IN: prime minister benjamin netanyahu insisted israel acted in line with international law in a raid on gaza-bound aid ships which killed nine turks , in testimony monday before an israeli panel .
summary: israel pm defends flotilla raid as lawful before probe
Problem: south african trade and industry minister alec erwin monday held talks with hong kong 's financial secretary donald tsang to try to boost trade ties .

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A: south africa hk try to boost trade ties
question: barcelona olympic bronze medal winner steve wood of australia died thursday , only weeks after beginning a comeback that could have seen him compete in the atlanta games next year .

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summary: former olympic medal winner dies
kosovo 's voters -- increasingly anxious to gain statehood -- strongly backed a former rebel leader 's party in saturday 's parliamentary election , according to an unofficial tally by independent observers .

A summary about the text above: independent observers vote tally shows ex-rebel s party leading in kosovo elections
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Summarize this: as she stepped back into her manhattan apartment early on thursday , carol higgins clark 's first thought was that it smelled bad .
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feeling fortunate that a bad day was n't much worse
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Summarize this: the white house echoed on monday with familiar expressions of determination to make tough decisions , as president barack obama used a `` fiscal responsibility summit '' to promise to do his part to move the nation 's balance sheet back toward balance .
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with spending set at least for now the knives come out