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LONDON, (England) CNN -- Natalia Vodianova is best known as the supermodel who has graced the cover of Vogue, walked the catwalk for the likes of Chanel and Versace.

Supermodel Natalia Vodianova's charity plans to build hundreds of play parks for children in her native Russia.

But Vodianova has a dream that couldn't be further from the glitzy world of fashion -- to build 500 play parks in her native Russia.

Vodianova, born and raised in Russia, was in the country during the 2004 Beslan school siege, in which at least 339 hostages, around half of them children, were killed.

Deeply affected by the tragedy she returned to New York, where she was living at the time, determined to do something to help the surviving children.

Vodianova organized a fundraising event that generated $350,000 to build the children a playground and she founded her charity, the "Naked Heart Foundation."

With an ethos that play is not only therapeutic for children, but a necessity, the foundation aims to provide playgrounds for Russia's urban youth. So far the charity has built 23 playgrounds around the country, starting in her home town of Nizhnii Novgorod, and there are 15 more in the pipeline.

"For me, since I started my charity, it has been a very different way of life," Vodianova told CNN.  Watch Vodianova take CNN around Moscow Â»

"Giving back just feels so great. I always try to open each play park with myself present for the children, because it makes it more special for them. I go to very remote parts of Russia are far from Moscow and it gives these children an extra message of love."

For Vodianova, this is just the start. She told CNN that her dream is to build 500 play parks in Russia.

The charity's play parks can cost anywhere between $27,000 and $400,000, depending on their size and range of play equipment. Vodianova admits, "It's a big dream -- an expensive one!"

When it comes to fundraising, Vodianova's secret weapon is her connections in the fashion world. Last year she organized a "Love Ball" in Moscow -- a Valentine's Day fundraiser that counted among the guests the likes of designer Valentino, actress Lucy Liu, singer Natalie Imbruglia, and supermodel Eva Herzigova.  See photos of "The Love Ball." Â»

The event was held in a former royal residence, Moscow's 16th century Tsaritsino Estate. It featured an ice palace made from 220 tons of ice and music provided by British band Razorlight, among others.

The highlight was a Valentine's-themed auction, with lots including a private performance from rock star Bryan Adams, bought for $120,000, and a painting by British artist Damien Hirst called "Love is All Around," which sold for $1.6 million. The auction alone raised $6.7 million for the charity.

Vodianova admits that the global economic crisis is making it harder to get sponsorship for this year's event and says it will be more low-key than last year.

"We are not going to make it a very extravagant event; it's very disrespectful of what's going on in the world right now, with the recession and a lot of people losing their jobs.

"We're not gong to spend a lot of money on it, but it's important to keep going," she told CNN.

With a husband and three young children, Vodianova says it can be hard to divide her time between family, career and her charity.

She describes her charity work as a 24-hour job. "I feel a huge sense of responsibility for my foundation because it's really very important to me. Somehow it became my most difficult baby to raise," she says.

But she has no doubt about the value of her work, both for Russia's children and herself.

"The biggest thing I can do for my soul is to hear that laughter and to see all these children that come and play on the play parks that my foundation built."

CNN Producer Deborah Rivers contributed to this report

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's opposition party said four of its activists and the wife of Harare's mayor -- an opposition member -- have been killed by supporters of President Robert Mugabe, just days ahead of next week's presidential runoff.

President Robert Mugabe says war veterans will take up arms again if Tsvangirai wins.

Thursday's report came as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Mugabe of sponsoring efforts to starve, beat and kill supporters of his opponent Morgan Tzvangirai so he can win the election.

Rice was speaking on the same day that Tendai Biti, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's secretary-general, was charged with treason after being held in jail without charges for a week. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

His arrest and treason charges have been criticized by African and international leaders who characterize it as a ploy by Mugabe supporters to intimidate the opposition party before his June 27 runoff against Tsvangirai.

A spokesman for the MDC blamed Mugabe's Zanu-PF party for the five most recent deaths, saying they brought to 70 the number of MDC party members killed since a bitterly contested election three months ago.

The body of the mayor's wife, 27-year-old Abigail Chiroto, was found in a mortuary close to the couple's house north of Harare. She had been beaten so severely with rocks and iron bars that her face was almost unrecognizable, MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said.  Watch CNN's Nkepile Mabuse report on the violience Â»

Chiroto was kidnapped, along with her 4-year-old son, on Tuesday. Some of her kidnappers wore military uniforms, Chamisa said. Chiroto's son was released unharmed.

