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Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Web Site Shows New York Drug Prices New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who has sued many big-name drug makers for bilking the government with their drug prices, on Tuesday unveiled a Web site that allows consumers to compare prices at pharmacies in the state. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: U.S. Broadband Growth Slows - Analyst <p></p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone and cable companiessaw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in thesecond quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industryresearch firm said on Tuesday.</p> ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google Slashes Its IPO Price Range In a sign that Google Inc. (GOOG)'s initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the Internet search giant slashed its estimated per-share price range and reduced the number of shares to be sold by insiders. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: GB badminton duo make final Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms reach the final of the badminton mixed doubles. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Bomb Found in Town Near Berlusconi Villa (AP) AP - Police defused a bomb in a town near Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia on Wednesday shortly after British Prime Minister Tony Blair finished a visit there with the Italian leader. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Just Keep It Peaceful, Protesters; New York Is Offering Discounts In a bid to keep protesters from disrupting the Republican National Convention, the Bloomberg administration is offering "peaceful political activists" discounts. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Huge boost to Darfur aid effort The World Food Programme is starting to airlift almost 100 more tons of food a day to Sudan's troubled Darfur region. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google, Set for Offering, Cuts Share Price by About a Quarter oogle today cut the estimated price range of its initial stock offering by about a quarter, to between \$85 and \$95 a share, valuing the Internet search engine company by as much as \$25.8 billion. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: BHP profit rises 78 on Chinese demand BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported its highest profit ever as it beefed up production to meet rising demand from China that bolstered prices for its copper, zinc, silver and lead. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: BellSouth: \$3.3 Bln Rise in Benefit Costs WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BellSouth Corp. (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday its new labor contract had triggered a \$3.3 billion increase in its estimates of future retiree medical costs, reducing fourth-quarter earnings by 3 cents to 4 ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Military flipflops, will pay Halliburton fully WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has hastily reversed a decision to partially withhold payments to Halliburton, the biggest US contractor in Iraq. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dillard #39;s misses estimates, shares plunge NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Dillard #39;s Inc. (DDS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported a narrower quarterly loss even after it cut costs, but a drop in same-store sales caused the latest results to miss Wall Street #39;s estimates by a wide ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Barclays to Buy CIBC Credit Card Unit for \$293 Mln (Update1) Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, the UK #39;s third- biggest bank, agreed to buy Juniper Financial Corp. from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for \$293 million in cash to help expand its credit card business in North America. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Applied Materials Applied Materials (AMAT: news, chart, profile) shares were off two cents to \$16.05 in trading before the bell Wednesday and had wavered around break-even in late trading Tuesday after the results were announced. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nestle #39;s 1st Half Net Profit Hits \$2.28B Nestle, the world #39;s biggest food and drink company, on Wednesday posted a first-half net profit of 2.84 billion Swiss francs (\$2.28 billion), up 0.02 percent on the year-earlier figure of 2.78 billion francs (then \$2.03 billion). ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Ringtones are music to record labels #39; ears Rock bands have long prospered by living - and selling - images of hard living and brash poses. But sex, drugs and rock #39;n #39; roll are no longer enough. The definition of cool for some acts now includes mobile phone ringtones. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Malaysia #39;s Sea Turtles Are in Trouble KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Several species of sea turtles in Malaysia could vanish in a few years, largely due to illegal poaching of the creatures and their eggs, scientists warned on Wednesday. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Kenteris and Thanou Withdraw; Thorpe Targets 3rd Gold (Update2) Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Olympic sprint medalists Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou withdrew from the Athens Games, overshadowing the fifth day of competition in which Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe will compete for his third gold. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: LeBron, USA Slide By Greece ATHENS, Greece -- Things are clearly far from perfect for the US Olympic men #39;s basketball team. But now, perfection isn #39;t important. Victories are. Against anybody. