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More than a decade after England finally tamed the roving bands of hooligans that long ravaged soccer stadiums in Britain, fan-related violence continues to stain the sport in Argentina.

Page 2 ARGENTINA'S SOCCER VIOLENCE More than a decade after England finally tamed the roving bands of hooligans that long ravaged soccer stadiums in Britain, fan-related violence continues to stain the sport in Argentina.

As the son of a diplomat from Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo — a country long ravaged by poverty, corruption and civil war — he spent much of his childhood in Tanzania and East Germany, and he could have pursued an education in Europe.

By one measure, the economic crisis that has long ravaged Europe is finally over.

Wildfires have long ravaged the huge 5th Supervisorial District in Los Angeles County, but outgoing Republican Supervisor Mike Antonovich, who has represented the district for 36 years, just got around to recommending that the county lease super scoopers year-round to help fight the dangerous blazes.

Not only is half of California in flames (including God's numerous homes) but now we know the Apocalypse is really here: the BBC just reported swarms of locusts "some 6km long" ravaging Australia.

But Malawi has long been ravaged by malnutrition, AIDS and desperate poverty, and many children are now suffering from all three afflictions.

The carcass of Scotland's Six Nations Championship has long been ravaged by the barbed talons of scrutiny and critique.

Once outside the city limits, the landscape turns suddenly rural, barren and significantly less populated where once plentiful land has long been ravaged by deforestation.

In response, a joint programme between UNICEF and the Italian non-governmental organization Cooperazione Internazionale has provided 10,000 children the opportunity to attend school in the bush – a temporary solution to a region that has long been ravaged by war.

A joint programme between UNICEF and the Italian non-governmental organization Cooperazione Internazionale, launched in 2006, has meant that Agnès, along with more than 10,000 other children, is now able to attend school in the bush – a temporary solution to a region that has long been ravaged by war.