Her husband, Emmanuel Chiroto, is an MDC member who was recently elected mayor of Harare. He was not home at the time of the kidnapping.

Also Thursday, the MDC said that four other activists were found dead in Chitungwiza. The victims' bodies showed evidence that "they were heavily tortured until they died," an MDC statement said.

"It's unbelievable the way people are being killed or murdered," Chiroto said. "It's almost mass butchering."

Police confirmed the deaths of the activists but did not link the victims to any political party.

Mugabe's party denied any part in the deaths, saying MDC officials made such accusations frequently.

"They are claiming anyone who dies. They phone CNN," said Bright Matonga, a Zanu-PF spokesman. "Whenever someone dies in the hospital, they rush to claim them."

Matonga said Harare was run by a commission. "There is no MDC mayor in Zimbabwe," he said. "There is no newly elected mayor in Harare."  Learn more about Zimbabwe Â»

In New York, Rice convened a meeting about the situation in Zimbabwe at the United Nations on Thursday.

"Mugabe is increasing violence against [the] opposition. ... President Mugabe has squandered the promise of the very nation that was hailed as the jewel of Africa," Rice said at a roundtable discussion attended by representatives from many international governments.

"Clearly we have reached a point where broader, stronger, international effort is needed," she added.

On Friday, a magistrate judge will determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to proceed with a trial against Biti. The judge also will determine whether Biti will be granted bail or will continue to be jailed until the trial.

Biti was charged Thursday with treason, communicating false information prejudicial to the state, bringing the office of the president into disrepute and causing disaffection among armed forces, according to a journalist who was in the Harare courtroom. He denies all the charges.  Watch Biti arrive for his court hearing Â»

Biti, wearing a red jacket and looking exhausted, held his head in his hands as the proceedings took place in the packed courtroom.

"I think that one must express very serious objection to the manner in which this whole case is being handled," said Tsvangirai, who was in court. "The accusations are frivolous."

Three of the charges stem from a document titled "The Transitional Strategy," which Biti is said to have written ahead of the March 29 election. Biti is denying that he wrote the document, and his lawyers described it as "doctored."

The fourth charge of communicating falsehoods alleges that Biti announced that Tsvangirai had won the March presidential election by an outright majority, meaning no runoff vote would be needed.

In recent weeks, opposition groups and churches have reported numerous cases of kidnappings, torture and other violence in the country targeting opponents of Mugabe. Zanu-PF members have been suspected of being behind the acts.

Zanu-PF claims that the MDC is behind the violence. It said MDC members attacked the mayor of Kadoma, a city 140 km (87 miles) southwest of Harare. It also accused MDC activists of causing millions of dollars damage to private business.

Last week, Mugabe warned that veterans he commanded in his country's liberation war nearly three decades ago would take up arms again if Tsvangirai won.  Watch an ad vilifying Tsvangirai Â»

The MDC is using word of mouth and file-sharing sites such as YouTube to disseminate its campaign advertisements, claiming that they are banned by state media.

The group sent advertisements to supporters via e-mail, asking them to forward them to their friends and relatives.

"Since the regime has denied the MDC access to state media, please send the adverts to as many people as you can," the e-mail says. "A new Zimbabwe is near. The dictator is finished. Let's finish it!"

Mugabe has been Zimbabwe's only leader since the war ended in 1980 but is blamed for the economic collapse of a country once considered a regional breadbasket.

Zimbabweans increasingly are unable to afford food and other essentials, with agriculture paralyzed by land reform and the world's highest rate of inflation.

Police have arrested Tsvangirai several times in the weeks leading up to the runoff, most recently on Saturday, with 11 other officials and supporters from his party.

South African President Thabo Mbeki met Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Wednesday in the hope of quelling tensions.

Mbeki was visiting in his capacity as mediator with the 14-nation Southern African Development Community, the South African government said Wednesday.

He is under domestic and international pressure for his perceived conciliatory stance toward Mugabe, but the South African leader recently said he would continue his quiet diplomacy despite recent events.

CNN's Nkepile Mabuse contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama on Wednesday signed a measure awarding the 300 surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II the Congressional Gold Medal.

