Oil ministry starts reconstruction of Baiji oil refinery
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Oil ministry starts reconstruction of Baiji oil refinery
Salahuddin (Iraqinews.com) The Iraqi Ministry of Oil started on Thursday reconstructing the country’s biggest oil refinery Baiji, which was completely destroyed in intense fighting between government forces and Islamic State group. The aim is to complete reconstruction work early next year on one of the units that will produce 70,000 barrels per day at the […]
Continue reading …Nikki Haley: Houthi missile fired at Saudi Arabia was ‘made in Iran’
15 December, 2017 Comments Off on Nikki Haley: Houthi missile fired at Saudi Arabia was ‘made in Iran’
US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Thursday at a press conference befor the Security Council in New York that Iran’s behavior in the Middle East is getting worse, fanning flames of conflict. US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley. (Screengrab) Haley confirmed that the US has evidence that the missile fired […]
Continue reading …Three Yazidi children kidnapped by Daesh three years ago found in Syria, brought to Turkey
14 December, 2017 Comments Off on Three Yazidi children kidnapped by Daesh three years ago found in Syria, brought to Turkey
Three Iraqi Yazidi children, kidnapped by Daesh terrorists in 2014, were brought to Turkey’s southeastern province Gaziantep on Thursday to be reunited with their families. İHA Photo The children aged 5, 6 and 7 were kidnapped by Daesh in Iraq’s Sinjar region and were recovered in Syria. They were brought to the Consulate General of […]
Continue reading …N. Korea: Trump taking dangerous step to nuclear war by seeking naval blockade
14 December, 2017 Comments Off on N. Korea: Trump taking dangerous step to nuclear war by seeking naval blockade
US President Donald Trump is taking an “extremely dangerous” and “big step” towards nuclear war by seeking a naval blockade, North Korea has stated, according to the official KCNA news agency. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Stethem are underway alongside ships from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy […]
Continue reading …Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference
14 December, 2017 Comments Off on Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference
Vladimir Putin believes that Russia must be a 21st century country with a hi-tech powered economy. “Our GDP grew by 75% since 2000, while industrial production surged 70%, the processing industry grew at an accelerated pace,” the president pointed out. Putin added that taxes have tripled since 2000, and the country’s reserves have increased 30-fold. […]
Continue reading …1st driverless car test on public road held in central Japan
14 December, 2017 Comments Off on 1st driverless car test on public road held in central Japan
NAGOYA:Japan’s first test of a remote-controlled driverless vehicle on a public road was held Thursday in Aichi Prefecture, home to Toyota Motor Corp. and other auto companies. A self-driving vehicle goes on a test run in Kota, Aichi Prefecture on Thursday. Photo: KYODO In the test conducted by the central Japan prefectural government from around 10 a.m., the […]
Continue reading …MSF: More than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar
14 December, 2017 Comments Off on MSF: More than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed by Myanmarsecurity forces in one month following a government-led crackdown in the country’s Rakhine state in late August, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). At least 9,000 Rohingya died in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between August 25 and September 24, according to MSF [Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters] The figure, published on Thursday in an MSF report, is […]
Continue reading …France could force children to get parental approval to go on Facebook
14 December, 2017 Comments Off on France could force children to get parental approval to go on Facebook
All children under the age of 16 will need to seek parental approval to open an account on Facebook or other social network sites, if a new bill put forward by the French government gets the green light. New legislation has been put forward as a part of a bill that seeks to adapt dated […]
Continue reading …Tory rebels triumph as Government loses key Brexit vote
13 December, 2017 Comments Off on Tory rebels triumph as Government loses key Brexit vote
MPs in the House of Commons, where the Government suffered its first defeat Tory rebels led the Government to defeat in the Commons tonight in the latest stage of the Brexit bill.Conservative backbencher Dominic Grieve’s ‘amendment 7’ was designed to give MPs a binding decision on the terms of Brexit – with the potential to […]
Continue reading …World’s oldest man celebrates 113th birthday in Extremadura
13 December, 2017 Comments Off on World’s oldest man celebrates 113th birthday in Extremadura
Francisco Núñez Olivera, the Spaniard who holds the title of the world’s oldest man, celebrates his 113th birthday today. He was born on December 13th 1904 in the village of Bienvenida in Badajoz, in the region of Extremadura, western Spain.Francisco – known as Marchena – fathered four children, and has nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. […]
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