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Forty-five percent of the bills examined were bipartisan, and 85 percent of the reviewed bills had Republican lead sponsors. 8221; Small business owners are disappointed by the Republican track record, particularly the lack of productivity in the Senate. | The Senate is the least productive. | not_entailment | 400 |
Of Irish descent, he was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917. Graduating from Harvard in 1940, he entered the Navy. In 1943, when his PT boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, Kennedy, despite grave injuries, led the survivors through perilous waters to safety. Back from the war, he became a Democratic congressman from the Boston area, advancing in 1953 to the Senate. He married Jacqueline Bouvier on Sept. 12, 1953. In 1955, while recuperating from a back operation, he wrote "Profiles in Courage," which won the Pulitzer Prize in history. | John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot dead in 1963. | not_entailment | 401 |
Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonics, 81, niece of the late Charles de Gaulle, died in Paris on February 14, 2002. She joined the French resistance when the Germans occupied Paris. | Charles de Gaulle died in 1970. | not_entailment | 402 |
Today's best estimate of giant panda numbers in the wild is about 1,100 individuals living in up to 32 separate populations mostly in China's Sichuan Province, but also in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. | There are 1,100 pandas in the wild, in China. | entailment | 403 |
Another French daily newspaper talks about PixVillage. | PixVillage is a French newspaper. | not_entailment | 404 |
Qwest's revised bid, which did not offer more cash for MCI stock as expected, was deemed disappointing by one major MCI shareholder, and Qwest's shares fell more than 8 percent. | MCI shareholders accepted a $6.7 billion offer over Qwest's initial $8 billion. | not_entailment | 405 |
The summit was marred by criticism of Tunisia for allowing attacks on journalists and human rights defenders to occur in the days leading up to the event. A French journalist for "Libération" was stabbed and beaten by unidentified men after he reported on local human rights protesters. A Belgian television crew was harassed and forced to hand over footage of Tunisian dissidents, while local human rights defenders were roughed up and prevented from organising a meeting with international civil society groups. A representative from the French media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, Robert Menard, was prevented from disembarking from his Air France flight to Tunis to attend the summit. | A French journalist was assaulted in Tunisia. | entailment | 406 |
Everest Grand Circle Expedition, Nepal and Tibet. First circumambulation of Everest; trekking, skiing, and mountaineering. First American winter ascent of Pumori (elev. 23,422'). Immortalized in the book Everest Grand Circle. Ned Gillette, Jan Reynolds, Jim Bridwell, Steve McKinney, Craig Calonica and Rick Barker. | A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo. | not_entailment | 407 |
A teenager in Japan whose parents are being deported to the Philippines has decided to stay in Tokyo with her aunt. After the family lost a three-year battle to remain in Japan, Noriko Calderon, 13, had to choose whether to stay in Japan or go with her parents. She said an emotional goodbye to them at Tokyo's main airport. Filipinos Arlan and Sarah Calderon used fake passports to enter Japan in the early 1990s, and their daughter was born and raised in the country. | Arlan and Sarah Calderon are Japanese. | not_entailment | 408 |
Volkswagen should start to co-operate fully with the investigation by public prosecutors of the alleged theft of secret documents from General Motors. | German officials began investigating VW for theft. | not_entailment | 409 |
From 1016 to 1030 the Normans were pure mercenaries, serving either Byzantines or Lombards, and then Sergius of Naples, by installing their leader Rainulf in the fortress of Aversa in 1030, gave them their first pied-à-terre and they began an organized conquest of the land. | Rainulf was the leader of the Normans. | entailment | 410 |
The council prohibited any travel outside of Haiti by all officers of the Haitian military and police and all major participants in the September, 1991, coup. | The council is prohibited to travel outside of Haiti by military officers. | not_entailment | 411 |
Protest votes as citizens of the 25 EU nations punished their governments for everything from high unemployment to involvement in Iraq. | EU nations' citizens protest against punishment for unemployment. | not_entailment | 412 |
Mr Lopez Obrador has alleged electoral fraud cost him the presidency, despite a recount confirming Felipe Calderon as Mexico's president-elect. | Felipe Calderon won the presidential election of Mexico. | entailment | 413 |
That request is at odds with the law signed early yesterday, by Bush, directing the federal courts to consider the case de novo without taking into account the state court's findings. | Bush pushed the issue to federal courts. | entailment | 414 |
