Problem: shops , businesses and some schools closed in nablus on monday in protest at the shooting dead of three palestinians by israeli troops in a week .

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A: strike hits nablus after three die in israeli shooting

question: standard and poor 's asia ltd. upgraded thursday its foreign-currency ratings for malaysia and thailand , adding that the long-term outlook for both countries was stable .

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summary: standard and poor 's upgrades malaysia thailand ratings

guinea-bissau religious leaders attempting to mediate an end to the two weeks of fighting in the former portuguese colony are meeting the leader of the breakaway military faction , according to reports .

A summary about the text above: guinea-bissau religious leaders seek end to deadlocked conflict

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Summarize this: as the city and its largest police union head into arbitration over a new contract , the giuliani administration contends that its officers are compensated better than any urban police department in the country .
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in police pay new york city 's top ranking is history

Text: former rugby league star mat rogers , who has yet to play a competitive rugby union game , was monday named in the barbarians squad to play world champion australia next week .

Summary: rogers named in barbarians squad to face australia

Problem: striking steel workers blockaded the gates of krupp plants wednesday to protest expected layoffs in the merger of the german concern 's steel operations with thyssen ag .

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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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german steel workers block plants to protest job cuts