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UK union announces ambulance strike as stoppages widen
UK union announces ambulance strike as stoppages widen
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain's government on Wednesday rejected union pay demands after ambulance workers joined nurses in voting to go on strike. The strike will affect London and four other regions of England as the ambulance service joins nurses across most of Britain in striking over government pay offers, which fall well short of double-digit inflation.

Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead: state media
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead: state media
World
by  AFP

Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who steered the country through a transformational era from the late 1980s and into the new millennium, died Wednesday at the age of 96, state news agency Xinhua said. "Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 96, it was announced on Wednesday," Xinhua reported.