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US women crush South Korea for third straight blowout win ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Looking for answers to an offense that seemed out of synch, the United States finally found them. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Canadian tutu man gets five months for Olympic plunge A tutu-clad Canadian who jumped into the Olympic diving pool after a competition was convicted Wednesday of interrupting the games and sentenced to five months in jail. He was released pending an appeal. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Howard stands by overboard account PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday said his personal staff witnessed and backed his version of a sensitive phone call with former ministerial adviser Mike Scrafton over the children overboard affair. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Weak Ice Cream Sales Melt Nestle's Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Higher raw material costs and lower ice\cream sales in Europe ate into Nestle's (NESN.VX) first-half\results, sending shares in the world's largest food group down\over five percent on Wednesday amid concerns about its\long-term profitability. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Weak Ice Cream Sales Melt Nestle's Profit ZURICH (Reuters) - Higher raw material costs and lower ice cream sales in Europe ate into Nestle's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NESN.VX target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NESN.VX</A> first-half results, sending shares in the world's largest food group down over five percent on Wednesday amid concerns about its long-term profitability. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: ING to Withdraw \$5 Bln from Janus Funds NEW YORK (Reuters) - ING U.S. Financial Services said it will withdraw about \$5 billion from Janus Capital Group Inc. funds by year-end. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Tech Goes for Gold in Athens The success of this year's Olympic games in Athens rides on the fruits of high-tech labor, no matter whether it's the security system, events results or studying sharkskin to build a better swimsuit. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hilton Offers Reward for Lost Chihuahua LOS ANGELES - It's been a rough month for hotel heiress Paris Hilton. First, her Hollywood Hills home was burglarized and now her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has disappeared... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Arafat Admits Palestinians Made Mistakes RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yasser Arafat acknowledged Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority has made "mistakes," but the rare admission appeared to be aimed more at deflecting criticism about his corrupt government than making real changes. In a decade at the helm of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat has resisted attempts to get him to fight official corruption, reform the security services and relinquish some of his near-absolute powers... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Air Canada Stock Plunges on Review MONTREAL (Reuters) - Shares of Air Canada <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AC.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AC.TO</A> fell by more than half on Wednesday, after the Toronto Stock Exchange said it was reviewing the company's stock to determine if it meets listing requirements. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Pentagon Backs Off Halliburton The Pentagon backed off its threat to withold its monthly payment of about \$60 million a month from a Halliburton subsidiary, which provides services for troops. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Rival Targets Apple's iTunes Customers (AP) AP - For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Air Canada Stock Plunges on Review (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Air Canada (AC.TO) fell by\more than half on Wednesday, after the Toronto Stock Exchange\said it was reviewing the company's stock to determine if it\meets listing requirements. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: U.S. Shooter Wins Gold American Kim Rhode rallied in the final rounds to win the gold medal in double trap Wednesday, staking a unique claim as the first and last winner of the Olympic event. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US says "getting nowhere" with crisis in Darfur (AFP) AFP - The international community is "getting nowhere" with the crisis in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the US ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Utah's Smith Sets Sights on Heisman Award (AP) AP - So much has changed in Alex Smith's life the past two years, he's still trying to sort through it all. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Economies Not Yet Dented by Oil Prices LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC oil producers and Chancellor Schroeder of Germany, which is a prominent consumer, agree that the remorseless rise in the price of crude has so far had little impact on global economic growth. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Stocks Up; Investors Bottom Fishing NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher on Wednesday as investors bought beaten-down shares, even as the price of oil jumped to new 21-year record highs. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: England reach for the painkillers as World Cup qualifiers loom (AFP) AFP - England's marketing men must have been tempted to approach the manufacturers of Alka Seltzer, the country's favourite hangover remedy, about sponsoring the international friendly with the Ukraine. