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[ "\"", "The", "government", "assessed", "the", "agreement", "as", "a", "crucial", "step", "to", "resolving", "the", "Yugoslav", "crisis", ",", "ensuring", "the", "restoration", "of", "peace", "in", "former", "Yugoslavia", ",", "\"", "it", "said", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	" The government assessed the agreement as a crucial step to resolving the Yugoslav crisis , ensuring the restoration of peace in former Yugoslavia , " it said .
[ "He", "has", "invited", "35", "Indian", "leaders", "to", "lunch", "next", "Tuesday", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	He has invited 35 Indian leaders to lunch next Tuesday .
[ "Two", "Russian-built", "hovercrafts", ",", "capable", "of", "carrying", "up", "to", "50", "tons", "each", ",", "will", "begin", "ferrying", "passengers", "and", "cargo", "up", "and", "down", "the", "huge", "river", "from", "its", "mouth", "at", "Belem", "by", "the", "end", "of", "the", "year", ",", "Brazil", "'s", "Amazon", "Affairs", "Department", "said", "in", "a", "statement", "." ]	[ "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.458333	Two Russian-built hovercrafts , capable of carrying up to 50 tons each , will begin ferrying passengers and cargo up and down the huge river from its mouth at Belem by the end of the year , Brazil 's Amazon Affairs Department said in a statement .
[ "HONG", "KONG", "1996-08-23" ]	[ "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O" ]	0.5	HONG KONG 1996-08-23
[ "The", "main", "Friday", "prayers", "in", "southern", "Jordan", "that", "were", "the", "starting", "point", "for", "the", "riots", "a", "week", "ago", "passed", "peacefully", "under", "tight", "security", "imposed", "by", "the", "army", "with", "only", "brief", "demonstrations", "reported", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.46875	The main Friday prayers in southern Jordan that were the starting point for the riots a week ago passed peacefully under tight security imposed by the army with only brief demonstrations reported .
[ "Adel", "Ibrahim", ",", "the", "Iraqi", "embassy", "'s", "press", "attache", ",", "was", "asked", "to", "leave", "\"", "because", "he", "was", "carrying", "out", "duties", "incompatible", "with", "diplomatic", "norms", "\"", ",", "one", "source", "told", "Reuters", ",", "implying", "he", "was", "accused", "of", "spying", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Adel Ibrahim , the Iraqi embassy 's press attache , was asked to leave " because he was carrying out duties incompatible with diplomatic norms " , one source told Reuters , implying he was accused of spying .
[ "Ibrahim", "told", "Reuters", "by", "telephone", "from", "his", "embassy", "office", "in", "Amman", "that", "he", "\"", "had", "not", "been", "notified", "\"", "of", "any", "explusion", "order", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.478261	Ibrahim told Reuters by telephone from his embassy office in Amman that he " had not been notified " of any explusion order .
[ "\"", "Disperse", ",", "abstain", "from", "forming", "groups", "and", "help", "maintain", "order", ",", "\"", "army", "officers", ",", "who", "has", "enforced", "a", "loose", "curfew", "since", "the", "riots", ",", "told", "the", "crowd", "through", "loudspeakers", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.483871	" Disperse , abstain from forming groups and help maintain order , " army officers , who has enforced a loose curfew since the riots , told the crowd through loudspeakers .
[ "There", "was", "also", "heavy", "security", "in", "the", "crowded", "centre", "of", "Amman", ",", "where", "smaller", "clashes", "had", "erupted", "last", "Saturday", ",", "but", "Friday", "prayers", "at", "the", "main", "mosque", "ended", "quietly", "as", "police", "in", "full", "riot", "gear", "looked", "on", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.459459	There was also heavy security in the crowded centre of Amman , where smaller clashes had erupted last Saturday , but Friday prayers at the main mosque ended quietly as police in full riot gear looked on .
[ "U.S.", "says", "Iraqi", "Kurds", "agree", "ceasefire", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	U.S. says Iraqi Kurds agree ceasefire .
[ "Leaders", "of", "Iraq", "'s", "two", "main", "Kurdish", "factions", "agreed", "on", "Friday", "to", "end", "six", "days", "of", "fighting", "and", "to", "attend", "U.S.-mediated", "peace", "talks", "next", "month", ",", "the", "State", "Department", "said", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Leaders of Iraq 's two main Kurdish factions agreed on Friday to end six days of fighting and to attend U.S.-mediated peace talks next month , the State Department said .
[ "He", "did", "not", "give", "a", "specific", "time", "for", "the", "ceasefire", "but", "said", "the", "United", "States", "looked", "forward", "to", "\"", "immediate", "implementation", "\"", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	He did not give a specific time for the ceasefire but said the United States looked forward to " immediate implementation " .
[ "His", "statement", "gave", "no", "venue", "or", "precise", "date", "for", "the", "meeting", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.454545	His statement gave no venue or precise date for the meeting .
[ "The", "other", "teenagers", "also", "confronted", "the", "assailant", "and", "three", "girls", ",", "all", "under", "18", ",", "were", "stabbed", ",", "one", "fatally", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The other teenagers also confronted the assailant and three girls , all under 18 , were stabbed , one fatally .