Jane Tedeschi when she was in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program. The WASPs were formed in 1942.

The bill passed by both chambers of Congress bestows one of the nation's highest civilian honors on the group known as WASPs more than 60 years after they were the first women to fly U.S. military aircraft.

"The Women Airforce Service Pilots courageously answered their country's call in a time of need while blazing a trail for the brave women who have given and continue to give so much in service to this nation since," Obama said in a statement. "Every American should be grateful for their service, and I am honored to sign this bill to finally give them some of the hard-earned recognition they deserve."

The Women Airforce Service Pilots was formed in 1942 to create a corps of female pilots able to fill all types of flying jobs at home, freeing male military pilots to travel to the war front.

The 1,100 members had to pay their own way to Texas for months of rigorous training.

Once assigned to military bases, they did everything from participating in ground-to-air anti-aircraft practice; to towing targets for air-to-air gunnery practice with live ammunition; to flying drones; to conducting night exercises; to testing repaired aircraft before they were used in cadet training; to serving as instructors and transporting cargo and male pilots to embarkation points.

Overall, they flew more than 60 million miles in every type of aircraft -- from the PT-17 and AT-6 trainers, to fast attack planes like the A-24 and A-25 and heavy bombers such as B-17 and B-29s.

Paid $250 a month, the women were not officially part of the military -- receiving no benefits, no honors.

Jane Tedeschi, who graduated in May 1944, was sent to a Selma, Alabama, base that did engineering work.

"We did whatever they asked us," she recalled in a CNN interview. "You knew enough about flying you could adapt. ... Sometimes it was a little tougher."

While the work was technically noncombat, it could be dangerous. Thirty-eight of the women pilots were killed.

As the war was winding down in December 1944, the program was closed with no recognition from the government and not much help for the women who served.

They went off to restart their prewar lives, but without getting any of the help received by male veterans.

Several of the women, however, have said they were not bitter since the only reason they had signed up was to do their part for the country.

They noted they were just like the thousands of other women who also learned new skills and went to work in the factories to replace male workers sent off to war.

"We were proud of what we did, and the war was over. It was time to get on," Tedeschi said.  Watch Tedeschi recall WWII Â»

But many Americans were not aware of their efforts. The WASP records were sealed for more than 30 years. In 1977, Congress voted to make the WASPs eligible for veterans benefits.

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question: What did Obama say?

answer: "The Women Airforce Service Pilots courageously answered their country's call in a time of need while blazing a trail for the brave women who have given and continue to give so much in service to this nation since,"

text: "The Women Airforce Service Pilots courageously answered their country's call in a time of need while blazing a trail for the brave women who have given and continue to give so much in service to this nation since,"

question: How long ago did women start flying military aircraft?

answer: 1942.

question: When did Congress vote to make WASPs eligible for benefits?

answer: 1977,

question: Who were the first woman to fly US aircrafts?

answer: Women Airforce Service Pilots

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question: When did the WASPs become eligible for benefits?

answer: 1977,

question: What did Obama say about the WASPs?

answer: "The Women Airforce Service Pilots courageously answered their country's call in a time of need while blazing a trail for the brave women who have given and continue to give so much in service to this nation since,"

text: "The Women Airforce Service Pilots courageously answered their country's call in a time of need while blazing a trail for the brave women who have given and continue to give so much in service to this nation since,"

question: What group was made of the first women to fly US military aircraft?

answer: WASPs

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question: What does WASP stand for?

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(CNN) -- Two men died Saturday morning when their pickup collided head-on with one of Trace Adkins' tour buses north of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Adkins was not on the bus, but five members of his band and crew suffered minor injuries, the country music singer's Web site said.

The bus was en route to Bossier City for a show at the CenturyTel Center. Adkins had already arrived at the venue when he heard the news, according to his Web site.

"This is a real tragedy," Adkins said in a statement. "Two people have been killed and I don't even know their names. So out of respect for their families, I prefer not to comment too much at this time."

Adkins said he would perform a scaled-down acoustic set at Saturday's show, which also featured singer Martina McBride. He will sit out a show in Pensacola, Florida, on Sunday.

Adkins began his music career more than a decade ago with a platinum-selling debut, and has released nine albums since then.

In 2008, he appeared on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," and last year, ventured into the world of comic books with the launch of the four-part "Luke McBain," based on his likeness and persona.

He is also the author of a book, "A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck."

