green Oxygen Party.
295	YES	IR	Most people are familiar with the idea of St. Bernards or other dogs taking part in rescue and recovery efforts. Robots might also take part in search and rescue missions.	Robots are used to find missing victims.
60	NO	IE	Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom has also shown interest in acquiring a sizable stake in the Uzbek pipeline monopoly.	Gazprom detains the Uzbek pipeline monopoly.
1950	NO	IE	Crude oil dips below $43 on news that Russia's justice ministry will not force Yukos to halt sales.	Crude oil rises.
659	YES	SUM	Britain agreed to lift by March 31 a 150-mile military protection zone enforced around the islands since Argentina invaded them in 1982.	The military protection zone around Falklands was lifted.
393	UNKNOWN	IR	UFJ Holdings Inc. said it wants to merge with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., a combination that would surpass Citigroup Inc. as the world's biggest bank and accelerate Japan's attempts to clean up bad loans.	The merger of Japanese Banks creates the world's biggest bank.
346	YES	IR	About one million years ago, these people began to slowly leave Africa.	Humans existed 10,000 years ago.
223	UNKNOWN	IR	Athletics' governing body, the IAAF, last week cleared Ottey of accusations of steroid use and lifted a two-year ban after their arbitration panel said the IOC-accredited lab in Lausanne improperly tested Ottey's urine sample.	Sportswomen have been accused of doping.
352	UNKNOWN	MT	The American State Department announced that Russia recalled her ambassador to the United States "for consultation" due to the bombing operations on Iraq.	An official source in the American Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Russia called the United States "for consultation" because of the bombings on Iraq .
276	UNKNOWN	IE	Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, are gathering in Laos to discuss topics ranging from terrorism and economic integration to non-aggression treaties with several regional neighbors.	Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations work for ASEAN.
12	NO	IR	Oracle had fought to keep the forms from being released	Oracle released a confidential document
167	YES	RC	Peter Voser, a 46-year-old who joined ABB from Shell 2-1/2 years ago, will rejoin the Anglo-Dutch company on October 4.	Peter Voser has worked for Shell in the past.
508	YES	IE	Lao government spokesman, Yong Chantalangsy, said Rangoon has promised to announce its decision in Vientiane.	Yong Chantalangsy is a representative of Laos.
558	YES	QA	In a move reminiscent for some of another actor, Ronald Reagan, who was twice elected governor of California, Schwarzenegger said he would be putting his movie career on hold so he can devote his time to running for governor.	Ronald Regan was elected governor of California.
753	UNKNOWN	IR	The scientific community now generally agrees that between 5 and 8 million years ago, there lived in Africa a hominid which would ultimately give rise to the first hominids and later the members of the genus Homo.	Humans existed 10,000 years ago.
282	UNKNOWN	IR	It also raised questions about the quality of financial regulation in Singapore, where derivatives losses run up by former trader Nick Leeson led to the 1995 collapse of Barings Plc.	Nick Leeson was arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC.
270	UNKNOWN	IR	His group's recently developed computer program, which provides group intelligence for a swarm of mini-robots to rapidly pin-point a source of contagion, can also be used by a group of humans carrying minicomputers, global positioning receivers, and simple radio equipment to find a skier buried in whiteness.	Robots are used to find avalanche victims.
646	UNKNOWN	SUM	By buying local companies, Philip Morris and its subsidiary inherit informal trade contacts cultivated under Soviet rule that may help to smooth any future moves east.	American tobacco companies used state tobacco monopoly liberalization.
44	YES	IE	A former employee of the company, David Vance of South Portland, said Hooper spent a lot of time on the road, often meeting with customers between Portland and Kittery.	David Vance lives in South Portland.
43	YES	IE	Parents also had to contribute "much more fully", while "coasting" schools would be tackled, Ms Kelly told MPs. But shadow education secretary David Cameron, who backed some ideas, said other parts were a "complete muddle".	David Cameron works as the shadow education secretary.
464	UNKNOWN	QA	The Qin (from which the name China is derived) established the approximate boundaries and basic administrative system that all subsequent dynasties were to follow.	Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese Emperor.
167	YES	IE	The bus, which was heading for Nairobi in Kenya , crashed in the Kabale district of Uganda near the Rwandan border.	The Kabale district borders on Rwanda.