[ "He", "said", "all", "of", "the", "wounded", "teenagers", "were", "taken", "to", "a", "hospital", "but", "none", "of", "the", "injuries", "were", "considered", "life-threatening", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	He said all of the wounded teenagers were taken to a hospital but none of the injuries were considered life-threatening .
[ "Tracy", "is", "the", "great-granddaughter", "of", "Democratic", "former", "President", "Franklin", "Roosevelt", ",", "and", "support", "for", "Democrats", "runs", "in", "the", "family", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.47619	Tracy is the great-granddaughter of Democratic former President Franklin Roosevelt , and support for Democrats runs in the family .
[ "WSC-India", "Rice", "Weather", ",", "Aug", "23", "." ]	[ "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	WSC-India Rice Weather , Aug 23 .
[ "FORECAST-" ]	[ "O" ]	0.5	FORECAST-
[ "Partly", "cloudy", "in", "northern", "India", "with", "a", "few", "light", "showers", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Partly cloudy in northern India with a few light showers .
[ "Source", ":", "Weather", "Services", "Corporation" ]	[ "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG" ]	0.5	Source : Weather Services Corporation
[ "Colombo", "estimates", "more", "than", "50,000", "people", "have", "been", "killed", "in", "the", "war", "between", "government", "forces", "and", "the", "Liberation", "Tigers", "of", "Tamil", "Eelam", "rebels", "in", "the", "island", "'s", "north", "and", "east", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.466667	Colombo estimates more than 50,000 people have been killed in the war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels in the island 's north and east .
[ "Nepal", "'s", "king", "leaves", "on", "week-long", "visit", "to", "China", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O" ]	0.454545	Nepal 's king leaves on week-long visit to China .
[ "The", "king", "will", "visit", "Chongqing", "before", "arriving", "in", "the", "Chinese", "capital", ",", "Beijing", ",", "early", "next", "week", ",", "officials", "said", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The king will visit Chongqing before arriving in the Chinese capital , Beijing , early next week , officials said .
[ "He", "said", "volatility", "levels", "should", "be", "stable", "until", "markets", "reassess", "the", "situation", "after", "a", "long", "weekend", "in", "Britain", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O" ]	0.5	He said volatility levels should be stable until markets reassess the situation after a long weekend in Britain .
[ "Stenning", ",", "who", "has", "previous", "convictions", ",", "is", "expected", "to", "appeal", "against", "the", "sentence", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Stenning , who has previous convictions , is expected to appeal against the sentence .
[ "Stenning", "has", "rejected", "Diana", "'s", "claims", "and", "said", "he", "was", "being", "made", "a", "scapegoat", "to", "scare", "off", "press", "photographers", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.473684	Stenning has rejected Diana 's claims and said he was being made a scapegoat to scare off press photographers .
[ "Jordan", "expels", "Iraqi", "diplomat", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Jordan expels Iraqi diplomat .
[ "Jordan", "has", "asked", "an", "Iraqi", "diplomat", "to", "leave", "the", "kingdom", "for", "carrying", "out", "duties", "incompatible", "with", "diplomatic", "norms", ",", "an", "official", "source", "said", "on", "Friday", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.48	Jordan has asked an Iraqi diplomat to leave the kingdom for carrying out duties incompatible with diplomatic norms , an official source said on Friday .
[ "The", "government", "declined", "comment", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The government declined comment .
[ "More", "than", "20,000", "people", "have", "died", "in", "12", "years", "of", "fighting", "between", "the", "guerrillas", "and", "Turkish", "forces", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O" ]	0.470588	More than 20,000 people have died in 12 years of fighting between the guerrillas and Turkish forces .
[ "A", "shares", "--", "distributed", "to", "former", "holders", "of", "property", "rights", "in", "the", "Beirut", "central", "district", "SOLIDERE", "is", "rebuilding", "--", "closed", "at", "$", "104.625", "unchanged", "from", "Thursday", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.461538	A shares -- distributed to former holders of property rights in the Beirut central district SOLIDERE is rebuilding -- closed at $ 104.625 unchanged from Thursday .
[ "The", "BLOM", "Stock", "Index", "which", "covers", "both", "markets", "rose", "0.04", "percent", "to", "903.09", "and", "the", "LISPI", "index", "rose", "0.02", "percent", "to", "81.58", "." ]	[ "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The BLOM Stock Index which covers both markets rose 0.04 percent to 903.09 and the LISPI index rose 0.02 percent to 81.58 .
[ "A", "consortium", "of", "telephone", "companies", "and", "The", "Walt", "Disney", "Co", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O" ]	0.5	A consortium of telephone companies and The Walt Disney Co .
[ "The", "company", "currently", "buys", "the", "tubes", "from", "competitors", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The company currently buys the tubes from competitors .
[ "The", "contract", "calls", "for", "production", "of", "the", "set-top", "boxes", "over", "five", "years", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The contract calls for production of the set-top boxes over five years .
