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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »

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Rice rejects use of torture

Condoleezza Rice has rejected outright allegations that the US is using European airports to transport terror suspects to countries where they might face torture. The US secretary of state was speaking ahead of a five-day trip to Europe, amid allegations that CIA planes transporting suspects to terror camps, stopping in EU airports to refuel. “The… Read more »

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Terrorism bill ‘may breach human rights law’

The government may be forced to amend its controversial new terrorism bill after a number of proposals were found to be in breach of human rights legislation. A preliminary report by peers and MPs today finds new offences of encouragement of terrorism and attending terrorist training camps could be incompatible with the European Convention on… Read more »