China fights Yangtze flood with dike diversions and evacuations
Beijing reports widespread flooding along the Yangtze with multiple crests. Engineers dynamite secondary dikes in Jianli County while thousands are evacuated to high ground. Troops and residents reinforce embankments as officials aim to lower water levels by diverting up to 28 billion cubic feet of water.
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Flooding in South Korea Leaves 165 Dead
Torrential rain caused a four day flood that killed 165 people in South Korea including three U.S. soldiers. One American soldier died Sunday near Suwon air base after a ditch flood. the others were Staff Sgt Jennifer T. Warner and Specialist Thomas D. Patterson, both from U.S. units near Seoul. Sixty nine South Koreans were missing as rescuers searched Myundae Mountain area.
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U.N. suspends new weapons inspections in Iraq sites
U N suspended new inspections of Iraqi arms sites after Baghdad refused cooperation, keeping oversight only on sites already searched. Janet Sullivan said new inspections are delayed amid current tensions as Iraq pushes to end eight year sanctions.
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Brazil coffee taster who tastes without drinking coffee
Eder Latronico 58 works as a coffee classifier at Poco de Caldas Coffee Cooperative in Brazil. He tastes hundreds of cups daily during the harvest, spitting out each sample, worried that seepage could corrode his stomach from repeated spitting and tasting.
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Congo accuses Uganda of invasion and Rwanda of war crimes
President Laurent Kabila charged Uganda with sending tanks and troops into Congo to aid a Tutsi revolt in Kivu while Rwanda was accused of inciting the rebellion and executing Congolese officers. The reports followed regional tensions as rebels captured cities near the border and aid workers fled Bukavu.
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