[ "Luehrs", "said", "manufacturing", "will", "begin", "and", "revenue", "will", "start", "to", "roll", "in", "during", "the", "first", "half", "of", "next", "year", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.473684	Luehrs said manufacturing will begin and revenue will start to roll in during the first half of next year .
[ "The", "boxes", "will", "be", "made", "on", "a", "build-to-order", "basis", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.461538	The boxes will be made on a build-to-order basis .
[ "Last", "month", ",", "it", "reported", "a", "second-quarter", "loss", "of", "$", "33.2", "million", ",", "or", "51", "cents", "a", "share", ",", "vs.", "a", "loss", "of", "$", "45.3", "million", ",", "or", "97", "cents", "a", "share", ",", "a", "year", "earlier", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Last month , it reported a second-quarter loss of $ 33.2 million , or 51 cents a share , vs. a loss of $ 45.3 million , or 97 cents a share , a year earlier .
[ "The", "Redmond", ",", "Wash.-based", "company", "spent", "tens", "of", "millions", "of", "dollars", "promoting", "the", "product", "with", "stunts", "that", "included", "buying", "the", "entire", "print", "run", "of", "the", "Times", "of", "London", "and", "lighting", "New", "York", "'s", "Empire", "State", "building", "in", "a", "Windows", "color", "scheme", "." ]	[ "O", "B-PER", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.487805	The Redmond , Wash.-based company spent tens of millions of dollars promoting the product with stunts that included buying the entire print run of the Times of London and lighting New York 's Empire State building in a Windows color scheme .
[ "Symantec", "Corp.", ",", "which", "had", "been", "among", "the", "most", "bullish", "of", "software", "companies", "at", "the", "time", "of", "the", "Windows", "95", "launch", ",", "ended", "up", "posting", "disappointing", "financial", "results", "when", "retail", "sales", "of", "the", "operating", "system", "fell", "short", "of", "its", "projections", "." ]	[ "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Symantec Corp. , which had been among the most bullish of software companies at the time of the Windows 95 launch , ended up posting disappointing financial results when retail sales of the operating system fell short of its projections .
[ "Touchstone", "Software", "Corp.", "had", "to", "pay", "$", "1.3", "million", "in", "cash", "and", "stock", "to", "settle", "a", "shareholders", "lawsuit", "brought", "after", "the", "company", "'s", "sales", "failed", "to", "meet", "expectations", "tied", "to", "the", "Windows", "95", "launch", "." ]	[ "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Touchstone Software Corp. had to pay $ 1.3 million in cash and stock to settle a shareholders lawsuit brought after the company 's sales failed to meet expectations tied to the Windows 95 launch .
[ "Many", "software", "developers", "apparently", "saw", "their", "crucial", "holiday", "season", "sales", "suffer", "last", "year", "because", "store", "shelves", "were", "jammed", "with", "blue-and-white", "boxes", "of", "Windows", "95", ",", "resulting", "in", "a", "shortage", "of", "space", "for", "seasonal", "products", ",", "said", "Ann", "Stephens", ",", "president", "of", "PC", "Data", "Inc", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O" ]	0.479167	Many software developers apparently saw their crucial holiday season sales suffer last year because store shelves were jammed with blue-and-white boxes of Windows 95 , resulting in a shortage of space for seasonal products , said Ann Stephens , president of PC Data Inc .
[ "To", "be", "sure", ",", "sales", "of", "Windows", "95", "and", "the", "accompanying", "Office", "95", "upgrade", "drove", "Microsoft", "sales", "up", "46", "percent", "last", "year", "to", "a", "record", "$", "8.67", "billion", "and", "cemented", "the", "company", "'s", "status", "as", "the", "industry", "'s", "dominant", "company", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.45	To be sure , sales of Windows 95 and the accompanying Office 95 upgrade drove Microsoft sales up 46 percent last year to a record $ 8.67 billion and cemented the company 's status as the industry 's dominant company .
[ "Microsoft", "executives", "say", "they", "are", "thrilled", "with", "the", "sales", "figures", ",", "and", "industry", "analysts", "estimate", "that", "by", "sometime", "next", "year", ",", "the", "installed", "base", "of", "Windows", "95", "will", "surpass", "that", "of", "the", "older", "version", "of", "Windows", ",", "now", "used", "on", "about", "100", "million", "computers", "worldwide", "." ]	[ "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.466667	Microsoft executives say they are thrilled with the sales figures , and industry analysts estimate that by sometime next year , the installed base of Windows 95 will surpass that of the older version of Windows , now used on about 100 million computers worldwide .
[ "U.S.", "says", "still", "committed", "to", "Cuba", "migration", "pacts", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	U.S. says still committed to Cuba migration pacts .
[ "A", "State", "Department", "statement", "appeared", "in", "part", "a", "response", "to", "Cuban", "complaints", "that", "Washington", "was", "jeopardising", "the", "accords", "by", "failing", "to", "return", "some", "of", "the", "Cubans", "involved", "in", "recent", "illegal", "migration", "incidents", "." ]	[ "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.46875	A State Department statement appeared in part a response to Cuban complaints that Washington was jeopardising the accords by failing to return some of the Cubans involved in recent illegal migration incidents .
