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Edinburgh streets filled with rubbish as cleaners strike

Cleaning staff have gone strike in Scotland’s capital Edinburgh over payment dispute. Streets were piled up with bags of rubbish. Trade unions rejected the 3.5 percent increase initially offered, then the offer increased to 5 percent.

Cosla, which is affiliated to the local government, announced that it had a productive meeting with the unions. However, 3 unions stated that no consensus has been reached yet and that they are requesting more funds from the Scottish government.

The strike is expected to continue through the end of the month.

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Monsoon Rains Kill 17 in Pakistan

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Monsoon rains have claimed 17 lives in Pakistan, with flash floods hitting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In Swat, nine people drowned while trying to rescue children who fell into a river during a family picnic. Search operations are ongoing for four missing individuals. Eight more deaths were reported in Punjab due to roof collapses, lightning, and floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the tragedy.

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