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The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.
Recognition by Israel could encourage other nations to follow suit, increasing the region's diplomatic credentials and access to international markets.
From BBC
"We suggest that increasing your dietary vitamin C intake will result in effective vitamin C uptake into all compartments of the skin," Professor Vissers says.
From Science Daily
The definitional creep of what we now consider middle age—pushed back, perhaps, because of the increasing delay in starting families—means that it often overlaps with the territory of old age.
But the trade-off is they can cause serious side effects, including increasing the risk for osteoporosis.
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