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BREAKING NEWS Portuguese firefighters maintain control over deadly blazes LISBON (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Portuguese firefighters said Sunday they had maintained their control over a rash of wildfires that have killed 15 people and caused nearly one billion euros (1.1 billion dollars) in damage since the end of July. Another 25 killed by floods in eastern Indian state of Bihar PATNA, India (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Another 25 people have died in floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, nearly doubling the death toll to 62 since monsoon rains began drenching the impoverished province in June, officials said Sunday. Africa brush fires may be bad news for the wildebeest MASAI MARA, Kenya (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 The Sand river is too low for the crocodiles to hide in, and the lions on this day have stayed away. |
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Europe steels itself as heat wave enters second week, no respite in sight PARIS (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Europe braced itself Sunday for more record-breaking temperatures as a heat wave suffocating large parts of the continent dragged into its second week, with forecasters warning there was no reprieve in sight. Britain braces itself for all-time record heat LONDON (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Britain was on Sunday bracing itself for what could be the highest temperature ever recorded in the country's history as the current heatwave blanketing Europe sent the mercury soaring again. Two children survive for day after landslide kills family in Nepal KATHMANDU (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Two children in rural Nepal survived for a full day under rubble after their house was crushed by a landslide that killed their parents and five other members of their family, officials said Sunday. Five dead, 10 missing after landslides in China's Sichuan province BEIJING (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Five people were killed and 10 others were missing after two landslides triggered by torrential rains smashed down on populated regions in southwestern Sichuan province, state press reported Sunday. Pepsi looks to Indian court to stop publication of damning report NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 An Indian court will Monday hear an appeal by US cola giant Pepsi seeking to restrain the publication of a report by a private environmental group accusing it and Coke of marketing drinks in India laced with pesticides. Australia welcomes Mexican decision not to import more Solomons dolphins SYDNEY (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Australia on Sunday welcomed a decision by Mexico not to allow the importation of live dolphins illegally caught off the Solomon Islands. |
Typhoon Etau downgraded after killing five in Japan TOKYO (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Typhoon Etau was downgraded to a temperate depression early Sunday morning after ravaging Japan, killing five people across the nation. Typhoon Etau downgraded after killing four in Japan TOKYO (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 Typhoon Etau was downgraded to a temperate depression early Sunday morning after ravaging Japan, killing four people across the nation. Death toll from European heatwave hits 40 as French three-year-old dies PARIS (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 The death toll from the two-week heatwave in Europe has risen to 40, with a three-year-old French girl dying tragically in the garden of her home. Three-year-old French girl dies of dehydration in car during heatwave BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (AFP) Aug 10, 2003 A three-year-old girl died of dehydration in a car parked in northern France on Saturday, as the country endures a heatwave, officials said. Child dead in torrential rainfall in Senegal DAKAR (AFP) Aug 09, 2003 A 10-year-old child was killed Saturday when a torrential downpour caused 14 homes to collapse in the northeastern Senegalese village of Matam, state radio reported. Zurich gets sunshine for 800,000 ravers ZURICH (AFP) Aug 09, 2003 The theme song at Zurich's Street Parade this year, "Let the sun shine", rang true as some 800,000 ravers braved a record-breaking heatwave Saturday to groove through the Swiss city, the Swiss news agency ATS reported. |
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