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“To me, having ‘iq’ is probably one of the most important steps toward giving Iraq its identity and independence.”

Iraq-born architect Hisham Ashkouri, on the internet suffix “.iq”. It is registered to a company in Texas that is under criminal investigation and so is legally barred from releasing the address (The Scotsman, 24 June)

“It’s a shameful record of exploitation. Surely we should be producing enough doctors to look after our patients.”

James Johnson, chairman of the British Medical Association, attacking the UK’s National Health Service for poaching doctors and nurses from poor countries with greater medical needs (The…

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