Issue 0169/11
The Independent Friday 18th September, 2009
It was the shipping magnate Samuel Cunard who turned Liverpool into the powerhouse of the ocean liner age, when his RMS Britannia first paddled up the Mersey bound for Boston in 1840. Within 100 yea...
Michelle Obama, who headed to Belfast for this year's G8 summit, is facing backlash on Twitter for her fringes.
Onlookers apparently were more concerned with the ill-received styling of her bangs ...
Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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