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BREAKING NEWS US eases clean air restrictions on older power plants WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 The Bush administration relaxed clean air rules Wednesday, saying the move would improve the nation's power supply, but environmentalists said the move would lead to more air pollution. Death toll from Europe's heat wave could exceed 15,000: estimates PARIS (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 More than 15,000 people, most of them elderly, may have died during a heat wave that blanketed Europe earlier this month, recent estimates showed, leaving the continent in shock and anger. France mulls dropping public holiday to help elderly after heat wave PARIS (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 The French government on Wednesday was considering asking workers to give up a public holiday in order to finance measures aimed at helping elderly people, the primary victims of this month's devastating heat wave. |
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Nestle to exit bottled water business in India NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 Swiss foods giant Nestle will exit the bottled water business in India due to low financial returns, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in Iceland next week to protest whaling REYKJAVIK (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 Environmental watchdog Greenpeace said Wednesday its flagship Rainbow Warrior, en route to Iceland, will arrive next week and stop off in various harbours to protest the country's recent return to whaling. Indians with 960 tortoises in carry-on bags taken off flight to Singapore MADRAS, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 Two Indian men who had stuffed 960 endangered tortoises into their carry-on luggage in hopes of selling them to Singapore restaurants were Wednesday taken off a flight and arrested, officials said. Torrential rains leave 13 dead, eight missing in southwest China BEIJING (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 Thirteen people died and eight were missing in southwest China after torrential rain triggered landslides, state press reported Wednesday. French PM faces budget rap in Brussels BRUSSELS (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin arrived in Brussels on Wednesday for talks with the European Commission clouded by Paris' budget problems. Rare cat closer to extinction following Portugal wildfires LISBON (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 The devastating wildfires which killed 18 people and destroyed a record amount of forest and scrubland in Portugal earlier this month have pushed the endangered Iberian lynx closer to extinction, environmentalists warned Wednesday. |
Brussels agrees aid for Portugal after fires BRUSSELS (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 The European Commission agreed Wednesday to give Portugal 31.65 million euros (34.45 million dollars) in disaster aid to help pay for damage caused by recent devastating fires. France mulls nixing public holiday to help elderly in wake of heat wave PARIS (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 The French government on Wednesday was considering asking workers to give up a public holiday in order to finance measures aimed at helping the elderly, primary victims of this month's devastating heat wave. WWII bombs found in Serbia as Danube retreats BELGRADE (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 Two bombs believed to date back to World War II have emerged from the Danube river in eastern Serbia as the water levels retreat under Europe's scorching summer heat, reports said Wednesday. Not my fault, says official who resigned over French heatwave deaths LONDON (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 A top French health official on Wednesday denied accusations that his services failed to warn the government of the large number of deaths caused by this month's heatwave -- claims that forced him to resign. French PM in Brussels for talks on aid to fire-hit areas, but deficit looms PARIS (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin was due in Brussels Wednesday to ask for European Union aid to help areas ravaged by forest fires, but was likely to face questions on France's ballooning deficit. Picturesque Pacific lagoon becoming toxic hole, scientist says RAROTONGA (AFP) Aug 27, 2003 The iconographic Muri Lagoon in the South Pacific is badly polluted by toxic organisms that far exceed international standards, an Australian scientist told worried locals Tuesday. |
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