Military strikes would also risk provoking a wider conflict in a region that is already worryingly unstable.

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As a practical matter, Mr Blair argued that a legal right to recognition made more sense than to risk damaging strikes about it.

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The government said the move has been taken to avoid the risk of passengers becoming stranded when each of the strikes start.

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In response to this need, and convinced that the best place to start in the classroom well before disaster strikes, UNESCO and UNICEF have published a comprehensive study called Disaster Risk Reduction in School Curricula.

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Taking a closer look at this activity reveals what appears to be a bullish risk reversal trade at the January 2012 12.50 and 15 call strikes, where blocks totaling 6, 300 contracts traded simultaneously.

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Our correspondent said the meeting was taking place as developments, including Israeli air strikes on targets in Syria and concerns about the possible use of chemical weapons, risk bringing the conflict into an even more dangerous phase.

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