Indian cyclone toll climbs beyond two hundred in Gujarat
Relief workers distributed food and searched for bodies amid debris after a cyclone struck western India. The 205 dead and 1,200 injured include many in Kutch district where a 12 foot high tidal surge washed low‑lying areas near Kandla port. Hundreds of thousands were left homeless and the final toll could rise as remote villages remain unreached. Authorities call it the worst cyclone in 25 years.
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EU set to lift ban on British beef exports
The European Commission recommended lifting the two year old ban on British beef, clearing cattle aged six to 30 months for export. EU officials cited safety, pending panel approval with possible minister vote in July. Paris reports note Air France pilots end a strike as World Cup opens with Brazil versus Scotland and a million fans travel to France.
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CIA Vietnam Warnings Suppressed by Policy Pressures
A newly declassified CIA study argues that political pressure within the Kennedy and Johnson administrations muted mid level CIA warnings on Vietnam. Written by Dr. Harold Ford, the report notes judgments were often prescient yet poorly received, with mixed success across 1962 to 1968.
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Police may have sunk Haitian refugee boat
In Turks and Caicos Authorities probe whether bullets or panic caused a crowded Haitian sloop to capsize leaving at least 30 feared dead. About 70 survivors questioned as divers recovered six bodies and 24 remained missing. Creole speaking police may assist interviews while sunken vessel to be raised for bullet hole examination.
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World Cup pageant turns into drunken Paris brawl
A fantasy World Cup opening pageant in Paris devolved into a drunken riot as fans attacked riot police near Place de la Concorde. About 34 officers were injured, with one critically hit by a bottle, as crowds hurled bottles and a metal barrier during a security clampdown. Police arrested around 15 fans, including two Scots.
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