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BREAKING NEWS Firefighters begin to take control of widespread US wildfire TUCSON, Arizona (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Firefighters on Tuesday reported progress in beating back the flames of a wildfire that had burned 250 homes in the US state of Arizona, despite a spread of the flames overnight. Greenpeace says "frightening" radioactivity in Iraqi villages TUWAITHA, Iraq (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Environmental group Greenpeace called Tuesday on the US-led coalition governing Iraq to clean up villages surrounding a nuclear site outside Baghdad that have been contaminated by "frightening levels" of radioactive material. Suez shares plunge after abandoning key Canadian water contract PARIS (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Shares in French utilities group Suez fell more than six percent Tuesday on news it was pulling out of a planned Canadian water contract. |
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Greenpeace calls on coalition to clean-up contaminated Iraqi villages BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Environmental group Greenpeace called on the US-led coalition in Iraq Tuesday to clean up villages surrounding a nuclear site outside Baghdad that have been contaminated by "frightening levels" of radioactive material. Ten hurt as storm hits Germany BERLIN (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 At least 10 people were injured as torrential rain and high winds ripped up trees and damaged cars and buildings, German police said Tuesday. Indonesian pays a high price for development with mounting pollution JAKARTA (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Indonesians are paying a high price for rapid economic growth with increasing air, water and ground pollution, the World Bank said Tuesday. Three killed in floods, landslide in Bangladesh DHAKA (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Three people were killed in floods and a landslide in Bangladesh caused by pre-monsoon rains, officials and reports said Tuesday. Low world oil prices a threat to rain forests, forestry group says JAKARTA (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Low world oil prices will translate into increased pressure on the world's fast-shrinking rain forests, an international forest research center said Tuesday. US, Canada to curb cross-border pollution WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 24, 2003 Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson and his US counterpart Christine Whitman on Monday unveiled measures to halt pollution at their common border. |
Army of firefighters battle to control Arizona wildfire TUCSON, Arizona (AFP) Jun 23, 2003 An army of firefighters Monday was battling to control a ferocious wildfire in the US state of Arizona that has burned through 4,900 hectares (12,400 acres) of land and destroyed 250 homes. Congo to set up privately-run forests BRAZZAVILLE (AFP) Jun 23, 2003 The authorities in Congo are to set up privately run forests to help better manage the central African country's forestry assets, the second export resource after oil, the National Reforestation Service (SNR) said Monday. Thousands stranded in Bangladesh floods, 72 fishermen still missing DHAKA (AFP) Jun 23, 2003 Thousands of people were stranded in parts of Bangladesh Monday as pre-monsoon downpours continued, while around 70 fishermen were still missing, officials said. Forest fires force evacuation of hundreds from remote Ontario towns TORONTO (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Forest fires were burning in remote areas of northwestern Ontario, forcing the evacuation of several hundred people from their homes, according to Canadian television reports Sunday. Heat wave heightens suffering of Algerian quake victims ALGIERS (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Northern Algeria and the capital Algiers sweltered in unseasonally hot temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, weather services said. Winds fuel raging fire in Arizona mountains TUCSON, Arizona (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Firefighters battling a massive blaze in the western state of Arizona managed Sunday to control only a tiny fraction of the wildfire that has already destroyed a popular mountaintop village. |
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