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BREAKING NEWS 49 dead in past month as rains ravage Nepal KATHMANDU (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 At least 49 people have been killed over the past month by floods, landslides and lightning in monsoon rains that have ravaged Nepal, the home ministry said Thursday. South Asian flooding claims five more lives GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 A family of four swept away by flood waters and a 68-year-old man who drowned when his boat capsized were the latest victims of torrential rains ravaging eastern India, officials said Thursday. Switzerland becomes 111th state to ratify Kyoto Protocol BERN (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 Switzerland on Wednesday became the 111th state to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse emissions, the Swiss office for the environment, forests and countryside said. |
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Finland's bear population on the rise HELSINKI (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 The number of brown bears in Finland has increased from 400 at the beginning of the 1990s to around 1,100 this year, mainly due to better wildlife management, Finnish officials said on Wednesday. Torrential rains to continue, tornado kills 16 people BEIJING (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 Heavy rains that fell over much of China Wednesday will likely continue in the coming days while a tornado killed 16 people in the eastern province of Anhui, according to state media reports. Indian monsoon rains likely to be near normal in boost to economy NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 India's monsoon is likely to be 98 percent of the seasonal average, allaying fears of a second straight year of drought, the Indian meteorological department said Wednesday. South Asia flood toll at 112, as 1.5 million displaced GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 The death toll from flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepal has risen to 112, with more than 1.5 million people displaced, officials said Wednesday. More oil dumped into fragile Baltic threatens birds STOCKHOLM, July 9 (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 The small Swedish island of Utkippan, an important sanctuary for migratory birds, was under threat Wednesday from an oil slick, apparently from the sunken Chinese freighter Fu Shan Hai. Indian monsoon rains likely to be 98 percent of the seasonal average NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 India's monsoon rains are likely to be 98 percent of the seasonal average, allaying fears that a drought would be repeated this year, the Indian meteorological department said in a statement Wednesday. |
PM expresses regret over Cambodia's ravaged forests PHNOM PENH (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Wednesday expressed regret over the destruction of the nation's forests after criticism from the United Nations at continued massive logging. Twenty-eight dead, 50,000 houses ruined in China landlides BEIJING (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 Twenty-eight people have been killed and 50,000 houses razed in mud-rock flows, landslides and other geological disasters caused by torrential rains in southwest China, state media said Wednesday. Death toll rises to 43 in Indian floods GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 The death toll from flooding in eastern India has risen to 43, with more than 1.5 million people displaced from their homes, officials said Wednesday. Green groups hail new lease of life for HK harbour HONG KONG (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 Hong Kong green groups and campaigners Wednesday hailed a court ruling which will breath a new lease of life into the city's most famous tourist attraction, Victoria Harbour, by limiting land reclamation. Malaysia to send 'illegal' gorillas to South Africa: report KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 Four baby gorillas bought by a Malaysian zoo illegally last year will be sent to South Africa's Pretoria Zoo, local media reported Wednesday. Russians face cold bath or none as summer finally hits SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) Jul 09, 2003 European Russia may have had one of its coldest and dampest summers so far for years, but July in Russia would not be the same without a sudden shortage of hot water. |
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