The plant, located in Romulus, near Wayne, is about 15 miles southwest of Detroit. Initial reports stated that a single explosion in a chemical tank was the cause of the fire. The cause of this explosion has not yet been determined. Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ confirmed that all employees made it out of the plant before the explosion occurred, and that HAZMAT teams were on the scene of the fire. Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans announced that no injuries ere reported in the initial explosion. However, approximately 32 people were treated for breathing problems at nearby Oakwood Annapolis Hospital, due to the subsequent fire. | Romulus is found southwest of Detroit. | entailment | 415 |
John Mark Karr, 41, a former elementary school teacher, has confessed to killing 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey in 1996. Karr, an American, was arrested in an apartment located in Bangkok, Thailand. Karr called the killing an "accident", thereby implying that it was not murder, which requires intent. "I was with JonBenét when she died. I loved JonBenét. She died accidentally. I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenét. It's very important for me that everyone knows that I love her very much, that her death was unintentional, that it was an accident," Karr told reporters in a press conference yesterday. When Karr was asked by a reporter if he was innocent, regarding Ramsey's murder, he simply replied "no." Karr also said that it would take "several hours" to describe what happened to Ramsey. | JonBenét Ramsey killed John Mark Karr in 1996. | not_entailment | 416 |
The fatal shooting of Steven Charles Jenkins, a terminally ill AIDS patient, by his friend Philip Lee Saylor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has again focused attention on the problems of death and dying in our society. | Steven Jenkins was shot by a friend. | entailment | 417 |
Some observers say the partnership between Google and NASA Ames could create a new hub of technological innovation in Silicon Valley, an area gutted by the technology bust. | Google's blockbuster partnership with NASA Ames Research Center is leaving local officials, environmentalists and Silicon Valley landlords feeling left out of the party. | not_entailment | 418 |
Protesters, many from organized pro-government groups but including many ordinary citizens, carried anti-American banners and chanted slogans attacking U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his close alignment with U.S. policy. | Protesters confiscated anti-American banners and chanted slogans attacking U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his close alignment with U.S. policy. | not_entailment | 419 |
The focus on the engines and the fuel, stems from the pilot's radio call, shortly before the crash. | The pilot had been attempting an emergency landing, after both engines failed. | not_entailment | 420 |
A remastered version of Paramount's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," starring Audrey Hepburn, is scheduled for release Nov. 2 at $40. | Audrey Hepburn starred in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". | entailment | 421 |
Prosecutors were still expected to unseal an 11-count manslaughter indictment against the ferry's captain, Michael Gansas. | Gansas' attorneys have said that rule was not communicated to ferry staff. | not_entailment | 422 |
Jacqueline B. Wender is Assistant to the President of Stanford University. | Jacqueline B. Wender is the President of Stanford University. | not_entailment | 423 |
Security authorities have declared a state of maximum emergency in Guatemala, which is located directly in the path of the hurricane. | There is a state of maximum emergency in Guatemala because of the hurricane. | entailment | 424 |
ECB spokeswoman, Regina Schueller, declined to comment on a report in Italy's la Repubblica newspaper that the ECB council will discuss Mr. Fazio's role in the takeover fight at its Sept. 15 meeting. | The ECB council meets on Sept. 15. | entailment | 425 |
Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with a TIME journalist, the first one-on-one session given to a Western print publication since his election as president of Iran earlier this year, Ahmadinejad attacked the "threat" to bring the issue of Iran's nuclear activity to the UN Security Council by the US, France, Britain and Germany. | Ahmedinejad was attacked by the US, France, Britain and Germany. | not_entailment | 426 |
The 38-year-old actress recently appeared in a court case against Jack Jordan, a man who was found guilty of stalking her. The friend added: "Everyone is so happy for Uma after what she went through with that stalker. Arki is a guy who can take care of her. "Uma is hoping this time, it's really love. Everyone wants the best for her. And Arki is a really sweet guy." Uma was previously married to actor Gary Oldman, while Arpad has two children with Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson. | Uma Thurman is engaged to Arpad Busson. | not_entailment | 427 |
