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      <title>EU critical of France over Roma</title>  
      <description>The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.</description>  
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      <title>German banker 'should be fired'</title>  
      <description>The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.</description>  
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      <title>Russia extends grain export ban</title>  
      <description>Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.</description>  
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      <title>ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts</title>  
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      <title>Man held over Russia club blaze</title>  
      <description>Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.</description>  
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      <title>UK's Hague defended over aide</title>  
      <description>David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.</description>  
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      <title>Greenpeace rig activists arrested</title>  
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      <title>Germans accused of honey smuggling</title>  
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      <title>Blair's account of Brown 'unfair'</title>  
      <description>Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided".</description>  
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      <title>Zara launches online retail store</title>  
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      <title>Portman launches Venice film gala</title>  
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      <title>Gooaaal! Football's greatest free kick 'no fluke'</title>  
      <description>Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.</description>  
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      <title>Unique brass Roman lantern found in field</title>  
      <description>A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain.</description>  
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      <title>Eurozone growth of 1% confirmed</title>  
      <description>The eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, driven by strong German growth, official figures confirm.</description>  
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      <title>EU raps Kenya over Bashir visit</title>  
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      <title>Pernod Ricard seeks to lift sales</title>  
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      <title>Roddick falls to Tipsarevic</title>  
      <description>Ninth seed Andy Roddick sees his hopes of claiming a second US Open title end with defeat by Janko Tipsarevic.</description>  
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      <title>Murray eases through in New York</title>  
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      <title>Uefa bans vuvuzelas from matches</title>  
      <description>Vuvuzelas, the noisy air horns which provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa, have been banned from all Uefa-sanctioned games.</description>  
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      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/999709.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:39:31 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Bosnia-Hercegovina</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1066886.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:33:06 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Bulgaria</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1059735.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:07:05 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Croatia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1097128.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:03:52 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Cyprus</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1016541.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:35:24 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Czech Republic</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108489.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:32:41 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Denmark</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1032760.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Estonia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1106425.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:38:19 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Finland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1023629.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:06:30 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>France</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/998481.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:22:57 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Georgia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102477.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:35:40 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Germany</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1047864.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:57:12 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Greece</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1009249.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:54 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Hungary</title>  
      <description>Kay facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1049641.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:44:43 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Iceland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1025227.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:58:19 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Ireland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1038581.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:25:13 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Italy</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1065345.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:47:52 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Latvia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1106666.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:37:53 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Liechtenstein</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1066002.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:20:55 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Lithuania</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1106095.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:58:23 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Luxembourg</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1061821.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1061821.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 16:46:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Macedonia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1067125.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1067125.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:59:01 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Malta</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1045691.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 12:28:38 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Moldova</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3038982.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3038982.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:19:11 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Monaco</title>  
      <description>An overview of Monaco 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/2530481.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/2530481.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 16:25:35 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/5033274.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:52:58 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Netherlands</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1043423.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1043423.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Norway</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1023276.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:49:38 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Poland</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1054681.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1054681.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:43:07 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/994099.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:55 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1057466.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:17:15 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Russia</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:28:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/2669927.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:43:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/5050584.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:39:59 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Slovakia</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108491.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:46:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Slovenia</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1097296.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:55:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Spain</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/991960.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 13:12:20 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1021823.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:11:02 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1035212.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:37:20 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Turkey</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1022222.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:25:20 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102303.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:15:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>United Kingdom</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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1038758.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:33:21 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1066140.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Abkhazia</title>  
      <description>An overview of Abkhazia 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/3261059.stm</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:41:31 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3520322.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:27:43 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/4209538.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:22:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/7515502.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:46:56 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Chechnya</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/2565049.stm</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/2565049.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:21:12 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3028038.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:37:09 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>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>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/6080890.stm</guid>  
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:24:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Greenland</title>  
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      <title>Ingushetia</title>  
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      <title>Isle of Man</title>  
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      <title>Kabardino-Balkaria</title>  
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      <title>Kaliningrad</title>  
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      <title>Kalmykia</title>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:47:01 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Nagorno-Karabakh</title>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 11:01:40 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3797729.stm</link>  
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      <title>Trans-Dniester</title>  
      <description>An overview of the breakaway region in eastern Moldova</description>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:24:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>French film highlights racism</title>  
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      <title>Emergency services tackle France fires</title>  
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      <title>'Their luggage aroused suspicion'</title>  
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      <title>Fighting organised crime in Montenegro</title>  
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      <title>Spain hopes pilgrims will boost economy</title>  
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      <title>Budget hotel goes to the extreme</title>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:57:45 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Istanbul told to protect heritage</title>  
      <description>Unesco has given Istanbul just a few months to improve its management of one of the world's most important World Heritage sites.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:30:21 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Row over private beaches in Italy</title>  
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      <title>Feeling the heat</title>  
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      <title>Rough justice</title>  
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      <title>Identity crisis</title>  
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      <title>Tainted past</title>  
      <description>Can EU hopeful Montenegro cut ties to organised crime?</description>  
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