About Country
A country is a region that is identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or part of a larger state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign . . .
Record number of girls on Borders College farming course
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... It s a trend which is being seen on similar courses across the Country...
Bristol Beacon: Former Colston Hall reopens after name change and £132m rebuild
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... It comes at a time when the authority - like many around the Country - while earlier this month a after being found to be unsafe...
WHO seeks China data on 'pneumonia clusters' in children
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...By Phelan ChatterjeeBBC NewsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for more information on " clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia" reportedly spreading amongst children in the north of the Country...
‘I paid £30k to protect my child from her paedophile dad'
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... He will be informed if his daughter is terminally ill, or if they have moved to a different Country - but not where they are...
Suella Braverman: No flights before election under PM's Rwanda plan
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... He is also proposing legislation to certify that Rwanda is a " safe" Country - despite the Supreme Court s findings...
US and China agree to resume military communications after summit
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... At a news conference following the summit, which took place at a historic Country estate near San Francisco, Mr Biden said a lack of communication was " how accidents happen" and added that both presidents could now " pick up the phone and be directly heard immediately"...
Iceland volcano: what will the impact be?
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... This runs under Iceland and part of the Atlantic Ocean, and the impact of an eruption on the Country - and further afield with regard to aviation - will depend on where exactly the magma breaches the surface...
Ethiopia PM Abiy eyes Red Sea port, inflaming tensions
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... But Mr Abiy publicly denies that he intends to invade Eritrea, telling soldiers recently on armed forces day: " Ethiopia has never invaded any Country and will not do so in the future...