Scotland ranked 'worst small country'
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Gloomy conclusion of business probe Scotland's life expectancy rate was "a major factor" in it being rated Western Europe's worst-performing small country, the BBC reports.â¦
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Developing countries have criticised the IMF and World Bank for failing to give more decision-making power to smaller nations. Ministers from the Group of 24 (G24) developing countries made their statement
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The UK has come low down on a list of the most prosperous countries in the world to live in, failing even to make it into the top 15.
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Local authority named as one of three with worst financial mismanagement in Britain
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By GRAEME SMITH  THE level of opposition to the proposed coastal and marine national park for Scotland has "staggered" Ross Finnie, Minister for Environment and Rural Development.
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Eight of the 10 areas in the UK with the lowest male life expectancy are in Scotland, according to figures.
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A groundbreaking study finds that suicide rates have soared in one of the most deprived parts of Scotland.
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Officials in Scotland's Outer Hebrides are considering a mass slaughter of rabbits to protect fragile sand pastures.  The rabbit infestation is bad and getting worse in many places, John MacKay, a local council member in Ness, told The Scotsman.
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Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to speaking a foreign language, a daily newspaper reported.
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First Minister Jack McConnell believes Scotland has a duty to help other countries hit by disasters.
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Berti Vogts future as Scotland manager was on the line after a 1-1 draw against minnows Moldova in a crunch European Group Five qualifier here effectively killed off the Scots chances of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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Perthshire is the worst hit area as high winds and heavy rain continue to cause problems across Scotland.
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Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has labeled North Korea and Cuba the worst countries in terms of press freedom, with Denmark being the best.
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Britain is the worst country in the industrialized world in which to be a child, closely followed by the United States, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Wednesday.
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Many people believe Britain is a worse place to live than 20 years ago, a BBC poll suggests.
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New report shows Scotland has second highest rate of obesity in the world, beaten only by the US.
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Tommy Burns&#39; reign as Scotland manager seems destined to be a short one as his young and inexperienced side were outclassed by Sweden.