Jader Barbalho, once president of the country's largest political party, was arrested on Saturday in the Amazonian city of Belem, after officials in the neighbouring state of Tocantins issued a warrant against him. | Jader Barbalho is the president of Amazon. | not_entailment | 428 |
If legalization reduced current narcotics enforcement costs by one-third to one-fourth, it might save $6 - $9 billion per year. | Drug legalization has benefits. | entailment | 429 |
A mercenary group, faithful to the warmongering policy of former Somozist colonel Enrique Bermudez, attacked an IFA truck belonging to the interior ministry at 0900 on 26 March in El Jicote, wounded and killed an interior ministry worker and wounded five others. | A mercenary group was injured in El Jicote. | not_entailment | 430 |
Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested five men and recovered millions of dollars worth of art stolen earlier this month, including works by Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse. Police recovered all the stolen art except two Chinese ceramic sculptures from the 7th Century and a collection of silverware. | Millions of dollars of art were recovered, including works by Dali. | entailment | 431 |
San Salvador, Jan. 13, '90 (Acan-Efe) -The bodies of Hector Oqueli and Gilda Flores, who had been kidnapped yesterday, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported. | Guatemala borders on El Salvador. | entailment | 432 |
The British government has indicated its readiness to allow Argentine companies to take part in the development of oilfields in the Falkland islands' territorial waters- provided they acknowledge that any oil extracted belongs to Britain. | The British indicated readiness to allow Argentine companies to take part in the development of oilfields. | entailment | 433 |
A force majeure is an act of God, said attorney Phil Wittmann, who represents the New Orleans Saints and owner Tom Benson's local interests. | Phil Wittmann works for Tom Benson. | entailment | 434 |
Nival was founded in 1996 by Sergey Orlovskiy. In early 2005, the company was bought by Ener1 Group, a Florida-based holdings company, for around US$10 million. | Nival was sold in 2005. | entailment | 435 |
The D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion force ever assembled headed for France on June 6th 1944. | The Normandy landings took place in June 1944. | not_entailment | 436 |
Two Belgian soldiers, part of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, were wounded Friday after stepping on a cluster bomb during a mine-clearing operation in southern Lebanon. One of the two soldiers stepped on a cluster bomb while clearing a minefield near the village of Majdel Silim. Their injuries were "serious but not life-threatening", a UNIFIL spokesman said, however this was denied by the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Defence, André Flahaut. One soldier was wounded at the neck, the second was wounded at the foot. | UNIFIL is affiliated with the Belgian Minister of Defence. | not_entailment | 437 |
It is unlikely either vessel was operating its active sonar at the time of the collision, because the submarines are designed to "hide" while on patrol and the use of active sonar would immediately reveal the boat's location. Both submarines' hulls are covered with anechoic tile to reduce detection by sonar, so the boats' navigational passive sonar would not have detected the presence of the other. | Two submarines have collided. | entailment | 438 |
Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered the complete genetic sequence of a coronavirus isolated from a Singapore patient with SARS. | Singapore scientists reveal that SARS virus has undergone genetic changes. | not_entailment | 439 |
The anti-terrorist court found two men guilty of murdering Shapour Bakhtiar and his secretary Sorush Katibeh, who were found with their throats cut in August 1991. | Shapour Bakhtiar died in 1991. | entailment | 440 |
It was like hitting the jackpot. | It was like removing the lottery. | not_entailment | 441 |
The first person to be stopped at an international airport because of unpaid fines happened yesterday afternoon (NZDT) at the Auckland International Airport, New Zealand. The person, who wasn't named, was stopped because of the new legislation called the 'Collection of Fines at Airports' or more simply: Pay or Stay. He was forced to pay NZ$3,750 in unpaid reparations since 1986. "The person intercepted owed $3,750 of reparation for an offence in 1986 and had made no payments since late 1987," said Rick Barker, minister for the courts in New Zealand. | A person was stopped at an airport because of unpaid fines. | entailment | 442 |
Lastly, the author uses the precedent of marijuana legalization in other countries as evidence that legalization does not solve any social problems, but instead creates them. | Drug legalization has benefits. | not_entailment | 443 |
Seeking common ground amid sensitive differences on democracy, Bush and Putin agreed Thursday, on new efforts to keep nuclear arms away from terrorists as well as from sovereign nations like Iran and North Korea. | Putin and Bush, on Thursday, agreed that Iran, along with North Korea, must not become a nuclear threat. | entailment | 444 |
