France sets aside 45 million for elderly heat relief
The French government earmarks 45 million dollars to aid elderly victims of a severe heat wave. About 19 million funds at home care for seniors discharged from hospitals, with the remainder for extra hospital staff so doctors and nurses can take leave after the crisis. Authorities reported 1,435 heat deaths in early August, many elderly, with many dying at home or in overloaded hospitals.
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World’s oldest woman turns 116 in Japan
A Japanese woman Kamoto Hongo born in 1887 is recognized by Guinness as the world’s oldest living person after Maude Farris-Luse died at 115. Hongo, whose husband died when she was 77, is famed for alternating two days asleep and two days awake and for her fondness for unrefined brown sugar.
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Troops Search Jungles for Kidnapped Backpackers in Colombia
Thousands of troops scour the jungles around Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta seeking eight foreign backpackers seized at dawn by suspected rebels. The abducted group includes four Israelis, two Britons, a German, and a Spaniard. authorities believe they were taken south toward FARC hideouts.
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EU to give 13.5 million in Liberia emergency aid
The European Union announced 13.5 million dollars in emergency aid for Liberia. Of this, 9 million funds peacekeeper support from Ghana Nigeria Senegal and Mali and peace-building efforts, while 4.5 million is to be distributed by the EU humanitarian aid office. The Nigerian-led force arrived last month after months of fighting that killed over 1,000 civilians.
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WTO protests flare near US Embassy in Manila
Worldwide student activists with red handprints protest against US dictates at a rally near the US Embassy in Manila Philippines. Talks for the fifth WTO ministerial meeting in Cancun Mexico collapsed Sunday and the self imposed January 2005 deadline to dismantle trade barriers faces likely failure.
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