The new geopolitical situation partly explains this political shift: the old demons of the Cold War have vanished a long time ago and, similarly, troubles in former Yugoslavian republics are now part of the past.

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The man who then called himself Chris Chichester vanished around the same time, according to witnesses.

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At the time she vanished she had been receiving hospital treatment after drinking bleach.

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She vanished at the same time that he did in 1985, but no trace of her has been found.

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Defense attorneys claim that victim John Sohus was not killed by their client but by his wife, who vanished at the same time he did.

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But the others, tragically, have vanished beneath the sands of time.

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But each time the fearsome predator has either vanished when police arrive, or turned out to be something much smaller - and cuddlier.

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But during all that time, it managed to avoid going the way of other vanished music retailers such as Tower, Virgin, Our Price and many more.

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Etan vanished while walking to a school bus stop on his own for the first time.

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The Jewish population in South Beach has virtually vanished (many preferring North Miami Beach or regions further afield) but, at one time, Jewish hotels, schools and grocers were on every corner.

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