A total of 599 United States citizens were evacuated safely, at their request; those who were interviewed expressed great relief at being out of Grenada. | The U.S. military evacuated U.S. citizens. | not_entailment | 445 |
Since the ancient Greeks, inhalation has been recognized as a highly effective means of ingesting drugs. The extensive capillary surface area of the lungs allows rapid absorption, with a subsequent "rush" that has often been described as second in intensity only to intravenous injection. | Glue-sniffing is common among youngsters. | not_entailment | 446 |
American illusionist, James Randi, offered $1m to anyone able to prove, under observed conditions in a laboratory, that homeopathic remedies can really cure people. | Illusionist James Randi offered a million dollars to anyone able to prove that homeopathy cures. | entailment | 447 |
The Fifth Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Festival, to be held in southeast city of Kunming from October 9 to 13, will feature award-giving ceremonies, film exhibitions, as well as business exchanges. | The Golden Palm has been awarded at the Cannes film Festival. | not_entailment | 448 |
But Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University, says the main issue ahead is higher inflation. | The Economic Forecasting Center is located in Georgia. | entailment | 449 |
Mercedes-Benz is another German luxury-car manufacturer, but its M-Class sport-utility vehicle is assembled in Alabama and the new G-Class is from Austria. | Mercedes-Benz is a German car manufacturer. | entailment | 450 |
In more than 40 years as a broadcaster, right up to the last weeks before his death, Sir Clement established himself as one of Britain's most recognizable personalities. He cultivated a reputation as a grumpy, irritable but hugely entertaining performer. He won widespread public affection, particularly for his appearances since 1967 as a relentlessly inventive, assertive and witty panelist on the 30-minute radio show "Just a Minute," in which contestants vie to speak on offbeat topics for 60 seconds without "hesitation, repetition or deviation.". | Sir Clement Freud was the grandson of Sigmund Freud. | not_entailment | 451 |
Acid attacks on women are carried out across Asia, with reports of such incidents from Burma, Cambodia, India and Pakistan. | Acid attacks are carried out on women | entailment | 452 |
Bush's second term as President of the United States, which began on January 20, 2005, expired with the swearing-in of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, at noon EST (UTC-5), under the provisions of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Bush performed his final official act this morning, welcoming Barack Obama and Michelle to the White House for coffee before the swearing-in, shortly before 10am EST, and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the ceremony. Last week, Bush had made his farewells to the nation in a televised address, saying that the inauguration turns a page in race relations. "Obama's story ―his black father was from Kenya, his white mother from Kansas ―represents "the enduring promise of our land," said Bush. | Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States. | entailment | 453 |
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front's [FMLN] urban commandos have denied reports they participated in an attack on vice president-elect Francisco Merino's home. | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front is accused of an attack on Merino's home. | entailment | 454 |
Elephants have never lost the capacity to astonish and delight. But in New York City in the not-so-distant future, they will not be doing their astonishing and delighting at a zoo. The Bronx Zoo, the only zoo left in the city that keeps elephants, said yesterday that it planned to shut down its exhibit after the death of two of its three elephants, or even one. The current generation of children need not despair: The zoo's three elephants — Patty, Maxine and Happy — are in their mid-30's and could live for decades more. But if one elephant dies, the remaining two may not get along. And if two die, officials say it would be inhumane to sustain an exhibit with a single elephant. | The Bronx Zoo is the biggest zoo in New York. | not_entailment | 455 |
A computer system failure closed down share trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange for most of yesterday, the worst disruption to date for Asia's largest bourse. | The Tokyo Stock Exchange was closed down by computer system failure. | entailment | 456 |
Both Bahrain and Qatar are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), but they have a territorial dispute that has led to Bahrain's boycott of the GCC summit convened in the Qatari capital of Doha on December 7-9. | The members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain. | not_entailment | 457 |
Thousands of Romanians participated in rallies on Monday to campaign for the release of three Romanian journalists kidnapped last month in Iraq . Crowds swelled in size after a weekend of smaller rallies sponsored by Romanian media workers and the Arab community in Romania. | Romania sent 730 troops in Iraq. | not_entailment | 458 |