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A rebel group that has been attacking oil pipelines in southern Nigeria claimed responsibility on Monday for another strike and said it killed 11 government soldiers in fighting that followed the sabotage.

A fire burns following an attack on a pipeline in Nigeria in December 2006.

The Nigerian military confirmed an attack on an oil pipeline and an explosion, but called the claim that 11 soldiers were killed a "lie" and "pure propaganda."

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, issued a statement saying it "successfully sabotaged another major trunk pipeline" belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company in the country's Rivers State.

"Minutes after the sabotage, our fighters encountered a military gunboat which opened fire blindly on the advance guard. We flanked them in a counter-attack and killed in close combat all the drunken soldiers numbering eleven, collecting their weapons, ammunitions and bullet-proof vests before using dynamite to sink the gunboat with its dead occupants," MEND said.

MEND also said they found two "traumatized, adolescent girls" who were gang-raped by Nigerian soldiers. "They were dropped off in the neighboring village by our men who have since returned safely to camp," the statement said.

The military had no immediate response to that claim.

Analysts say that one reason for record high gas prices in the United States is a spate of attacks on oil pipelines in Nigeria, the fourth largest supplier of oil to the United States.

Exxon and Shell are two of several companies that had been extracting two million barrels of oil a day in Nigeria. Yet rebel attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta have cut overall production by roughly 10 percent -- meaning 200,000 fewer barrels of oil on some days.

The rebel group hopes to secure a greater share of oil wealth for people in the Niger Delta, where more than 70 percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day.

MEND has bombed pipelines and kidnapped hundreds of foreign oil workers, typically releasing them unharmed, sometimes after receiving a ransom payment.

The Nigerian government has proposed a peace summit to find a solution to the region's problems, but an immediate resolution does not appear in sight.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN)  -- The number of people killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan's capital rose to 26, including six Italian soldiers, Afghan authorities said Saturday.

The coffins of six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Kabul return to Rome.

Sixteen people died in the blast Thursday, and at least 55 Afghan civilians were wounded. Ten have died from their injuries since the bombing.

The explosion Thursday targeted a mostly residential area near the Supreme Court in Kabul, a witness said.

The bodies of the Italian soldiers killed in the blast returned to Italy Sunday, their coffins draped in the red, green and white Italian flag.

Dignitaries, relatives and row upon row of uniformed troops stood on the airport tarmac as the coffins were carried off the plane, television pictures from the scene showed.  Watch more about Italy in mourning Â»

Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano gently touched the caskets perched on the shoulders of grim-faced soldiers at Rome's Ciampino military airport. Nearby, a woman shook uncontrollably as a baby sported a maroon beret -- the kind worn by the paratroopers killed in the Kabul attack.

The six deaths marked largest number of Italians killed in a single day in Afghanistan.  Watch more about Italy's Afghan mission Â»

Before the remains left for Rome, the Italian military, international troops and dignitaries held a service in the Afghan capital.

"It's a tragedy for us," Lt. Col. Renato Vaira of the Italian military said at the Kabul service. "But this is a point to continue our mission."

"We'll miss them. They're not the first. I hope it will be the last," said Maj. Gen. Tommaso Ferro of the Italian military.

The arrival of the soldiers' remains was televised nationally in Italy. The bodies were taken for an autopsy. A day of mourning is scheduled in Italy on Monday, the same day as the burial service.

After the attack, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said it would be "best" for the country's troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible. Berlusconi gave no timeline for a withdrawal, but said any pullout would have to be coordinated with allies.

The 500 troops Italy sent to Afghanistan this summer will be home by Christmas, Ignazio La Russa, Italy's defense minister said.

The troops were sent ahead of the Afghan presidential election August 20. The rest of Italy's 2,800 troops in Afghanistan will withdraw only when NATO calls for it, La Russa said.

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answer: d it would be "best" for the country's troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible

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Tokyo (CNN) -- Norio Ohga, the former president and chairman of Sony Corporation who helped to develop the compact disc, died Saturday of multiple organ failure, the company said. He was 81.

Ohga worked for what is now Sony as a consultant and adviser while still a music student in Tokyo, before joining the company full time in 1959.

He rose to the ranks of chairman and president and is credited with driving the company's growth in movies, video games and music.

Ohga saw the potential of the compact disc early and spearheaded Sony's efforts in that area, the company said.

