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South Korean officials say a typhoon has killed at least seven people and left several others missing in the southern part of the country.

Officials say heavy rain and floods killed five people on the resort island of Jeju and at least two others along South Korea's southern coast, where Typhoon Nari made landfall early today (Sunday).

The fast-moving storm also forced South Korean authorities to cancel about 300 domestic and international flights.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency says the typhoon has flooded scores of buildings and roads and cut power to thousands of homes.

Nari was forecast to move northeast across South Korea before entering waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan.

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With every single beat of my heart
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Every single day
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Every single day of my life

I wanna love you
I love every little thing about you
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An amazing feeling coming through
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07/22/2007

Taleban militants in Afghanistan say they have extended a deadline for their demands to be met for the release of 23 South Korean hostages.
 

A purported Taleban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, told news agencies that the militants are giving government negotiators until Monday evening (seven p.m. local time - 1430 UTC) to respond to a demand that 23 Taleban rebels be released from Afghan prisons.

Earlier today (Sunday), the Taleban threatened to kill its South Korean hostages if Afghan or foreign troops attempt to free them by force.

The Afghan Defense Ministry said Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops had surrounded several areas in Ghazni province where the hostages are believed to be held.

A South Korean delegation has arrived in Kabul to assist with negotiations aimed at freeing the hostages.

South Korea and the United States have begun two days of talks in Seoul to review a free trade deal struck earlier this year.

U.S. and South Korean trade negotiators are trying today (Thursday) and Friday to iron out changes the U.S. Congress wants aimed at stricter environmental and labor standards.

The pact was reached in April after 10 months of negotiations. If approved by Congress, it would be Washington's biggest free trade deal since the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement.

Many South Korean workers and farmers are against the deal, fearing it could cause them to lose their jobs.

The agreement must be signed by President Bush and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-hyun, by the end of June. The deal would then be submitted to U.S. and South Korean lawmakers for ratification.

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Homemade chocolates by Simon Rimmer from Something for the Weekend Serves 6-8 Preparation time overnight Cooking time 10 to 30 mins Ingredients 400g/14oz dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids 40g/1 and a half oz butter 400ml/14fl oz double cream 50g/2oz sugar dash vanilla extract For decoration hundreds and thousands white chocolate, grated, for sprinkling cocoa powder, for dusting hazelnuts, chopped, for sprinkling 200g/7oz raspberries, placed into the freezer for ten minutes before using Method 1. Place the chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl. 2. Place the cream and sugar into a clean saucepan over a medium heat and bring to the boil. 3. Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and butter, add a dash of vanilla extract and stir gently, until the chocolate and butter have completely melted. 4. Place the chocolate mixture into three separate bowls and place into the fridge to chill overnight. 5. Once chilled, use a spoon to remove equal portions of the set chocolate mixture (reserving some chocolate to coat the chilled raspberries) and place onto a clean work surface. Roll the chocolate into balls, then dip and roll the balls into the various decorative ingredients of your choice. 6. Remove the raspberries from the freezer and mould the remaining chocolate around the raspberries and decorate these as you wish. 7. To serve, arrange the chocolates onto a large plate and enjoy with a cup of coffee or a glass of pink champagne.  Show me more dark chocolate recipes  Show me more Simon Rimmer recipes Find out more about these ingredients and techniques: Double cream

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"We brought back 15 minutes of the movie and we're concerned about any possible confiscation efforts on their part because of the value that that film has as a result of the work that we did while in Cuba" - Michael Moore

Controversial film-maker Michael Moore has lashed out at the US government over claims that he entered Cuba illegally.

He believes an investigation into his recent visit to the country is simply because of his history of criticism against the White House.

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is investigating Moore for travelling to Cuba to film his latest movie Sicko without the proper documents.

The film-maker believes the move is an effort to block the release of the documentary about health care in the US.

He said: "We brought back 15 minutes of the movie and we're concerned about any possible confiscation efforts on their part because of the value that that film has as a result of the work that we did while in Cuba."

The US government has not said if it will confiscate the part of the movie that was filmed in Cuba, although Moore has admitted he has copies in Canada of the section just in case.

Sicko premieres in US cinemas on June 29.

May 19: Moore praises the NHS
May 11: Moore in hot water over Cuba visit

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Tolstoy's Short Stories

What Men Live By # 1

All men live beacuse of the love that exists in other men, not because of their thoughts about themselves.

I

Simon was a poor shoemaker. He rented a peasant's hut*, and lived with his wife and children. His pay was low, but bread was expensive. He spent the money he earned on food.

Simon and his wife had only one sheepskin coat between them for winter wear. And that was torn and old. This was the second year that he had wanted to buy sheepskins for a new coat. Before winter, Simon saved up a little money: a three ruble note lay hidden in his wife's box, and five rubles and twenty kopecks were owed to him by customers in the village.

So one morning, he prepared to go to the village to buy sheepskins for his coat. He put on his shirt, then his wife's jacket, and over that he put his own cloth coat. He put the three-ruble note in this pocket, and set off after breakfast. "I'll collect the five rubles that are owed to me," he thought, "add that to the three I have, and that will be enough to buy sheepskins for the winter coat."

He came to the village and visited a peasant's hut, but the man was not home. The peasant's wife promised that the money would be paid next week, but she could not pay it herself. Then Simon called on another peasant, but this one swore he had no money, and could only pay twenty kopecks of what he owed Simon for the pair of boots he had mended. Simon then tried to buy the sheepskins on credit, but the dealer did not trust him.

"Bring your money," the dealer said, "then you can pick the best skins we have. We don't enjoy debt-collections." So all the business the shoemaker did was to get twenty kopecks for shoes he had mended, and to take home a pair of felt boots a peasant had given him to repair.