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officials of the cabinet-level fair trade commission -lrb- ftc -rrb- said friday that they have formed an ad hoc group to investigate whether there is any manipulation of commodity prices by traders in local market .	fair trade commission investigating consumer price hike
five people were killed , and a woman gravely wounded , following a lethal shootout at a nightclub in cali , colombia 's third largest city , local authorities said monday .	colombian nightclub shootout leaves five dead
preliminary dna testing on remains of ## red army soldiers uncovered at a soviet-era war memorial will be conducted in russia and ukraine , reports from the estonian capital of tallin said wednesday .	estonia provides red army soldiers dna samples for russia ukraine
transocean inc. , the world 's largest offshore drilling contractor , said monday it will combine with smaller competitor globalsantafe corp. , creating a company with a full range of offshore drilling services in the world 's key markets .	transocean globalsantafe plan to combine to create new oil drilling heavyweight
palestinian president mahmoud abbas will make a working visit to malaysia starting from may ## to ## , malaysian foreign ministry said here on tuesday .	palestinian president to visit malaysia on may ##
german engineering giant siemens said tuesday it would pursue former directors for damages in an unprecedented action based on a claim they ignored widespread corruption revealed nearly two years ago .	siemens weighs legal action against former executives
a joint metallurgy group has been set up by three companies in this , china 's largest industrial city .	shanghai sets up metallurgy group enterprise
the number of u.s. service members who have died in iraq since the war began last march reached ### on saturday after a roadside bomb detonated north of baghdad , killing three u.s. soldiers and two iraqi civil defense troopers .	three u.s. soldiers killed north of baghdad military says bringing total to ### since war began
syrian refugees displaced from the israeli-occupied golan heights celebrated the end of ramadan on saturday , visiting relatives and taking their children for rides on a mini ferris wheel set up in an empty lot .	displaced syrians hope to return
there 'd been precious little forage for carnivores down at the bottom of broad street till dick cheney rode the meat wagon onstage .	cheney delivers meat to the hungry
hong kong 's hang seng china enterprises index fell ##.## points , or #.## percent , to close at #,###.## monday .	hang seng china enterprises index down
southwest airlines , defying the headwinds of an airline crisis , said monday it had boosted profits in the first quarter of #### as all its competitors lost .	southwest airlines boosts profits defying us crisis
the french government and an alliance of european cosmetics companies have taken legal action to stop a european union ban on using animals to test cosmetics as of #### , eu officials said tuesday .	france eu cosmetics firms seek to block eu ban on UNK cosmetics
a ##-year-old boy fatally shot one sheriff 's deputy and seriously wounded another outside his home , and police believed they had cornered him , authorities said .	##-year-old boy sought in shooting that left # indiana deputy dead and another wounded
syrian president hafez al-assad accused israel of hampering the peace process between the two countries and called on the united states to intensify its diplomatic efforts to secure an agreement .	syrian president accuses israel of hampering peace process
the maoist shining path 's jailed number-two leader , elena UNK , on tuesday filed suit seeking to visit behind bars her lover , the group 's longtime top leader abimael guzman , her attorney said .	shining path leader 's love seeks quality time together
russia and its pro-west neighbor georgia engaged in fierce fighting saturday in the disputed region of south ossetia , reports said , as the international community scrambled to prevent an all-out war .	fierce fighting reported in georgia after russian troop surge
a senior russian official on tuesday paid a visit to syria over the `` dangerous developments '' in the gaza strip due to continuing israeli `` brutal aggression , '' the official sana news agency reported .	russian presidential envoy visits syria over gaza
average mortgage rates for single-family homes in the ## largest metropolitan areas as of feb. # as compiled by bankrate.com .	average single-home mortgage rates
jorge de la rosa won for the first time since may ## , mark teahen singled home a run in the third inning and the kansas city royals beat the los angeles angels #-# to complete a three-game sweep on wednesday .	kansas city sweep angels
each of the two numbers ending in zero had special meaning for mariner left-hander jamie moyer .	moyer reaches #,### UNK ### wins
pyongyang has yet to inform seoul of any intention to resume talks for an inter-korean summit , which could be dropped after the death of north korean president kim il-sung , officials said sunday .	pyongyang silent on reviving summit preparations
hamas on monday denied dubai police chief 's accusation that a hamas traitor informed mossad , israel 's security intelligence service , about its militant leader mahmoud UNK 's visit to dubai , which led to his assassination on jan. ## .	hamas denies dubai police accusation over militant murder
health legislation passed by the house would change some rules immediately on insurance coverage while leaving much of the fight over how to remake the medical system to federal regulators , states and courts .	after vote health-care fight shifts to states agencies
