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In July, Sweden's Public Health Agency released Sweden's first national strategy aimed at minimising loneliness, commissioned by the government.
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Under Oklahoma law, first-degree manslaughter is defined as a homicide that occurs when perpetrated without a "design to effect death" while a person is engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor.
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David deployed some of the same reportage techniques in his private portrait commissions, which constitute half the exhibition.
A survey commissioned by the prefecture showed 50% were open to a restart but 47% were opposed no matter what measures were taken to boost safety.
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