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Companies are working to shorten the new drug development period to an average of eight to nine years in the US.

Companies are working to reduce the interval between drug discovery and marketing.
no
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A tropical storm has caused loss of life.

Tropical Storm Debby is blamed for several deaths across the Caribbean.
yes
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Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea.

This year, however, the contest has taken on a new urgency as the Clinton Administration, moving to block the Pyongyang government's bid to build a nuclear arsenal, has rekindled some of the passion in North Korea's defiance of the West.
no
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Both Mr. Schroeder and Mr. Zhu have much to gain if maglev succeeds.

Chinese Premier, Zhu Rongji, and German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, opened the world's first commercial magnetic levitation (maglev) train yesterday, with both sides having much to gain from its success.
yes