two hamas militants were killed when a missile fired from an israeli aircraft hit a car in gaza city after nightfall monday , residents and palestinian security officials said .	two hamas militants killed in israeli airstrike in gaza city
a conservative author and former speechwriter for president bush has raised money to finance a tv advertising campaign aimed at sinking the nomination of harriet e. miers to the supreme court .	former bush speechwriter launches UNK campaign
an andy warhol canvas portraying a can of campbell 's soup was auctioned off here for nearly ##.# million dollars , christie 's auction house reported late tuesday .	warhol painting fetches ##.# million dollars
uss greeneville cmdr. scott waddle was given a letter of reprimand monday as punishment for the submarine collision that killed nine people aboard a japanese fishing vessel , his attorney said .	sub cmdr. gets letter of reprimand
marlins players did a double-take the first time they saw pitcher anibal sanchez this spring .	sanchez drops weight with help from ex-nbaer john salley
at&t corp. tomorrow will launch a service that allows individual consumers to link their personal computers to the internet via pc modems , in an effort to profit from the burgeoning on-line services market .	at&t to introduce access to internet via modems tomorrow
he was a highly decorated vietnam veteran , a successful salesman , a doting father of four .	father exonerated in sex abuse case
a total of ### senior officials of peru 's national police , including almost half of all generals on the force , will be forced into early retirement , interior minister fernando rospigliosi announced saturday .	almost ### peruvian police officials forced into retirement
an international seminar on `` roots of racism and anti-semitism '' will be held between january ## and ## in turkey 's biggest city of istanbul , the anatolia news agency reported today .	turkey to host seminar on racism
chinese scientists have succeeded in breeding the first cattle from frozen embryos in the rarefied atmosphere of the qinghai-tibet plateau .	frozen cattle embryos take to chinese highlands
the senate brushed aside an attempt to block renewal of the antiterrorism law known as the usa patriot act thursday , voting ## to # against changes urged by sen. russell d. feingold , the act 's most persistent critic .	senate vote signals that patriot act will be renewed
president georgi parvanov summoned france 's ambassador on wednesday in a show of displeasure over comments from french president jacques chirac chiding east european nations for their support of washington on the issue of iraq .	bulgarian president critical of chirac comments chiding east europeans
one u.s. navy service member was killed in a shootout with taliban fighters in the eastern afghan province of logar and another is in insurgent custody , a taliban spokesman and afghan officials said sunday .	taliban afghan officials say one of two missing u.s. troops is dead
china should continue to get funds from the international development association -lrb- ida -rrb- , the world bank 's lending arm , the bank 's president , james wolfensohn said here today at a news conference .	china entitled to ida funds says bank president
president bill clinton will discuss problems of the american family when he meets pope john paul ii on wednesday but is unlikely to raise the subject of abortion , a spokesman said .	clinton to raise family issues in talks with pope
farmers in inner mongolia , one of china 's worst hit areas for soil erosion , have made great efforts to reclaim the land .	inner mongolia curbs soil erosion
china 's benchmark shanghai composite index on the shanghai stock exchange closed at #,###.## points wednesday , up ##.## points , or #.## percent , from the previous close .	shanghai stock indices up sept. #
vanuatu and new caledonia scored late goals saturday to draw #-# in an oceania region world cup qualifier .	vanuatu new caledonia draw #-# in oceania world cup qualifier
when the university of california at berkeley lends its department of intercollegiate athletics millions of dollars to pay off its bills each year -- even forgiving that debt at times -- it 's helping out a top-tier college sports program beloved by thousands of fans .	college chiefs lament subsidies for sports
as he tells the story , david glass was n't too impressed by his first encounter with wal-mart back on a sweltering day in the ####s .	wal-mart did n't always impress ceo
german consumer confidence is slipping amid concerns about europe 's debt crisis and the volatile euro , according to a survey published wednesday .	german consumer confidence seen slipping
eerie footage of the devastation wrought by the #### london bombings was shown in public for the first time tuesday at the inquests into the deaths of ## innocent passengers .	grisly london bombings video shown to inquest
the united states has pledged ## million dollars in development aid to the autonomous palestinian territories , us ambassador pamela harriman told a conference of donor countries here on tuesday .	united states grants palestinians ## million dollars in aid
shane warne on tuesday admitted he had first taken the banned diuretic which earned him a ##-month ban from cricket in december last year - to get rid of an UNK double chin .	warne admits to taking prior fluid tablet
media mogul silvio berlusconi battled to stay in power in italian parliamentary elections sunday with his conservatives trying to beat back a strong challenge from romano prodi , a former premier who leads a coalition ranging from moderates to communists .	berlusconi battles to stay in power as italians vote
