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Millions of middle class taxpayers are to lose their entitlement to child benefit under a far-reaching reform of the welfare system that will also set an absolute cap on the amount any household can receive in benefits. The reforms were announced today.
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But many critics contend that nowhere else in the world has the United Nations invested so much and accomplished so little. What happened in Luvungi, with nearby peacekeepers failing to respond to a village under siege, is similar to a massacre in Kiwanja in 2008, when rebels killed 150 people within earshot of a United Nations base.
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Lee Westwood, who lost the opening singles match to Steve Stricker but had been in fantastic form since the opening day on Friday, said: “I’ve never been slapped on the back so often. We are really delighted. It’s been a great team performance against a strong American side.”