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Woman, 109, dies during Belgian freeze BRUSSELS (AFP) Dec 31, 2005 The woman believed to be Belgium's oldest, 109-year-old Maria Verkeyn, died during a cold snap which has gripped much of Europe over the past week, doctors said Saturday. French warship begins final journey TOULON, France (AFP) Dec 31, 2005 An asbestos-insulated French aircraft carrier began the first stage of its controversial final voyage to an Indian breaker's yard Saturday after a court reportedly ordered environmental group Greenpeace to keep clear. Eight die in Slovak, Swiss avalanches BRATISLAVA (AFP) Dec 31, 2005 Eight tourists from the Czech Republic and Germany died in avalanches in the Slovak Tatra mountains and the Swiss Alps, rescuers and police said Saturday. |
Asbestos warship leaves France TOULON, France (AFP) Dec 31, 2005 The asbestos-insulated decommissioned warship Clemenceau left France for an Indian breaker's yard Saturday after a court reportedly ordered the environmental group Greenpeace to keep clear of the ship. Chinese officials sacked over environmental dispute BEIJING (AFP) Dec 31, 2005 Several senior officials in eastern China were sacked over an environmental dispute that escalated into village riots that allegedly left one elderly protestor dead, state media said Saturday. Powerful winter storm pounds California, raising flood fears SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 Warnings of possible flooding and landslides were issued in Northern California as the latest of a series of storms walloped the state on Friday. |
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Five die in Slovakia motorway pile-up BRATISLAVA (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 Five people were killed and dozens more injured in Slovakia on Friday in a motorway pile-up involving around 60 vehicles during a snowstorm, officials said. Snow cuts Amsterdam airport traffic in half THE HAGUE (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 Heavy snow cut air traffic at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in half on Friday as bad weather played havoc with transport across Europe, officials said. Record 27th storm forms in Atlantic MIAMI (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 Yet another tropical storm formed in the Atlantic on Friday, one month after the official end of the year's record-smashing hurricane season, forecasters said. |
French court okays asbestos warship's transfer to India PARIS (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 A French court on Friday paved the way for a decommissioned warship insulated with asbestos to be sent for scrapping in India, after rejecting petitions by campaigners trying to block its transfer. French court okays warship's transfer to India PARIS (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 A French court on Friday rejected petitions by four campaign groups seeking to block the transfer to India of a decommissioned warship insulated with asbestos, paving the way for its imminent departure. Speeding on ice kills two in France LILLE, France (AFP) Dec 30, 2005 Two Britons driving at high speed on an ice-slicked highway in northern France were killed Friday when their car ran off the road, police said. |
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