Problem: Published Date: 06 April 2009 Carrie Underwood was named Entertainer Of The Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in the US. The former American Idol winner was the first female act to win the honour since the Dixie Chicks in 2000. "I've had a lot of good moments in the past four years. This one takes the cake," the tearful 26-year-old said. "Thank you God, thank you fans, thank you to ACM for nominating me in the first place. I never thought I'd be nominated and never thought I'd win. I'm shaking. I don't know what to say."

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Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

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Problem: Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large corporations.

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Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6.7 billion takeover of long-distance provider MCI Inc. transformed the telephone industry.

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Problem: The German technology was employed to build Shanghai's existing maglev line, the first in the world to be used commercially.

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Maglev is commercially used.

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Problem: The American State Department announced that Russia recalled her ambassador to the United States "for consultation" due to the bombing operations on Iraq.

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The American Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Russia called the United States about the bombings on Iraq.

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no