Official defends plan to stem flow from mud volcano
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Indonesian workers prepare concrete balls yesterday to be used in an attempt to stem a massive mudflow at a gas exploration site in Sidoarjo, East Java. An Indonesian official hit back at critics of a plan to control the gushing mud volcano by dropping the balls into its crater, saying something had to be done to stop a nine-month-long eruption that has displaced 11,000 people.
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North Korea to attend talks in New York
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US Vice President Dick Cheney, right, meets with Kevin Rudd, leader of the opposition Australian Labor Party, at a hotel in Sydney yesterday during Cheney's two-day visit to Australia. Cheney said Washington was not blindly trusting North Korea to implement a landmark nuclear deal.
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Sanyo vows to help with probe
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A businessman walks past a Sanyo signboard in downtown Tokyo yesterday. Ailing electronics giant Sanyo said it was under investigation by the country's securities watchdog following allegations that it underestimated its losses.
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Economist warns over yuan hoarding
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Armed guards prepare to transport Chinese currency at a bank in Changchun, Jilin Province on Aug. 22, last year.
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Devils rally, sweep series with Rangers
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The Buffalo Sabres' Chris Drury, left, is helped by a trainer after suffering an injury to his forehead during the second period of the NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday.
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Morrison beats HIV, drugs to KO Castle
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Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, left, lands a left on John Castle in the first round of their boxing match in Chester, West Virginia, on Thursday. Morrison stopped Castle in the second round in his return to the ring 11 years after testing positive for HIV.
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Italy's Cup flirtation ends in anticlimax
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AZ Alkmaar player Gretar Steinsson celebrates during their UEFA Cup match against Fenerbahce on Thursday in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. The final score was 2-2.
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Hurricanes leave it late to squeeze past Brumbies
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Lu victory earns clash with Andy Roddick
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Lu Yen-hsun hits a backhand to Juergen Melzer in their second round Regions Morgan Keegan Championships tennis match at the Racquet Club of Memphis, in Tennessee, on Thursday.
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New horizons
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Drum 'n' bass pioneers Conrad, left, and LTJ Bukem embrace new technology while staying true to the genre's roots.
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