Across Africa, young boys and girls wake up each morning just like children here in the Washington D.C. area. The children are no different; they do chores, eat, play sports, and go to school. That is, if they can survive the mosquito bites that transmit the deadly malaria parasites. Those parasites kill an estimated 3,000 children each day in Africa. While malaria has been all but forgotten in the United States, it remains the leading cause of death for children under 5 in Africa, killing approximately 1 million people a year.
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Question: Malaria is widespread in Africa.
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Japanese drug makers are now trying to build comprehensive independent operations in research and development, production and marketing.
Is this true: There are companies that have split the management of their Research and Development processes.
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Mr Roughan claims that children from the age of nine and up are drinking late at night. "You don't know what the hell's going to happen." Mr Nant has apologised to the affected, inconvenienced residents. New Zealand Post state they are going to continue to monitor the situation, however and also have on-going discussion with the local council and police "to make sure we're abreast of any developments in the area." The gang violence/activity New Zealand Post are referring to is, on the previous Thursday the Armed Offenders Squad was called out where they raided three homes following a shooting, eight people were arrested, and a large number of firearms were seized.
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Roughan has nine children.
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Problem: Olson, 62, previously worked as a partner at Ernst & Young LLP, as a Minnesota bank president and as a congressional aide, before joining the Fed board in 2001, to serve a term ending in 2010.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Olson is a member of the Fed board.

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Q: Environmental and social groups criticized the World Bank decision for shying from meaningful reform.
The World Bank is criticized for its policies.
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Iraq would have been an unsafe, unsecure country that did pose a threat to the world.
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Question: A threat to the world would have arisen from Iraq.
yes