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"That can tend to favour high-pressure conditions over the continent, which brings us more of an influence from the Arctic, where we have colder air," she added.

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Founded in 2000, the organisation aims to protect Africa's national parks and advance conservation in the continent and around the world.

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He gave performances fuller, richer, more masterful, more fulfilling than any I have heard from him over the past two decades, here or with dozens other orchestras and in venues in three continents.

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Europe needs a common stock exchange so that its firms can compete globally, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday, warning that the continent's future prosperity was at stake.

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The stock is lagging behind European peers—gaining 31% this year against an industry average of 44%—despite a broad footprint across the continent and lucrative investment banking franchise.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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