502	YES	SUM	Iran will hold the first runoff presidential election in its history, between President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Tehran's hard-line mayor, election officials said Saturday.	Tehran's hard-line mayor will face Rafsanjani in a runoff election.
701	YES	SUM	THE presidents of Honduras and El Salvador were set yesterday to begin two days of talks in San Salvador, amid continuing tension in border areas.	Honduras and El Salvador entered a dispute over their borders.
2094	UNKNOWN	MT	It was like hitting the jackpot.	It was like removing the lottery.
154	YES	IE	New research shows there has been a sharp increase in disfiguring skin cancers, particularly in women under the age of 40, providing more evidence that young people are not heeding warnings about the dangers of tanning.	Tanning may cause skin cancers.
487	YES	QA	Russian Public Television head Vladislav Listyev is shot in the heart by an unknown gunman outside his Moscow home. The attack is linked to opponents of an advertising ban he had proposed for the television channel.	Vladislav Listyev was murdered in Moscow.
661	UNKNOWN	QA	O'Connor then fought on the side of the Republicans in the 1921-22 Civil War, with those who favored rejection of the treaty which brought peace between Ireland and Britain, but at the cost of a divided island.	Ireland has been divided since 1921.
349	YES	IR	The ghost shirt was then donated to the Glasgow Museum in 1892 by an Indian interpreter and has remained a visitor attraction for 100 years. It became the subject of an ownership wrangle when descendants of the Sioux tribe petitioned for its return in 1995. The Wounded Knee Survivors Association including a Lakota elder had it returned to the tribe.	A Sioux ghost shirt was returned by a Scottish museum.
359	YES	SUM	The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health said that the plant was inspected in October, and cited for 15 safety violations, seven of which were considered serious.	The plant was inspected in October and cited for numerous safety violations.
730	YES	SUM	The IAEA board in February referred Iran to the Security Council, suggesting it had breached the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and might be trying to make nuclear weapons.	Iran might be trying to make nuclear weapons according to the IAEA board.
265	UNKNOWN	IR	Fujimori charged that on January 26, 1995, Ecuador fired the first shot, an allegation denied by Ecuador's leader, Sixto Duran-Ballen. Predictably, each side blamed the other for starting the 1995 conflict, just as each pointed the finger of guilt to the other for provoking the border war of 1941, when Peru took most of the 120,000 square miles in contention between the two countries.	President Fujimori was re-elected in 1995.
329	YES	IR	September 26 - Trial against former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, accused of Mafia connections, begins.	Andreotti is accused of Mafia collusion.
31	NO	IE	Scott Island was discovered and landed upon in December 1902 by Captain William Colbeck commander of the Morning, relief ship for Capt. Robert F. Scott's expedition.	Capt. Scott reached Scott Island in December 1902.
484	YES	QA	Kohl participated in the late stage of WWII as a teenage soldier. He joined the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) in 1947.	The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.
632	YES	SUM	The borrowers must form five-member groups that, along with the bank's field workers, closely supervise the loans. Peer pressure substitutes for collateral because the group's first two borrowers have to start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period before the other members can take out loans. The interest rate is fixed at 16 percent.	The first two borrowers must start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period.
392	YES	IE	Nicholas Cage's wife, Alice Kim Cage, gave birth Monday, to a boy, Kal-el Coppola Cage, in New York City, said Cage's Los Angeles-based publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were available.	Nicholas Cage is married to Alice Kim Cage.
439	NO	IE	San Salvador, Jan. 13, '90 (Acan-Efe) -The bodies of Hector Oqueli and Gilda Flores, who had been kidnapped yesterday, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported.	Gilda Flores was kidnapped on the 13th of January 1990.
366	YES	SUM	About 30,000 Rolling Stones fans poured into Fenway Park this evening, fortunate to have scored tickets to the kickoff of the band's latest world tour.	The Rolling Stones have begun their latest world tour with a concert in Boston.
476	YES	QA	The Disneyland of Europe is located 20 miles east of Paris. Euro Disney is a huge complex with hotels, restaurants, shops and a nearby golf course apart from the actual theme park. It provides a much better experience than its American cousin thanks to the marvels of modern engineering.	Euro-Disney is an Entertainment Park.
676	UNKNOWN	SUM	At a low-key ceremony, Albanian and British officials agreed to bury all outstanding differences caused by the 'Corfu Channel incident'.	The dispute between Albania and the UK about the Corfu incident lasted a long time.

