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United Kingdom: Engineers call for technical fix to tackle rising rainfall
2013-01-03 13:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Engineers have today called for the creation of a new national Water Security Task Force, as the Met Office confirmed that 2012 came within a few millimetres of being named the wettest year since records began. The Met Office announced this morning that total annual average rainfall for the UK reached 1,330.7mm last year, just 6.6mm short of the record set in 2000. In addition, the agency reported that England achieved its wettest year since records began, despite spending the first three months...
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Means-test winter fuel benefit call
2013-01-03 08:22:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Winter fuel allowance should be means-tested to help pay for reform of elderly care, a former minister says.
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VIDEO: Means-test winter fuel benefit call
2013-01-03 07:47:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Winter fuel payments should be means-tested to help pay for care of the elderly, a former care minister has suggested.
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Merck Announces Fourth-Quarter 2012 Sales and Earnings Conference Call
2013-01-02 14:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, will hold its fourth-quarter 2012 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 8:00 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 1. During the call, Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer; Peter N. Kellogg, executive vice president and chief financial officer; and Adam H. Language: English Contact HTML: MerckMediaRon Rogers, 908-423-6449orInvestorsCarol Ferguson, 908-423-4465 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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Call for US-style 'local shop day'
2013-01-02 13:23:07| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK should emulate the US idea of having a day dedicated to encouraging people to shop at small, local shops, Labour's Chuka Umunna says.
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