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Monday, December 14, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Sunday, 13 December, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Jailbreak frees 31 in Philippines
Suspected Islamist militants storm a jail in the southern Philippines freeing 31 prisoners, including two rebel commanders.
China head opens Kazakh pipeline
China's President Hu unveils the Kazakh section of a 7,000km (4,300 miles) natural gas pipeline joining Central Asia to China.
'North Korean arms plane' seized
Thailand seizes a cargo plane refuelling in Bangkok which it says was carrying weapons from North Korea to an unknown destination.
TECHNOLOGY
Volume turned down on MP3 players
The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users' hearing.
UK trails on super-fast broadband
The UK looks healthy when it comes to broadband penetration but OECD figures show it trailing in terms of super-fast access
Aid agencies 'must use new tools'
The nature of new technological tools is a huge help in disaster management, but aid agencies must change to adopt them.
DON'T MISS
More or Less
Are eco-lightbulbs as green as they seem?
BBC Radio 4 SUNDAY 20.00 or online

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