421

YES

QA

Of all the national park lands in the United States, none is closer to a major urban area or more beset with problems than the Everglades, a shallow, 50-mile-wide river of grass that flows south from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay. For more than a generation, this fragile natural wonder has been held hostage by a web of special interests -- farmers, sportsmen and about 6 million South Florida residents in need of drinking water and flood control -- that is as complex as the ecosystem itself.

The Everglades is 50-mile wide.

527

UNKNOWN

PP

The Heads of state reiterated their deep concern for the serious threat that the rising trend in drug abuse poses for society and the lives and future of children and youth, and for the destabilizing effects that illegal use, production, trafficking and distribution of narcotic drugs psychotropic substances and drug-related offences have for the affected countries of the South Asian region.

The Heads of state expressed their deep concern at the fast and continuing degradation of the environment, including extensive destruction of forests, in the South Asian region.

268

YES

IR

Greece objects to the neighbouring Skopje government using the name Macedonia, saying it implies claims on a Greek province of the same name.

Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name.

631

UNKNOWN

SUM

An Israeli judicial inquiry has ruled out prosecuting the police officers who shot dead 13 Israeli Arabs during a violent demonstration in 2000.

Israel will not prosecute the police who killed 13 Israeli Arabs during pro-Palestinian protests in 2000, because of a lack of evidence, an official inquiry said yesterday.

72

YES

IE

But these are only first hazards. "If the rain continues at the same magnitude and according to the forecast, then some of the rivers could reach flood stage either later [Tuesday] or Wednesday morning," said Allan Chapman, a hydrologist with the River Forecast Centre in Victoria.

Allan Chapman is employed at the River Forecast Centre.

764

YES

CD

Hepburn's family will receive the proceeds from the sale.

Proceeds go to Hepburn's family.

34

UNKNOWN

PP

Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in the world, was once a supporter of Osama bin Laden and his associates who led attacks against the United States.

Saudi Arabia is a key U.S. ally.

436

YES

QA

"It's a vote of confidence that the momentum is going to continue", Doyle said . The momentum also appears to be moving south . The Mexican election is the latest indication that the free-market reforms that have swept Latin America during the past decade are gaining political acceptance . In Brazil , prices rose sharply , reacting to the Mexico vote and to new polls favorable to free-market presidential candidate Fernando Henrique Cardoso .

Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a presidential candidate.

272

UNKNOWN

IE

Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format.

Microsoft Corp. is a competitor of Toshiba Corp.

395

UNKNOWN

IR

In 1983, McClintock found that bacteria have rings of DNA (plasmids) that reproduce and have genetic changes that tell the bacteria how to defend itself against the antibiotics.

Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics.

743

YES

SUM

The crisis took a sharp turn for the worse after the cabinet, without the Syrian-backed ministers, approved the UN draft document for creation of an international tribunal in the case of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's killing.

The crisis worsened after the UN draft document for the creation of an international tribunal was approved.

992

NO

RC

Wal-Mart Stores has asked a US federal appeals court to review a judge's order approving class-action status for a sex-discrimination lawsuit.

The judge approves of sex-discrimination.

683

YES

SUM

The relocation has enabled the company to eliminate the use of cyanide and chrome in its plating work replacing it with a soaplike solution.

Soap-like alternatives exist.

660

UNKNOWN

IR

The most surprising news story of the past week must be the 'wonderful' story that the AIDS epidemic in India is under control.

Polio is under control in the world.

2046

NO

QA

Hoover's director reports directly to Stanford's president.

Hoover is the president of Stanford University.

477

YES

QA

Charles de Gaulle died in 1970 at the age of eighty. He was thus fifty years old when, as an unknown officer recently promoted to the (temporary) rank of brigadier general, he made his famous broadcast from London rejecting the capitulation of France to the Nazis after the debacle of May-June 1940.

Charles de Gaulle died in 1970.

368

YES

IR

The original spelling reform of 1996, which was meant to harmonize the spelling rules across the German-speaking countries, turned out to be a major embarrassment if not outright failure.

A spelling reform was approved in all German speaking countries.

791

UNKNOWN

SUM

Attack helicopters, Chinooks, armoured vehicles, cranes and a fire engine encircled the group.

There was a Chinook attack.

22

UNKNOWN

SUM

Analysts expected the company to earn $1.42 a share on revenue of $3.82 billion, according to a Thomson Financial survey.

Analysts had expected revenue of $3.8 billion, according to Reuters estimates.

