The legal driving age is set to be raised to 18 as part of a set of reforms designed to reduce road deaths.
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Archive for August 6th, 2007
Croatian firefighters contain a huge forest fire that threatened to ravage the city of Dubrovnik.
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Aid agencies battle to supply food and water to the millions affected by South Asia’s deadly flooding.
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The Pentagon has lost track of 190,000 AK-47s and pistols given to Iraqi security forces.
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Dozens of European comics are trying their hand at getting some laughs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Rescue teams are working to free six miners trapped inside a collapsed coal mine in the US state of Utah.
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Pop star Calvin Harris has raised fears of chaos by urging fans to host simultaneous house parties.
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A fresh case of foot-and-mouth disease is suspected in Surrey, the chief veterinary officer has confirmed.
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Ewan and friend Charlie Boorman talk of their adventure on motorbikes from South Africa.
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President Bush and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai have vowed to put an end to the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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