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BREAKING NEWS After killer heatwave, France hit by violent storms PARIS (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Just two days after seeing off a heatwave that killed up to 3,000 people, France's emergency services were back on call Sunday, this time to deal with violent storms that ripped up trees, cut power lines and left one person dead. French government battles criticism for massive heatwave death toll PARIS (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 The French government rejected blame Sunday for an estimated 3,000 deaths that occurred during a record-breaking heatwave, faulting the abandonment of the mostly elderly victims rather than the state health system or lack of leadership. Authorities begin oil salvage operation along Pakistan's coast KARACHI (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Port authorities in Pakistan Sunday commenced an oil salvage operation aboard a Greek-registered tanker that ran aground on the Arabian coastline of Karachi after hours of delay due to rough seas, an official said. |
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After killer heatwave, France braces for violent storms PARIS (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Just two days after seeing off a heatwave that killed up to 3,000 people, France was Sunday bracing for another assault from the weather, this time in the form of storms, hail and violent winds. French government confirms up to 3,000 deaths from heatwave PARIS (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 French Health Minister Jean-François Mattei said Sunday that between 1,600 and 3,000 people died from a record-breaking heatwave that struck France over the past two weeks. Pipeline sabotage deprives 300,000 people in Baghdad of water BAGHDAD (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Sabotage of a water pipeline Sunday caused huge floods in parts of Baghdad and deprived 300,000 people of running water, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Spanish beaches soiled by over 2,800 tonnes of fuel oil this summer: press MADRID (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Fuel oil leaking from the sunken Liberian tanker Prestige still soil beaches on Spain's northwest coast with 2,864 tonnes of mixed fuel oil residue stranding between July 1 and mid-August, the daily newspaper El Pais said Sunday. Storms disrupt trains in Spain BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Violent storms and torrential rain disrupted train traffic between Barcelona and Valencia on Spain's east coast Sunday. Iceland resumes whaling after 14 years, in defiance of world opinion REIKJAVIK (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Iceland resumed whaling on Sunday after a 14-year moratorium in defiance of world opinion, its whale hunters scouring the calm sea for minke whales under the watchful eyes of scientists. |
Rough sea frustrates oil salvage attempts along Pakistan's coast KARACHI (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Rough sea Sunday forced port authorities to delay transfer of about 35,000 tonnes crude oil from a Greek-registered oil tanker that ran aground and split into two along the Arabian sea coastline of Karachi French PM battles criticism for massive heatwave death toll PARIS (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 The French government rejected blame Sunday for an estimated 3,000 deaths that occurred during a record-breaking heatwave, faulting the isolation of the elderly rather than the state health system or lack of leadership. Germany may send team to probe Iraq's environment BERLIN (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Berlin is ready to send environment experts to Iraq under a UN mandate to examine its state after two wars and the dictatorship of former leader Saddam Hussein, a German minister said in an interview Sunday. Iceland resumes whaling after 14 years, despite fierce criticism REIKJAVIK (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Iceland resumed whaling on Sunday after a 14-year moratorium, despite fierce international criticism. River bank erosion: Bangladesh's silent calamity LOHAJANG, Bangladesh (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Residents of this small Bangladeshi town on the Padma river have had to race to save themselves and their belongings as large parts of the river bank were swept away during monsoon floods in the past few weeks. China's 'workshop of the world' to expand despite environmental concerns GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 China's Guangdong province, known as the "workshop of the world" for its prodigious manufacturing capabilities, is set to expand its industrial base despite concerns about duplication of services and environmental degradation. |
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