244

YES

RC

Binge drinking among young women is on the rise, bringing with it a number of health consequences, including fetal alcohol syndrome.

Young women are binge drinking more, which can lead to the health risk of fetal alcohol syndrome.

596

YES

QA

The National Park Trust identified 20 high-priority sites - including the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia and Everglades National Park in Florida - as areas with private property that could be sold.

Everglades National Park is located in Florida.

3

UNKNOWN

IE

Loraine besides participating in Broadway's Dreamgirls, also participated in the Off-Broadway production of "Does A Tiger Have A Necktie". In 1999, Loraine went to London, United Kingdom. There she participated in the production of "RENT" where she was cast as "Mimi" the understudy.

"Does A Tiger Have A Necktie" was produced in London.

262

YES

IR

Winning Team John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash and Reinhard Selten were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The three professors were singled out for their unique contributions to game theory, derived from studies of games such as poker or chess, in which players have to think ahead and devise a strategy based on expected countermoves from opponents.

Three scholars shared a Nobel Prize for their studies about the game theory.

757

YES

IR

About 50 percent of all British party members are female (in contrast to only about 25 percent in Germany) but only 9.2 percent are represented in parliament.

Women are poorly represented in parliament.

739

UNKNOWN

SUM

In an interview this week, the president said that Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be a valued part of his administration until his presidency comes to an end.

Dick Cheney is Vice President of the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

378

YES

IE

Cote d'Ivoire's President, Laurent Gbagbo, promulgated new election laws on July 14.

President Laurent Gbagbo lives in Cote d'Ivoire.

428

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QA

The United States Marshals Service working together with nearly 960 other law enforcement agencies recently concluded a week-long operation, Operation FALCON, which succeeded in the arrest of 10,340 fugitives across the United States and elsewhere. Other regional sweeps have been conducted before; but this was the first of its kind at the national level and resulted in the highest number of arrests ever recorded in a single operation.

Operation Condor was a genocide and a campaign of counter-terrorism implemented by the right-wing dictatorships that dominated the Southern Cone in Latin America from the 1950s to 1980s.

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Take consumer products giant Procter and Gamble. Even with a $1.8 billion Research and Development budget, it still manages 500 active partnerships each year, many of them with small companies.

500 small companies are partners of Procter and Gamble.

1993

NO

PP

Profits nearly doubled to nearly $1.8 billion.

Profits nearly doubled from nearly $1.8 billion.

758

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SUM

Three Democrats joined the committee's 10 majority Republicans in a 13-5 vote to advance the conservative judge's nomination to the full Senate. Five Democrats opposed Roberts.

The Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday, approved Judge John Roberts' nomination as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice, virtually assuring his confirmation by the Senate next week.

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CD

The Dutch, who ruled Indonesia until 1949, called the city of Jakarta Batavia.

Formerly ( until 1949 ) Batavia, Jakarta is largest city and capital of Indonesia.

687

YES

QA

As with the Babylonian New Year, the Chinese New Year, which occurred on the 1st of February in 2003, the day before Groundhog Day, is correlated to the beginning of spring.

The Chinese New Year's Day falls on the 1st of February in 2003.

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

Sunni Arabs say they're not ready to re-join the committee drafting Iraq's new constitution.

167

NO

IE

Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with a TIME journalist, the first one-on-one session given to a Western print publication since his election as president of Iran earlier this year, Ahmadinejad attacked the "threat" to bring the issue of Iran's nuclear activity to the UN Security Council by the US, France, Britain and Germany.

Ahmadinejad is a TIME magazine journalist.

235

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RC

Saddam Hussein was being treated with "dignity and respect."

Saddam Hussein was being treated as a dignitary.

719

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IE

Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format.

Microsoft Corp. is a partner of Intel Corp.

168

YES

IE

The Kakhovskaya Line is a line of the Moscow Metro. Currently it is the only line that exists outside the ring. It is the shortest line in Moscow. Although the line was formed in 1995, the stations date to 1969 when they were opened as part of the Zamoskvoretskaya Line.

The Kakhovskaya Line was built in 1995.

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QA

Unwilling to surrender his dream of beginning a Holy Land pilgrimage in Iraq, Pope John Paul II made a "virtual pilgrimage" Wednesday to Ur, the ancient city that is traditionally held to be the birthplace of Abraham.

Pope John Paul II was born in Poland.

