borders
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Scottish Borders Council has already agreed an 8.5% rise in council tax, a figure which is more than 2.5 times the current rate of inflation.
From BBC
Europe, meanwhile, has pursued a regulatory form of industrial policy, leveraging its market size to set export standards beyond its borders.
From Barron's
The official said the Syrian government has agreed to take the lead combatting terrorism within its borders and US military presence "at scale" is no longer required.
From BBC
The U.S. military already completed its withdrawals from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, and the Al-Shaddadi base in northeast Syria earlier this month, two of the officials said.
This all comes against the backdrop of fears of a return to conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, which borders Eritrea.
From BBC
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