Daily Archives: February 4, 2014

Syria ‘to ship toxic agents overseas’

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Syria plans to send a large shipment of toxic agents out of the country this month, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russian state-run news agency Ria Novosti.

Syria intends to finish the process by March 1, which would be in line with deadlines set by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), he said.

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The head of the OPCW urged Syria last week to speed up the process of removing the chemicals earmarked for destruction outside its territory.

 

The chemicals were loaded onto ships at the Syrian port of Latakia and taken into international waters for destruction.

 

The OPCW has set a target of destroying Syria’s “priority” chemicals by March 31 and its entire chemical weapons stockpile by the end of June.

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US Ambassador to Russia Stepping Down

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The U.S. ambassador to Russia has announced that he is stepping down after two turbulent years in Moscow.

Michael McFaul is considered the architect of President Barack Obama’s effort to reset relations with Russia.

McFaul points to many successes in U.S.-Russian relations, including the negotiation of a new strategic arms treaty and cooperation on the NATO-led military campaign in Afghanistan. But his tenure also has brought disappointments in the face of the rising anti-Americanism in Russia that accompanied Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency.

The ambassador announced his departure in a blog post on Tuesday, saying he would leave after the Sochi Winter Olympics.

A longtime Stanford University professor, McFaul said he would be returning to California. His wife and two sons had returned home last year.

 

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Yemeni girl leaves doctors speechless by crying STONES instead of tears

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A 12-year-old girl has left doctors speechless after crying stones instead of tears.

Saadiya Saleh, who lives in a village in Yemen, produces the small, hard stones beneath her eyelids.

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They are then naturally pushed to the front of her eyes, before falling down her cheeks.

A video of the bizarre phenomenon was posted on YouTube by Yemeni television channel Azal.

Saadiya Saleh2Footage shows Saadiya lying on a hospital bed, surrounded by doctors and relatives – one of whom can be seen brushing a stone out of the child’s eye with a cloth.

A doctor then holds up a small box full of stones that have fallen out of Saadiya’s eyes in just a few hours.

Medics said they could not give an explanation for the condition – with Saadiya not suffering from any known disease, according to the Daily Mirror.

However, locals have spoken of their fears that the young girl is possessed by magic.

‘Some say the girl could be gripped by a magic spell, while others say it might be the devil.

‘Others fear it could be the start of a dangerous epidemic.’

 

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Troops Join Rescue Effort in Snow-Hit North

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Իրանի զորքեր միացել են ձյան տեղումներից տուժած հյուսիսային շրջանների փրկարարական աշխատանքներին

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Iran has sent Revolutionary Guard and army troops to two northern provinces struck by heavy snowfall that trapped thousands on the road and cut off water and power supply in the remote region.

The country’s state television says troops joined the Red Crescent and other rescue teams in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces where the snowfall left many households without power for nearly 72 hours and forced schools and universities to close their doors.

The TV says electricity was mostly restored by Tuesday morning. There were no reports of any casualties.

The TV also says that President Hassan Rouhani formed an emergency ministerial team to supervise relief assistance to the provinces.

Heavy snowfall in 2004 killed several people in Gilan and caused about $300 million in property damages.

 

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86 Cambodian Workers Hurt in Truck Accident

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At least 86 workers have been injured in a truck crash on their way to work at factories making garments and sports shoes for famous Western brands.

The truck carrying 93 workers rolled over after a front tire burst Tuesday morning. Transporting workers in open trucks is common in Southeast Asia.

Svay Rieng provincial governor Chieng Am said 11 workers were in critical condition.

Labor activist Chea Odom of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers said the workers were employed at eight different factories in two specially designated industrial zones. He said the factories make sports shoes and apparel for well-known Western companies.

The garment industry is Cambodia’s biggest export earner, in 2013 shipping more than $5 billion worth of products to the United States and Europe.

 

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