50

YES

QA

A charity today joined forces with Glasgow's new Lord Provost to launch a campaign to help the Russian city's twin. A convoy of aid is being sent to Rostov-on-Don next month by The Caring City Organisation.

Rostov-on-Don is a Russian city whose twin is Glasgow.

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CD

Budapest consists of two parts, Buda and Pest, which are situated on opposite sides of the river and connected by a series of bridges.

Budapest consists of two principal parts that were merged in 1873.

267

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IR

Since the ancient Greeks, inhalation has been recognized as a highly effective means of ingesting drugs. The extensive capillary surface area of the lungs allows rapid absorption, with a subsequent "rush" that has often been described as second in intensity only to intravenous injection.

Glue-sniffing is common among youngsters.

487

NO

IR

Rather than deterring crime, capital punishment actually increases the level of brutality in society.

Capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.

494

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QA

Victor Emmanuel III yielded most of his powers to his son Umberto II in 1944, when Umberto was appointed as Lieutenant General of the Realm, and finally abdicated in 1946.

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

969

NO

PP

Doug Lawrence bought the impressionist oil landscape by J. Ottis Adams in the mid-1970s at a Fort Wayne antiques dealer.

Doug Lawrence sold the impressionist oil landscape by J. Ottis Adams

806

YES

CD

Investigators described the gunman as white, about 30 years old, of medium build with shoulder-length, wavy blond hair and as having a "scruffy" or "grunge" appearance.

The gunman is described as a white male in his 30s with a medium build, shoulder-length blonde hair and an unkempt appearance.

796

YES

IE

The Bank of Italy, the ultimate arbiter of Italian banking mergers, has been engulfed by scandal since police wire taps revealed Fazio and his wife advised a local banker in a bid for Bank Antonveneta against Dutch bank ABN AMRO.

A local banker bids for Bank Antonveneta.

105

YES

IR

The Security Council voted in 2002 to protect U.S. soldiers and personnel from other nations that haven't ratified the creation of the court through a treaty, and last June renewed the immunity for a year.

Immunity for soldiers renewed.

193

YES

RC

Wal-Mart has received a lot of negative publicity recently, including allegations that it used illegal workers and made employees work without pay during lunch breaks, as well as complaints that it generally underpays employees.

Wal-Mart faces allegations for underpaying employees.

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She flew to Los Angeles last week, after her 74-year-old mother had a stroke, but is expected to return to Texas in a few days.

She recently left her camp, vowing to come back, to visit her mother who has just had a stroke.

941

YES

IE

The U.S. handed power on June 30 to Iraq's interim government chosen by the United Nations and Paul Bremer, former governor of Iraq.

Transfer of power in Iraq on June 30.

96

YES

IE

Live At Leeds (1970) is The Who's first live album, and indeed is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing regularly.

Live At Leeds was recorded by The Who.

263

NO

IR

A massive polio immunization drive is under way in more than 20 nations of West and Central Africa, but in Cote d'Ivoire violence has forced a postponement of the vaccination campaign, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced November 18.

Polio is under control in the world.

501

YES

PP

Then the most important part of the day begins as Muslims go to the mosque, their special place of worship.

Muslims pray at the mosque.

73

YES

IE

On October 1 2001, EU and other countries introduced the option for domestic animal owners to apply for Pet passports under the Pets Travel Scheme (PETS for short), for pets returning from abroad to the United Kingdom. This replaced the old system of 6 months compulsory quarantine for all domestic pets.

In 2001, the EU introduced a passport for pets.

367

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IR

The optimal style of dam building is specific to the particular macroproject, the nature of the geophysical worksite (Anon., 2005) as well as social uncertainty, the undertaking management organizations experience, the operational complexities of many kinds of construction machinery and worker nationalities, the macroprojects situational geography and the logistics of its required compositional materials.

Dam building prevents life-threatening situations.

651

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SUM

American tobacco companies were showing a profit most quarters due to export sales of cigarettes and diversification of products sold including food.

PM often entered markets with both cigarettes and food.

639

YES

IE

Les Paul, who continues to perform weekly at New York Iridium Jazz Club, has finished recording "Les Paul & Friends."

Iridium Jazz Club is located in New York.

341

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IR

The discovery is based on velocity measurements of a whirlpool of hot gas orbiting the black hole.

Hubble discovers black holes.

741

YES

SUM

BEIRUT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Industry Minister and Christian leader Pierre Gemayel was shot dead on a street in the suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, al-Jazeera TV channel quoted the Lebanese Interior Ministry as saying.

