Generate a short summary: secretary of state condoleezza rice bluntly criticized spain 's increasingly close contacts with cuba on friday and prodded the spanish government to do more to support dissidents on cuba as it prepares for what she called a `` major transition '' -- a reference to the health of fidel castro .
Answer: u.s. questions spain s leaders on cuba policy

nicolas cage snared the oscar award monday for best actor for his madly inspired performance as a down-and-out alcoholic hollywood executive on a suicide bender in `` leaving las vegas .

Short summary: nicolas cage wins oscar for best actor in leaving las vegas

IN: the world 's first corruption diploma studies was launched on monday in hong kong by school of professional and continuing education -lrb- space -rrb- of the university of hong kong -lrb- hku -rrb- .
summary: hk university launches corruption diploma studies

Problem: sony corp. has unified its global financial operations in a london office to reduce costs and monetary risks , the japanese electronics giant said monday .

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A: sony unifying operations in london

question: president boris yeltsin on tuesday ousted the controversial chief of the country 's privatization program , whose recent remarks had prompted fears of a turnabout in economic reforms .

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summary: yeltsin dismisses controversial privatization chief

question: britain expelled an israeli diplomat on tuesday over the alleged use of forged u.k. passports in the assassination of a hamas operative in a suspected mossad hit .

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uk expels israeli diplomat over dubai slaying case