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BREAKING NEWS Tens of thousands flee US East Coast as Hurricane Isabel looms KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) Sep 18, 2003 Tens of thousands of people fled the US Atlantic coast packed in cars and trucks Wednesday as the government heightened its Hurricane Isabel alert. Hurricane Isabel shutters most of US government WASHINGTON (AFP) Sep 18, 2003 The US federal government decided to shutter most of its non-emergency agencies Thursday, and the House of Representatives cut its work week short as Hurricane Isabel creeped toward the Atlantic shore. |
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House ends week early to avoid Isabel; Senate waiting WASHINGTON (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 The US House of Representatives on Wednesday decided to cut short its work week so members wishing to can leave Washington and avoid Hurricane Isabel, expected here late Thursday. Spain puts official heatwave death toll at 141 MADRID (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 Spain's health ministry on Wednesday put the death toll from last month's heatwave at 141, based on data collated by the country's 17 regional autonomous governments. Thousands make their move as Hurricane Isabel churns toward US East Coast KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 Three US states declared emergencies and thousands of coastal residents piled into ferries, cars and trucks Wednesday to flee the expected path of Hurricane Isabel as it closes in for a hit. Conservation congress defends indigenous peoples, marine sites DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 A once-a-decade meeting on global conservation closed here Wednesday with far-reaching recommendations for the next 10 years including the defense of indigenous peoples' rights and stepped-up efforts to protect fragile marine sites. World Parks Congress closes DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 The fifth World Parks Congress closed in South Africa's eastern port city of Durban on Wednesday with the adoption of an accord mapping out targets for the next 10 years. Turkey starts supplying power to Iraq, water on tap ANKARA (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 Turkey has began selling electricity to Iraq and is also willing to supply kerosene and water to its war-ravaged neighbor, the Turkish energy ministry said Wednesday. |
Portuguese wine production to rise in 2003 despite heatwave: stats office LISBON (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 The amount of wine produced in Portugal in 2003 should increase over the previous year despite a record-breaking heatwave which has caused grapes to ripen earlier than usual, national statistics office INE said Wednesday. World Parks Congress calls for assessment of environmental money needs DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 Governments and parks should compile estimates of the recurrent costs needed to manage environmentally protected areas by 2006, the World Parks Congress said in South Africa Wednesday. Summary of World Parks Congress outcomes DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 The fifth World Parks Congress in South Africa's eastern port city of Durban adopted a range of recommendations Wednesday on how to manage and safeguard the world's 100,000 protected areas in the next 10 years. World Parks Congress urges action to protect marine sites DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 Urgent action is required to address the lack of protection given to freshwater sites, oceans and unregulated "high seas", currently the greatest long-term threat to biodiversity, the World Parks Congress said Wednesday. Environment cvongress recommends probe into indigenous peoples' rights DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 A global truth and reconciliation commission should be set up to investigate crimes committed against indigenous peoples during conservation efforts, the World Parks Congress recommended Wednesday. Tens of thousands flee as US braces for Hurricane Isabel KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) Sep 17, 2003 US authorities ordered more than 150,000 people to leave the North Carolina coast, as the waning yet feared Hurricane Isabel steadily came closer to its expected landfall early Thursday. |
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