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Spain's weather agency on Thursday issued its highest alert for heavy rains in Alicante in the eastern region of Valencia, where deadly floods struck last year, warning of "extraordinary danger".

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Instead, the regulator alerted airlines and advised them to evaluate procedures and crew training before it mandates a permanent fix.

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In the play—spoiler alert—Ophelia drowns in a river after her father is murdered by Hamlet, whom she may have been in love with.

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Mr. Johnson is keenly alert to the dynamic, and often dangerous, potency of these stories.

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The agency has said the cuts wouldn’t affect forecasts and alerts.

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