[ "\"", "The", "United", "States", "reiterates", "its", "full", "commitment", "to", "the", "implementation", "\"", "of", "the", "accords", "signed", "by", "the", "two", "countries", "in", "1994", "and", "1995", ",", "said", "the", "statement", "by", "spokesman", "Glyn", "Davies", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "I-PER", "O" ]	0.46875	" The United States reiterates its full commitment to the implementation " of the accords signed by the two countries in 1994 and 1995 , said the statement by spokesman Glyn Davies .
[ "Washington", "would", "also", "take", "\"", "prompt", "and", "effective", "law", "enforcement", "action", "\"", "against", "alien", "smuggling", "and", "hijackings", "from", "Cuba", ",", "it", "added", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.454545	Washington would also take " prompt and effective law enforcement action " against alien smuggling and hijackings from Cuba , it added .
[ "Davies", "said", "on", "Tuesday", "the", "pilot", "could", "soon", "return", "to", "Cuba", "but", "U.S.", "authorities", "planned", "to", "try", "the", "hijackers", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.473684	Davies said on Tuesday the pilot could soon return to Cuba but U.S. authorities planned to try the hijackers .
[ "In", "an", "incident", "on", "July", "7", ",", "a", "Cuban", "interior", "ministry", "official", "hijacked", "a", "commercial", "plane", "and", "sought", "aylum", "at", "Guantanamo", "Bay", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O" ]	0.5	In an incident on July 7 , a Cuban interior ministry official hijacked a commercial plane and sought aylum at Guantanamo Bay .
[ "In", "keeping", "with", "its", "pioneering", "image", "in", "the", "area", "of", "welfare", ",", "Wisconsin", "was", "the", "first", "state", "to", "submit", "an", "administrative", "plan", "under", "the", "nation", "'s", "new", "welfare", "law", ",", "Gov", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.483871	In keeping with its pioneering image in the area of welfare , Wisconsin was the first state to submit an administrative plan under the nation 's new welfare law , Gov .
[ "Tommy", "Thompson", "said", "Thursday", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Tommy Thompson said Thursday .
[ "According", "to", "a", "new", "release", "from", "the", "governor", ",", "Wisconsin", "submitted", "a", "plan", "to", "the", "U.S.", "Department", "of", "Health", "and", "Human", "Services", "for", "administration", "of", "the", "new", "block", "grant", "system", "for", "welfare", "just", "minutes", "after", "President", "Bill", "Clinton", "signed", "the", "measure", "into", "law", "Thursday", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.477273	According to a new release from the governor , Wisconsin submitted a plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for administration of the new block grant system for welfare just minutes after President Bill Clinton signed the measure into law Thursday .
[ "--", "Karen", "Pierog", ",", "312-408-8647" ]	[ "O", "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O" ]	0.5	-- Karen Pierog , 312-408-8647
[ "Dan", "Jewell", "of", "the", "Whittier", ",", "Alaska", "police", "department", "described", "Phan", "as", "\"", "extremely", "cooperative", "\"", ".", "\"" ]	[ "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.470588	Dan Jewell of the Whittier , Alaska police department described Phan as " extremely cooperative " . "
[ "\"" ]	[ "O" ]	0.5	"
[ "\"", "He", "had", "climbed", "up", "in", "this", "boxcar", "to", "get", "out", "of", "the", "weather", "and", "to", "get", "some", "sleep", ",", "\"", "Jewell", "said", ".", "\"" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	" He had climbed up in this boxcar to get out of the weather and to get some sleep , " Jewell said . "
[ "The", "next", "thing", "you", "know", ",", "the", "boxcar", "is", "coupled", "up", "and", "loaded", "up", "to", "a", "barge", "and", "headed", "north", ".", "\"" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.47619	The next thing you know , the boxcar is coupled up and loaded up to a barge and headed north . "
[ "Police", "found", "Phan", "late", "on", "Monday", "when", "the", "boxcar", ",", "which", "was", "transporting", "lumber", ",", "was", "opened", "at", "Whittier", ",", "a", "port", "in", "western", "Prince", "William", "Sound", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "O" ]	0.481481	Police found Phan late on Monday when the boxcar , which was transporting lumber , was opened at Whittier , a port in western Prince William Sound .
[ "Mount", "Zion", "Missionary", "Baptist", "Church", "and", "St.", "Matthews", "Missionary", "Baptist", "Church", "were", "both", "frame", "structures", ",", "each", "near", "Turner", ",", "Arkansas", ",", "a", "small", "community", "surrounded", "by", "cotton", "and", "soybean", "fields", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.451613	Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church were both frame structures , each near Turner , Arkansas , a small community surrounded by cotton and soybean fields .
[ "I", "'m", "surprised", "anyone", "could", "even", "find", "us", "out", "here", ",", "\"", "said", "Fannie", "Johnson", ",", "a", "member", "of", "St.", "Matthew", "'s", ",", "who", "said", "she", "believed", "arson", "was", "to", "blame", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.46875	I 'm surprised anyone could even find us out here , " said Fannie Johnson , a member of St. Matthew 's , who said she believed arson was to blame .
[ "Arkansas", "has", "been", "spared", "the", "loss", "of", "predominantly", "black", "churches", "to", "arson", ",", "a", "wave", "that", "has", "claimed", "an", "estimated", "30", "houses", "of", "worship", "across", "the", "south", "in", "the", "past", "several", "months", "." ]	[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Arkansas has been spared the loss of predominantly black churches to arson , a wave that has claimed an estimated 30 houses of worship across the south in the past several months .
