This week, after the Japanese yen had surged to a fifteen-year high against the U.S. dollar, the Japanese government decided to intervene in the foreign exchange markets.

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Fifteen flu-related deaths have been reported to the assembly government in the past week.

BBC: 15 flu deaths reported in Wales in one week

Fifteen per cent of people admitted they ate take-aways once or twice a week, which could mean up to six million also indulge.

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Last week, the results of the Federal Reserve 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) were announced and fifteen out of the nineteen banks tested passed.

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