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BREAKING NEWS Million residents of Kenya capital Nairobi still without water NAIROBI (AFP) May 15, 2003 Water taps in the Kenyan capital, where over two million people live, were dry Thursday for the second week running as relief agencies said close to 70,000 people displaced by floods in the country were in "bad shape". NATO force in Bosnia bans farmers' weather rockets BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Hercegovina (AFP) May 15, 2003 NATO-led peacekeepers in Bosnia on Thursday issued a ban on the use of small rockets that are used to protect crops by preventing hailstorms, saying the devices threatened civilian passenger flights over the former Yugoslav republic. German nuclear waste shipments head for Britain, France HAMM, Germany (AFP) May 14, 2003 Shipments of highly radioactive nuclear waste have set off from three power stations in Germany bound for reprocessing centers in Britain and France, police said Wednesday. |
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French hunters win seven-day week PARIS (AFP) May 15, 2003 France's powerful hunting lobby won a major victory Thursday when parliament overturned legislation banning its members from practising their sport on Wednesdays. Scientists outline major climate changes in Ireland DUBLIN (AFP) May 15, 2003 Ireland's climate is heating up and if the trend continues it will have a major impact on most aspects of life in the country, according to research data being presented Thursday at an environmental conference in Dublin. Golden jubilee rush expected on Everest after weather delay KATHMANDU (AFP) May 15, 2003 Mount Everest could see a flurry of activity this weekend ahead of the 50th anniversary of its conquest as powerful winds have delayed the 25 expeditions hoping to climb the world's highest peak. Cyclone weakens in Bay of Bengal, Indian coast still on alert HYDERABAD, India (AFP) May 15, 2003 A cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal for the past five days showed signs of weakening Thursday but parts of the Indian coast remained on alert. Hong Kong seeks wedding guests after groom's father falls ill with SARS HONG KONG (AFP) May 15, 2003 Hong Kong authorities are trying to find 24 residents who attended a wedding banquet in neighbouring Shenzhen after the groom's father fell ill with SARS, officials said Thursday. |
Bush mourns Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, former UN refugee chief WASHINGTON (AFP) May 14, 2003 US President George W. Bush was saddened to hear of the death of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, who passed away in Boston aged 70, the White House said Wednesday. Heroic fish have had their chips PARIS (AFP) May 14, 2003 The era of "heroic" fish -- rod-busting marlin, great white sharks and mighty tuna, which inspired legends and novels -- is well and truly over, according to the most complete study ever compiled of these species. Teeth bared in France's wolf wrangle PARIS (AFP) May 14, 2003 France's green groups sent up a collective howl on Wednesday after a parliamentary panel recommended that Alpine sheep farmers be allowed to shoot wolves that attack their flocks. Greens hail decision to make polluters pay STRASBOURG (AFP) May 14, 2003 Green Euro-deputies and environmentalists welcomed Wednesday a European parliament vote strengthening EU rules to make companies pay for the pollution they create. Ex-IMF director Camdessus sounds water warning ROME (AFP) May 14, 2003 Bank of France governor Michel Camdessus told a UN food agency meeting here Wednesday that an extra 100 billion dollars a year in assistance was needed to provide clean, safe water for developing countries. |
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