Pierre Gemayel was murdered on a street in the suburb of Beirut.

718

NO

QA

Her husband, political novice Juan Carlos Lecompte, scrambles to preserve Betancourt's dream and sustain the Oxygen Green Party, the political party she founded.

Juan Carlos Lecompte is the founder of the Green Oxygen Party.

295

YES

IR

Most people are familiar with the idea of St. Bernards or other dogs taking part in rescue and recovery efforts. Robots might also take part in search and rescue missions.

Robots are used to find missing victims.

60

NO

IE

Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom has also shown interest in acquiring a sizable stake in the Uzbek pipeline monopoly.

Gazprom detains the Uzbek pipeline monopoly.

1950

NO

IE

Crude oil dips below $43 on news that Russia's justice ministry will not force Yukos to halt sales.

Crude oil rises.

659

YES

SUM

Britain agreed to lift by March 31 a 150-mile military protection zone enforced around the islands since Argentina invaded them in 1982.

The military protection zone around Falklands was lifted.

393

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IR

UFJ Holdings Inc. said it wants to merge with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., a combination that would surpass Citigroup Inc. as the world's biggest bank and accelerate Japan's attempts to clean up bad loans.

The merger of Japanese Banks creates the world's biggest bank.

346

YES

IR

About one million years ago, these people began to slowly leave Africa.

Humans existed 10,000 years ago.

223

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IR

Athletics' governing body, the IAAF, last week cleared Ottey of accusations of steroid use and lifted a two-year ban after their arbitration panel said the IOC-accredited lab in Lausanne improperly tested Ottey's urine sample.

Sportswomen have been accused of doping.

352

UNKNOWN

MT

The American State Department announced that Russia recalled her ambassador to the United States "for consultation" due to the bombing operations on Iraq.

An official source in the American Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Russia called the United States "for consultation" because of the bombings on Iraq .

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IE

Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, are gathering in Laos to discuss topics ranging from terrorism and economic integration to non-aggression treaties with several regional neighbors.

Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations work for ASEAN.

12

NO

IR

Oracle had fought to keep the forms from being released

Oracle released a confidential document

167

YES

RC

Peter Voser, a 46-year-old who joined ABB from Shell 2-1/2 years ago, will rejoin the Anglo-Dutch company on October 4.

Peter Voser has worked for Shell in the past.

508

YES

IE

Lao government spokesman, Yong Chantalangsy, said Rangoon has promised to announce its decision in Vientiane.

Yong Chantalangsy is a representative of Laos.

558

YES

QA

In a move reminiscent for some of another actor, Ronald Reagan, who was twice elected governor of California, Schwarzenegger said he would be putting his movie career on hold so he can devote his time to running for governor.

Ronald Regan was elected governor of California.

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IR

The scientific community now generally agrees that between 5 and 8 million years ago, there lived in Africa a hominid which would ultimately give rise to the first hominids and later the members of the genus Homo.

Humans existed 10,000 years ago.

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IR

It also raised questions about the quality of financial regulation in Singapore, where derivatives losses run up by former trader Nick Leeson led to the 1995 collapse of Barings Plc.

Nick Leeson was arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC.

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IR

His group's recently developed computer program, which provides group intelligence for a swarm of mini-robots to rapidly pin-point a source of contagion, can also be used by a group of humans carrying minicomputers, global positioning receivers, and simple radio equipment to find a skier buried in whiteness.

Robots are used to find avalanche victims.

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SUM

By buying local companies, Philip Morris and its subsidiary inherit informal trade contacts cultivated under Soviet rule that may help to smooth any future moves east.

American tobacco companies used state tobacco monopoly liberalization.

44

YES

IE

A former employee of the company, David Vance of South Portland, said Hooper spent a lot of time on the road, often meeting with customers between Portland and Kittery.

David Vance lives in South Portland.

43

YES

IE

Parents also had to contribute "much more fully", while "coasting" schools would be tackled, Ms Kelly told MPs. But shadow education secretary David Cameron, who backed some ideas, said other parts were a "complete muddle".

David Cameron works as the shadow education secretary.

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QA

The Qin (from which the name China is derived) established the approximate boundaries and basic administrative system that all subsequent dynasties were to follow.

Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese Emperor.

167

YES

IE

The bus, which was heading for Nairobi in Kenya , crashed in the Kabale district of Uganda near the Rwandan border.

