Sign up to receive alerts when articles like this are published. The experts were unable to establish the cause of death. The announcement by First Minister David Trimble reflects the fear that his Unionists will lose support among Protestant voters to a harder-line party when elections are held on June 7. Vladimir Potelov, of the Polar Institute of Fish and Oceanography in Arkhangelsk, said strong winds had prevented newborns from migrating to better feeding in the Barents Sea. He estimated that more than 200,000 seals, out of 350,000 born, would die.
Local officials lack the resources for a mass evacuation.
But she stressed that her government would not relax efforts to prosecute those accused of masterminding the attack as part of a plot by supporters of the ousted leader Joseph Estrada to seize power. The government said it would strip the air force of all of its fighter jets this year and reduce the navy, despite warnings from critics that the move would leave New Zealand virtually defenseless. The plan includes elimination of 17 Skyhawk fighter-bombers and 17 Aermacchi jet trainers, and 700 air force members. Restrictions on moving sheep and goats will continue. More than 1,500 sites in Britain have been hit by the virus but reports of new cases have fallen sharply.