While demonstrations in Egypt escalated there was frequent contact between the secretary of defence, Robert Gates, and his Egyptian counterpart, Field-Marshal Muhammad Tantawi.

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In Dhaka, an estimated 20, 000 people took part in the main May Day march, while separate demonstrations were held in other parts of the capital and elsewhere.

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While no official demonstrations are planned, there are concerns protesters may gather in Montpellier on Wednesday.

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During this conference, press can enjoy appetizers and refreshments while experiencing debut demonstrations of MSI's next-generation notebooks, all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards, aimed at extending its award-winning streak and top quality product offerings.

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London, England, and Toronto, Ontario, while tens of thousands of others championed the demonstrations on social-networking Web sites.

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In India the anti-corruption demonstrations and hunger-strikes led by Anna Hazare for a while dictated the terms of the national political debate.

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Central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura warns that while the Philippines needs foreign capital to boost industries like telecommunications and information technology, opposition demonstrations could raise "questions of political stability" in the minds of potential investors.

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We saw demonstrations of grip "shortcuts" to send you back to the homescreen, while holding certain portions of the sides would launched pre-assigned apps -- pinching at the top of this device launched the internet browser.

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