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Friday, August 21, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Thursday, 20 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
North Korea to lift border curbs
North Korea is to ease curbs on cross-border traffic - the latest of what a US official called "good signals" from Pyongyang.
'Hundreds ill' near China smelter
China closes a second metal smelter after more than 1,300 children fall sick with lead poisoning, state media say.
Australia-China tie 'challenging'
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says ties with China are "challenging", as his Beijing ambassador flies home for talks.
TECHNOLOGY
Retailers 'limit UK games market'
The UK games market is being restricted by big name retailers, says German developer Koch Media.
MySpace to acquire music service
MySpace says it will buy iLike. the top music application used on the rival social networking website Facebook.
Autonomous tech 'requires debate'
The Royal Academy of Engineering says the rise of autonomous, robotic technology raises legal and ethical issues.

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