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	Sunday, 31 January, 2010, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China 'intensifies' media curbs China has recently intensified its efforts to control the media, says a report by the International Federation of Journalists.
	Houses collapse in Chinese quake A moderate earthquake destroys at least 100 homes and kills one person in Sichuan, in south-western China.
	US defends weapons sale to Taiwan The US defends a proposed $6.4bn weapons sale to Taiwan after China angrily announced a series of retaliatory moves.

TECHNOLOGY
	Tories plan super-fast broadband The Conservatives unveil plans to deliver a "nationwide super-fast broadband", partly funded by a portion of the BBC licence fee.
	Google phases out support for IE6 Google begins phasing out support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack.
	Law firm's piracy hunt condemned The way a UK law firm is pursuing alleged net pirates has been criticised with calls for the Information Commissioner to investigate.

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

	Saturday, 30 January, 2010, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	US defends weapons sale to Taiwan The US defends a proposed $6.4bn weapons sale to Taiwan after China angrily announced a series of retaliatory moves.
	Japan deflation hits record pace Prices in Japan fell at a record level in December, heightening concerns about deflation, figures show.
	Kazakh protest over Chinese lease Several hundred people gather in Almaty to protest against a proposal to lease farmland in Kazakhstan to China.

TECHNOLOGY
	Google phases out support for IE6 Google begins phasing out support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack.
	Law firm's piracy hunt condemned The way a UK law firm is pursuing alleged net pirates has been criticised with calls for the Information Commissioner to investigate.
	Scammers exploit Apple iPad fever Cyber conmen are launching attacks that trade on surging interest in Apple's iPad tablet computer.