The Kabale district borders on Rwanda.

502

YES

SUM

Iran will hold the first runoff presidential election in its history, between President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Tehran's hard-line mayor, election officials said Saturday.

Tehran's hard-line mayor will face Rafsanjani in a runoff election.

701

YES

SUM

THE presidents of Honduras and El Salvador were set yesterday to begin two days of talks in San Salvador, amid continuing tension in border areas.

Honduras and El Salvador entered a dispute over their borders.

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MT

It was like hitting the jackpot.

It was like removing the lottery.

154

YES

IE

New research shows there has been a sharp increase in disfiguring skin cancers, particularly in women under the age of 40, providing more evidence that young people are not heeding warnings about the dangers of tanning.

Tanning may cause skin cancers.

487

YES

QA

Russian Public Television head Vladislav Listyev is shot in the heart by an unknown gunman outside his Moscow home. The attack is linked to opponents of an advertising ban he had proposed for the television channel.

Vladislav Listyev was murdered in Moscow.

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QA

O'Connor then fought on the side of the Republicans in the 1921-22 Civil War, with those who favored rejection of the treaty which brought peace between Ireland and Britain, but at the cost of a divided island.

Ireland has been divided since 1921.

349

YES

IR

The ghost shirt was then donated to the Glasgow Museum in 1892 by an Indian interpreter and has remained a visitor attraction for 100 years. It became the subject of an ownership wrangle when descendants of the Sioux tribe petitioned for its return in 1995. The Wounded Knee Survivors Association including a Lakota elder had it returned to the tribe.

A Sioux ghost shirt was returned by a Scottish museum.

359

YES

SUM

The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health said that the plant was inspected in October, and cited for 15 safety violations, seven of which were considered serious.

The plant was inspected in October and cited for numerous safety violations.

730

YES

SUM

The IAEA board in February referred Iran to the Security Council, suggesting it had breached the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and might be trying to make nuclear weapons.

Iran might be trying to make nuclear weapons according to the IAEA board.

265

UNKNOWN

IR

Fujimori charged that on January 26, 1995, Ecuador fired the first shot, an allegation denied by Ecuador's leader, Sixto Duran-Ballen. Predictably, each side blamed the other for starting the 1995 conflict, just as each pointed the finger of guilt to the other for provoking the border war of 1941, when Peru took most of the 120,000 square miles in contention between the two countries.

President Fujimori was re-elected in 1995.

329

YES

IR

September 26 - Trial against former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, accused of Mafia connections, begins.

Andreotti is accused of Mafia collusion.

31

NO

IE

Scott Island was discovered and landed upon in December 1902 by Captain William Colbeck commander of the Morning, relief ship for Capt. Robert F. Scott's expedition.

Capt. Scott reached Scott Island in December 1902.

484

YES

QA

Kohl participated in the late stage of WWII as a teenage soldier. He joined the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) in 1947.

The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.

632

YES

SUM

The borrowers must form five-member groups that, along with the bank's field workers, closely supervise the loans. Peer pressure substitutes for collateral because the group's first two borrowers have to start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period before the other members can take out loans. The interest rate is fixed at 16 percent.

The first two borrowers must start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period.

392

YES

IE

Nicholas Cage's wife, Alice Kim Cage, gave birth Monday, to a boy, Kal-el Coppola Cage, in New York City, said Cage's Los Angeles-based publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were available.

Nicholas Cage is married to Alice Kim Cage.

439

NO

IE

San Salvador, Jan. 13, '90 (Acan-Efe) -The bodies of Hector Oqueli and Gilda Flores, who had been kidnapped yesterday, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported.

Gilda Flores was kidnapped on the 13th of January 1990.

366

YES

SUM

About 30,000 Rolling Stones fans poured into Fenway Park this evening, fortunate to have scored tickets to the kickoff of the band's latest world tour.

The Rolling Stones have begun their latest world tour with a concert in Boston.

476

YES

QA

The Disneyland of Europe is located 20 miles east of Paris. Euro Disney is a huge complex with hotels, restaurants, shops and a nearby golf course apart from the actual theme park. It provides a much better experience than its American cousin thanks to the marvels of modern engineering.

Euro-Disney is an Entertainment Park.

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SUM

At a low-key ceremony, Albanian and British officials agreed to bury all outstanding differences caused by the 'Corfu Channel incident'.

The dispute between Albania and the UK about the Corfu incident lasted a long time.