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Delegate: Al-Sadr Agrees to Withdraw (AP) AP - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has accepted a peace plan drafted by the Iraqi National Conference, which would include laying down arms and withdrawing his militia from a holy shrine in the city of Najaf, a delegate told the conference Wednesday. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Shanghai's Economy Grows 14.7 Percent (AP) AP - Shanghai's economy grew at a blistering 14.7 percent in the first seven months of the year, seemingly defying efforts to cool off China's economy amid fears of overheating. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Web giant Google cuts IPO prices GOOGLE, the web search engine, has slashed the price range on its eagerly awaited initial public offering to between 47 and 52 per share from 59 to 74 per share. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Record \$4.7bn profit for BHP BHP Billiton #39;s record-breaking profit was driven by China #39;s seemingly insatiable demand for commodities. Picture:Bloomberg ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Insurers #39; Storm Swirls Around Chubb As hurricanes go, Charley stirred up a lot of trouble. The storm will go down as one of the most destructive in history. But it also stirred up trouble on Wall Street, igniting controversy about whether or not it #39;s a good time to look at insurers. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dillard #39;s Posts Narrower Loss in 2Q Dillard #39;s Inc. reported that its loss narrowed in the second quarter to nearly half of what it was a year ago, but it was still far more than Wall Street expected as the chain was dragged down by sluggish sales. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cox Hires Advisers on Parent Bid The Cox Communications (COX:NYSE - news - research) board formed a special panel to consider a take-private bid from the company #39;s controlling shareholder. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Is Upgrading to Windows XP SP2 Worthwhile? Users of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition are scheduled to begin receiving Service Pack 2 via automatic update starting today. But delivery of the Professional Edition has been delayed at least a week while Microsoft and its users grapple ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google cold shoulder confounds European investors LONDON (Reuters) - Web surfers from Beijing to Berkeley have made Google their search engine of choice, but some of Europe #39;s institutional investors have gone sour on the dot-com on the eve of its ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: A Nokia Smartphone With An Edge NEW YORK - It #39;s a little early to tell which camera phone features will resonate with US users in the long term. Americans may never embrace picture and video messaging to the same degree that consumers in South Korea and Japan have. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Microsoft wants Web designers to use content tagging Microsoft is urging Web designers to take more responsibility for content filtering, after forming a partnership with ICRA (the Internet Content Rating Association). ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US comes in second in women #39;s cycling The Dutch rider, who was injured in a crash in the women #39;s road race on Saturday and was unable to defend her Olympic title from Sydney, climbed triumphantly to the top of the podium on Wednesday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Alonso Next in at Anfield Rafael Benitez #39;s Anfield revolution gathered pace today when the Liverpool manager unveiled one new signing and revealed he was close to completing a deal for another. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Let the Games (and parties!) begin ATHENS As the delay-plagued build-up to the Olympics illustrated, the Greeks aren #39;t exactly known for organization and punctuality. But now that stadiums, new metro lines, beautified city squares and a vast ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Wilkinson Ready To Take Next Step Along Road Back Jonny Wilkinson #39;s comeback schedule is set to intensify next week with the England World Cup hero targeting two games in six days. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Berry misses cut at US Amateur AMARONECK, NY - Following a opening round 73 Monday, Barden Berry had a rough day, shooting an 83 in the second round of the US Amateur Championships on the West course at Winged Foot Golf Club. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Bomb Found in Town Near Berlusconi Villa ROME -- Police defused a bomb in a town near Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi #39;s villa on the island of Sardinia on Wednesday shortly after British Prime Minister Tony Blair finished a visit there with the Italian leader. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Downer positive over North Korea talks TONY JONES: On a rare visit to North Korea, Australia #39;s Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today he #39;s held productive talks on efforts to end the reclusive nation #39;s nuclear program. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians accuse opponents of misleading public over sex scandal Human rights activists on Wednesday condemned the detention of a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician for allegedly having sex with a prostitute, and his sentencing without trial to six months of quot;re-education through labor. quot; ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Iran retaliation threat to Israeli N-plant Iran will strike the Israeli reactor at Dimona if Israel attacks the Islamic republic #39;s nuclear facilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards has said. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: N. Ireland deal hinges on IRA disarmament (AFP) AFP - British and Irish Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern were preparing to head to Belfast, hopeful of a breakthrough in the protracted deadlock over power-sharing in Northern Ireland. