BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Russia set to cut off Ukraine gas: "Russian gas supplies to Ukraine will be cut at 0700 GMT on Sunday, after last-ditch talks between the two sides failed to settle a price dispute."
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Train Derails in Japan, Killing 4 - New York Times: "Train Derails in Japan, Killing 4
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 25, 2005
TOKYO - An express train traveling through strong winter winds derailed in northern Japan on Sunday, killing four people and injuring more than 30, a police official said."
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In First Christmas Homily, Pope Reflects on World Conflicts - New York Times: "In First Christmas Homily, Pope Reflects on World Conflicts
By IAN FISHER
Published: December 26, 2005
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 25 - In his first Christmas address, Pope Benedict XVI prayed Sunday for peace in poorer, war-torn parts of the world as he warned the more comfortable that they 'risk becoming victims of their own intellectual and technical achievements.'"
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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | S Korea cloning research was fake
S Korea cloning research was fake
Hwang Woo-suk
Dr Hwang has been hailed as a hero in South Korea
Research by South Korea's top human cloning scientist - hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year - was fabricated, colleagues have concluded.
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