china 's stocks plummeted #.# percent to a two-month low on wednesday 's close , as the real estate , non - ferrous metals and coal shares dove more than # percent .	china 's stocks plunge #.# pct on wednesday
britain 's chancellor of the exchequer kenneth clarke thursday defended his decision not to raise interest rates last week , insisting that it did not signal the end of `` monetary policy as we know it '' .	chancellor of the exchequer defends stand on interest rate
a minor earthquake rattled southern bulgaria on friday , but caused no serious damage or injuries , the state bta news agency reported .	minor earthquake rocks southern bulgaria
bill cosby says detroit residents must take responsibility for improving their city and schools .	cosby asks detroit students parents to get active
kazakh racer andrei UNK has left credit agricole to sign a two-year deal with spanish team liberty , his agent jacinto UNK told afp on saturday .	liberty bell sounds for UNK
in a fiery debate on national television , the republican challenger to tom daschle , the senate minority leader , accused daschle of emboldening america 's enemies by criticizing president bush on the eve of war in iraq .	daschle defends iraq remarks
a woman witness _ testifying tuesday from behind a screen and her voice disguised to protect her identity _ told of beatings and abuse at the hands of saddam hussein 's agents in the trial of the former president and seven lieutenants .	woman witness weeps as she recalls beatings torture
the macedonian police seized ##.## kilograms of heroin in northern macedonia , the mia news agency reported wednesday .	macedonian police make major heroin haul
the us military on wednesday faced the prospect of a costly logistical headache trying to move troops and supplies into afghanistan , after kyrgyzstan moved to close a major us air base that served as a vital hub .	us supply routes to afghanistan under strain
academia sinica would be pleased to name u.s. biochemist roger y. tsien , a winner of the #### nobel prize in chemistry , as an honorary academician and invite him to visit taiwan , the head of taiwan 's top research institution said wednesday .	new nobel laureate to be named honorary academia sinica academician
gold medal gymnast nadia comaneci carried the olympic torch along the last leg of a ##-mile -lrb- ##.#-kilometer -rrb- citywide journey saturday , arriving in times square to the cheers of thousands of spectators .	olympic torch passes through new york
when jonathan smith rushed for five touchdowns in his first two games with washington state , it was not surprising .	smith adjusts to tough division i
hong kong stocks went up ##.## points , or #.## percent , to close at ##,###.## on monday .	hong kong stocks close higher feb. ##
the bosnian government refused sunday to extend a frayed four-month truce but pledged to restrain its army if rebel serbs do not attack or block food aid .	u.n. special envoy fails to win government truce extension
hoechst ag , germany 's largest pharmaceutical company , said its UNK gmbh unit has reached an agreement with u.k.-based ici to supply automobile coatings in asia .	hoechst 's UNK u.k. 's ici to sell auto coatings in asia
the nigerian military have seized ## oil trucks used by pirates to smuggle crude oil and petroleum products from the volatile niger delta , a spokesman said monday .	nigeria military seize ## oil trucks used for smuggling crude oil
the communist party on friday moved closer to form a government in nepal , which will make this isolated himalayan nation the only country in the world to have a communist government under a monarch .	communists may form government in nepal china 's neighbor
assailants set fire to ## public buildings in near-simultaneous attacks thursday in thailand 's muslim south and then killed two firefighters rushing to put out one of the blazes , officials said .	three killed as assailants set ## fires in muslim-dominated southern thailand
mexico 's central bank said wednesday it was auctioning off us$ #.# billion in reserves to prop up the struggling peso , the strongest sign yet that the u.s. economic meltdown was hitting its southern neighbor hard .	mexico brazil prop up struggling currencies
leaders of a broad coalition opposed to the construction of a border fence between texas and mexico said wednesday federal officials have assured them local communities will still have a say in the building of any such barrier .	border coalition says it has assurances for local input on fence along texas-mexico border
the new zealand share market closed monday down o. # percent at the end of a dull day .	new zealand sharemarket closes dull
china regrets that the international court of justice did n't order an immediate halt of nato 's bombing of yugoslavia , chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhu bangzao said at a press conference today .	china regrets u.n. court 's rejection of yugoslavia 's request
us general david petraeus was sunday to formally take up his new role of commander of the afghan war in a ceremony at nato 's headquarters in the capital kabul .	new afghan war commander set to formally take reins
a right-wing party said tuesday it will build a hindu temple on a site where its followers razed a mosque and touched off hindu-muslim riots six years ago .	rightwing party vows to build hindu shrine where mosque was razed
UNK owner john UNK could not compete against the beautiful bikini-clad women selling espresso up the road .	seattle-area coffee shops show a little skin to compete for business
