Archive for November 7th, 2008

War injured ‘living in poverty’

Hundreds of injured servicemen and women are living in poverty, the BBC has learned, because of rules governing income support.
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Monkey opera leaps to London stage

Former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has brought his opera ‘’Monkey: Journey To The West’’ to a theatre in London.
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Berlusconi defends ‘tan’ comment

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has defended his description of Barack Obama as ’sun-tanned’ after facing criticism over his remark.
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Summit demands action on DR Congo

African leaders have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo and for UN peacekeepers to get greater powers.
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Lenders heed calls for rate cuts

Six of Britain’s biggest lenders have cut the rates they charge to borrowers.
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Haiti school collapse kills 50

A school has collapsed in a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, killing at least 50 people.
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Obama to tackle economy head-on

US President-elect Barack Obama has warned that a change of leadership will not immediately change the economic situation.
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Younger generation remembers WW1

Robert Hall looks at some of the ways families and schools are retelling the story of the First World War.
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