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Newsday: 15/12/2022 06:06 GMT : NHS nurses in historic strike

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15/12/2022 06:06 GMT : NHS nurses in historic strike

NHS nurses in historic strike

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Tens of thousands of nurses in first mass walkout in a century

Nurses demand a 19 percent pay rise but the UK government says it is unaffordable

The biggest nursing strike in the history of Britain's public health service begins today. Tens of thousands of nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking part, arguing they are underpaid and undervalued.

The government of Peru has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency, as supporters of the ousted president, Pedro Castillo, continue to block some of the country's main roads and airports.

And a court in California has sentenced a former Twitter manager to three-and-a-half years in jail for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia.

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