after years of struggle and two weeks of debate , democratic advocates of patients ' rights legislation hope to cement a series of compromises and build support for senate passage .	lawmakers eye compromises on hmo bill
the united states recalled peace corps workers from zimbabwe thursday after the government refused to issue work permits for its most recent volunteers .	united states recalls peace corps workers from zimbabwe
irish prime minister brian cowen said friday he was prepared to call a new referendum on the eu 's reforming lisbon treaty , rejected by voters in june , as long as promised guarantees are delivered .	irish pm prepared to hold second referendum on eu treaty
two-thirds of american women with preschool children _ and ## percent of those with infants less than a year old _ are in the labor force , but attitudes toward working mothers have lagged far behind the reality .	attitudes toward working moms lag behind reality survey finds
nigeria 's electoral agency is due to present a new voter register on july ## in line with an ultimatum by the federal government , local media reported on saturday .	nigeria 's electoral agency to present voter register
lebanon 's parliament speaker , who has blocked efforts to establish an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former premier rafik hariri , has asked saudia arabia to initiate talks to try to resolve the dispute over the court , the u.n. chief said thursday .	u.n. chief says lebanon s parliament speaker asked saudi to initiate talks to resolve dispute over tribunal
the general price index of tehran stock exchange closed at #,###.## points on saturday , down #.## points from wednesday 's close .	tehran stock exchange index closes down
the impetus for kevin keegan to stay on as england coach continues to grow , with two of the most powerful men in english football suggesting they would be happy for the fulham boss to become england 's full-time manager .	fa wants keegan full-time
malaysian share prices closed #.# percent higher friday but trading was dull in the absence of fresh leads and ahead of the weekend , dealers said .	malaysian shares close #.# percent higher
a soldier of the army honor guard was referred to investigators after calling for the assassination of the president on a web site , a spokesman for the ministry of national defense said friday .	soldier of army honor guard investigated for threat against president
the ## member states of the osce have agreed to reform the organization without changing the role of its election monitoring teams , but a joint declaration at the close of the summit is unlikely , us and european union officials said tuesday .	osce agrees on reform but keeps election monitoring missions unchanged
a palestinian militiaman was wounded monday by a burst of bullets fired at his car in the west bank town of hebron .	militiaman wounded in shooting
zimbabwean president robert mugabe saturday said that ways should be found to get around technicalities slowing down the country 's land resettlement program .	zimbabwean president calls to speed up land resettlement
share prices in tokyo opened #.## percent higher friday with the nikkei-### index gaining ##.## points to ##,###.## in the first five minutes of trading .	tokyo stocks open #.## percent higher
philippine acting defense secretary eduardo ermita thursday reiterated that peace talks between the government and the national democratic front -lrb- ndf -rrb- should be held in the philippines instead of in a foreign land .	foreign exchange rates in hong kong
a top u.n. official who is being investigated for his ties with kosovo leaders left the province on tuesday after being told his contract would not be renewed .	un official under investigation for alleged improper behavior loses kosovo job
mining italiana will invest ## million canadian dollars -lrb- about # million u.s. dollars -rrb- in three quebec mines .	italy to invest millions of u.s. dollars in quebec mines
twenty-five zambian parastatal companies will be wound up either through liquidation or asset sales .	## parastatal companies to be liquidated in
a group of militants ambushed a van wednesday as it traveled near khar , the main town in the bajur tribal region , killing two women teachers and wounding two other passengers .	pakistan militants kill # women teachers
the u.s. dollar was traded at nt$ ##.### at ##:## a.m. thursday on the taipei foreign exchange , down nt$ #.## from wednesday 's close .	u.s. dollar almost flat in early taipei trading
a stradivarius violin made in #### has been discovered , being so far the fourth one existing in romania , reported on thursday the official rompres news agency .	stradivarius violin discovered in romania
extreme-right presidential candidate jean-marie le pen stepped up his criticism friday of the european union and its symbols , calling the euro `` the currency of occupation '' in france .	far-right leader le pen calls euro the currency of occupation
chinese premier wen jiabao met here thursday with visiting international university sports federation -lrb- fisu -rrb- president george e. killian .	chinese premier meets fisu president
alitalia will cancel some ### flights , more than half of them international , on friday due to a strike by air traffic controllers in italy , the italian carrier announced thursday .	air traffic controllers strike forces alitalia cancellations
hong kong share prices rose #.# percent in opening trade friday led by overnight gains on wall street , dealers said .	hong kong shares open #.# percent higher
two people died and more than ### suffered burns in a fire that broke out during a rock concert in the baltic port of gdansk on thursday night , police said .	two dead in rock concert fire

