question: president denis sassou-nguesso on wednesday demanded the release of a french priest who has been held by this central african country 's resurgent rebels for more than three months .

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summary: republic of congo president demands release of french priest

question: panamanian president ernesto perez balladares confirmed today that china will set up a trade office in his country .

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summary: china to set up trade office in panama

question: israel 's security cabinet said it decided wednesday to authorise military operations against hamas institutions in gaza and targeted killing raids against anyone involved in `` terrorist attacks .

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summary: israel backs operations against hamas institutions

question: europe took steps wednesday to tame its debt crisis as spain announced deep cuts to public sector salaries and brussels sought unprecedented powers to scrutinise national budgets .

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summary:
europe takes steps to tame debt crisis