[ "A", "black", "church", "near", "Camden", ",", "Arkansas", ",", "about", "100", "miles", "(", "161", "kms", ")", "south", "of", "Little", "Rock", ",", "burned", "in", "July", ",", "but", "federal", "agents", "have", "not", "determined", "the", "cause", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.46875	A black church near Camden , Arkansas , about 100 miles ( 161 kms ) south of Little Rock , burned in July , but federal agents have not determined the cause .
[ "RESEARCH", "ALERT", "-", "Royal", "Oak", "initiated", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O" ]	0.5	RESEARCH ALERT - Royal Oak initiated .
[ "--", "Royal", "Oak", "shares", "were", "down", "1/16", "at", "3-11/16", "." ]	[ "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.454545	-- Royal Oak shares were down 1/16 at 3-11/16 .
[ "Reuters", "Chicago", "Newsdesk", "-", "312-408-8787" ]	[ "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Reuters Chicago Newsdesk - 312-408-8787
[ "The", "company", "said", "in", "a", "statement", "on", "Friday", "the", "deal", "was", "expected", "to", "be", "finalized", "in", "September", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.470588	The company said in a statement on Friday the deal was expected to be finalized in September .
[ "--", "New", "York", "newsroom", ",", "(", "212", ")", "859-1610" ]	[ "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	-- New York newsroom , ( 212 ) 859-1610
[ "--", "New", "York", "newsroom", ",", "(", "212", ")", "859-1610" ]	[ "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	-- New York newsroom , ( 212 ) 859-1610
[ "We", "think", "it", "'s", "a", "solid", "performer", "in", "the", "Dutch", "market", ".", "\"" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	We think it 's a solid performer in the Dutch market . "
[ "Roe", "said", "he", "was", "sticking", "by", "his", "forecast", "of", "a", "2.45", "billion", "guilder", "net", "for", "1996", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Roe said he was sticking by his forecast of a 2.45 billion guilder net for 1996 .
[ "[", "CORRECTED", "13:12", "GMT", "]" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O" ]	0.5	[ CORRECTED 13:12 GMT ]
[ "Dredging", "group", "Koninklijke", "Boskalis", "Westminster", "NV", "said", "on", "Friday", "it", "expected", "higher", "turnover", "and", "profits", "for", "the", "second", "half", "of", "1996", "(", "corrects", "from", "the", "full", "year", "1996", ")", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.482759	Dredging group Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV said on Friday it expected higher turnover and profits for the second half of 1996 ( corrects from the full year 1996 ) .
[ "Socialist", "Prime", "Minister", "Costas", "Simitis", "announced", "the", "snap", "poll", "on", "Thursday", "citing", "problems", "with", "the", "economy", ",", "the", "country", "'s", "convergence", "with", "the", "European", "Union", "and", "tense", "relations", "with", "neighbouring", "Turkey", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O" ]	0.451613	Socialist Prime Minister Costas Simitis announced the snap poll on Thursday citing problems with the economy , the country 's convergence with the European Union and tense relations with neighbouring Turkey .
[ "A", "Libyan", "man", "has", "been", "found", "stabbed", "to", "death", "in", "Malta", ",", "police", "said", "on", "Friday", "." ]	[ "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	A Libyan man has been found stabbed to death in Malta , police said on Friday .
[ "Harvey", "said", "they", "could", "accurately", "tag", "whales", "with", "a", "radio", "transmitter", ",", "and", "could", "also", "swim", "all", "the", "way", "around", "one", "of", "the", "giant", "mammals", ",", "filming", "it", "with", "a", "video", "camera", "." ]	[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.46875	Harvey said they could accurately tag whales with a radio transmitter , and could also swim all the way around one of the giant mammals , filming it with a video camera .
[ "--", "Sydney", "Newsroom", "61-2", "373-1800" ]	[ "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O" ]	0.5	-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 373-1800
[ "Over", "2,000", "striking", "workers", "voted", "on", "Friday", "to", "return", "to", "work", "on", "Monday", "at", "Toyota", "Australia", "'s", "Melbourne", "assembly", "line", ",", "ending", "a", "two-week", "stoppage", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.481481	Over 2,000 striking workers voted on Friday to return to work on Monday at Toyota Australia 's Melbourne assembly line , ending a two-week stoppage .
[ "Shares", "in", "gold", "miner", "Niugini", "Mining", "Ltd", "surged", "38", "cents", "to", "A$", "3.75", "early", "on", "Friday", "following", "confirmation", "on", "Thursday", "from", "Battle", "Mountain", "Gold", "that", "it", "was", "considering", "acquiring", "the", "49.6", "percent", "of", "Niugini", "it", "did", "not", "already", "own", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.461538	Shares in gold miner Niugini Mining Ltd surged 38 cents to A$ 3.75 early on Friday following confirmation on Thursday from Battle Mountain Gold that it was considering acquiring the 49.6 percent of Niugini it did not already own .
[ "Niugini", "Mining", "Ltd", "said", "on", "Thursday", "that", "Battle", "Mountain", "had", "initiated", "talks", "about", "acquiring", "the", "shares", "in", "Niugini", "it", "does", "not", "already", "own", ".", "\"" ]	[ "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Niugini Mining Ltd said on Thursday that Battle Mountain had initiated talks about acquiring the shares in Niugini it does not already own . "
