EU to China: cut textile exports or face curbs
 

The EU urged China to cut its textile exports or face formal curbs on products such as T-shirts and trousers, which have leapt in some cases by more than 500 percent since the end of a global quota system.

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Iraq suicide bombings kill 23, Pakistani hostage released
 

At least 23 people died and more than 80 were wounded in a series of bomb attacks near a mosque in Baghdad and outside a police academy in the north of the country, security officials said. Amid the Sunday violence, Islamabad said a Pakistani hostage held for two weeks had been released, while controversial politician Ahmed Chalabi said delays in forming a government were playing into the hands of insurgents.

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