News Review

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News Review
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National news
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China confirms its first human bird-flu cases
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Bush visit to China

• US president George W.Bush arrived at Beijing
  Saturday night.

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China, US leaders highlight common interests

• President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart George
  W. Bush Sunday highlighted common interests and
  areas for co-operation to keep Sino-US relations
  on track.

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Boeing signs US4b deal for 70 aircraft
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Polluted water poisons 34 people in Guangdong

• Thirty-four villagers in south China's Guangdong
  Province were hospitalized on Sunday for having
  developed obvious poisoning symptoms, local
  government source said.

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Officials warn against buying mascots online
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Zou wins China's first world boxing title
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World news
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Tropical Storm Gamma kills nine

• Tropical Storm Gamma lashed Central America with
  heavy rain on Saturday, killing at least nine
  people and cutting off part of the Honduran coast.

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Pakistan aid pledges top 5.8bn

• Emotional campaigning and lobbying at an
  international donors conference yielded pledges
  of about 3 billion to assist Pakistan following
  last month's South Asian earthquake

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Suicide bomber kills 25 at Iraqi funeral

• A suicide car bomber struck a funeral ceremony
  Saturday evening north of Baghdad, killing at
  least 25 people and wounding 30 others.

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Bush, Roh pledge to resolve nuclear issue
peacefully

• Us president George. W Bush met his counterpart
  South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun last Thursday
  before the APEC summit.

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Bush, softly, stands firm on Iraq policy

• President lauds Murtha's service, dismisses call
  to pull out

Senior Democrat Rep. John Murtha on Thursday
called the war in Iraq "a flawed policy wrapped
in illusion."