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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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Chief of staff warns of struggling armed forces after RAF Nimrod went down in Afghanistan
Armed forces ‘only just coping’

The British armed forces are only “just” coping with the demands made on them by politicians, the new head of the army has warned. Richard Dannatt’s comments come after 14 Britons were killed when an RAF Nimrod crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday – the biggest single loss of life since operations in the country… Read more »

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Margaret Beckett urges Iran to cooperate with the UN security council
Beckett urges Iran to end nuclear activities

The foreign secretary has today urged Iran to comply with the UN security council’s demand to stop the enrichment of uranium. Margaret Beckett expressed her “regret” that Tehran had failed to suspend all its enrichment-related and processing activities by yesterday’s deadline, and said its actions would demand “further action” by the security council. However, she… Read more »