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Gas exports will create jobs in Israel
The Israeli government must educate the public as to how a strong natural gas export policy will not only strengthen the country's economic position globally but also create jobs at home, a United States Chamber of Commerce official ...
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Water consumption analysis finds faults leakages
A new data analytics technology will enable water utilities to closely monitor water consumption patterns in order to pinpoint system glitches or leakages from afar.In partnership with Israel's Arad Metering Technologies - known for its Dialog3G and City-Mind smart water metering systems used around the world - Haifa-based IBM Research Lab scientists have developed "Big Data" ...
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Oklahoma tornado Harrowing tales emerge from devastating twister
The heroics and the heartbreak: Harrowing tales emerge from devastating tornado - including hero teacher who laid on top of six students to protect ...
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Todays Oklahoma City twister bigger than one that left 44 people dead 14 years ago
The catastrophic storm that tore through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon bears similarities to the devastating series of tornadoes that hit in May 1999 - killing 44 ...
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WATCH The horrific videos that show the devastating tornado as it tears through Oklahoma
At least 51 people have been confirmed dead, two elementary schools have been flattened and scores of students could be trapped under the rubble after a two mile-wide tornado touched down in a highly-populated suburb of Oklahoma City in one of the worst storms the area has ever ...
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Thrill-seeking underwater diver comes face-to-face with deadly Nile crocodiles
Lowered into the water in a cage, danger-mad 73-year-old Janet Martyn, from Walthamstow, London, is a matter of inches away from three deadly, 12-foot long Nile ...
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Clutching a pink balloon after a trip to McDonalds and buying sweets the children murdered by their father hours later
With them was their father, Julian Stevenson, who appeared relaxed as he ordered a baguette, casually dressed in flip-flops, camouflage Bermuda shorts and a light ...
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The day I fought for the Chinese army by John Simpson Veteran journalist reveals how he stopped students attacking soldiers at Tiananmen Square protests
The foreign correspondent claims he once ‘waded in’ during the Tiananmen Square protests in Peking and ‘whacked’ a mob of angry students to stop them killing Chinese ...
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Now police place journalists in same bracket as criminals Officers will be forced to name any friends who work in the media... or face the sack
Frontline police representatives have already warned that ambitious police managers and their political masters are trying to shut down whistleblowers and voices of ...
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Brain-boosting Mediterranean diet could slow down the onset of dementia more affectively than low-fat alternative
The diet enjoyed by countries in southern Europe has long been thought to combat heart disease and cancer because it is rich in fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts, whole grains and olive ...
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Hagues arms warning to Syria Foreign Secretary says Britain will arm rebels unless Assad comes to negotiating table
William Hague issued an ultimatum to Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad yesterday, warning Britain will arm the rebels seeking to oust him unless he comes to the negotiating ...
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G8 police get boiler suits to disguise them amid fears Northern Ireland summit could be targeted by terrorists
British police guarding the G8 summit will be 'disguised' as their Irish counterparts amid fears they could be targeted by Irish dissidents (stock ...
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Workers are more stressed and worried about keeping their jobs than ever before
Workers are more stressed, more under pressure and more worried about keeping their job than at any time since records more than 25 years ago, a damning study revealed ...
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Disabled girl judged not worth saving Charity claims hospital doctors let Tina Papalabropoulos die
In a highly critical report, the health ombudsman said doctors missed chances to save her life. Mencap called the death ‘an avoidable ...
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How echo technique could help the blind Visually impaired can locate items by listening to echoes - like dolphins and bats
The study involved a series of experiments with sighted and blind people to investigate their ability to identify the positions of an object using ...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to launch attack on failings of inaccessible family GPs
In a major speech, the Health Secretary will condemn the scandal of out-of-hours services where ‘you speak to a doctor who doesn’t know you from ...
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Cameron sends love letter to Tory loons As UKIP close to within two points the Prime Minister offers an olive branch to activists
The peace offering followed revelations that a senior ally of the Prime Minister had branded the party faithful ‘swivel-eyed loons’. MPs warn that his leadership is in peril amid discontent on Europe and gay ...
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Is this the only way we can match the Germans New England shirt looks just like 1966 rivals
Now, it seems, they’ve got their wish. For the England team’s latest kit bears a striking resemblance to the strip worn by West Germany in ...
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Stigma of divorce is a thing of the past says Steadman TV stars heartfelt lament that broken homes are now the norm
Speaking at the launch of her new ITV drama Love and Marriage, in which she plays a retired woman who walks out on her uncommunicative husband, Miss Steadman said she hoped the younger generation would ‘think again’ before ending their ...
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Ash dieback Ministers ban sweet chestnut as they aim to prevent repeat of dieback crisis
Ministers are set to ban imports of sweet chestnut trees to prevent a repeat of the ash dieback crisis threatening to devastate Britain’s ...
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Boriss secret lovechild and a victory for the publics right to know Judge rejects lovers attempts to keep daughters birth quiet
It rejected claims by Helen Macintyre, with whom the married Mayor of London had an affair, that the birth of their daughter Stephanie must remain ...
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The Doors founding member Ray Manzarek dies at 74
Manzarek formed the band along with charismatic frontman Jim Morrison after a chance meeting on Venice Beach in 1965 with his former classmate at the prestigious University of California, Los ...
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Chelsea Flower Show Must-have al fresco garden accessories include heated seats and a fridge
The al fresco kitchen: Showcased at Chelsea, the latest must-have garden accessories include heated seats, a fridge, a wood-burning ovenand even a ...
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Tim Peake Britains new astronaut and his bizarre training
So you want to be a spaceman? 12 days on the seabed, a week in a cave, lessons in Russian (and the didgeridoo)the gruelling training of Britain's new ...
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Gay marriage closer to becoming law after MPs vote strongly in favour of legalising same-sex weddings
Despite the opposition of half the Tory backbenchers, the 11th-hour deal, a humiliation for the PM, means same-sex marriages could take place next ...
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Cairo leading new wave in literature
The publishing industry in Cairo is undergoing a profound change that may have implications for the day-to-day life of Egyptians for years to come, it is a kind of revolution in literature that may one day put Cairo on the map, nestled among those other publishing powerhouses, New York, London, and Chicago primarily, but also regional publishing centers like Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Cairo is already a literature producing city, but it is more commonly associated with Arabic texts, and these pieces of literature are further associated with sweeping assessments of society, societal change, politics and religion on a macrocosmic level. Traditionally, there has also never been much of a local market for literature in Cairo or wider Egypt, leading to an old saying that books are written in Cairo, but published in Beirut and then read in Baghdad. Read more
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