Indian floods force people to flee
                   
reuters.com
28-Aug-2008 540 related
        

India's worst floods for fifty years kill at least 55 people and leaves two million homeless. Severe flooding in towns and villages in India's eastern Bihar state have forced more than two million people from their homes after embankments nearby in Nepal burst. A massive rescue and relief operation is underway in the devastated region but many fear most of the... [read full story]                    

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Papers consider effect of VAT cut

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Many of the Sunday papers look ahead to Monday's pre-budget report and agree the Chancellor is planning to cut VAT in an effort to kick-start the economy. The Independent on Sunday says no-one knows if reducing VAT from 17.5%...

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