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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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Beckett calls for restraint in Middle East

Foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has expressed her “grave concern” about the escalating crisis between Israel and the Lebanon. She was speaking after a meeting with the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, to discuss Israel’s efforts to secure the return of three soldiers being held hostage. The Israeli navy has entered Lebanese ports and… Read more »

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Hilary Benn announces five-year strategy for international development
Good governance ‘at heart’ of development plan

Tackling corruption in developing world governments is at the centre of a new five-year aid and development white paper published today. It includes a new ‘quality of governance’ framework UK ministers will use to assess governments’ commitment to tackle poverty, to uphold human rights and improve public financial management when deciding where to send aid…. Read more »