 A powerful storm system spawned at least two tornadoes and several severe thunderstorms, causing damage in central and northeastern areas of the state Monday, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. West of Oklahoma City, two tornadoes tore through sparsely populated areas of Canadian County, damaging hangars at the municipal airport south of El Reno. Television footage showed debris from the buildings being lifted and flung about as the tornado moved overhead. Parts of the hangars' roofs were ripped away and a couple of airplanes were moved outside. Damage from the storms, which formed near U.S. Highway 81 and Interstate 40 about 40 miles west of Oklahoma City, appeared to be isolated, Lt. Stewart Meyer, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman said. ...
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 EU to help stricken poultry farms |
European Union agriculture ministers have approved a subsidy package for poultry farmers hit by falling sales and prices due to bird flu. The European Commission will cover half the costs incurred by EU governments. Farmers will be eligible if they can prove that bird flu led to a slump in demand for their poultry. EU data show that poultry sales have fallen by up to 70% in some EU countries, while prices have slumped by 13% on average. Poultry sales are especially weak in Italy, Greece and Cyprus. Italy and France have already said they will make a total of 163m euros ($200m; £113m) available to their farmers. Previously EU aid could only be used to help farmers hit by an outbreak of bird flu on their property, or who could not sell produce because of veterinary restrictions. ...
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| Violence shadows work on Cabinet formation |
Iraqi politicians, encouraged by an agreement on a new prime minister, worked to form a government yesterday amid continuing violence that killed three U.S. soldiers in the capital and left at least 27 Iraqis dead. The largest Sunni Arab party raised new accusations of sectarian killings one of the most urgent issues facing the new leadership. U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said the next government must decommission sectarian militias and integrate them into the national armed forces, warning that the armed groups represent the "infrastructure for civil war." The deaths yesterday raised to eight the number of U.S. troops killed in the past two days. At least 61 American service members have died in April, compared with 31 in March. The three soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb northwest of the capital. Seven Iraqis were killed when three mortars hit outside the Green Zone in Baghdad, not far from the Defense Ministry. At least eight mortars or rockets ...
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| Blasts rock Egyptian resort town |
At least 22 people have been killed and up to 150 wounded in three explosions in the Egyptian resort town of Dahab. The blasts occurred in a bustling area popular with tourists during the early evening when many people would have been out in cafes and restaurants. Eyewitnesses spoke of seeing debris and body parts flying in the streets. Southern Sinai peninsula resorts have been hit several times by bomb attacks. About 60 people were killed last July in a similar attack in Sharm el-Sheikh. The attack on Dahab, a low-key resort popular with Western backpackers, budget Israeli tourists and divers, was swiftly condemned. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called the explosions a "wicked terrorist act", and US President George W Bush described it as a "heinous act". The Hamas-led Palestinian government said it "strongly condemns this criminal act which flouts our religion, shakes Palestinian national security and works against Arab interests". ...
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| Administration keeps lobbying China on currency |
U.S. officials said the meeting of the U.S.-China financial market working group would not address currency flexibility specifically but would explore all of the reforms that China will need to introduce to allow the value of the yuan to float freely with its value set by market forces. The administration had been hoping that Hu would signal during his summit meeting with President Bush last Thursday that China was ready to move more quickly to revalue its currency. But Hu gave no indication that the revaluation of the yuan will be accelerated. American manufacturers contend that the Chinese currency is undervalued by as much as 40%, making Chinese goods cheaper in the United States and American products more expensive in China. They say it is playing a significant role in America's record $202 billion trade deficit with China. ...
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| String of Seven Car Bombings Kill 10, Wound Nearly 80 in Baghdad; Other Violence Kills 15 More |
A string of car bombs rocked Baghdad on Monday, killing 10 people and wounding nearly 80 in an apparent campaign to discredit Iraq's new leadership. At least 15 people were killed in other bombings and shootings. Police also discovered the bodies of 28 people in the capital and the northern city of Mosul. They included 15 police recruits from Ramadi who were kidnapped Sunday and slain by insurgents, police said. The seven car bombs exploded over a five-hour period in six widely separated neighborhoods across the capital. The first blast occurred near the Health Ministry and killed five people, Lt. Col. Faleh al-Mohammedawi said. Two hours later, bombs hidden in two cars exploded near Mustansiriya University, killing five others, including a 10-year-old boy, al-Mohammedawi said. Blasts also occurred in central Baghdad, the Karradah district, Mansour and the New Baghdad area in the east of the capital. ...
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