The White House pressure, reported by Iraqi officials in Baghdad and an American official in Washington, on Sunday, was a change in the administration's hands-off approach to Iraqi politics. | Washington is pressing Iraq's leaders to end weeks of political deadlock and to form a new government as soon as possible, US officials say. | not_entailment | 459 |
The president of the organization for the construction of the new Acropolis Museum, professor Dimitrios Pandermalis, announced that the Museum will be ready to operate as an exhibition center for archaeological treasures in 2007. In response to this statement, the Greek government re-issued demands regarding the subject of the Parthenon Marbles' restoration to Greece from the United Kingdom. After visiting the construction site, Greek Culture Minister George Voulgarakis reiterated yesterday that the new Athens museum would be ready to receive visitors by the end of next year. | Demetrios Pandermalis is the president of the organization for the construction of the new Acropolis Museum. | entailment | 460 |
Mr Roughan claims that children from the age of nine and up are drinking late at night. "You don't know what the hell's going to happen." Mr Nant has apologised to the affected, inconvenienced residents. New Zealand Post state they are going to continue to monitor the situation, however and also have on-going discussion with the local council and police "to make sure we're abreast of any developments in the area." The gang violence/activity New Zealand Post are referring to is, on the previous Thursday the Armed Offenders Squad was called out where they raided three homes following a shooting, eight people were arrested, and a large number of firearms were seized. | Roughan has nine children. | not_entailment | 461 |
Between 143 and 152 people have now been hospitalized in the wake of Monday's train derailment near Lviv, Ukraine, and subsequent phosporous cloud. According to the Ukrainian Healthcare Ministry's spokesperson, Igor Gerych, 43 of the injured are children, 13 are firemen and three are medical personnel. None are considered to be in mortal danger, yet some cases remain at medium risk level. | A railway disaster caused a fire. | not_entailment | 462 |
Nike Inc. said, Monday, that its first-quarter profit grew 32 percent, as the world's largest sneaker and athletic apparel company posted broad gains in sales and orders. | Nike said orders for footwear and apparel for delivery totaled $4.9 billion, including a 12 percent increase in U.S. orders. | not_entailment | 463 |
In a sharply-worded internal World Bank report (leaked to The New York Times) the Bank has criticized its own decision to approve a controversial $40 million anti-poverty plan. | The World Bank is criticized for its policies. | entailment | 464 |
The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. | The Bulls basketball team is based in Chicago, Illinois. | entailment | 465 |
Argentina announced that it has decided to lift financial and trade restrictions on imports from Britain that were imposed during the 1982 Falklands conflict. | Argentina lifted restrictions on British imports. | entailment | 466 |
In fact, Woolsey had had no first-hand experience with the world of spies until President Bill Clinton appointed him Director of Central Intelligence. | James Woolsey is the director of the CIA. | entailment | 467 |
Movil Access, a Grupo Salinas company, announced today that Gustavo Guzman will appoint Jose Luis Riera as company CFO of Grupo Iusacell. | Movil Access appoints Gustavo Guzman as CFO. | not_entailment | 468 |
Harrington, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was taken to an area hospital and is listed in critical condition. No other vehicles were struck during the crash. Authorities said others at the scene also assisted, including a turnpike employee and two motorists who carried Harrington out of the truck as police arrived. Fitzgerald said he had never used the defibrillator before Tuesday. "As a trooper, you see more negative than positive out there," Fitzgerald said. "It feels good when you can help someone and it feels good knowing that all those people had stopped to help before I got there." | Harrington is a resident of Massachusetts. | entailment | 469 |
Sculptures by Duane Hanson is an exhibition of lifelike people sculptures created by this Minnesota born artist. | Duane Hanson was born in Minnesota. | entailment | 470 |
Brazil - Pope John Paul II has a Brazilian cousin living in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is João Woidyla, 83, and he came to Brazil in 1914, before John Paul II was born in March, 18, 1920. According to the story told by local news agencies, the Pope's last name was Woidyla too, like João's. The Pope changed it to Wojtyla when he left Poland to avoid political persecution. The grandfather of João Woidyla is José Woidyla, who was brother of Pope's grandfather. João's family discovered the relationship when Karol was elected Pope. The pope himself recognized the relationship and sent him a letter. | João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II. | entailment | 471 |
