1Chinese authorities are facing mounting pressure to contain the contaminated milk scandal as it emerges that 50,000 children have been affected.
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3Parliament's privileges Committee is meeting this afternoon to consider its final report about the NZ First donations scandal.
4US policymakers are being urged to move quickly to pass a $700 billion rescue package for financial insitutions.
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6There are calls for the USA to become less dependent on oil from overseas, but what is the environmental cost of the USA producing its own fuel?
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