question: share prices on the london stock exchange were lower at midday thursday .

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summary: london share prices down at midday

question: afghanistan , a country awash in millions of land mines , on saturday called for a worldwide ban on the production , export and stockpiling of land mines .

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summary: afghanistan wants worldwide ban on land mines

question: miami -lrb- ap -rrb- _ democrat john kerry on sunday accused president george w. bush of being `` stunningly ineffective '' at foreign policy and stuck by his argument that the war against terrorism is n't primarily a military struggle .

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summary: kerry says bush administration has been stunningly ineffective in foreign policy

question: thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra arrived friday at the shanghai pudong international airport .

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summary:
thai pm arrives in shanghai