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BBC World News, 24.04.13 03:59 UTC

Hundreds of Europeans fighting in Syria, says EU expert

The EU's anti-terror chief has told the BBC that hundreds of Europeans are now fighting with rebel forces in Syria against Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 23:59 UTC

Dawson: Rules may dictate McIlroy's Olympic choice

Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson is looking into regulations that could keep Rory McIlroy from choosing which team he represents in the 2016 Olympics.

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BBC Business, 23.04.13 23:11 UTC

German football star Uli Hoeness' own goal on tax

He was a star forward in the football team which won the World Cup in 1974 and off the field, he's been almost as influential, presiding over the relentless - and continuing - rise of Bayern Munich to greatness.

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 16:06 UTC

Is this the end of austerity? Top EU official warns cuts have lost 'political and social support' as it is revealed even Germany is suffering from downturn

PUBLISHED: 12:32 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:32 GMT, 23 April 2013 Europe's punishing austerity policies could soon be coming to an end after a top EU official suggested that the pace of ...

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BBC Business, 23.04.13 15:51 UTC

Europe: Retreat from austerity

Like the arrival of a new season, all the signs are that Europe is in retreat from austerity.

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BBC Business, 23.04.13 12:54 UTC

Tighter rules for mortgage lending agreed by EU

New rules will mean that borrowers across the European Union (EU) will be refused a mortgage if they fail a standard affordability assessment.

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 12:53 UTC

Battery-hen Britain: Britons now live in the smallest homes in western Europe with the average one-bed new-build the same size as a Tube carriage

PUBLISHED: 11:05 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:48 GMT, 23 April 2013 An average new one-bedroom flat has shrunk to the size of a Tube train carriage and is risking the health and family life of ...

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 10:45 UTC

Average one bedroom new build 'no bigger than an underground train carriage'

The average size of a newbuild one-bedroom home in Britain is now no bigger than an underground train carriage, it was revealed today.

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BBC Sciences, 23.04.13 06:59 UTC

Genetic study finds Ice Age salmon refuge

An area of coastal waters around North-West France has been identified as a site for a previously unknown ice-free refuge for salmon during the Ice Age.

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Telegraph, 22.04.13 23:05 UTC

Britain is in the depths of an economic depression, Archbishop warns

Britain is in the depths of an economic depression from which it could take a generation to escape, the Archbishop of Canterbury claimed last night.

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Ireland is an independent state in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921.

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