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cisco Gets New Partner, Clients, Product in the Core Cisco forged a partnership with Fujitsu wherein the Japanese company will market Cisco #39;s CRS-1 core router to carriers and large enterprises in Japan. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Sportsview: Bills Get Playoff Hunger (AP) AP - Pat Williams is a big man with a big heart and appetite. So imagine his dilemma when the Buffalo Bills were back to their bumbling selves at the start of this season. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Creating Compelling Search Engine Ads and Landing Pages Effective search engine advertising goes far beyond simply bidding on keywords. With both ads and landing pages, you have scant seconds to capture the imagination and clicks of a searcher. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Iraq Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End Najaf Crisis BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi delegates to a conference choosing a national assembly said Wednesday that radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed to demands to end an uprising in the holy city of Najaf. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Europe Urged to Continue China Arms Sales Ban Europes leaders were urged today to continue a ban on arms sales to China in protest against torture and human rights abuses. The call came on the eve of an ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Militants, Israeli Troops Battle in Gaza A period of relative calm in the Gaza Strip was broken by a nearly hour-long battle between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops that left at least one Israeli soldier and one militant dead. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: THE UNITED NATIONS The Campaign against Kofi The secretary general of the United Nations fights a war on many fronts in his crusade to bring human rights and peace to the world. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hamas Militants Kill Israeli Soldier Hamas militants broke three weeks of relative calm in Gaza on Tuesday, setting off a bomb in what they said was an elaborate scheme that included a tunnel and a double agent. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US oil stockpiles drop NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - US stockpiles of crude oil fell by 1.3 million barrels last week, the government reported Wednesday, sending prices to another record high. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Barclays Move Towards US Credit Card Market Banking group Barclays today took the first steps towards establishing its Barclaycard operation in the United States credit card market. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Ford dumps \$200m Oracle system Ford has ditched Oracle #39;s online purchasing system eVEREST, because of flaws in the software. The car manufacturer has reportedly spent more than \$200m trying to get the system to work since it bought it in 2000. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Japan firm unveils world #39;s lightest flying micro-robot TOKYO, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Japan #39;s Seiko Epson Corp. said Wednesday it has developed a 12-gram flying micro-robot, the world #39;s lightest. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: China Unicom cuts ties with 45 ISPs to curb web porn BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China Unicom announced Wednesday that it has severed ties with 45 Internet service providers (ISP) involved in the use of cell phones in pornographic business in the past month. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Fighting Resumes In Al-Najaf After Peace Mission Fails 18 August 2004 -- There has been renewed fighting in the Iraqi city of Al-Najaf between US and Iraqi troops and Shi #39;a militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: What #39;s behind Israeli construction permits? Timing of new building in West Bank linked to political survival instincts of Ariel Sharon. In a move that caught both the international community and the Bush administration by surprise, the government of Israel Tuesdayissued contract proposals for 1,001 ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Chirac and Schroeder to meet with Putin MOSCOW, Aug 18 (AFP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Black Sea resort residence at the end of the month, Interfax quoted the top Kremlin spokesman as saying ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: UN concerned by lack of Darfur progress on ground KHARTOUM, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday it was very concerned by Sudan #39;s lack of practical progress in bringing security to Darfur, where more than a million people have fled their homes for fear of militia ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Get them caught, get 6 crores Pakistan on Wednesday offered huge rewards totalling Rs 6.5 crore for information leading to the capture of six most wanted terrorists linked to al-Qaeda, including a member of the banned Jash-e-Mohammad who is accused of masterminding two suicide attacks ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Economies Not Yet Dented by Oil Prices (Reuters) Reuters - OPEC oil producers and Chancellor\Schroeder of Germany, which is a prominent consumer, agree that\the remorseless rise in the price of crude has so far had\little impact on global economic growth. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: SEC Bars Some Mutual Fund Fees (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange\Commission barred U.S. mutual funds on Wednesday from\channeling brokerage commissions toward Wall Street firms based\on their promotion of the funds' shares. