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Rapidly rising London house prices force people to the canals

High rents and sky rocketing house prices have sparked a 50 percent rise in the number of people living on Londons canals in the past five years, with many seeing life on a house boat as a viable cheaper alternative to renting rooms elsewhere in the capital. Aug 13, 2015

Rio 2016: IOC confident over water quality issue

Rio de Janeiro can be proud of the four Olympic test events held so far in the city, the head of the Rio 2016 coordinating committee said on 12 August, as officials once again played down concerns over athletes safety in the citys polluted waterways. Aug 13, 2015

Japan begins restart of Sendai reactor

Japan switched on a nuclear reactor for the first time in nearly two years on 11 August, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to reassure a nervous public that tougher standards mean the sector is now safe after the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Aug 11, 2015
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