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Swedish Government Says Estonia has Linked Baltic Cable, Pipeline Damages

STOCKHOLM — Estonia believes that damage to a telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Estonia is related to damage to a pipeline and cable between Estonia and Finland, Sweden’s government said on Monday. On Oct. 8 a …

UK Records a Fourth Death Linked to a Storm that Battered Northern Europe

LONDON (AP) — Police said Sunday that a fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain. Derbyshire Police said a woman in her 80s was found …

Hurricane Norma Makes Landfall in Mexico and Tammy Hits Tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of …

Hurricane Norma to Slam Mexico This Weekend

Heavy rain and high winds will sweep the southern part of Mexico’s Baja California Sur, including Cabo San Lucas, for the next few days as Hurricane Norma approaches possible making a brief landfall sometime Saturday or early Sunday. Norma has …

Northern Europe Braces for Gale-Force Winds and Extensive Floods

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Much of northern Europe braced for stormy weather and gale-force winds from the east on Thursday, with authorities warning that floods could cause major problems in inland Danish waters, in the Baltic Sea and in the …

Aviation War Insurers Cancel Some Cover for Israel, Lebanon

LONDON –– Aviation war insurers have given notice to cancel cover for some airlines domiciled in Israel and Lebanon because of the conflict in the region, with some cancellations already taking effect, three industry sources with direct knowledge of the …

Caribbean Islands Brace for Tropical Storm Tammy; Norma Threatens Baja California

Tropical Storm Tammy has formed with winds of 40 miles (64 kilometers) per hour in the central Atlantic where it is forecast to take a sweeping turn to the north, the US National Hurricane Center said. As it traces that …

Malaysia Says Landslide that Killed 31 People Last Year Was Caused by Heavy Rain, Not Human Activity

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A landslide that killed 31 people, including 13 children, at an unlicensed Malaysian campground last year was caused by persistent heavy rain, not human activity, a government investigation concluded. Ninety-two people were sleeping at a …

Toyota Extends Partial Production Halt at Two Japan Plants to Wednesday

TOKYO —Toyota Motor, the world’s biggest automaker by sales, will extend until Wednesday a partial production halt at two domestic assembly plants due to an accident at a supplier’s facility, a company spokesperson said. The incident at supplier Chuo Spring, …

Deadly Indonesian Cough Syrup Was Almost Pure Toxin, Court Papers Show

JAKARTA –– An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to the deaths of more than 200 children last year used ingredients with toxin concentrations of up to 99% in 70 batches of medicine, prosecutors said in a …

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