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ASMARA (AFP) Nov 09, 2003 A UN special humanitarian envoy arrived Sunday in Eritrea, where an estimated 1.4 million people have been affected by a severe drought, according to the United Nations. Election fever grips Malaysia, ruling party guns for landslide victory SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) Nov 09, 2003 Newly-installed Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Sunday urged members of his ruling National Front coalition members to ready for a snap general election and strive for victory. |
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Death toll in Indonesian flood inches up as search continues JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 09, 2003 The number of dead bodies from a flash flood six days ago in Indonesia's North Sumatra province had inched up to 134 by Sunday and about the same number of people were still missing, an official said. Quake rocks Taiwan, no casualties reported TAIPEI (AFP) Nov 09, 2003 An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale swayed buildings in northeastern Taiwan Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Quake damages China's famous sleeping Buddha statue BEIJING (AFP) Nov 09, 2003 China's largest indoor sleeping Buddha statue was damaged in two earthquakes that recently rocked Zhangye city in the northwestern province of Gansu, state media said Sunday. UN humanitarian envoy urges joint efforts to end Horn of Africa food crisis BISHAN BEHE, Ethiopia (AFP) Nov 08, 2003 The special UN envoy for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa on Saturday called for joint efforts to help end food shortages in both Ethiopia and Eritrea, where 16 million people are affected by drought. Death toll in Indonesian flood rises to 132 as search enters fifth day JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 08, 2003 Five more bodies were discovered in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday, bringing to 132 the number of people killed in a flash flood five days ago blamed on illegal logging in the province, an official said. Confirmed death toll in Indonesian flood at 123, 147 people still missing JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 07, 2003 The confirmed death toll from a flash flood blamed on illegal logging in Indonesia's North Sumatra province stands at 123 as the search continues for 147 people still missing and feared dead, officials said Friday. |
Quake jolts Taiwan, no casualties reported TAIPEI (AFP) Nov 07, 2003 An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan Friday, seismologists said. Confirmed death toll in Indonesian flood at 113, 147 people still missing JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 07, 2003 The confirmed death toll from a flash flood blamed on illegal logging in Indonesia's North Sumatra province stands at 113 as the search continues for 147 people still missing and feared dead, an official said Friday. Help for hippos facing death in Namibia's drought-stricken Caprivi WINDHOEK (AFP) Nov 06, 2003 Help is on the way for 60 hippos facing death in Namibia's northeastern Caprivi region because a natural water channel close to a river on the border with Botswana is fast drying up. Pakistan offers condolences to Indonesia over deadly floods ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 06, 2003 Pakistan on Thursday sent condolences to Indonesia for devastating floods which have killed at least 109 people and left another 113 missing. UN envoy on humanitarian crisis in Horn of Africa arrives in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA (AFP) Nov 06, 2003 The special UN envoy for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Ethiopia to review the situation in the drought-affected region. Indonesia announces forest replanting programme after flood disaster JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 06, 2003 Indonesia Thursday announced plans to replant hundreds of thousands of hectares of forests nationwide after a flood disaster blamed on illegal logging killed an estimated 200 or more people. |
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