Economists in Russia say they expect the current heatwave and wildfires to cut $15bn (£9bn) from economic output.
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Abbott defends tourism cash
August 2, 2010 – 11:59 am
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has defended a plan to boost tourism , saying it has been limited by the current budget.
Germans get short chips as heatwave stunts potatoes
July 24, 2010 – 12:55 am
German potato lovers face short rations, farmers warn, as the current heat wave looks set to produce smaller spuds and diminutive chips.
Rose backs home stars for Open
July 14, 2010 – 11:43 pm
Justin Rose believes the current crop of British and Irish golfers is so good they could compete in the Ryder Cup without their fellow Europeans
Spill ‘could leak double estimate’
June 21, 2010 – 4:15 pm
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be leaking up to 100,000 barrels of oil a day – almost double the current estimate – according to an internal BP document released by a US congressman.
Death toll may be 2000: Kyrgyz leader
June 19, 2010 – 7:12 am
Kyrgyzstan’s acting leader has admitted that the death toll from ethnic clashes is probably 2000 – 10 times the current estimate.
BA cabin crew walk out on strike
June 5, 2010 – 8:55 pm
British Airways cabin crew begin a fresh five-day strike, the third and last in their current series of walkouts.
Jamaica death toll ‘rises to 44′
May 27, 2010 – 3:18 pm
At least 44 people have died during fighting between police and gunmen in the current anti-drug offensive in Kingston, Jamaica’s ombudsman says.
Kenya’s Islamic courts ‘illegal’
May 25, 2010 – 3:40 am
A Kenyan appeal court rules that Islamic courts are illegal and discriminatory under the current constitution.
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