What occurs next is known as the Regional Startup IQ Test.

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Washington, Tokyo, Seoul and others consider both the rocket launch and the nuclear test provocative acts that threaten regional security.

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The vote for town councillors in Spain's 8, 000 cities and villages, and for officials in 13 regional governments, is widely seen as the first test at the ballot box on whether Spaniards support or rebuke Aznar's conservative Popular Party for his support of the war.

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The success of this first test paves the way for the establishment of regional tsunami warning centres.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

It will encourage knowledge exchange, regional networking and catalyse innovation by helping to design and test new approaches to education.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Monday's test at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean had nothing to do with growing regional tension, a defence official said.

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Countries engaged in the test will choose one of these scenarios and opt for a regional or local event to which they would have to react.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

But each year the folks at Beard also honor a handful of restaurants that have stood the test of time and are typically more focused on great American regional or comfort foods than molecular gastronomy or frilly mixology.

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The Prototype Fund is a UK-wide scheme supported by the European Regional Development Fund, Scottish government and Abertay University to help firms launch new companies and test out business opportunities in interactive media.

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The next government will face a particular test in South America, where Brazil has at last become the main engine for regional growth.

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