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BEIJING (AFP) Nov 23, 2003 China reported 550 forest fires in September and October, up 116.5 percent over the same period last year, state media reported Sunday. Quake jolts central Japan TOKYO (AFP) Nov 23, 2003 An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted central Japan early Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. |
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India's private Sahara group to build 725,000 earthquake-proof houses NEW DELHI (AFP) Nov 22, 2003 India's private Sahara business group announced on Saturday that it would build 725,000 earthquake-resistant houses in six cities this year. Mild tremor sparks panic in Nepal tourist town KATHMANDU (AFP) Nov 22, 2003 A mild tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the Pokhara Valley, a popular tourist destination in western Nepal, but no damage or injuries were reported. HK residents go to the polls for first time since huge July protests HONG KONG (AFP) Nov 22, 2003 Hong Kong residents cast their votes Sunday in the first elections in the city since huge pro-democracy protests in July threw the former British colony into its worst political crisis in six years. Death toll in Moroccan flooding rises to 13 RABAT (AFP) Nov 21, 2003 The death toll in severe flooding around Morocco's northern cities of Nador and Al Hoceima this week rose to 13 Friday, officials said. Istanbul bomb blasts make the Richter scale ISTANBUL (AFP) Nov 21, 2003 The twin bomb attacks on British sites in Istanbul had the force of small earthquakes and were recorded by the city's seismological institute, experts said Friday. Typhoon Nepartak causes heavy losses to southern China's Hainan island BEIJING (AFP) Nov 20, 2003 Torrential rains and strong winds whipped up by tropical storm Nepartak caused 1.63 billion yuan (197 million dollars) in economic losses to China's southern island province of Hainan, state media said Thursday. |
Indonesian environment watchdog mulls taking govt to court over flood JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 20, 2003 Indonesia's leading environmental watchdog Walhi is considering taking the government to court over illegal logging which helped cause a deadly flood, a Walhi executive said Thursday. Five killed, five missing in Moroccan flooding TAZA, Morocco (AFP) Nov 20, 2003 Five people, including a woman and two children, were killed and five more missing after heavy rains provoked flooding in Morocco's northeastern Nador region, local authorities reported Wednesday. Ex-Soviet security group vows more work with NATO to limit Afghan tremors BISHKEK (AFP) Nov 19, 2003 Foreign ministers and representatives from six former Soviet republics said Wednesday they would work more closely with NATO to prevent instability from spilling over into the region from Afghanistan. One dead in strong Philippines quake MANILA (AFP) Nov 19, 2003 A five-year-old child was killed by a falling wall when an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit the island of Samar in the eastern Philippines early Wednesday, officials said. Quake east of Philippines recorded HONG KONG (AFP) Nov 18, 2003 An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit an area near Samar island in the Philippines early Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said. Quake measuring 4.9 on Richter scale jolts eastern Iran TEHRAN (AFP) Nov 17, 2003 A quake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Iran Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, state television reported. |
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