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Heavy snow storms blanket Japan, South Korea KYOTO, Japan (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Heavy snowfalls blanketed large parts of Japan and South Korea on Thursday, leaving at least 13 people dead and bringing traffic chaos to roads and airports in both countries, officials said. Harare's water contains bacteria, toxins: report HARARE (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Water delivered to Zimbabwe's capital contains high levels of bacteria, acid and sedimentary impurities, a state daily reported Thursday, saying it fell short of local and world health standards. Toxic river slick cuts off water to thousands in China BEIJING (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 A toxic slick has cut off water to thousands of people living along a river in southern China and was Thursday headed for Guangzhou, a city of 10 million residents. |
Chinese toxic spill reaches Russian city KHABAROVSK, Russia (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Toxic chemicals that contaminated a river after a blast at a factory in China last month flowed into the Russian city of Khabarovsk on Thursday but officials said concentrations were low so far and posed a negligible risk to human health. Death toll in Thailand floods rises to 34 with two missing BANGKOK (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Rescuers struggled Thursday to reach villagers stranded by heavy rain in southern Thailand as the death toll from the region's worst floods in 30 years climbed to 34 with two people missing. Malaysian flood toll rises to four, rice production feared affected KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 A teenage boy became the latest victim Thursday of Malaysia's floods which officials feared would also affect the nation's rice production. |
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EU agrees fish quotas but hooks environmental anger BRUSSELS (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 European Union fisheries ministers agreed on new fishing quotas early on Thursday to the satisfaction of almost all the governments involved but to the dismay of environmentalists. Czech carp competes for a place at the Christmas table TREBON, Czech Republic (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Carp, the traditional Christmas meal in Central Europe, is facing fierce competition this year from newcomers such as salmon and poultry, according to worried Czech producers. Famous people who died in 2005 PARIS (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Leading figures who died during the year just ending included a pope, a crowned head of Europe and a representative roll-call of politicians, artists, musicians, writers and actors. |
Sweden 'deeply disappointed' over EU's new fish quotas STOCKHOLM (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Sweden on Thursday expressed disappointment over the European Union's decision to increase fishing quotas in the eastern parts of the Baltic Sea, insisting that the move would be disastrous for the cod stock there. Environmentalists assail EU fishing deal LONDON (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 New EU fishing quotas were criticised Thursday by one of Britain's leading environmental groups as "avoiding the reality of a collapsed fishery". EU fishing deal 'avoids reality': environmental group LONDON (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 New EU fishing quotas were criticised Thursday by one of Britain's leading environmental groups as "avoiding the reality of a collapsed fishery". |
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