His training as a musician led him to push for a 12-centimeter format, providing enough storage to allow listeners to hear all of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony without interruption, according to Sony. Those specifications are still in use today.

The company sold the world's first CD in 1982 and within five years, CD sales overtook LP record sales in Japan.

Ohga is also credited with launching Sony's game business and was head of Sony when it bought Columbia Pictures in 1989.

He was a senior adviser to Sony at the time of his death.

"By redefining Sony as a company encompassing both hardware and software, Ohga-san succeeded where other Japanese companies failed. It is no exaggeration to attribute Sony's evolution beyond audio and video products into music, movies and games, and subsequent transformation into a global entertainment leader to Ohga-san's foresight and vision," Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer said in a statement.

"I offer my deepest condolences on his passing and pray that he may rest in peace."

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question: What is Ohga credited with?

answer: driving the company's growth in movies, video games and music.

text: driving the company's growth in movies, video games and music.

question: What did Ohga die from?

answer: multiple organ failure,

text: multiple organ failure,

question: What did Ohga help to develop?

answer: the compact disc,

text: the compact disc,

question: What growth did the company experience?

answer: in movies, video games and music.

text: in movies, video games and music.

question: What age was Ohga when he died?

answer: 81.


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(CNN) -- China's economy is booming and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's visit there this week highlights the U.A.E.'s ambitions to join in on this growth. CNN's John Defterios (JD) sits down with Shaukat Aziz (SA), former Prime Minister to Pakistan to talk about the emerging relationship.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz

Aziz is an expert in global banking who worked in the Middle East for a number of years as an official for Citigroup. He was an influential player in the process of creating a free trade agreement between Pakistan and China, after visiting the country in 2005.

Shaukat Aziz talks about the growing ties between China and the Middle East, and gives us inside knowledge on doing business in China.

(SA): I think the two economies are complementary. China is a global economy which is growing rapidly. It has one of the highest growth rates in the world, and it is expanding its footprint all over the world. Dubai and the U.A.E. is clearly a hub for South Asia, the Middle East, and the whole region.

They are a trading center, they are a financial center, and they don't compete directly with China, in fact both economies will compliment each other. I think the U.A.E. Prime Minister's trip will help to further reinforce this and get the two countries closer together, in trade, in financial flows, in linking capital markets and many other initiatives.

(JD): Trade has been growing 30 to 40 percent over the last four years. But can it move beyond hard Chinese goods going into the Gulf?

(SA): Of course it can. I think the nature of Dubai is such that it has now become the clearing house for goods from all over the world. And buyers go to Dubai and look for the best product at the best price. So, if China, being a large country, can bring its products to Dubai, it will help both countries. May I also say that I see China evolving as an exporter of capital, not just goods because China is running huge surpluses. Their reserves are at an all time high. So they are looking for investments too, and you see now a trend in Chinese companies to buy companies overseas. A trend in Chinese companies to invest overseas because they want, once they go global, they want production facilities all over the world. So the design and the research and development will be done in China, the components will come from China, but the manufacturing could move across the world. This trend is already started and I think this will all go well for both countries.

(JD): Lets take it a step further. Do you see Chinese investment funds or Sovereign Funds and U.A.E. sovereign funds going out together to acquire companies in the near future?

(SA): Sure, there have been situations where both have participated in different companies.

(JD): But separately.

(SA): Separately, but I think they could join too. But the real issue on sovereign funds is being represented in certain quarters as if this is something which is unhelpful to the global economy. In my view, in an era of globalization we must open up our markets for investments and let anybody come along in line with the rules of that country. May I say that the sovereignty of any country is a very robust concept. And if a foreign sovereign fund or investor comes along and buys a bank in a particular country, the countries sovereignty is never jeopardized. But, if you have good regulators and good policies, because even in a deregulated environment, regulation is necessary. Deregulation does not mean abdication by the government, so if your regulatory regime is sound, you don't have to worry. Sovereign funds have demonstrated that they have helped promote economic activity, help save certain companies, banks as a case in point. And it's a win-win for both sides. So I think this question of their role is over stated.

(JD): Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah went to visit China when he came into power in early 2006. Is itinevitable that U.S.-European Allies in the Gulf turn to the East now and look for new partnerships in an East-East equation?

