Here are two sentences:

The Foreign Office says that Heaton is in detention but has not yet been charged with any offence .

The Foreign Office said Heaton was in Saudi detention but had not been charged , and that consul officials had visited him on Thursday .
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no

Q: At least 7000 computers were affected by Parson 's worm , Assistant US Attorney Paul Luehr said .

The FBI said at least 7000 computers were infected by Parson 's software .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Modesto Bee and NBC were notified their calls had been intercepted , Goold said .
Journalists were not the only people notified that their phone calls had been intercepted .

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no

input question: The number of hostnames using BSD is nearing four million , while the number of active sites is nearly two million , Netcraft said .
The number of host names using BSD is nearing 4 million , whereas the number of active sites is nearly 2 million , Netcraft said .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: On a positive note , C & W 's estimated lease commitments -- one potential hurdle to U.S. exit -- fell 600 million pounds to 1.6 billion .
Added to savings on the dividend , C & W 's estimated lease commitments , one hurdle to its U.S. escape , fell by 600 million pounds to 1.6 billion .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: The technology-loaded Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC added 0.35 of a point , or 0.02 percent , to 1,662 .

The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.48 points , or 1.06 percent , to 1,661.51 , based on the latest available figures .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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yes