Unemployment in the 17 countries that share the euro hit another record in June, a development likely to further weaken consumer spending and add pressure on the ECB's governing council to take action.

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The new pontiff will certainly come under strong pressure to reform the Curia, the governing body of the Church.

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After the Super Eagles' failure to qualify from the group stages of the World Cup finals, President Goodluck Jonathan banned them from international competition for two years, before relenting under pressure from the sport's world governing body, Fifa.

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He caved in to pressure from the army only after a threat by some parties to quit the governing coalition forced him to bring the hawkish Moshe Dayan (pictured above) on board as defence minister.

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At their home race, the pressure is intense on Ferrari, who two days ago escaped further punishment from governing body the FIA over their apparent use of team orders at the German Grand Prix in July.

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The closer Nov. 6 gets, the more pressure there will be on the GOP challenger to offer a principled, practical, detailed governing vision.

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With European ruling body UEFA planning to bring in new rules governing debt and ownership from 2012 which mean clubs cannot spend more than they earn, the pressure is on to find a safe financial footing.

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