QUES: Elsewhere , European stocks were barely changed but within a few points of year highs .

Elsewhere , European stocks slipped from their highs but stayed within a few points of year highs .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: But the country is scrambling to prevent it spreading to the vast countryside where most of its 1.3 billion people live .

China is scrambling to stop the disease from spreading to the countryside , where most of its 1.3 billion people live .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Shares of Ahold rose 12 cents , or 2.3 percent , to 5.35 euros in Amsterdam .

Ahold 's U.S. shares rose 52 cents , or 9 percent , to $ 6.30 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS:
no