[ "Niugini", "holds", "copper", "and", "gold", "mining", "interests", "in", "Australia", ",", "Chile", "and", "Papua", "New", "Guinea", ",", "where", "it", "has", "a", "17.2", "percent", "stake", "in", "the", "Lihir", "gold", "project", "." ]	[ "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.464286	Niugini holds copper and gold mining interests in Australia , Chile and Papua New Guinea , where it has a 17.2 percent stake in the Lihir gold project .
[ "By", "11.25", "a.m.", "(", "0025", "GMT", ")", ",", "Niugini", "Mining", "shares", "were", "at", "A$", "3.65", ",", "up", "28", "cents", "on", "turnover", "of", "108,288", "shares", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.458333	By 11.25 a.m. ( 0025 GMT ) , Niugini Mining shares were at A$ 3.65 , up 28 cents on turnover of 108,288 shares .
[ "\"", "These", "are", "not", "like", "missing", "window", "panes", "or", "broken", "desks", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.454545	" These are not like missing window panes or broken desks .
[ "Sales", "8.70", "8.67" ]	[ "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Sales 8.70 8.67
[ "NOTE", "-", "Orii", "Corp", "makes", "automation", "equipment", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	NOTE - Orii Corp makes automation equipment .
[ "NOTE", "-", "Orii", "Corp", "makes", "automation", "equipment", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	NOTE - Orii Corp makes automation equipment .
[ "HONG", "KONG", "1996-08-23" ]	[ "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O" ]	0.5	HONG KONG 1996-08-23
[ "Just", "who", "owns", "the", "copper", "is", "a", "question", "that", "has", "kept", "traders", "and", "industry", "analysts", "guessing", "since", "the", "metal", "was", "channelled", "into", "Shanghai", "by", "the", "China", "National", "Nonferrous", "Metals", "Import", "and", "Export", "Corp", "(", "CNIEC", ")", "in", "June", "and", "July", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.475	Just who owns the copper is a question that has kept traders and industry analysts guessing since the metal was channelled into Shanghai by the China National Nonferrous Metals Import and Export Corp ( CNIEC ) in June and July .
[ "Traders", "in", "Asia", "said", "CNIEC", "could", "well", "have", "lent", "it", "to", "the", "market", "at", "around", "US$", "2,700", "a", "tonne", ",", "and", "then", "paid", "somewhere", "between", "$", "2,200", "and", "$", "2,400", "a", "tonne", "when", "it", "started", "taking", "the", "metal", "back", "earlier", "this", "year", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.47619	Traders in Asia said CNIEC could well have lent it to the market at around US$ 2,700 a tonne , and then paid somewhere between $ 2,200 and $ 2,400 a tonne when it started taking the metal back earlier this year .
[ "BME", "repeated", "in", "its", "latest", "review", "rumours", "of", "involvement", "by", "Sumitomo", "Corp", ",", "with", "CNIEC", "said", "to", "be", "helping", "the", "Japanese", "trader", "unload", "its", "copper", "positions", "after", "it", "revealed", "in", "June", "losses", "of", "$", "1.8", "billion", "in", "a", "decade", "of", "unauthorised", "deals", "." ]	[ "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.47619	BME repeated in its latest review rumours of involvement by Sumitomo Corp , with CNIEC said to be helping the Japanese trader unload its copper positions after it revealed in June losses of $ 1.8 billion in a decade of unauthorised deals .
[ "HONG", "KONG", "1996-08-23" ]	[ "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O" ]	0.5	HONG KONG 1996-08-23
[ "(", "in", "million", "HK$", "unless", "stated", ")" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	( in million HK$ unless stated )
[ "Books", "close", "N", "/", "A" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Books close N / A
[ "Dividend", "payable", "N", "/", "A" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Dividend payable N / A
[ "\"", "It", "is", "in", "the", "contract", "that", "we", "pay", "(", "Kingston", ")", "$", "900", "million", "by", "September", "5", ",", "\"", "he", "said", ",", "adding", "that", "Softbank", "had", "already", "started", "making", "forward", "transactions", "to", "buy", "dollars", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.485714	" It is in the contract that we pay ( Kingston ) $ 900 million by September 5 , " he said , adding that Softbank had already started making forward transactions to buy dollars .
[ "Net", "asset", "per", "share", "3.02", "yuan", "(", "no", "comparative", "figure", ")" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	Net asset per share 3.02 yuan ( no comparative figure )
[ "Company", "name", ":", "Shanghai", "Posts", "and", "Telecommunications", "Equipment", "Co" ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG" ]	0.5	Company name : Shanghai Posts and Telecommunications Equipment Co
[ "The", "French", "group", "entered", "the", "German", "market", "in", "1990", ",", "buying" ]	[ "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	The French group entered the German market in 1990 , buying
[ "In", "June", ",", "Promodes", "signed", "an", "outline", "agreement", "to", "sell", "its", "Specia", "unit", "--", "which", "runs", "100", "Dia", "stores", "in", "France", "--", "to", "Germany", "'s", "Aldi", "." ]	[ "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "B-ORG", "O" ]	0.461538	In June , Promodes signed an outline agreement to sell its Specia unit -- which runs 100 Dia stores in France -- to Germany 's Aldi .
[ "--", "Paris", "newsroom", "+33", "1", "4221", "5452" ]	[ "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]	0.5	-- Paris newsroom +33 1 4221 5452

