"In one second - maybe two if it's a bull - the animal is gone, " says Mr Rosenzweig, who trained for years in Israel and now slaughters once a week, under the observation of a state veterinary official, at the Amsterdam Abattoir.

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Other opposition parties recently restarted their campaigns after a temporary suspension in observation of the holy month of Muharram, which ended last week.

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While on the energy watch, here's one end-of-week observation about one of Scotland's better-performing corporates, Aggreko.

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