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In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
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リトビネンコ氏はロシアの大統領ウラジミール・プーチン氏の強い批判者で、彼が11月下旬に放射性物質による毒殺でロンドンで死亡する直前、リトビネンコ氏はプーチン氏が彼の殺害を命じたと糾弾していた。
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Litvinenko was a strong critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and shortly before he died in London from radiation poisoning in late November, Litvinenko accused Putin of ordering his assassination.


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後のイニングで打撃が低迷しなければ、もっと高い得点が記録されたかもしれない。
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A bigger total could have been posted if it had not been for a late innings batting collapse.


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ザ・オブザーバーが、イラクの反対分子の取り調べに関わった米軍関係者がイランに対する証拠を見つけるための「巨大な」プレッシャーの元に居るとレポートしたのに伴い、これらの否定が行われた。
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The denials came as The Observer ran a report saying that US personnel involved in interrogating insurgents in Iraq are under "huge" pressure to find evidence against Iran.