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1,100 evacuated from Norwegian gas field project due to storm OSLO, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 The Norwegian energy group Statoil on Thursday said it was evacuating 1,100 employees working on development of the Snoehvit gas field in the Barents Sea due to forecasts of extreme weather. British police seize TV transvestite's 'gorilla coat' LONDON, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 A coat allegedly made from gorilla fur and worn by a British television reality show contestant has been handed over to police following complaints from furious viewers about animal cruelty. Two die as bus falls through Siberian ice MOSCOW, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 At least two people died when the ice gave way under a bus crossing a frozen Siberian river, the Russian emergency services ministry said Thursday. |
Greenpeace protests sale of illegally caught cod in Sweden STOCKHOLM, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 Environmental activists on Thursday demonstrated outside Findus' Swedish headquarters in Malmoe following reports that the Scandinavian frozen foods group had sold illegally caught cod from the Barents Sea. French 'asbestos' ship set to pass Suez canal: ministry PARIS, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 An asbestos-clad French warship which has been prevented from crossing the Suez canal for a week is expected to be allowed through by Egypt on Thursday or Friday, the French defence ministry said. Russian circus warms elephants with giant vodka cocktails MOSCOW, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 A Russian circus resorted to giant vodka cocktails Thursday in an attempt to protect performing elephants from extreme cold. |
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Snow and ice causes 32-car pile-up near Stockholm STOCKHOLM, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 Blowing snow and icy road conditions contributed to a 32-car pile-up on the E4 autoroute north of Stockholm on Thursday, leaving several people seriously injured, police said. Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy in Berlin BERLIN, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 Greenpeace activists on Thursday called a protest in which they dumped a dead whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin a big success as they removed it to a museum. Cold wave brings disruption to new EU states in East Europe WARSAW, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 A cold wave brought disruption to the new EU member states of eastern Europe on Thursday, with public transport hit as electric tram wires snapped and children stayed home from school, with temperatures as low as minus 30 Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit). |
Indonesian farmers facing landslide risk PATAKBANTENG, Indonesia, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 The terraced hills of this Indonesian village are a perfect place for crops to thrive, with a rich soil that supports tobacco, corn, potatoes and the occasional banana palm. Greenpeace protests Indian approach of French 'asbestos' ship NEW DELHI, India, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 Activists from Greenpeace on Thursday urged India to bar a decommissioned asbestos-laden French warship from a scrapyard in western Gujarat state. Russia deep freeze to last, energy concerns grow MOSCOW, Jan 19 (AFP) Jan 19, 2006 Russia may remain locked in a deep freeze for the rest of the month, forecasters said Thursday, as another seven people died overnight in Moscow and concerns over energy supplies in Russia and Europe grew as record bone-chilling cold forced cutbacks. |
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