New York City fights mosquito borne encephalitis outbreak
New York City reports three deaths nine infections and 56 suspected cases of mosquito borne encephalitis in recent weeks. Health officials deploy spray campaigns including citywide helicopter and foot patrols to curb spread as Mayor Giuliani says targeted areas will be sprayed in coming days.
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Gas field found off Gaza and Egypt by Ballard team
Marine geologist Robert Ballard announced a large undersea natural gas seep off the Gaza Strip and Egypt after locating gas near Ashdod in June. The field may extend along Gaza’s coast and toward Egypt, with potential to host multiple rigs though political hurdles exist. Ballard also found Phoenician shipwrecks dating to about 750 B.C. on the same voyage.
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Egypt
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Moscow blast kills 32 in nine story apartment block
Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov blamed Islamic militants for the early morning explosion in a southeastern district building, saying it was a powerful terrorist act. Other officials questioned the claim as Prime Minister Putin called it likely a gas leak. 32 dead, 249 injured, many still buried.
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Marine transport system faces 20 year growth in commerce
A Transportation Department report warns the U S marine transportation system could be overwhelmed by a trade boom in the next two decades. It calls for coordinated funding, better port land access, public awareness, and terrorism resilience while noting trade volume may more than double and recreational use rise above 130 million annually.
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Transportation Department
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Slater
Rescue lifts spirits in Greece
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from a toppled factory after a quake that killed at least 83 and left many missing. Officials expect the death toll to rise and plan 12 000 tents for over 70 000 homeless. In Aegean Sea, twin quakes near Samothraki heightened fears of more shocks with magnitudes of 4.8 and 5.2 but no serious damage reported.
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Dimitris Reppas
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Athens Geodynamic Institute
Price fixing fines hit three Japanese vitamin firms
The U S Justice Department says Takeda Chemical Industries Eisai Co and Daiichi Pharmaceutical agreed to plead guilty and pay 137 million dollars in fines for a worldwide vitamin price fixing conspiracy that boosted costs on staples like milk bread orange juice and cereal. The case also links to Roche BASF Lonza and other firms with large penalties and civil suits ongoing.
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United States
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