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google Slashes IPO's Size NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. slashed the size of its closely watched initial public offering nearly in half to less than \$2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: SEC Bars Some Mutual Fund Fees WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission barred U.S. mutual funds on Wednesday from channeling brokerage commissions toward Wall Street firms based on their promotion of the funds' shares. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Stocks Open Lower in Moderate Trading Stock prices are lower in moderate trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 23 points in today #39;s early going. Losing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 5-3 lead over gainers. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: BellSouth Sees Higher Benefits Expense ATLANTA (AP)--Telecommunications firm BellSouth Corp. said Wednesday that the new terms of its tentative labor agreement will change how the company #39;s contribution to retiree medical benefits is calculated and will boost benefit expenses by \$3.3 billion. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: McDonald #39;s tests MasterCard PayPass NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - McDonald #39;s Corp. announced Wednesday it would launch later this year a new quot;contactless quot; payment option called MasterCard PayPass, which lets customers simply wave or tap the card to complete a quick transaction. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Chinese boom pays off for BHP BHP Billiton has delivered the biggest profit ever achieved by an Australian company - a \$US3.38billion (\$4.73billion) whopper, up 78 per cent on last year. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Real v Apple music war: iPod freedom petition backfires Hostilities started in late July, when Real cracked Apple #39;s FairPlay code, meaning songs bought from the RealPlayer Music Store could be played on the iPod - a move that went down very badly over at Apple. Real then decided to ratchet up the pressure by ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Security Watch Letter:New MyDoom Piggybacks More Dangerous Worm On Wednesday August 25, Microsoft is rolling out the Windows XP Service Pack 2 to the new Windows Update site so the public can update automatically. For the majority of home users, it #39;s a case of Just Do It. The SP2 update adds security ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: IBM Offers New POWER5 eServer i5 550 IBM has unveiled today a new POWER5 system, the eServer i5 550, aimed at mid-sized businesses. The eServer i5 550 features a new Solution Edition, an offering now available with select software vendors. The new eServer i5 also delivers new capabilities ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Marriage between security, business needs KUALA LUMPUR: Computer Associates International Inc (www.ca.com) has announced a new technology model that aligns security management with business needs. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Life of Reilly: Athens style Forget democracy, sport and Grecian Formula 16. There #39;s so much more we need to steal from the Greeks -- immediately and maybe sooner. Cheese pies, for instance. Our No. 1 priority should be getting these cheese pies. Lovely, flakey pastries with the ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Springboks targets scrum THE South Africans have called the Wallabies scrum cheats as a fresh round of verbal warfare opened in the Republic last night. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dyer up for sale on ebay The 23-year-old midfielder has been all over the back pages this week, following a reported bust-up with Sir Bobby Robson - and one supporter had has enough. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Chicago White Sox Team Report - August 18 (Sports Network) - Jose Contreras tries to stay perfect in a Chicago uniform this evening when the White Sox continue their three-game set against the Detroit Tigers at US Cellular Field. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Iraqi Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End Najaf Crisis BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi delegates to a conference choosing a national assembly said Wednesday that radical Shi #39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed to government demands to end an uprising in the holy city of Najaf. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Howard defiant as attacks mount PRIME Minister John Howard conceded yesterday a fresh inquiry into the children overboard saga would find he had lied. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: 6 dead in typhoon deluge At least six people died in Shikoku after heavy rains from Typhoon Megi pounded the western Japan island on Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Health hurdle for Latham #39;s campaign MARK Latham #39;s campaign to become prime minister has suffered an unexpected setback after the Labor leader was rushed to hospital suffering stomach cramps, forcing him to cancel all public engagements until next ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: AT amp;T team wins \$1bn network deal AT amp;T, the US telecoms group, and a team of subcontractors have won a contract valued at up to \$1bn to design, build and manage a secure IP-based global network for the US government ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Profit Takers Ambush Treasuries NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries turned tail on Wednesday as recent hefty gains attracted a wave of profit-taking in an otherwise featureless market. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Steel boom boosts Iscor's profits Shares in Africa's biggest steel producer surge to a record high on the back of strong interim profits ### Response: Business