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

" The government assessed the agreement as a crucial step to resolving the Yugoslav crisis , ensuring the restoration of peace in former Yugoslavia , " it said .

[ "He", "has", "invited", "35", "Indian", "leaders", "to", "lunch", "next", "Tuesday", "." ]

[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

He has invited 35 Indian leaders to lunch next Tuesday .

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0.458333

Two Russian-built hovercrafts , capable of carrying up to 50 tons each , will begin ferrying passengers and cargo up and down the huge river from its mouth at Belem by the end of the year , Brazil 's Amazon Affairs Department said in a statement .

[ "HONG", "KONG", "1996-08-23" ]

[ "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O" ]

0.5

HONG KONG 1996-08-23

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.46875

The main Friday prayers in southern Jordan that were the starting point for the riots a week ago passed peacefully under tight security imposed by the army with only brief demonstrations reported .

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[ "B-PER", "I-PER", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

Adel Ibrahim , the Iraqi embassy 's press attache , was asked to leave " because he was carrying out duties incompatible with diplomatic norms " , one source told Reuters , implying he was accused of spying .

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0.478261

Ibrahim told Reuters by telephone from his embassy office in Amman that he " had not been notified " of any explusion order .

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0.483871

" Disperse , abstain from forming groups and help maintain order , " army officers , who has enforced a loose curfew since the riots , told the crowd through loudspeakers .

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0.459459

There was also heavy security in the crowded centre of Amman , where smaller clashes had erupted last Saturday , but Friday prayers at the main mosque ended quietly as police in full riot gear looked on .

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[ "B-LOC", "O", "B-MISC", "I-MISC", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

U.S. says Iraqi Kurds agree ceasefire .

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0.5

Leaders of Iraq 's two main Kurdish factions agreed on Friday to end six days of fighting and to attend U.S.-mediated peace talks next month , the State Department said .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

He did not give a specific time for the ceasefire but said the United States looked forward to " immediate implementation " .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.454545

His statement gave no venue or precise date for the meeting .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

The other teenagers also confronted the assailant and three girls , all under 18 , were stabbed , one fatally .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

He said all of the wounded teenagers were taken to a hospital but none of the injuries were considered life-threatening .

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[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "I-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.47619

Tracy is the great-granddaughter of Democratic former President Franklin Roosevelt , and support for Democrats runs in the family .

[ "WSC-India", "Rice", "Weather", ",", "Aug", "23", "." ]

[ "B-ORG", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

WSC-India Rice Weather , Aug 23 .

[ "FORECAST-" ]

[ "O" ]

0.5

FORECAST-

[ "Partly", "cloudy", "in", "northern", "India", "with", "a", "few", "light", "showers", "." ]

[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

Partly cloudy in northern India with a few light showers .

[ "Source", ":", "Weather", "Services", "Corporation" ]

[ "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG" ]

0.5

Source : Weather Services Corporation

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0.466667

Colombo estimates more than 50,000 people have been killed in the war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels in the island 's north and east .

[ "Nepal", "'s", "king", "leaves", "on", "week-long", "visit", "to", "China", "." ]

[ "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O" ]

0.454545

Nepal 's king leaves on week-long visit to China .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

The king will visit Chongqing before arriving in the Chinese capital , Beijing , early next week , officials said .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-LOC", "O" ]

0.5

He said volatility levels should be stable until markets reassess the situation after a long weekend in Britain .

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[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

Stenning , who has previous convictions , is expected to appeal against the sentence .

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[ "B-PER", "O", "O", "B-PER", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.473684

Stenning has rejected Diana 's claims and said he was being made a scapegoat to scare off press photographers .

[ "Jordan", "expels", "Iraqi", "diplomat", "." ]

[ "B-LOC", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O" ]

0.5

Jordan expels Iraqi diplomat .

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0.48

Jordan has asked an Iraqi diplomat to leave the kingdom for carrying out duties incompatible with diplomatic norms , an official source said on Friday .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

The government declined comment .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-MISC", "O", "O" ]

0.470588

More than 20,000 people have died in 12 years of fighting between the guerrillas and Turkish forces .

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0.461538

A shares -- distributed to former holders of property rights in the Beirut central district SOLIDERE is rebuilding -- closed at $ 104.625 unchanged from Thursday .

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0.5

The BLOM Stock Index which covers both markets rose 0.04 percent to 903.09 and the LISPI index rose 0.02 percent to 81.58 .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "B-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "I-ORG", "O" ]

0.5

A consortium of telephone companies and The Walt Disney Co .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

The company currently buys the tubes from competitors .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.5

The contract calls for production of the set-top boxes over five years .

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0.473684

Luehrs said manufacturing will begin and revenue will start to roll in during the first half of next year .

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[ "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O", "O" ]

0.461538

The boxes will be made on a build-to-order basis .

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Last month , it reported a second-quarter loss of $ 33.2 million , or 51 cents a share , vs. a loss of $ 45.3 million , or 97 cents a share , a year earlier .

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The Redmond , Wash.-based company spent tens of millions of dollars promoting the product with stunts that included buying the entire print run of the Times of London and lighting New York 's Empire State building in a Windows color scheme .

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Symantec Corp. , which had been among the most bullish of software companies at the time of the Windows 95 launch , ended up posting disappointing financial results when retail sales of the operating system fell short of its projections .

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Touchstone Software Corp. had to pay $ 1.3 million in cash and stock to settle a shareholders lawsuit brought after the company 's sales failed to meet expectations tied to the Windows 95 launch .

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Many software developers apparently saw their crucial holiday season sales suffer last year because store shelves were jammed with blue-and-white boxes of Windows 95 , resulting in a shortage of space for seasonal products , said Ann Stephens , president of PC Data Inc .

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To be sure , sales of Windows 95 and the accompanying Office 95 upgrade drove Microsoft sales up 46 percent last year to a record $ 8.67 billion and cemented the company 's status as the industry 's dominant company .

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Microsoft executives say they are thrilled with the sales figures , and industry analysts estimate that by sometime next year , the installed base of Windows 95 will surpass that of the older version of Windows , now used on about 100 million computers worldwide .

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U.S. says still committed to Cuba migration pacts .

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A State Department statement appeared in part a response to Cuban complaints that Washington was jeopardising the accords by failing to return some of the Cubans involved in recent illegal migration incidents .

