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Benefit health tests unjust, say charities - The Guardian
I had lost my job, my house, my car," said the woman, who requested anonymity. Soon after being turned down for benefits, which amounted to £65 a week, ...
US rig owner Transocean accused of compromising safety in North Sea - The Guardian
One, who asked not to be named, said he recently witnessed offshore fires that he was told not to report as it could cause a fuss and endanger either his ...
Trapped Chilean miners protest at restrictions - The Guardian
"They say they are not sick," said one rescue leader, who asked not to be named. "They want to go back to their regular life. ...
What Britain could learn from Portugal's drugs policy - The Guardian
On the other was a 19-year-old barman in a white T-shirt who allowed the Observer to observe the confidential process but asked not to be named. ...
Afghan officials resist clean-up of Kabul Bank as scandal engulfs elite - The Guardian
But sources close to the negotiations say the Central Bank is under intense pressure to resist US demands. "What [the US treasury is] asking for is not ...
Iranian journalists' website puts Ahmadinejad spin on Barack Obama - The Guardian
An Iranian journalist who asked not to be identified said: "In Iran, all blogs and websites need to register with the government, especially those holding ...
Tibetan nomads struggle as grasslands disappear from the roof of the world - The Guardian
Another activist, who declined to give his name, said it was difficult to comment. "The situation is complicated. Some areas of grassland are getting better ...
Green groups cautiously welcome Bjørn Lomborg's call for $250bn climate fund - The Guardian
"We would agree that at least $250bn should be raised a year to counter climate change," said one developing country analyst who asked not to be named. ...
Somalia fears key Ramadan dates will bring more Islamist attacks - The Guardian
... as scoring additional points," said a Somalia security expert in Nairobi who regularly travels to Mogadishu and requested anonymity for his own safety. ...
Suspected British spy found dead identified as Foreign Office worker - The Guardian
"The suggestion there is terrorism or national security links to this case is pretty low down the list of probabilities," a source said. ...
Usain Bolt signs biggest athletics sponsorship deal ever with Puma - The Guardian
The exact figure has not been disclosed, but a source close to the deal said the sum is comparable to Cristiano Ronaldo's four-year contract with Nike, ...
Iran bans mention of opposition leaders in press - The Guardian
An Iranian journalist who works for a government paper, and asked not to be identified, told the Guardian: "Soon after the election last year, those papers ...
South African public sector strike 'endangering lives' - The Guardian
... sense that all hospitals are not functioning and we know they have called in the military," said one regional union official, who declined to be named. ...
Make or break for Mark Thompson as BBC boss prepares MacTaggart lecture - The Guardian
Senior staff who asked to remain anonymous claim that by failing to take the fight to critics such as the Murdoch family, he has allowed the BBC's critics ...
Blackstone billionaire is sorry for Nazi jab against Obama's tax policies - The Guardian
"It's a war," he told a board members of a non-profit organisation, whose members leaked Schwarzman's remarks to Newsweek on condition of anonymity. ...
Fears Russian wildfires could drive radioactive Chernobyl waste towards Moscow - The Guardian
"The mayor's absence obviously did not help the necessary decisions to have been made in timely fashion," the source said.
Cash-rich Sharjah ruling family revealed to be behind Liverpool bid - The Guardian
... is backed by members of the ruling family in Sharjah, the third largest of the United Arab Emirates, according to sources close to the negotiations. ...
US senator Ted Stevens feared dead in Alaska plane crash - The Guardian
He and his son survived the crash, a source said. O'Keefe, 54, who led Nasa for four years until 2005 which included heading the agency when the Columbia ...
UK medic may have been killed for working with Christian group - The Guardian
One NGO security consultant, who asked not to be named, said it had a reputation among other agencies for combining missionary work with aid operations. ...
Google and Verizon 'near deal to end net neutrality' - The Guardian
... a level playing field – for around 10 months, but a deal could be struck within days according to a source said to be close to the negotiations by AP. ...
Iran stoning woman offered asylum by Brazil's president Lula - The Guardian
A source close to the family said Ashtiani's lawyer, Houtan Kian, had been summoned to a meeting in Tehran's high court on Wednesday and that the case could ...
Wary Rwandans choose strongman Paul Kagame – and peace – over democracy - The Guardian
According to a prominent member of the opposition who asked to remain anonymous, the RPF reasoning has a point. When asked about choosing between Kagame and ...
British Airways divides workers over pay and perks - The Guardian
One analyst who asked not to be named said that Walsh was wrong to remove travel concessions from staff who had been on strike, which has become a point of ...
WikiLeaks 'has blood on its hands' over Afghan war logs, claim US officials - The Guardian
MoD sources said that at least 15 of the 21 alleged cases had now been confirmed, but they were unable to say what investigations had subsequently taken ...
Mail group pays €100k to dismissed reporter - The Guardian
It was based on a briefing from an anonymous source he described in the piece as "an Irish PR boss". But he was asked by one of the paper's executives for ...