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has rejected an UN offer of up to 17,000 troops to stem the continuing crisis within the country. Bashir met with the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday at the 7th African Union Summit being held in the Gambian capital Banjul. In a speech to delegates from across the continent, Mr. Annan, who was born in Ghana, labeled the Darfur crisis as "one of the worst nightmares in recent history". But Mr. Bashir said he was concerned that a UN mandate would be seen as a "western invasion" that would attract militants and create a situation similar to Iraq. | The African Union summit was in Egypt. | not_entailment | 472 |
US telecom giant AT&T reported a nearly 10 percent drop in quarterly net profit on Wednesday but beat expectations on a hefty increase in wireless revenue and improved performance by Apple's iPhone. Net profit fell 9.7 percent in the first quarter compared with the same quarter last year to 3.12 billion US dollars while revenue fell 0.6 percent to 30.6 billion US dollars, the company said in a statement. Earnings per share of 53 cents were better than the 48 cents per share expected by Wall Street analysts. | iPhone is a product of AT&T's. | not_entailment | 473 |
In the last few days of the war, Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, tried to escape to Switzerland. | Mussolini's mistress was Clara Petacci. | entailment | 474 |
Also, in a landmark deal with Disney, iTunes is now offering current and past episodes from two of the most popular shows on television. | I-tunes does business with Disney. | entailment | 475 |
Winning Team John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash and Reinhard Selten were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The three professors were singled out for their unique contributions to game theory, derived from studies of games such as poker or chess, in which players have to think ahead and devise a strategy based on expected countermoves from opponents. | Three scholars shared a Nobel Prize for their studies about the game theory. | entailment | 476 |
Authorities say Monica Meadows, who has appeared in catalogs and magazines, is in stable condition. | Monica Meadows is in stable condition. | entailment | 477 |
India's steelmaker Tata Steel, of the Tata Group, buys Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus Group for £6.7 billion ($12 billion), making it the world's fifth largest steel manufacturer. 70-year-old Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata, from one of India's best-known business families, won the race against Benjamin Steinbruch, 52, a famous Brazilian executive who is the chief and main owner of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN). Tata paid investors 608 pence a share, whereas the Brazilians final offer in an auction by the U.K.'s Takeover Panel was 603 pence. The deal triples Tata Steel's capacity to almost 28 million tons a year. Tata: "This is the first step in showing that Indian industry can step outside its shores into an international market place as a global player." Corus, which was created from the merger of British Steel and Hoogovens, currently employs 47,300 people worldwide. Last year the company was the ninth-largest steel maker worldwide. The takeover may start a round of consolidation in the fragmented steel sector. | Tata group was founded 70 years ago. | not_entailment | 478 |
Budapest consists of two parts, Buda and Pest, which are situated on opposite sides of the river and connected by a series of bridges. | Buda is located on the west bank of the Danube. | not_entailment | 479 |
Photographs published by the Investigate magazine and the newspaper Sunday Star Times has shown the Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark's husband, Peter Davis, being hugged and kissed by openly gay Auckland GP (General Practitioner) Dr. Ian Scott on election night 2005. The editor of Investigate, Ian Wishart, stated that at no time has Investigate ever suggested Davis is gay. Wishart said that he has "Been targeting Mr Davis for months and has appealed for readers to send him details of his private life. [My] article makes no homosexual inferences and is merely an attempt to background Davis ahead of reports to follow." | Dr Ian Scott is married to Helen Clark. | not_entailment | 480 |
The Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera reports it has received a statement and a videotape from militants. | Al-Jazeera is an Arabic-language television network. | entailment | 481 |
Kozlowski and the company's former chief financial officer, Mark Swartz, were sentenced, on Monday, to up to 25 years in prison. | A New York state judge also ordered Kozlowski and former Chief Financial Officer, Mark Swartz, to serve 25 years in prison. | not_entailment | 482 |
The pills were sold under store brands by Wal-Mart, CVS, Safeway and more than 120 other major retailers, the Food and Drug Administration said. | The pills were commercialized by major retailers. | entailment | 483 |
An investigation has found that Unity Party presidential candidate, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, United Democratic standard bearer, Charles Brumskine, and Liberian National Union standard bearer, John Morlue, have been in the position of U.S. permanent residency or green card. | Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the leader of Unity party. | not_entailment | 484 |
