Rather, they estimate that only one in four of the attackers has links to the insurgents in one way or another, with only one in ten attacks being the work of infiltrators.

ECONOMIST: The war in Afghanistan

Pessimists fear that the church will never change: after all, it only pardoned Gallileo for being right about the earth revolving around the sun ten years ago.

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The expected announcement, due to be revealed in a written answer to a parliamentary question, comes only ten days after it emerged trading standards officers had reported thousands of animals being moved illegally by farmers and livestock dealers.

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Would-be reformers note hopefully that the French had wanted to get ten countries to sign their letter, but ended with only six and a half, Italy being the notable absentee.

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