Now theyre getting paid their full salary. And a good salary still feeling secure were getting our full cellar is now ok but we cant be sure that will be the case next month there are 1400000 people working for the government and Public Sector in the semiautonomous region of Northern Iraq they watch their paychecks shrink or disappear beginning in 2014 thats when the war with ice will began the price of oil plummeted and the federal government in baghdad cut budget payments to the Kurdistan Regional government austerity measures were implemented and workers paid the price with reduced salary. The dispute has been resolved the new Prime Minister who came to power this year says the estimated 10000000000. 00 thats owed to Public Sector employees will be paid although hes not given a timeframe the government says unemployment has dropped from 14 percent in 2016 to 9 percent so far this year theres more confidence among people like businessmen come out aga he develops residential and comme
Havent lifted it before, see what that podium. To be stewed. It is like to be on the wrong end of it is like to be on the wrong end of it as and coming up before 12 30 it is like to be on the wrong end of itasa it is like to be on the wrong end of it as a captain makes me very hungry to be the one student that podium. Asap rocky is due to take the stand in sweden where hes and coming up before 11 30 on trial for assault. Asap rocky is due to take the stand in sweden where hes on trial for assault. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We begin with breaking good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. News this hour the government has announced the bank of england has left the additionalfunding to prepare the uk in the event of a no deal brexit. Interest rate unchanged, it remains the chancellor, sajid javid, says ata Interest Rate unchanged, it remains at a quarter of 1 . The bank of the extra £2. 1 billion was necessary england has left Interest Rates to ensure the uk is prep
The british student who died falling from a plane in madagascar now police there say she opened the door herself. The mobile phone app that could save lives by detecting potentially fatal kidney conditions. And in the first ashes test, england fire a broad side at australias opening batsmen. And coming up on bbc news, andy and jamie murray are through to the second round of the mens doubles in washington, winning in straight sets. Its the first time theyve played together since 2016. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The bank of england has cut its forecasts for Economic Growth over the next two years. It has also warned a no deal brexit would trigger a further drop in the value of the pound. Interest rates has been unchanged against a backdrop of trade tensions between the United States and china. Lets speak to our economics correspondent dharshini david. Tell us a bit more about this latest forecast. Indeed, why do we care what the bank of england thanks, lets start
More you know badly injured or maimed for life and really the outside world paid very very little attention and certainly not sustained attention and certainly attention thats not making any difference or bringing over that resolution any closer review this collective shrug this lack of International Action to try to stop all of this do you think this is because of russias veto powers on the Security Council or is or does it go beyond that. Well certainly is Security Councils been you know effectively paralyzed on syria its had 8 years to to try and sort out this this problem and its failed and you know there are 5 states with the to the new year in takes one to be to block any kind of resolution so as Curator Council has not succeeded but i think its not just the Security Council is really the powerful states you mentioned russia but the other powerful states also could have influence on the situation. And they simply havent succeeded in making that that count and what were calling fo
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