Oil spill could cost over a billion in Spain
Treasury Minister Cristobal Montoro said a letter to European Commissioner Romano Prodi requests financial help to cover costs from the Prestige disaster. Estimate covers expenses since the Nov 13 incident and projected costs in 2003 as the 26 year old single hull ship sank on Nov 19 after rupturing in a storm.
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Denmark Queen Undergoes Back Surgery at Aarhus Hospital
Denmark's 62 year old queen underwent back surgery at Aarhus City Hospital about 125 miles from Copenhagen. She will be hospitalized a week and previously sat during New Year greetings due to pain. The palace in Soeren Haslund issued the update. Wang Tieya, former judge at The Hague War Crimes Tribunal, died aged 89 after a long career including a professorship at Beijing University.
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Boat capsizes in Gulf of Aden with at least 80 feared dead
UNHCR spokeswoman says a boat carrying Somalis and Ethiopians from Bossaso to Yemen capsized after an engine explosion on Jan 4. Only 23 survivors were reported, and authorities say many remain missing as rescue efforts continue amid ongoing regional chaos and perilous sea crossings.
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