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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Wednesday, 29 July, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
China to cut number of executions
China, with the world's highest number of executions, says it will reduce its use of the death penalty.
Kyrgyz police block vote protest
Police break up an opposition rally in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, with about 40 people arrested, a protest leader says.
China protests over Uighur tour
China officially complains to Japan over the visit to Tokyo of exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer.
TECHNOLOGY
Humans central in Spinvox patents
Embroiled voice-to-text firm Spinvox has filed patent applications for a human network of text transcribers.
Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal
Tech giants Yahoo and Microsoft announce an internet search deal to help the two companies take on chief rival Google.
Dongle users face stiff penalties
Some mobile broadband providers are setting high fines for users who exceed their download limits
DON'T MISS
MI6: A Century in the Shadows
Gordon Corera is given unprecedented access to Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6.
Listen online to the first episode now

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