question: estonian authorities are planning to ban corporal punishment for children , a wide-spread practice in the former soviet republic in the baltics which is now a member of the european union .

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summary: estonia to ban corporal punishment for children

question: a late erosion of technology and telecom gains left european stocks mixed on monday .

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summary: european stocks end mixed

question: nigerian president umaru yar ` adua on wednesday urged members of the non-aligned movement -lrb- nam -rrb- to join forces in building a peaceful world .

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summary: nigerian president urges nam members to build peaceful world

question: french president nicolas sarkozy defended his country 's military force in afghanistan , saying friday that now is not the time to pull out .

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summary:
sarkozy to keep french troops in afghanistan