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Chinese name pandas offered to Taiwan
Jan 29 2006 10:09PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China said Sunday that 100 million people had voted in a contest to name two pandas offered to rival Taiwan in an effort to build support for uniting the island with the communist mainland
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Pakistani express train derails; 3 killed
Jan 29 2006 6:10PM (CT)
DOMELI, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani express train with up to 600 passengers aboard derailed Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring as many as 40.
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Karzai promises aid will be well spent
Jan 29 2006 3:50PM (CT)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Afghanistan will need substantial aid for up to a decade, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday, promising potential donors the money will be used to bolster the country's order and civil society.
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Pakistan braces for next quake challenge
Jan 29 2006 2:59PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Ever since South Asia's monster earthquake drove Shahnaz Bibi from her toppled mountain home nearly four months ago, she and 13 others have been sleeping in a tiny dust-caked tent with a dirt floor, no electricity and no heat.
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China's top leaders vow to tackle poverty
Jan 29 2006 7:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's leaders spent the Lunar New Year holiday with locals in the impoverished countryside, where growing discontent has spilled over into violent protests, and pledged Sunday to do more to improve living standards.
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