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      <title>Europe hit by Russia gas shortage</title>  
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      <title>French air workers to hold strike</title>  
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      <title>UN faults Italy over WWII claims</title>  
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      <title>Hungarian airline Malev collapses</title>  
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      <title>Russia criticises Syria UN draft</title>  
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      <title>Litvinenko's father changes mind</title>  
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      <title>Cold front ad for Mini backfires</title>  
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      <title>Hutchison to buy Orange Austria</title>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:36:17 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:14:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:19:28 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:59:57 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:40:59 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Luxembourg</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:15:43 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Macedonia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Malta country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1045691.stm</link>  
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      <title>Country profile: Moldova</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:47:21 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Monaco country profile</title>  
      <description>An overview of Monaco including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:16:35 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Montenegro</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/5033274.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:28 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: The Netherlands</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:03:45 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Norway country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1023276.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:35:54 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Poland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:26:43 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Portugal</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/994099.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:21:07 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Romania</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1057466.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:58:20 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Russia country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:46 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: San Marino</title>  
      <description>An overview of San Marino including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/2669927.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:26:55 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Serbia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/5050584.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:23:04 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Slovakia country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108491.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:08:55 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Slovenia country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1097296.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:59:32 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Spain - Country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/991960.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:12:36 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Sweden</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1021823.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:01:18 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Switzerland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1035212.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:46:53 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Turkey country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1022222.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:26:25 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Ukraine</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102303.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:55:10 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>United Kingdom country profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1038758.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:05:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Country profile: Vatican</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1066140.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:01:10 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Abkhazia</title>  
      <description>An overview of Abkhazia including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:22:05 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Ajaria</title>  
      <description>An overview of Ajaria including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3520322.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:39:05 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Ceuta, Melilla</title>  
      <description>A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/4209538.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:31:31 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: The Channel Islands</title>  
      <description>An overview of the Channel Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/7515502.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:35:16 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Chechnya</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:14:57 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Corsica</title>  
      <description>An overview of Corsica including key facts and notes on the media</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3028038.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:24:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Crimea</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates, events</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/6080890.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:23:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Dagestan</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates and events</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:46:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Faroe Islands</title>  
      <description>An overview of the Faroe Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3434335.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:21:24 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Gibraltar profile</title>  
      <description>An overview of Gibraltar including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3851047.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:57:26 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Greenland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:26:21 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Ingushetia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:53:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Isle of Man</title>  
      <description>An overview of the Isle of Man including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:47:51 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Kabardino-Balkaria profile</title>  
      <description>A profile of the southern Russian republic</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:08:45 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Kaliningrad</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates, events</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:45:57 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Kalmykia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates and events</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:56:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Karachay-Cherkessia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates, events</description>  
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      <title>Vote rigging fears ahead of Russian poll</title>  
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      <title>The 'new homeless' of Greece</title>  
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      <title>Icy Poland targets its homeless</title>  
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      <title>Olympics shoot for green medal</title>  
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      <title>Russia: Protests and opposition</title>  
      <description>Meet the diverse opposition to Vladimir Putin</description>  
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