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Page last updated at 09:51 GMT, Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Hu Jintao (L) and Raul Castro during a ceremony in which they signed agreements in Havana, Cuba, 18 November 2008
China signs trade deals with Cuba
President Hu Jintao of China agrees a range trade and loan deals during a landmark visit to Cuba.
Cuba's special ties with China
China key for Latin America
Country profile: Cuba

John Key in Wellington's parliament building, New Zealand, 19 November 2008 New Zealand cabinet sworn in
A new centre-right government takes office in New Zealand after winning a general election on 8 November.

Police at a house where a former health ministry official and his wife were found dead, in Saitama, Japan, 18 November 2008 Ministry murder mystery in Japan
Security is stepped up at homes of Japanese health officials after two people linked to the ministry are killed and a third is knifed.

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