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BREAKING NEWS Bangladesh monsoon floods leave 73 dead, five million affected: officials DHAKA (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 At least 73 people have died and more than five million have been affected by monsoon floods in Bangladesh but officials said Friday that water levels could subside in the next few days. Search on for bodies, survivors of flash-flood in India SHIMLA, India (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 A search continued Friday for bodies and survivors from a flash flood which swept away a labourer's camp in a remote Himalayan valley, killing 100 people. Thousands evacuated as fires rage near French Riviera LES ISSAMBRES, France (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 Over 9,000 people had to flee their homes in hills behind France's picturesque Mediterranean coast overnight as two forest fires spread over a large area of countryside, rescue officials said Friday. |
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EU to act against German bottle deposit scheme: reports BERLIN (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 The European Commission is to take action against Germany for imposing compulsory desposits on most throwaway containers because the scheme could hinder the free circulation of goods in the European Union, press reports said Friday. Search continues for survivors of deadly flash flood in India SHIMLA, India (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 A search continued Friday for bodies and survivors from a flash flood which swept away a labourer's construction camp in a remote Himalayan valley, killing 100 people. Bangladesh monsoon floods leave 73 dead, 5 million affected: officials DHAKA (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 At least 73 people have died and more than five million have been affected by monsoon floods in Bangladesh but officials said Friday water levels could subside in next few days. San Miguel launches 125 mln dlr plastic bottle recycling project MANILA (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 Philippine food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. said Friday it is launching a 6.7 billion pesos (125 million dollars) project to pioneer the recycling of plastic bottles in Asia. Storm kills three in southern Russian town MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 A storm that hit the Russian city of Astrakhan resulted in the deaths of at least three people, two of them children, the ministry for emergencies said on Friday. Indonesian volcano emits ash JAKARTA (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 A volcano in Indonesia's Sulawesi island belched ash on Friday morning but there were no reports of casualties, an official said. |
Australia launches first regional ocean management plan SYDNEY (AFP) Jul 18, 2003 Australia launched its first ocean management action plan on Friday designed to promote sustainable marine industries while protecting fragile ecosystems off the country's southeast coast. French minister pledges aid for storm-hit region BISCAROSSE, France (AFP) Jul 17, 2003 France's interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Thursday announced emergency financial aid to regions struck by violent storms this week that killed at least five people. Gorbachev wins German environment prize LUDWIGSBURG, Germany (AFP) Jul 17, 2003 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the 2003 ecology prize Thursday by Germany's Euronatur fund for his efforts to help save the environment while he was president. Finnish forestry group UPM-Kymmene hit by strong euro, weak prices HELSINKI (AFP) Jul 17, 2003 UPM-Kymmene, Finland's second-largest paper and forestry group, reported on Thursday a net profit of 133 million eurosmillion dollars) in the first half of 2003, a 53-percent drop from a year earlier. Italy may open dams to combat drought ROME (AFP) Jul 17, 2003 In a desperate last measure to prevent crops being withered by drought, Italy Thursday considered opening up hydroelectric retaining dams in the Alps to restore flow to the River Po. Rain hampers rescue at flattened workers' camp in northern India SHIMLA, India (AFP) Jul 17, 2003 Heavy rains Thursday hampered an operation to rescue survivors from a flash flood triggered by a violent downpor that flattened a construction camp in a remote Himalayan valley, killing 100 workers. |
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