Britain acquired valuable colonies, including Malta, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ceylon.

英国得到重要的殖民地，包括马尔他、好望角和锡兰。

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Among British men, the number of years spent in good health fell behind other countries including Malta, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland.

在健康的生命年限这方面，英国男性落后于马耳他、希腊、荷兰、冰岛、挪威、瑞典、丹麦和瑞士等其他国家的男性。

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People hoisted flags from all over the world, including Brazil, Mexico, Malta and France.

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He has been forced to apologise to victims of clerical sexual abuse of children in several countries, including the UK, the US, Malta and Ireland.

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So Malta is pushing to have them shared out across Europe including the UK. For now though, they're off to be processed.

BBC: Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:19 GMT