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BREAKING NEWS Germany sweats through its hottest day of the year OFFENBACH, Germany (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Germany sweated through its hottest day of the year Sunday with the mercury rising to 37.9 degrees Celciusdegrees Fahrenheit) in the southwest city of Karlsruhe, weather officials said. Air pollution could cost Asia billions of dollars: experts SINGAPORE (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Key Asian cities face serious problems with air pollution which if left unresolved could cost the region billions of dollars annually in health costs and lost economic output, experts said Monday. Nine die in rainstorms in China as typhoon nears southern seaboard BEIJING (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Severe seasonal weather claimed more lives in China, with nine reported killed in rainstorms, while a southern province was awaiting the year's first typhoon, officials said Monday. |
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Tornado hits quarter of a million people in east China BEIJING (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the east Chinese province of Anhui, affecting nearly a quarter of a million people and damaging thousands of houses, state media reported Monday. Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano quiet after covering capital with ash MEXICO CITY (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Mexico City residents were involved in clean-up operations Sunday, a day after Popocatepetl, Mexico's most famous volcano briefly erupted, spewing ash over the world's most populous city. Yangtze waters rise above warning levels, tornado whips Beijing BEIJING (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Waters in China's largest river, the Yangtze, and in its major tributary the Huai River, remained above warning levels at the weekend as a violent storm killed at least two people in Beijing, it was reported Sunday. Malaysia urged to review sending baby gorillas to South Africa KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 International primate conservationists have urged Malaysia to review a decision to send four baby gorillas, bought by a local zoo illegally last year, to South Africa's Pretoria Zoo, a report said Sunday. Bangladesh capital hit by more flooding, situation elsewhere improves DHAKA (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 More low-lying areas in the Bangladeshi capital were flooded Sunday as officials warned the situation was likely to deteriorate further as water levels in rivers around the city continued to rise. Pakistan's largest freshwater lake on its last legs ISLAMABAD (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 It is a major source of water in an arid region but Pakistan's largest freshwater lake faces an ecological disaster which is endangering the livelihoods of more than 100,000 fishermen and causing disease and death. |
Nordic forestry sector to quickly benefit from US recovery: analysts HELSINKI (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Nordic forestry and paper groups which represent an important regional export sector are tipped by analysts as hot investments since the firms are likely to be among the first to benefit from an economic recovery in the United States, their most important market. 48-hour DVD promises blockbuster challenge to rental video shops TOKYO (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 No more returning videos, no more late fees. That is the promise of a New York-based company with the release next month of a DVD that expires after 48 hours and could spell doom for video rental stores. Flood tragedy highlights plight of India's undocumented migrant workers SHIMLA, India (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 A flash flood that killed dozens of people near a north Indian resort has forced authorities to confront the treatment of migrant labourers, who take menial jobs with meagre pay and minimal protection from the state. French forest fires under control as PM surveys devastation ROQUEBRUNE-SUR-ARGENS, France (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 Fires that have ravaged swathes of forests in a popular holiday region around southeast France's Mediterranean coast were brought under control Saturday, as France's prime minister surveyed the damage from the blazes. EU urges Russia to ratify Kyoto treaty on environment MONTECATINI, Italy (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 European Union environment and energy ministers meeting here on Saturday again urged Russia to ratify the 1997 Kyoto treaty on global warming to allow it to come into force in 2008. Bangladesh hands out aid to flood victims to contain disaster DHAKA (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 Bangladesh was Saturday distributing emergency supplies to villages in hopes of warding off a humanitarian disaster after five million were hit by monsoon-season floods. |
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