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Sunday, 20 July 2008
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Railways consider biggest expansion in a century
Britain will consider building five new main rail lines in a strategic review that could lead to the biggest railway expansion in more than a century to try to cope with booming demand, Network Rail said on Saturday.
22 Jun 2008 |
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Network Rail makes £1.2bln annual profit
Network Rail said on Friday that its pre-tax profit increased 20 per cent to £1.2 billion in the year ended March 2008. The rail operator added that all of its profits had been reinvested into the railway.
06 Jun 2008 |
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Permanent job placements falling
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG have released their May "Report on Jobs", which shows that the number of permanent job placements is falling. The report also showed that pay growth was constrained, but that candidate availability was improving.
04 Jun 2008 |
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Child abuse by aid workers rife
Sexual abuse of children by aid workers and peacekeepers is rife and efforts to protect young people are inadequate, said a report published on Tuesday.
27 May 2008 |
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China says quake rebuild to take 3 years
China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week's earthquake, a task which could take three years, a top provincial official said on Friday.
23 May 2008 |
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Myanmar agrees to "all" cyclone aid workers
Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials said.
23 May 2008 |
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China quake focus shifting from rescue to relief
Heavy rain over southwest China on Wednesday is likely to interrupt relief efforts and raise the risk of reservoir breaches in earthquake-stricken areas, where tents have become the most-wanted item.
21 May 2008 |
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