palestinian militants fired a new barrage of homemade rockets into southern israel tuesday afternoon while prime minister ariel sharon was visiting the area .

A summary about the text above: palestinians fire rockets into israel as prime minister visits area
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Summarize this: china , north and south korea , mongolia and russia are to sign long - awaited agreements wednesday at the united nations in new york aimed at breathing new life into plans for a north asian economic zone .
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northeast asian nations to sign regional trade zone deals
Text: south african former president nelson mandela has his works on sale at the frankfurt book fair , including his diaries , letters and personal thoughts , the south african press association -lrb- sapa -rrb- reported on wednesday .

Summary: mandela 's diaries on sale at book fair
Generate a short summary: but while the lebanese have been slow to pick a president , they have been quick to take on new fads -- especially facebook .
Answer: forget politics lebanese love facebook
all seven us democratic candidates for the party 's presidential nomination on thursday sharply attacked president george w. bush in a key tv debate and all vowed to win in the next round of primaries .

Short summary: us democratic presidential contenders debate before next round of primaries
thai government is planning to introduce new tax measures to ease the financial burdens on the country 's elderly , state-run thai news agency reported tuesday .

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thai gov t to ease tax burden on elderly