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Moodometer

Published 31 January 2008

We test the temperature of the nation this week

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Recession fears as stock markets around the world remain fragile

Kenyan homes and buses are torched as post-election violence flares up again

NHS nurses are leaving the UK for better working conditions abroad

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Overcrowded jails mean prisoners are kept in police cells

Half-a-million Chinese commuters are left stranded by severe snowstorms

Street protests in Beirut spark new fears of civil war in Lebanon

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British soldiers serving overseas to get council tax bill reductions

Leading UK food and drink companies pledge to reduce water use

McJobs can now lead to qualifications, as McDonald's gains exam board status

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Israel has agreed to allow supplies across the border to Gaza

A new treatment offers hope to drug-resistant HIV patients

After decades of campaigning, former Land Girls have had an award created in their honour

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Summary: Turbulence in the financial markets continues

Forecast: Temperatures at the US hustings rise as Super Tuesday approaches

Aditi Charanji

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