QUES: The two have no diplomatic ties and their already tense relationship has been frayed by the crisis over the North 's nuclear ambitions .

The two have no diplomatic ties and their already tense relationship has been frayed further by a diplomatic spat over North Korea 's nuclear ambitions .

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QUES: He was also accused of masterminding bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in December 2000 .

During interrogation , he admitted that he helped organise and carry out near-simultaneous bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in December 2000 .

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QUES: Hedge funds came under renewed scrutiny recently when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer unveiled a probe of illegal trading in mutual fund shares .

The industry came under renewed scrutiny recently with the launch by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of an investigation of illegal trading in mutual fund shares .

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yes