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BREAKING NEWS 100 hectares of forest destroyed in western Greece ATHENS (AFP) Jul 22, 2003 A fire destroyed about 100 hectares (250 acres) of young trees in replanted forest in western Greece overnight, the Greek fire brigade said in a press release Tuesday. Five dead as Typhoon Imbudo slams into northern Philippines MANILA (AFP) Jul 22, 2003 At least five people were killed Tuesday as Typhoon Imbudo hit the Philippines with peak sustained winds of nearly 200 kilometers (nearly 120 miles) an hour, officials said. Five reported dead as Typhoon Imbudo slams into northern Philippines MANILA (AFP) Jul 22, 2003 At least five people were reported killed Tuesday as Typhoon Imbudo hit the Philippines with peak sustained winds of nearly 200 kilometers (nearly 120 miles) an hour, rescuers and radio reports said. |
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Typhoon Imbudo slams into northern Philippines MANILA (AFP) Jul 22, 2003 Typhoon Imbudo hit the northern Philippines on Tuesday with peak sustained winds of 200 kilometers (nearly 120 miles) an hour, cutting off power and uprooting trees, rescuers and television reports said. Typhoon Imbudo to hit northern Philippines MANILA (AFP) Jul 22, 2003 Typhoon Imbudo, with maximum sustained winds of 190 kilometers (nearly 120 miles) per hour, was expected to hit the northern Philippine town of Palanan before noon Tuesday, the weather bureau said. Heat and dust as fires and drought wreak havoc in Europe PARIS (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Firefighters on Monday battled to contain scorching forest fires raging in many parts of Europe sparked by the exceptional heat, a crippling drought and suspected arsonists. Soaring temperatures cause 17 deaths by drowning in Finland HELSINKI (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Seventeen Finns have drowned in the past week as they sought respite from the heatwave surging through the country, where drowning is a leading cause of accidental death, officials said on Monday. Heatwave could cause some German farmers to lose 80 percent of their crop HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 German farmers, sweating like much of Europe through one of the worst heatwaves in decades, could lose up to 80 percent of their crops in some cases, the head of the German farming association said Monday. Russia must protect its forests, Putin says MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that protecting Russia's vast forestland was a top priority, but government agencies charged with the task are often deprived of funds. |
British government panel says no reason to outlaw GM crops LONDON (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 A major British government inquiry into genetically modified (GM) crops announced Monday it had found no evidence that they harm health, while also holding back from declaring the technology completely safe. Taiwan issues alert against Storm Imbudo TAIPEI (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on Monday released an alert warning of heavy rains that could be unleashed by Storm Imbudo as it approached the Philippines. S. African zoo director defends plans to raise gorillas from Malaysia PRETORIA (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 A South African zoo director Monday defended plans by the Malaysian government to send four baby gorillas to the country, saying his zoo was the best place for the primates, who would be killed if let out into the wild. Beached baby whale in Hong Kong given lethal injection when rescue fails HONG KONG (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Hours of rescue efforts to save a baby sperm whale which had washed ashore in Hong Kong Monday ended in failure when the mammal was given a lethal injection, television news reported. Typhoon Imbudo threatens northern Philippines MANILA (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Typhoon Imbudo bore down on the northern Philippines on Monday with peak sustained winds of 165 kilometers (102 miles) an hour, the weather bureau said. Heat claims 40 lives in sweltering Algeria ALGIERS (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 Sweltering heat in Algeria's Sahara desert region has killed 40 people since the beginning of the summer, news reports said on Monday. |
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