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" The United States reiterates its full commitment to the implementation " of the accords signed by the two countries in 1994 and 1995 , said the statement by spokesman Glyn Davies .

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Washington would also take " prompt and effective law enforcement action " against alien smuggling and hijackings from Cuba , it added .

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Davies said on Tuesday the pilot could soon return to Cuba but U.S. authorities planned to try the hijackers .

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In an incident on July 7 , a Cuban interior ministry official hijacked a commercial plane and sought aylum at Guantanamo Bay .

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In keeping with its pioneering image in the area of welfare , Wisconsin was the first state to submit an administrative plan under the nation 's new welfare law , Gov .

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0.5

Tommy Thompson said Thursday .

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According to a new release from the governor , Wisconsin submitted a plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for administration of the new block grant system for welfare just minutes after President Bill Clinton signed the measure into law Thursday .

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-- Karen Pierog , 312-408-8647

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0.470588

Dan Jewell of the Whittier , Alaska police department described Phan as " extremely cooperative " . "

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0.5

"

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0.5

" He had climbed up in this boxcar to get out of the weather and to get some sleep , " Jewell said . "

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The next thing you know , the boxcar is coupled up and loaded up to a barge and headed north . "

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0.481481

Police found Phan late on Monday when the boxcar , which was transporting lumber , was opened at Whittier , a port in western Prince William Sound .

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Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church were both frame structures , each near Turner , Arkansas , a small community surrounded by cotton and soybean fields .

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0.46875

I 'm surprised anyone could even find us out here , " said Fannie Johnson , a member of St. Matthew 's , who said she believed arson was to blame .

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0.5

Arkansas has been spared the loss of predominantly black churches to arson , a wave that has claimed an estimated 30 houses of worship across the south in the past several months .

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0.46875

A black church near Camden , Arkansas , about 100 miles ( 161 kms ) south of Little Rock , burned in July , but federal agents have not determined the cause .

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0.5

RESEARCH ALERT - Royal Oak initiated .

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0.454545

-- Royal Oak shares were down 1/16 at 3-11/16 .

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0.5

Reuters Chicago Newsdesk - 312-408-8787

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0.470588

The company said in a statement on Friday the deal was expected to be finalized in September .

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0.5

-- New York newsroom , ( 212 ) 859-1610

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0.5

-- New York newsroom , ( 212 ) 859-1610

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0.5

We think it 's a solid performer in the Dutch market . "

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0.5

Roe said he was sticking by his forecast of a 2.45 billion guilder net for 1996 .

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0.5

[ CORRECTED 13:12 GMT ]

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0.482759

Dredging group Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV said on Friday it expected higher turnover and profits for the second half of 1996 ( corrects from the full year 1996 ) .

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0.451613

Socialist Prime Minister Costas Simitis announced the snap poll on Thursday citing problems with the economy , the country 's convergence with the European Union and tense relations with neighbouring Turkey .

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0.5

A Libyan man has been found stabbed to death in Malta , police said on Friday .

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0.46875

Harvey said they could accurately tag whales with a radio transmitter , and could also swim all the way around one of the giant mammals , filming it with a video camera .

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0.5

-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 373-1800

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Over 2,000 striking workers voted on Friday to return to work on Monday at Toyota Australia 's Melbourne assembly line , ending a two-week stoppage .

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Shares in gold miner Niugini Mining Ltd surged 38 cents to A$ 3.75 early on Friday following confirmation on Thursday from Battle Mountain Gold that it was considering acquiring the 49.6 percent of Niugini it did not already own .

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Niugini Mining Ltd said on Thursday that Battle Mountain had initiated talks about acquiring the shares in Niugini it does not already own . "

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Niugini holds copper and gold mining interests in Australia , Chile and Papua New Guinea , where it has a 17.2 percent stake in the Lihir gold project .

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By 11.25 a.m. ( 0025 GMT ) , Niugini Mining shares were at A$ 3.65 , up 28 cents on turnover of 108,288 shares .

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" These are not like missing window panes or broken desks .

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Sales 8.70 8.67

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NOTE - Orii Corp makes automation equipment .

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NOTE - Orii Corp makes automation equipment .

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HONG KONG 1996-08-23

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Just who owns the copper is a question that has kept traders and industry analysts guessing since the metal was channelled into Shanghai by the China National Nonferrous Metals Import and Export Corp ( CNIEC ) in June and July .

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Traders in Asia said CNIEC could well have lent it to the market at around US$ 2,700 a tonne , and then paid somewhere between $ 2,200 and $ 2,400 a tonne when it started taking the metal back earlier this year .

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BME repeated in its latest review rumours of involvement by Sumitomo Corp , with CNIEC said to be helping the Japanese trader unload its copper positions after it revealed in June losses of $ 1.8 billion in a decade of unauthorised deals .

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HONG KONG 1996-08-23

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( in million HK$ unless stated )

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Books close N / A

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Dividend payable N / A

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" It is in the contract that we pay ( Kingston ) $ 900 million by September 5 , " he said , adding that Softbank had already started making forward transactions to buy dollars .

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Net asset per share 3.02 yuan ( no comparative figure )

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Company name : Shanghai Posts and Telecommunications Equipment Co

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The French group entered the German market in 1990 , buying

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In June , Promodes signed an outline agreement to sell its Specia unit -- which runs 100 Dia stores in France -- to Germany 's Aldi .

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