In the Albula Valley the track spirals to gain height, and around the austere grandeur of the Bernina Pass becomes one of the world's steepest narrow-gauge railways.

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Or perhaps not needing a financial legacy to pass on to her children, she can retire early and devote her time to important causes around the world.

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Vieira is an ambassador for Western Union's new PASS initiative, turning every pass in this season's UEFA Europa League into funding for one day's education for young people around the world.

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"A valid alternative would be to create a single library or repository able to search databases around the world - just like an internet search engine, rather than having one vast library or pass data between each other, " a Home Office spokesman said.

BBC: More than two million DNA samples are in the UK database

Some four minutes pass after the top of four finishers cross the line and already photos are on the wire for journalists around the world to see.

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