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2016

France: Thieves steal 70 kg of gold on a motorway

Armed thieves are on the run in France after stealing 70kg (154lbs) of gold in a motorway heist on Monday.The gang of four swooped on a security van in two cars, using one to block the road's exit, near the city of Lyon.The…

Man spends stolen 1 million dollars on Game of War app

BBC - A man went on a $1m (£800,000) spending spree on the Game of War app after stealing $4.8m from his employer.Kevin Lee Co, 45, from Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty to fraudulently using company credit cards to steal…

Infants scan could stop brain problems, researchers say

BBC - Detailed MRI scans should be offered to some women in pregnancy to help spot brain defects in the developing baby, say researchers.Ultrasounds are already used to look inside the womb and check that the baby is growing…

Oil prices surge as non-OPEC members agree to cut output

BBC - Oil prices have surged after oil producing countries that are not Opec members agreed to cut output. Brent crude jumped to $57.89 a barrel - the highest since July 2015 - before falling back to $56.55, although that was still a…

Evacuation of rebels from Aleppo begins

BBC - Hopes have risen that a planned evacuation of rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo will begin soon, after an earlier deal collapsed.Rebel sources said a new truce had been in effect from 03:00GMT and evacuations would…

Big change happening to Antarctica as ice loss continues

BBC - The scale and pace of change now taking place in West Antarctica is captured in a new, long-term satellite record.Scientists have combined nearly a quarter of a century of observations to show how the region's great glaciers…

Spokesman of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous resigns

The spokesman of the military operation of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous that drove IS out of Sirte recently, Muhammad Al-Ghusri, has resigned from his position.He wrote in his resignation paper on Wednesday that he wanted to quit his job…

Twin bomb attacks outside Istanbul stadium kill at least 40

A twin bomb attack on police officers outside a football stadium in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has killed 38 people and injured many more, the BBC wrote.A car bomb hit a police vehicle and a suicide bomber detonated a suicide…

Key Essidra oil terminal operating fully, NOC says

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said a Norwegian oil firm is going to ship 80 thousand tonnes of crude oil onboard C-Music oil vessel from Essidra oil terminal, a source reported Thursday.The source added that the another oil…

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