LONDON — After years of delay and dispute, Britain formally opened an official public inquiry on Tuesday into the Iraq war — a conflict that stirred deep opposition here as former Prime Minister Tony Blair broke ranks with major European allies to join the United States in th …
The head of the official inquiry into the Iraq invasion today insisted it would not "shy away" from criticism. Inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot said he and colleagues came to the task "with open minds" and were "apolitical and independent of any political party".
Scientific discoveries are happening with such regularity that it is difficult to keep track of the most important ones, or even to decide what is really important in view of one's perspective regarding their usefulness, both in knowledge and application.
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The government is being forced by the European commission to rip up controversial exemptions that allow church bodies to refuse to employ homosexual staff.
Which one would you be the most angry about? Would you seek the most retribution for? The one that would cause you the most anguish?
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Marriages are failing in a big way because of a basic lack of trust in them, the increased choices that are available to everyone and the costs associated with divorce. However, it seems that three other common reasons are helping to reduce the desire to marry in a big way.
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As a Briton on Newsvine, the first uncomfortable thing I noticed when I joined two years ago was the way people are labelled immediately with political monikers. Personally, I have never joined a political party.
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The teenage years can be a nightmare for many parents. This is the time they are likely to feel impotent, frustrated, useless and powerless. However, they really don't have to be too painful or unnerving, neither do they even have to happen that way.
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Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.
Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) was the first one to place emphasis on 'birth order' in the family and the effect it is perceived to have on children.
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