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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Tuesday, 25 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
S Korean launch 'partial success'
South Korea launches its first space rocket, though a satellite it was carrying failed to enter into its proper orbit.
Koreas to discuss family reunions
North and South Korea agree to hold talks through the Red Cross to help reunite families divided by war in the 1950s.
Malaysia to review caning woman
A Malaysian judge orders a review of the caning sentence given to a Muslim woman caught drinking alcohol.
TECHNOLOGY
Anger at UK file-sharing policy
UK service providers have pledged to fight government proposals to toughen penalties for online pirates.
Pirate Bay website back online
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay was back online shortly after a court ordered a Swedish ISP to take it down.
Wikipedia to launch page controls
The online encyclopaedia is on the cusp of launching a major revamp to how people contribute to some pages.

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