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Chad and France are among several countries fighting militants in Mali.
BBC: Islamist commander Abou Zeid's death in Mali 'probable'
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Adult male circumcision resulted in greater than 50% protection against HIV acquisition among heterosexual men in several African countries.
WHITEHOUSE: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, 2011
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Not just America but parts of Europe, China, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and several African countries, among others, sit atop as yet unknown quantities of gas that could transform their energy outlook.
ECONOMIST: An unconventional bonanza
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Several countries, Austria and Britain among them, have applied to do so.
ECONOMIST: State aid proliferates in Europe
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In several countries in Europe - Italy, Belgium and Greece among them - it is over 100%.
BBC: Latin America is enjoying the good times - at last
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Among them are Japanese carmakers such as Toyota, which now has plants in several countries producing for local markets, and Coca-Cola, which never tastes quite the same from one country to the next.
ECONOMIST: Idea
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Among the complaints were ones from the UK Foreign Office and insurance companies in several European countries.
BBC: EU warns Spain over hospitals' rejection of EU health card
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Studies of happiness in several countries have found that money makes little difference to perceptions of happiness, except among the very poor.
FORBES: Do Women "Really Want" Rich Husbands?
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Among America's group of like-minded friends are several Japan and South Korea in Asia and some countries in Europe that still buy quite a lot of their oil from Iran.
ECONOMIST: Sanctions on Iran