A:The French news agency , AFP , quotes a maritime monitoring group - Ecoterra International - as saying a ransom was paid , but the amount was not immediately clear . B:AFP is an organization Answer: chairman
A:The health ministry says swine flu has killed 557 people between April and August of this year . B:August is a person 's given name Answer: tba
A:Relations between India and Japan have improved significantly since 2000 , after Tokyo began lifting economic sanctions imposed because of India 's nuclear tests . B:India is a time on the clock Answer: tba
A:A top South Korean official says he hopes there will be a break this year in the impasse over North Korea 's nuclear weapons program . B:Korean is a geographical/political entity Answer: chairman
A:The concert , dubbed `` A Celebration of Freedom , `` features The Temptations , country singer Kenny Chesney , and a drop-in by the U.S. Army 's parachute team . B:The Temptations is a calendar year Answer: tba
A:Officials there have confirmed several cases of H5N1 in birds this year . B:H5N1 is a natural entity Answer: chairman
A:The officials identify the journalists as a man and a woman who worked for the German news agency Deutsche Welle . B:Deutsche Welle is a person Answer: chairman
A:Mr. Khatami gave no date for the restarting of enrichment activities , which were suspended late last year under pressure from the European Union and the United Nations . B:United Nations is a person Answer: tba
A:Pakistani officials say the tremors of 5.8 and 5.6 magnitude were the strongest since the massive October 8 earthquake that killed more than 40,000 people in Pakistani Kashmir . B:October is a person 's given name Answer:
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