Thursday, February 2, 2017

Germany to move ahead on new short-range air defence system

BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The German military has decided to

replace its ageing short-range air defence systems and help fill

a gap that has caused concern among NATO allies following

Russia's annexation of Crimea, a defence ministry spokesman said

on Thursday.

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Serbia restores navigation on Danube, Sava rivers after removal of ice

BELGRADE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Serbia's Transportation Ministry

on Thursday partially lifted a ban on navigation on the Danube

and Sava rivers following the removal of ice blocks that have

clogged the waterways since mid-January.

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Saudi Aramco examines Berri oilfield oil, gas expansion -sources

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Feb 2 (Reuters) - State oil giant

Saudi Aramco is considering expanding its oil and gas production

from the Berri offshore oilfield, industry sources told Reuters.

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Trains plough through the waves on scenic UK line as storms approach

DAWLISH, England, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Throwing up spectacular

showers of spray, trains braved the waves along one of Britain's

most scenic rail stretches on Thursday, ahead of a weekend which

could see widespread travel disruption from high winds.

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Brazil may surprise with growth above 1 pct if pension reform passes -govt official

BRASILIA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy could surprise

markets and grow more than 1 percent in 2017 if Congress

approves a controversial pension reform but otherwise the

country could face a third year of recession, a senior member of

the economic team told Reuters.

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Russia, Turkey, Iran to talk Syria in Astana on Feb. 6 - Kazakhstan

ASTANA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia, Turkey and Iran will

discuss how a ceasefire in Syria is being implemented at a

meeting in Astana on Feb. 6, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry said

in a statement on Thursday.

(Reporting by Raushan Nurshayeva; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov and

Polina Devitt; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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People dying of drought in Somalia as UN issues pre-famine alert

NAIROBI, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Somalia is on

the brink of its second famine in six years, with drought

already killing people in the north and crisis looming on a

catastrophic scale, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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