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Their joint accession would add 30 million people to the EU's total population, taking it close to half a billion.

That followed sharp losses in Asian markets overnight where Japan's Nikkei fell 3.8%, taking it close to the six-month low hit last week.

Deutsche Bank shares collapsed by nearly 7% taking it close to a 30-year low on Thursday evening following reports that hedge funds were pulling assets from it amid suggestions the German government may be forced to bail it out.

The total cost of travel, accommodation and running the offices of MPs rose by 10%, taking it close to the record for claims by politicians in a single year.

But the White House noted that even while striking the deal, Iran insisted on Monday that it would continue its new effort to enrich fuel at a higher level, taking it closer to bomb-grade material.

Mr. Larsson said his aim was to make the company even more of a reflection of Mr. Lauren by taking it closer to Mr. Lauren's original vision.

The prime minister argued for a further cut of €50bn in the proposed €940bn budget, taking it closer to the original British demand of a €885.6bn budget.

It was largely nuclear weapons that led The Bulletin to push the clock forward by two minutes last year, taking it closer to midnight than it has ever been before.

Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein, who moved across the border from Northern Ireland to contest the election, came third in what will be regarded as an advance for his party taking it closer to the south's political mainstream.

While the financial rewards for Peterborough are high - Gayle was bought for £450,000 and joined Palace for about £5.5m, with the add-on clauses potentially taking it closer to £10m - the outlay is less so.

Phobos' orbit is taking it closer to the surface of Mars very slowly, researchers said, while Deimos may gradually be getting farther and farther away from the planet.