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BREAKING NEWS At least 20 children dead in Peru in intense winter cold spell LIMA (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 At least 20 children have died in a winter cold spell that has hit Peru's southeastern Carabaya province, a local official said Sunday. Caribbean islands showered with volcanic ash POINT-A-PITRE (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Volcanic ash rained down Sunday on the French islands of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthelemy in the Caribbean, covering homes, cars and vegetation with a fine layer of grit, inhabitants said. Chad joins oil club amid corruption, environment concerns NDJAMENA (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Chad, one of the world's poorest countries, is set to join the elite club of oil-producing nations Tuesday as black gold begins flowing into a pipeline towards a terminal in the Atlantic Ocean off Cameroon. |
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Floods in east India displace three million, kill 73 GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 More than three million people have been displaced and 73 killed in floods and monsoon storms in India, as authorities continued the evacuation of marooned villagers in the northeast, officials said Sunday. Millions hit by floods in Bangladesh, 80 dead: reports DHAKA (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Floods in Bangladesh have disrupted the lives of millions and left 80 dead as the monsoon rains continued to batter the country Sunday. Italian bishop calls on churchgoers to pray for rain ROME (AFP) Jul 12, 2003 A Roman Catholic bishop in northern Italy called on his flock to pray for rain at masses Sunday throughout his drought-hit diocese as the River Po dropped to its lowest level in a century, according to officials. Leaks from sunken Japanese tanker threaten Russian coastline MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 12, 2003 Russian divers are exploring a sunken Japanese tanker that has begun releasing large quantities of oil and threatens to spark an ecological disaster off the west coast of the Pacific island of Sakhalin, media reported Saturday. Russia lags on nuclear waste disposal project MURMANSK, Russia (AFP) Jul 12, 2003 Russia's nuclear waste disposal project, funded by the United States and Norway, threatens to become a waste of funds as Russian constructors lag behind schedule, officials said. |
Sweden to host meeting to seek UN protection for Baltic Sea STOCKHOLM (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Sweden will in September host a meeting of Baltic Sea states aimed at drafting a request for special UN protection for the sea amid increasing maritime traffic and illegal oil dumping, the Swedish government said Friday. Army deployed in flooded eastern Indian state, another 25 killed NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 The army was deployed in India's flooded northeastern state of Assam on Friday as the monsoon continued to wreak havoc across South Asia, causing at least another 25 deaths to bring the toll to 193. Tropical storm churns toward Gulf of Mexico MIAMI (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Tropical Storm Claudette grazed the Yucatan Peninsula early Friday and was approaching the Gulf of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Mexico declares state of emergency, evacuates residents in path of Claudette MEXICO CITY (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Claudette was fast becoming a hurricane late Thursday, Mexico's weather service said, while the Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency in the path of the tropical storm. Claudette could become first Atlantic hurricane of 2003 MIAMI (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 US weather forecasters on Thursday issued a tropical storm warning for Claudette, which could become the first hurricane of the season as it cut across the Caribbean toward Mexico. Critical situation as River Po runs dry ROME (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 The waters of the River Po in northern Italy have reached a critical low due to a drought, threatening agriculture and an essential cooling system at a major power station, authorities said THursday. |
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