And as a consequence, one of the things that I initiated was making sure that we have actual contingency plans for each country, including those in Eastern Europe and Central Europe that obviously are coming out of a fairly recent and difficult history of security issues.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Prime Minister Tusk Press Conference

The company said the papers had been "loss-making" and three full-time, and one part-time, editorial jobs will be lost as a consequence of the closures.

BBC: Jobs go as two newspapers close

It's an area which the U.N. concedes is "lagging far behind" the millennium commitments, with 2.5 billion people (including one billion children) still exposed to poor sanitation and one child dying every 20 seconds as a consequence, the U.N. estimates.

CNN: Going with the 'FLOW' towards better sanitation

Despite the disappointment of missing out on a series whitewash, and dropping to third in the one-day rankings as a consequence, Australia will travel to South Africa for the Champions Trophy confident of repeating their 2006 victory.

BBC: England escape one-day whitewash

Sgt Kneen said: "This later incident involved several players and spectators and as a consequence of these incidents, two men were treated at Noble's hospital, with one detained for treatment".

BBC: Laxey footballers injured: Four men arrested

One obvious consequence will be pressure on the social-insurance system, including health care and pensions, as the working-age population shrinks dramatically.

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