(SA): This is the fastest growing economy in the world. It is absorbing foreign investment, it is exporting investment. It is the largest producer of goods and services now, in terms of growth rate. So Saudi Arabia, naturally, the largest economy in the Middle East by a long margin, needs to link up a country like China. I think it is not geo-politics which is driving it. It is economic necessity. It is tapping into growth. Saudi companies are investing in China. I know that in the energy sector Aramco has gone in for joint ventures and maybe SABIC too, and that is to me a very positive development. Because it is showing that capital looks for opportunities and if there is return China is not far enough. E-mail to a friend

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text: highest

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text: world

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text: footprint

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text: over

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text: world

text: Dubai

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text: the

text: U.A.E.

text: is

text: clearly

text: a

text: hub

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text: South

text: Asia

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: and

text: the

text: whole

text: region

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text: are

text: a

text: trading

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text: are

text: a

text: financial

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text: they

text: do

text: n't

text: compete

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text: China

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text: compliment

text: each

text: other

text: I

text: think

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text: U.A.E.

text: Prime

text: Minister

text: 's

text: trip

text: will

text: help

text: to

text: further

text: reinforce

text: this

text: and

text: get

text: the

text: two

text: countries

text: closer

text: together

text: in

text: trade

text: in

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text: flows

text: in

text: linking

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text: JD

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text: last

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text: Gulf

text: SA

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text: can

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text: nature

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text: Dubai

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text: clearing

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text: goods

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text: all

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text: world

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text: buyers

text: go

text: to

text: Dubai

text: and

text: look

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text: best

text: product

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text: the

text: best

text: price

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text: a

text: large

text: country

text: can

text: bring

text: its

text: products

text: to

text: Dubai

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text: will

text: help

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text: countries

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text: capital

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text: reserves

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text: looking

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text: trend

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text: companies

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text: companies

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text: overseas

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text: all

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text: world

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text: design

text: and

text: the

text: research

text: and

text: development

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text: China

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text: components

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text: come

text: from

text: China

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text: manufacturing

text: could

text: move

text: across

text: the

text: world

text: This

text: trend

text: is

text: already

text: started

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text: I

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text: all

text: go

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text: both

text: countries

text: JD

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text: a

text: step

text: further

text: Do

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text: see

text: Chinese

text: investment

text: funds

text: or

text: Sovereign

text: Funds

text: and

text: U.A.E.

