New Posts to BBC News - Europe on Nov 12, 2013:
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1) Concerns over UN rights body members
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24922058#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam are elected to the UN's highest human rights watchdog, despite concerns about their rights records.
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2) Sweden fined over girl's privacy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24915296#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The European Court of Human Rights faults Sweden in a privacy case involving a woman whose stepfather tried to film her naked when she was 14.
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3) New EU rail booking service launched
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24913935#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A new service allows train travellers for the first time to book tickets from the UK to France, Germany and other European destinations in a single transaction.
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4) Vodafone profits in 'tough' trading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24908844#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Vodafone reports a half-year pre-tax profit of £1.5bn ($2.4bn) as it says trading in Europe remained "very tough at present".
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5) VIDEO: European Commission
http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/europe-24912017
The EU's Budgets Commissioner announces the result of all-night talks on the annual budget.
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6) Abkhazia profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18175030#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A profile of Abkhazia, which declared itself independent but which Georgia considers a break-away region
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7) Chechnya profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18188085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Provides an overview, key facts and history of this Russian republic which was the scene of a major separatist conflict in the 1990s
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8) Kosovo profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18328859#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Provides an overview, basic facts and key events for this territory which unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008
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9) VIDEO: Turkish soaps soften Saudi hearts?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24904325#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Following recent unrest over the expulsion of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, #BBCtrending looks at how a Turkish soap opera might influence the next wave of migrants to replace them.
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10) VIDEO: How to bring trees to life on film
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24904781#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Oscar-winning director of March of the Penguins takes on the challenge of bringing a forest to life in his latest film.
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11) Danny Boy at 100
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/24810371
Why this haunting ballad has resonated for so long
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12) France: A troubled Republic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24910099#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Hollande's budget squeeze brings anger onto the streets
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