Press TV warned that officials were indicating the number of casualties is expected to rise.

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It follows official data from Spain indicating its number of mobile telephone and datacard subscriptions fell by 5% over the same period.

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The changes are being introduced amid a wealth of data indicating that the number of mothers dying in America during or shortly after pregnancy is consistently growing.

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We previously discussed a report indicating that the number of credit cards in use in the U.S. declined by 8 million over the past year, from 70 million to 62 million.

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There are no markings showing the owner of the tapes either on the drum or the tapes themselves, but a couple have pencil markings (like a letter and a number) indicating that they may be used.

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Police said he sustained a number of serious injuries indicating that he has been the victim of a serious and violent attack.

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While the industry is seeing the number of dairy farms contract, the number of animals per herd is increasing, indicating a concentration of the industry as fewer, larger units develop.

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It added that new applications accounted for less than half of this increase, indicating that the courts are taking longer to close a "significant number" of cases.

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However, the number of new loans for buying houses rose slightly in May, indicating that the housing market may be stabilising.

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The judge asked for an answer on whether the allegations against the six former officials "are being investigated or pursued, or not, " by U.S. judicial authorities, "or if they will be, indicating the specific court that would be doing so and identifying the specific case number, " the court order said.

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But it went on to say that "there are a number of unambiguous circumstantial pieces of evidence gathered in the course of the investigation, indicating that Commissioner Dalli was aware of the activities of the Maltese entrepreneur and of the fact that this person was using the commissioner's name and position to gain financial advantages".

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