Saturday, October 25, 2003

Sun Storm
An electromagnetic storm originating on the sun could knock out communications satellites, mobile phone networks and electricity grids today, scientists warned last night.

An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 660-pound shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water toward his crew, a witness said Thursday.

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Saturday by ground fire near Tikrit, a center of Iraq's anti-U.S. insurgency, U.S. officials said. The U.S. command in Baghdad said five soldiers were injured.

Three Concordes flew into London on Friday in a spectacular finale to the era of supersonic passenger travel.

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