text: sovereign

text: funds

text: going

text: out

text: together

text: to

text: acquire

text: companies

text: in

text: the

text: near

text: future

text: SA

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text: have

text: been

text: situations

text: where

text: both

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text: participated

text: in

text: different

text: companies

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text: global

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text: era

text: of

text: globalization

text: we

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text: up

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text: investments

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text: let

text: anybody

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text: along

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text: rules

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text: that

text: country

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text: say

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text: sovereignty

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text: any

text: country

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text: a

text: very

text: robust

text: concept

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text: foreign

text: sovereign

text: fund

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text: along

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text: buys

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text: bank

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text: a

text: particular

text: country

text: the

text: countries

text: sovereignty

text: is

text: never

text: jeopardized

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text: if

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text: good

text: regulators

text: and

text: good

text: policies

text: because

text: even

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text: a

text: deregulated

text: environment

text: regulation

text: is

text: necessary

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text: government

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text: have

text: to

text: worry

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text: demonstrated

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text: promote

text: economic

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text: certain

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text: case

text: in

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text: a

text: win

text: win

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text: sides

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text: I

text: think

text: this

text: question

text: of

text: their

text: role

text: is

text: over

text: stated

text: JD

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: 's

text: King

text: Abdullah

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text: to

text: visit

text: China

text: when

text: he

text: came

text: into

text: power

text: in

text: early

text: Is

text: itinevitable

text: that

text: U.S

text: European

text: Allies

text: in

text: the

text: Gulf

text: turn

text: to

text: the

text: East

text: now

text: and

text: look

text: for

text: new

text: partnerships

text: in

text: an

text: East

text: East

text: equation

text: SA

text: This

text: is

text: the

text: fastest

text: growing

text: economy

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: is

text: absorbing

text: foreign

text: investment

text: it

text: is

text: exporting

text: investment

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: producer

text: of

text: goods

text: and

text: services

text: now

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: growth

text: rate

text: So

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: naturally

text: the

text: largest

text: economy

text: in

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: by

text: a

text: long

text: margin

text: needs

text: to

text: link

text: up

text: a

text: country

text: like

text: China

text: I

text: think

text: it

text: is

text: not

text: geo

text: politics

text: which

text: is

text: driving

text: it

text: It

text: is

text: economic

text: necessity

text: It

text: is

text: tapping

text: into

text: growth

text: Saudi

text: companies

text: are

text: investing

text: in

text: China

text: I

text: know

text: that

text: in

text: the

text: energy

text: sector

text: Aramco

text: has

text: gone

text: in

text: for

text: joint

text: ventures

text: and

text: maybe

text: SABIC

text: too

text: and

text: that

text: is

text: to

text: me

text: a

text: very

text: positive

text: development

text: Because

text: it

text: is

text: showing

text: that

text: capital

text: looks

text: for

text: opportunities

text: and

text: if

text: there

text: is

text: return

text: China

text: is

text: not

text: far

text: enough

text: E

text: mail

text: to

text: a

text: friend

question: What does Aziz see?

answer: growing ties between China and the Middle East,

text: growing ties between China and the Middle East,

question: What does Aziz believe?

answer: two economies are complementary.

text: two economies are complementary.

question: Who talks with John Defterios

answer: Shaukat Aziz

text: Shaukat Aziz

question: What do Middle Eastern and Chinese economies have in common?

answer: trading center,

text: trading center,


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(CNN) -- Taliban official Hakeemullah Mehsud has been selected the new head of the Pakistani Taliban, a local Taliban commander in Pakistan's federally administered tribal areas told CNN Saturday.

Baitullah Mehsud, right, former leader of the Pakistani Taliban, and a bodyguard in Pakistan, in 2004.

Mehsud was selected Friday by a 42-member Taliban council, or shura, according to Taliban commander Qari Haris.

Another Taliban official -- Maulvi Faqir Mohammad -- had been tapped as Mehsud's deputy, Haris said. Mohammad had named himself acting head of the Pakistani Taliban on Wednesday.

A third official -- Hazem Tariq -- was named the group's new spokesman, Haris added.

The announced selection underscored the contention by Pakistani and U.S. officials that the group's former leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in an August 5 drone attack in Waziristan.

Both Mohammad and Haris claim Mehsud is alive but ill.

Pakistani officials announced Tuesday that two top figures in the Pakistani Taliban had been arrested. Saif Ullah is believed to have been Baitullah Mehsud's right-hand man, and Maulvi Umar is the well-known spokesman for the militant group.

Umar recently declared that Mehsud had not been killed in a drone strike on his father-in-law's house, but a senior Pakistani official said that Umar had admitted under questioning that Mehsud was dead.

The top U.S. envoy to the region, Richard Holbrooke, told CNN that the Pakistani Taliban had not confirmed Mehsud's death because of an ongoing power struggle over his successor.

Journalists Janullah Hamizshada and Nazar ur Islam contributed to this report.

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text: Taliban

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text: head

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text: Taliban

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text: local

text: Taliban

text: commander

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text: Pakistan

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text: federally

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text: Taliban

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text: shura

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text: Taliban

text: commander

text: Qari

text: Haris

text: Another

text: Taliban

text: official

text: Maulvi

text: Faqir

text: Mohammad

text: had

text: been

text: tapped

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text: Mehsud

text: 's

text: deputy

text: Haris

text: said

text: Mohammad

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text: named

text: himself

text: acting

text: head

text: of

text: the

text: Pakistani

text: Taliban

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text: official

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text: group

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text: Mehsud

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text: region

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text: Journalists

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text: Hamizshada

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text: Nazar

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text: Islam

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text: report

question: how many members?

answer: 42-member

question: is  former leader Baitullah Mehsud alive?

answer: was killed in an August 5 drone attack

text: was killed in an August 5 drone attack

question: who is the new deputy

answer: Maulvi Faqir Mohammad

text: Maulvi Faqir Mohammad

question: who is tapped as new leader's deputy?

answer: Maulvi Faqir Mohammad

text: Maulvi Faqir Mohammad

question: who is alive but ill

answer: Mehsud

text: Mehsud

question: who selected Taliban official Hakeemullah Mehsud?

answer: council, or shura,

text: council, or shura,

question: who was selected on friday

answer: Mehsud

text: Mehsud