Storm shuts down NZ capital
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A severe storm has been battering much of New Zealand, leaving the capital Wellington all but cut off.
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A fierce storm  swept through central and northern California on Friday,  cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses,  closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.
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Taiwan&#39;s financial markets and most businesses in the capital Taipei are closed for the day as Typhoon Aere approaches with torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers (102 miles) an hour.
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A two-day strike called by communist rebels has shut down the capital and major towns in Nepal. The rebels have threatened to derail parliamentary elections that the government plans to hold next year.
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More than 250 000 homes and businesses were without power on Monday as work crews from Denmark to Lithuania moved to clean up debris from a fierce storm that claimed 11 lives.
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RUGBY in the Pacific Islands has been dealt a huge blow after they were left out of a major shake-up in the southern hemisphereâs premier tournaments yesterday.
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The Forth Road Bridge is closed to northbound traffic after a lorry overturned in high winds.
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Los Angeles -- Blustery winds, record rainfall and mudslides have blocked highways and shut off power for thousands of homes and businesses in California.
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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant - the world's biggest in the world in terms of output capacity - has been shut down indefinitely after it shook violently in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Japan this week.
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Power is shut off on the island of Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan rages above, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 kmph). The main highway leading from Kingston to the eastern
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At least 12,000 properties are without power after high winds bring down electricity poles in the West Midlands.
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AT LEAST 18 people were killed and 13 others missing yesterday as a powerful storm lashed Japan causing deadly mudslides, flash floods and prompting thousands to flee their homes.
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The first two matches in the ICC Champions Trophy failed to get underway as scheduled on Friday because of rain. Both the United States against New Zealand at The Oval and England
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Carlisle is said to have been completely cut off after severe flooding forces the closure of all routes into the city.
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Offices and transport shut down in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as floods inundate nearly all main roads.
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Two cyclones battering three South  Pacific island nations with gale-force winds, heavy rains and  huge seas looked as if they would miss major population areas,  weather officials said on Wednesday.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - The B.C. south coast is being hammered by another windstorm that has knocked out power to at least 190,000 people.  The storm has uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and disrupted travel with winds up to 100 kilometres an hour or more in some places.