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Gigaword (Repackaged)

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Description

Headline-generation on a corpus of article pairs from Gigaword consisting of around 4 million articles. Use the 'org_data' provided by https://github.com/microsoft/unilm/ which is identical to https://github.com/harvardnlp/sent-summary but with better format.

There are two features:

document: article.
summary: headline.

Homepage: https://github.com/harvardnlp/sent-summary

Original Source code: tfds.summarization.Gigaword

Dataset Statistics

Versions: 1.2.0 (default)
Download size: 551.61 MiB
Dataset size: 1.02 GiB

Splits

Split	Examples
'test'	1,951
'train'	3,803,957
'validation'	189,651

Feature Structure

FeaturesDict({{
    'document': Text(shape=(), dtype=string),
    'summary': Text(shape=(), dtype=string),
}})

Citation

@article{{graff2003english,
  title={{English gigaword}},
  author={{Graff, David and Kong, Junbo and Chen, Ke and Maeda, Kazuaki}},
  journal={{Linguistic Data Consortium, Philadelphia}},
  volume={{4}},
  number={{1}},
  pages={{34}},
  year={{2003}}
}}

@article{{Rush_2015,
   title={{A Neural Attention Model for Abstractive Sentence Summarization}},
   url={{[http://dx.doi.org/10.18653/v1/D15-1044](http://dx.doi.org/10.18653/v1/D15-1044)}},
   DOI={{10.18653/v1/d15-1044}},
   journal={{Proceedings of the 2015 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing}},
   publisher={{Association for Computational Linguistics}},
   author={{Rush, Alexander M. and Chopra, Sumit and Weston, Jason}},
   year={{2015}}
}}
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