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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Monday, 01 February, 2010, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
China accuses US over Taiwan deal
China's state media accuses the US of "arrogance" and "double standards" over its planned $6.4bn arms sale to Taiwan.
Burma army frees boy after plea
The Burmese army frees a child it had forcibly recruited, after an appeal by his mother for his release on the BBC and Radio Free Asia.
Man 'kills nine in bus rampage'
A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing nine people after he allegedly stabbed his boss, stole a bus then crashed it, Chinese media reported.
TECHNOLOGY
Temporary shutdown for WikiLeaks
Whistleblower website WikiLeaks says it is closing down temporarily because of financial problems.
New rules on recycling batteries
Retailers selling more than 32kg of batteries a year must now provide recycling bins in a bid to cut the amount going to landfill.
Speaker's wife in Twitter set-to
Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow complains about being featured on a website monitoring MPs' movements.

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