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"We did not want this war. From day one, we have called for de-escalation," Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish media in Brussels before an EU foreign ministers' meeting.

From Barron's

A career character actor, Madigan has only been nominated for an Oscar once before, in the same category for 1985’s “Twice in a Lifetime.”

From Salon

"This is double what my last order was before the war," the 67-year-old said.

From BBC

Former England wing Ugo Monye: He is smashing records that we have never seen before and is setting a new standard, scoring a try in every Six Nations game for the past two Six Nations.

From BBC

But, according to the force, the footage only spanned back a month before it was overwritten.

From BBC