As a result 11 eurozone countries applied to go it alone under "enhanced co-operation" rules.

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No fewer than 600 people applied for 30 posts announced recently by Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers for teaching in developing countries.

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In April of that year, Gao applied for overdraft financing for the gas station he co-owned with his mother in Rotorua, New Zealand, according to court records.

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