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Europe’s gas supply resumes
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MOSCOW: Supply of Russian natural gas piped to Europe through
Ukraine resumed Tuesday, officials said, almost two weeks after a
feud between the two ex-Soviet giants cut gas to a swathe of the
continent during a winter freeze.
“The transit of Russian gas to Europe via
Ukraine, and shipment of gas to Ukrainian customers, were started in
accordance with the agreements” reached during the weekend,
Russian gas giant Gazprom announced in a statement.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Calm reigns in Gaza as UN chief Ban arrives
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GAZA CITY: Israel and Hamas observed their Gaza truce for a third
day on Tuesday as UN chief Ban Ki Moon entered the war-battered
enclave where Israeli troops remain deployed.
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Pyongyang says Seoul gripped by ‘war hysteria’
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SEOUL: North Korea accused South Korea Tuesday of being gripped by
war hysteria and said the situation on the peninsula has reached
“an unpredictable stage.”
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Greek shipping tycoon freed for massive ransom
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ATHENS: Greek shipping magnate Pericles Panagopoulos, kidnapped in
Athens on January 12, was released near the Greek capital early
Tuesday after his family paid a ransom of 30 million euros ($40
million), police said.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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JAKARTA: Indonesia will stop searching for hundreds of people
missing from a sinking ferry nine days ago in waters off Sulawesi
island, the head of the rescue team said on Tuesday.
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