Giant squid filmed in deep Japan sea hunt
Tsunemi Kubodera and team from the National Science Museum captured Architeuthis, a 26-foot giant squid, on camera 3,000 feet deep off the Bonin Islands. The footage, taken in late October 2004, suggests the large creature attacks prey vigorously, challenging the view of it as lethargic.
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Rains Flood Mexican Cities Killing At Least Three
Intense rains across southern Mexico and Central America caused rivers to overflow. In Chiapas 2,000 people sought shelter as a state of emergency was declared. A police officer drowned in a swollen river in Chiapas, a landslide in Acapulco killed one, and many towns evacuated or flooded. In El Salvador, a man drowned, another injured by a fallen wire, and outages were reported. Honduras reported a highway landslide trapping 15,000.
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Francisco Malpica
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Acapulco
Oaxaca
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Honduras
Putin hints at a new role after stepping down
President Putin said he opposes extending his rule though he hinted at a possible future role after his final term ends in 2008. He spoke during a televised Q and A about creating long term development with educated managers running the country, fueling talk of a powerful post or a Russia Belarus state merger.
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Russia
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Damrey Typhoon Hits Vietnam Sparking Massive Evacuations
Typhoon Damrey struck Thanh Hoa province sending nearly 300,000 people from Thanh Hoa and nearby provinces to evacuate. The storm, the strongest to hit northern Vietnam in a decade, damaged about 9,950 homes, caused power outages, and prompted deployment of over 25,000 soldiers for sea-dike reinforcement. Initial damage estimated at 5.2 million dollars in Thanh Hoa.
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Philippines
Damrey
Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
le van Thao
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Hanoi
Gaza City bombing as Israeli offensive battery continues
Israeli aircraft unleashed missiles and artillery into Gaza for a fifth day despite a pledge by Islamic militants to halt rocket attacks. Power was knocked out across Gaza City as three militant targets and an access route were struck. West Bank raids on Hamas offices in Qalqiliya and Tulkarem followed, with nearly 400 militants arrested.
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Mubarak sworn in for new term in Egypt
Mubarak was sworn in for a six year term promising reforms to economy and politics. Critics and opposition groups such as Kifaya dismissed the pledge, staging protests as turnout and mandate questions lingered from Egypt's first multi candidate presidential vote.
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Uzbekistan to US: Forces to Leave Air Base
A senior State Department official said Uzbekistan’s president demanded U.S. forces depart its air base and that the United States will withdraw within six months and pay about $23 million for use over nearly four years. The move follows tensions after Uzbeks cracked down on protests in Andijan.
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Uzbekistan
State Department
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Daniel Fried
Islam Karimov
United States
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