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Now playing Next West Bank Palestinian acid attack injures Jewish children near Jerusalem A Jewish family of six has been the victim of a suspected acid attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank injuring a father and his four young girls 12/12/2014
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Now playing Next state of the union Europe Weekly: Lux Leaks scandal flares up again In this edition of Europe Weekly: fresh allegations emerge over the use of Luxembourg’s tax regime by major firms to lighten their tax bills; the 12/12/2014
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Now playing Next Belgium World royalty attends Belgian Queen Fabiola's funeral Belgium is honouring former Queen Fabiola. Heads of government from around the world have attended a state funeral for the widow of the popular King 12/12/2014
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