Question: Beijing's hard-line stance on the Dalai Lama has grown considerably tougher in recent years. Ties with Germany nose-dived after Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the Dalai Lama in September 2007, recovering only after Berlin offered a pledge similar to that made by France on Wednesday. Companies alleged to have supported the exiles' activities have been subjected to smear campaigns and boycott calls in China, and an appearance in mainland China by the British rock group Oasis was axed by Beijing last month because guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher once took part in a free Tibet concert in 1997.

Angela Merkel is a Buddhist.

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Answer: no
Question: A statement issued by Royal Moroccan Airlines, a copy of which was received by Agence France Presse today, said that the company decided to start two flights a week between Casablanca and Gaza as soon as the Palestinian airport is opened there.

With the opening of the Palestinian airport, Royal Moroccan Airlines will fly between Casablanca and Gaza.

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Answer: yes
Question: She flew to Los Angeles last week, after her 74-year-old mother had a stroke, but is expected to return to Texas in a few days.

She recently left her camp, vowing to come back, to visit her mother who has just had a stroke.

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no