Hence, in February 2013, four major events focusing on young people will be implemented by UNESCO in the Asia-Pacific region, in partnership with the Indonesian, Indian and Timorese governments.

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Mr Ewing was giving evidence on the Winning Years Strategy, which aims to provide an opportunity for tourism businesses to maximise their promotional activity by focusing in on major events happening over the next few years, on 12 September 2012.

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But along the way he also provides a good sketch of the similarities and differences among the region's diverse economies, focusing particularly on the events in Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia as their currencies plunged and the banking systems seized up.

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The weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions was dominated by foreign affairs with Labour leader Ed Miliband focusing all his six questions on events in Egypt and the UK's mission in Afghanistan.

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It is understood they looked at a number of options, including reducing the amount of money it invests into rugby, charging more to customers buying tickets and focusing only on rugby and not staging other events at the stadium.

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Events marking the first Africa Malaria Day are taking place across the continent focusing attention on efforts to combat the disease, which kills more than a million people every year, many of them children.

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It will differentiate itself from rivals by focusing on items that are particularly useful for friends to do together, such as events or concerts, according to the New York Times, which appeared to mistakenly publish a story about the service on Monday.

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