By Agence France-Presse Pollution levels in the Seine river forced the cancellation of Saturday’s test event for the para-triathlon at the Paris Olympics. “The laboratory sample had a slightly too high level” of the E. coli bacteria, reported the Paris mayor’s sports assistant Pierre Rabadan. This follows the cancellation a fortnight ago of a test […]
By Agence France-Presse Mexico prepared Friday for a powerful Pacific hurricane that triggered a warning of “potentially catastrophic” flooding in a northwestern tourist region and the neighboring US state of California. Hurricane Hilary threatened to bring strong winds, flash floods and “life-threatening” surf and rip current conditions, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. “We’ve […]
By Agence France-Presse Crystal Sangris barely slept for three days as wildfires threatened her hometown in northern Canada, and when she was ordered to evacuate, her anxiety turned to anguish. “I never, never thought that this day would come,” she told AFP on Friday at Calgary airport, after she left her home in Yellowknife, a […]