The Irish Family Planning Association estimates that at least 143, 479 women travelled abroad for abortions between 1980-2009.

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Over the past six years, at least 90 Britons have travelled abroad to get help in taking their own lives.

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Although he travelled abroad and, like many Gurungs, had hoped to join the British army, he was happy to be guiding in his homeland.

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Designer labels, which Indians once travelled abroad to buy, adorn pricey goods in shopping centres all over Delhi, Mumbai and India's other big cities.

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Until now, when a British delegation travelled abroad seeking trade, Northern Ireland had to compete with Scotland, Wales and English regions, whereas the Republic of Ireland stood alone.

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The company was covered by Abta bond and the Civil Aviation Authority's Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL), meaning those who had travelled abroad with Travelscope were able to continue their holiday.

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Students who have travelled abroad are nearly twice as likely as their home-bound peers to complete a college degree and report earning higher incomes, out-earning their peers by more than 40%.

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His comments come as Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani arrives on an official visit to the UK. It is the first time Mr Gilani has travelled abroad since the Pakistan supreme court convicted him of contempt for refusing to ask the Swiss authorities to re-open the corruption file on the country's President Asif Ali Zardari.

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