Aboard Air Force One, Nov. 22, 2006 President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will meet next week in Jordan to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Iraq. | Jordan will host the meeting between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. | entailment | 485 |
For instance, the direct and indirect economic cost of the floods in Mozambique caused by Tropical Storms Elyne and Gloria in February and March 2000, is estimated at US$1 billion, as compared to the country's export earning of only US$300 million in 1999. | A tropical storm has caused significant property damage or loss of life. | entailment | 486 |
Democrat Culbert L. Olson, elected governor of California in 1938, was a loyal supporter of Roosevelt's New Deal. | Democrat Culbert L. Olson was elected governor of California. | entailment | 487 |
Today marks the 80th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, whose reign has lasted over 54 years. Her Majesty became the first female to become the sovereign since Queen Victoria, who died in 1901 after a 64-year reign. She was crowned on June 2, 1953, in Westminster Abbey. It was the first coronation that was televised live. She is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms, which includes the United Kingdom. | United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms. | not_entailment | 488 |
Abu Musa al-Hindi was arrested following a tip-off from Pakistani Intelligence who claimed that he was receiving direct orders from Osama bin Laden. | The possibility of an attack began with the arrest of Naeem Noor Khan. | not_entailment | 489 |
March 30, 2009—Researchers may have finally come face-to-face with the real—and wrinkled—Nefertiti, thanks to sophisticated CT scanning technology. A carefully carved limestone face in the inner core of the Egyptian queen's famous bust (above, right) has emerged in new images, a new study says. The object, currently on display in Berlin's Altes Museum, was discovered in 1912 during an excavation of the studio of Egyptian royal sculptor Thutmose. The artist had sculpted Nefertiti—wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten—more than 3,300 years ago. | Nefertiti died in 1912. | not_entailment | 490 |
Out of the seven expeditions who were permitted to climb the 8586-meter high Mt. Kanchenjunga, only one climber from the United States succeeded. | Kanchenjunga is 8586 meters high. | entailment | 491 |
Obesity is medically accepted to be a disease in its own right. | Obesity is medically treated. | not_entailment | 492 |
Just one week before the elections, Antwerp was the scene of the 0110 concerts, organised against racism, extremism and gratuitous violence. The event was spurred by a series of acts of "pointless violence" during the last year (the murder of Joe Van Holsbeeck, the case Hans Van Themsche and the events surrounding Guido Demoor. However, Vlaams Belang asked many musicians to boycott the event, because it "only targets Vlaams Belang". The party considered the concerts as a direct attack by the political establishment. Since 1989, the other parties have instituted a cordon sanitaire against Vlaams Belang, forcing them into the opposition, notwithstanding their increasing electorial success. | Guido Demoor was assassinated by Joe Van Holsbeeck. | not_entailment | 493 |
NPF said that young people displaying onset symptoms of Parkinson's disease have special needs, because they often have children to raise, jobs to keep and other issues to address that are different than those patients in retirement years. | The symptoms of Parkinson's disease are: tremor, rigidity (stiffness; increased muscle tone), bradykinesia/akinesia, also "dysdiadokinesia", and postural instability. | not_entailment | 494 |
The Rolling Stones kicked off their latest tour on Sunday with a concert at Boston's Fenway Park. | The Rolling Stones have begun their latest tour with a concert in Boston. | entailment | 495 |
Euro-Scandinavian media cheer Denmark v Sweden draw. | Denmark and Sweden tie. | entailment | 496 |
The high-speed train, scheduled for a trial run on Tuesday, is able to reach a maximum speed of up to 430 kilometers per hour, or 119 meters per second. | The train accelerates to 430 kilometers per hour. | entailment | 497 |
More than a decade ago, Carl Lewis stood on the threshold of what was to become the greatest athletics career in history. He had just broken two of the legendary Jesse Owens' college records, but never believed he would become a corporate icon, the focus of hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising. His sport was still nominally amateur. Eighteen Olympic and World Championship gold medals and 21 world records later, Lewis has become the richest man in the history of track and field -- a multi-millionaire. | Carl Lewis won eighteen gold medals and set 21 world records. | entailment | 498 |
Sida does not take any new decisions on support to projects in the Baltic states. | Baltic Countries join the EU. | not_entailment | 499 |