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BREAKING NEWS Wildfires abate in Portugal but temperatures remain high LISBON (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 Deadly wildfires that have ravaged Portugal abated Sunday although some blazes were continuing and the scorching temperatures were set to remain high, the emergency services said. Hurricane Isabel could hit US east coast later this week: forecasters MIAMI (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 High-powered Hurricane Isabel is on course to turn north later Sunday and hit the US east coast later in the week, but is likely to have weakened by then, forecasters said. Germany's heat wave may have claimed up to 7,000 lives: report BERLIN (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 Europe's blistering summer heat wave claimed far more lives in Germany than previously thought, with the death toll possibly as high as 7,000 people, news weekly Focus reported in an advance copy of its Monday issue. |
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Thousands protest lack of government aid after China floods BEIJING (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 Thousands of destitute villagers ransacked government offices in northern China, blaming authorities for not supplying relief aid after floods that killed at least 38 people and stranded hundreds of thousands, sources said Sunday. Little merit in releasing turtles, warns Thai wildlife group BANGKOK (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 A wildlife group is urging Thais to refrain from releasing turtles into canals and temple ditches during Buddhist rituals as the waterways are too polluted for the reptiles, a report said Sunday. Typhoon Maemi downgraded to depression after ravaging Korea TOKYO (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 Typhoon Maemi was downgraded to a depression early Sunday morning as it passed by the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido to the Sea of Okhotsk, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Isabel revs up to maximum strength, heads for Americas MIAMI (AFP) Sep 14, 2003 Hurricane Isabel regained category five status once again Saturday, when meteorologists clocked winds at 260 kilometersmiles) per hour. New African projects to dominate conservation congress next week: organisers DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 13, 2003 A new protected marine area involving 10 west African countries and a major expansion of conservation areas in Madagascar will be unveiled at a congress in South Africa next week, organisers said Saturday. |
Slightly weakened Hurricane Isabel takes aim at Americas MIAMI (AFP) Sep 13, 2003 Hurricane Isabel weakened overnight into Saturday but remained "still very powerful" as it churned toward the Americas, the US National Weather Service said. Typhoon Maemi kills 33 in South Korea, 14 others missing SEOUL (AFP) Sep 13, 2003 At least 33 people were killed and 14 others were missing after one of the strongest typhoons to hit South Korea in years swept through the country's southern provinces, emergency authorities said Saturday. Danube's record low level puts shipping companies in troubled water ZAGREB (AFP) Sep 13, 2003 A severe drought which has hard hit large parts of Europe also caused dramatically low levels of the Danube river, making its navigation difficult and puting shipping companies in trouble. Typhoon Maemi kills 25 in South Korea SEOUL (AFP) Sep 13, 2003 At least 25 people were killed and 11 others were missing after one of the strongest typhoons to hit South Korea in years swept through the country's southeast, officials said Saturday. Typhoon Maemi hits South Korea with gale-force winds, heavy rains SEOUL (AFP) Sep 13, 2003 One of the strongest typhoons to hit South Korea in years has left at least eight people dead and eight others missing, emergency authorities said Saturday. |
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