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BREAKING NEWS Firefighters struggle to save observatory from out-of-control blaze in US TUCSON, Arizona (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Firefighters Saturday cleared brush around a major astronomical observatory in the western US state of Arizona to save it from the largest of several wildfires that have raged out of control. Fishing blamed for over 200 dead dolphins in Mauritania DAKAR (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Some of over 200 dolphins and turtles recently found washed up on the beaches of Mauritania were killed after getting tangled in fishing nets, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) said on Saturday. Ten die in southwest China as village is buried in mud and rocks BEIJING (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Ten people died in southwest China when 80,000 cubic meters (2.6 million cubic feet) of mud and rocks engulfed their village after a heavy rainstorm, state media said Saturday. |
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Jordan, Israel, Palestinians join forces to save Dead Sea SHUNEH, Jordan (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians are hoping that world leaders gathered on the shores of the Dead Sea this weekend will back their efforts to help save the lowest body of water on Earth. World Bank earmarks 200 mln dollars for Shanghai environment BEIJING (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 The World Bank has promised 200 million dollars to help improve the environment in China's largest city Shanghai, where three million people have inadequate access to water and sanitation, state media said Saturday. State of emergency as fires rage in southern Arizona LOS ANGELES (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Authorities declared a state of emergency as fires raged in southern Arizona, destroying at least 250 homes with no casualties immediately reported, firefighters said. Vesuvius families offered cash to abandon danger zone to tourists NAPLES, Italy (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 The government of Campania in southern Italy on Friday approved a 724-million euro (840 million dollars) plan to relocate families living on the potentially lethal flancs of Mount Vesuvius -- and make way for tourists. India under "good monsoon spell": met office NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 All signs are favourable for a "good monsoon spell" in India this year and most parts of the country will see normal or above average rainfall, a weather official said Friday. Risky but justified: Putin backs state monopoly on caviar trade MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 Restoring a state monopoly over the caviar industry would be risky but "justified" in view of the massive slump in production due to poaching on the Volga river and in the Caspian Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. |
Pacific's last megapode bird declared saved from extinction SUVA (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 The Pacific's last megapode -- a bird with large feet that uses hot volcanic ash to incubate its eggs -- has been rescued from the brink of extinction, London based BirdLife International said in a statement Friday. Heat wave sparks forest fires across Portugal LISBON (AFP) Jun 19, 2003 Nearly 1,000 firefighters battled forest blazes sparked by record heat across Portugal on Thursday. Water-cleansing "dirt magnet" undergoing field tests LONDON (AFP) Jun 19, 2003 Little packets that can make water in the developing world safer to drink for pennies a day were unveiled Thursday, as they undergo field tests in the Philippines, Guatemala and Iraq. Whaling body closes conference amid questions over future BERLIN (AFP) Jun 19, 2003 Four days of bickering, threats to quit and dogged but limited progress have raised doubts about the effectiveness of the sharply divided world whaling body as it closes its annual meeting Thursday. Greenpeace in high-wire Brussels protest over toxic ships BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 19, 2003 Greenpeace activists staged a protest off the roof of the asbestos-tainted European Commission headquarters Thursday to demand a clean-up of toxic ships. Whaling body closes amid questions over future BERLIN (AFP) Jun 19, 2003 Four days of bickering, threats to quit and dogged but limited progress have raised doubts about the effectiveness of the sharply divided world whaling body as it closes its annual meeting Thursday. |
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