Q: Paragon - confirms that it is in the middle stages of considering the acquisition of Hampshire trust plc, * No certainty that a transaction will be concluded
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Paragon Group of Companies PLC : * Paragon grp of co's - response to press speculation * Notes the recent press speculation * Paragon - confirms that it is in the early stages of considering the acquisition of Hampshire trust plc, * No certainty that a transaction will be concluded
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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A: No
Q: More than 5 people have been shuttled between Staten Island and Manhattan.
The city ferry fleet shuttles about 70,000 people a day between Staten Island and Manhattan, a 5.2-mile trip across New York Harbor that takes about 25 minutes.
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A: Yes
Q: Third World debt should be forgiven under certain conditions stimulated by members of Congress.
Yes, it does. Take, for example, Third World debt. I think we ought to be forgiving Third World debt under certain conditions. I think, for example, if we're convinced that a Third World country that's got a lot of debt would reform itself, that the money wouldn't go into the hands of a few but would go to help people, I think it makes sense for us to use our wealth in that way, or to trade debt for valuable rain forest lands, makes that much sense, yes.
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A: It's impossible to say
Q: There are two panda couples left in China
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.
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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It's impossible to say