Extreme Weather: Rain
In recent years England has been hit particularly bad by flooding. So what can we do to predict and cope with extreme rainwater? Mark Thompson investigates.
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Yahoo NewsIn recent years England has been hit particularly bad by flooding. So what can we do to predict and cope with extreme rainwater? Mark Thompson investigates.
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Friday that he did not wish to see pay rises for public-sector workers that might reduce the pace at which the government expects double-digit inflation to fall. Britain is in the midst of a wave of industrial action in both the public sector and the privately operated rail sector, which relies heavily on government subsidies, as well as other industries including postal and telecoms workers. Pay for almost all British workers has lagged behind consumer price inflation, which hit a 41-year high of 11.1% in October, and the shortfall is especially big in the public sector, where pay rose an annual average of 2.4% in the three months to the end of September.
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The capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekelle, has been reconnected to the national power grid following the signing of a ceasefire deal a month ago. The city has been cut off from electricity for more than a year, and most areas outside the city are still cut off from the world. The 2 November ceasefire deal requires Ethiopia’s government to restore basic services to Tigray, which has been mostly without phone, internet and banking services since war erupted two years ago.The power control c
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