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British soldier deaths bring Afghanistan toll level with Falklands
Posted on February 8, 2010
Two British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said this morning, taking the number of British deaths in the war in Afghanistan to the same total as were killed in the Falklands conflict.
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    A search for allies in a hostile world
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Iran’s proclaimed ambitions in Africa are particularly worrying for Israel, which once had a lot of friends on the continent and wants to keep the few that remain
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    Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeat in bitter Ukraine elections
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    The battle for the presidency of Ukraine continued to hang in the balance today as Viktor Yanukovych edged closer to victory and his bitter rival Yuliya Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat.
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    • The town where pupils speak 150 different languages
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    The survey in Reading, Berkshire, shows how schools are being put under mounting pressure by the rising levels of pupils who do not speak English as their first language.
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    Labour suspends MPs charged over expenses
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    David Cameron claimed to have scored a tactical victory after Labour announced that it was suspending the three MPs accused of false accounting in relation to their parliamentary expenses.
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    • Euro under pressure as Greek crisis becomes a 'huge game of chicken'
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    The euro faced renewed selling in foreign-exchange markets on Monday morning as doubts about the ability of Greece to cut its deficit heaped pressure on the single currency
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    OBITUARIES
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Sir John Dankworth
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    Americas review
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Baptists' descent from Idaho to the hell of a Haitian prison
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    • Obamas host Super Bowl party at White House
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were spending Sunday at the White House hosting a Super Bowl party.
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    • West alarmed as Iran steps up enrichment of uranium stocks
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today ordered Iran's atomic energy organisation to begin enriching its uranium stockpile to a higher level, further raising fears over the country's nuclear ambitions.
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    • Today's Comments
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Boris Johnson: General Election 2010: Gordon Brown will be in power for ever if Cleggie gets PR
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    • Cameron: we need to get a grip
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Rifts emerge as polls show Tories eight seats short of majority
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    'Tidal wave' of business failure feared as tax help scheme ends
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    The Government has been warned that it faces a "ticking time bomb" of company closures and job losses when a scheme to allow firms to delay their tax payments is wound up.
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    Thousands to lose jobs as universities prepare to cope with cuts
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Universities across the country are preparing to axe thousands of teaching jobs, close campuses and ditch courses to cope with government funding cuts, the Guardian has learned.
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    The Sports Report
    Posted on February 8, 2010
    Football:
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