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Morocco and Spain bust network suspected of embezzling money

April 17, 2019 The Moroccan authorities in coordination with Spanish security services have busted a criminal network suspected of embezzling large sums of money from accounts in international banks, Morocco\'s interior ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Iran thanks countries that sent humanitarian aid to flood victims

April 16, 2019 The Iranian Foreign Ministry thanked all countries which have sent humanitarian aid to the flood-stricken people across the country.

Notre-Dame blaze probably accidental, French prosecutors say

April 16, 2019 The fire that tore through Notre-Dame cathedral was probably caused by accident, French prosecutors said.

Liberty Steel’s Georgetown in South Carolina mill hit by fire

April 16, 2019 Local media reported that Liberty Steel\'s wire rod mill at Georgetown in South Carolina suffered a fire Saturday evening.

Emergency landing suspends flights at Berlin airport

April 16, 2019 All flights in and out of Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport were suspended Tuesday after a German government plane had to make an emergency landing because of a malfunction, officials have said.

Russian ships watch US vessel in Black Sea

April 16, 2019 Russian ships are watching the destroyer of the U.S. Navy Ross Monday after entering the Black Sea, according to the Defense Ministry (Mindef).

UK deploys 5 Apache helicopters in Estonia as deterrent

April 16, 2019 Britain on Monday deployed five Apache helicopters in Estonia as a deterrent to a “very credible threat” from Russia.

Cameroon customs seizes tonnes of smuggled drugs and fuel

April 16, 2019 Cameroon customs seized tonnes of smuggled drugs and fuel in the economic capital, Douala, late Sunday in its latest move to curb the inflow of \"overseas dangerous and illicit\" drugs and goods into the country, customs officials said in a statement Monday.

Francois-Henri Pinaul and Bernard Arnault giving 300 million euros for Notre Dame repairs

April 16, 2019 Funding for the reconstruction of Notre Dame is piling up at a spectacular rate, with two of France\'s richest families together quickly pledging 300 million euros.

Volcanic ash forces shutdown of airport in eastern Indonesia

April 16, 2019 Belching ash and smoke from the volcanic activity of Mount Dukono in North Maluku province of eastern Indonesia forced shutdown of an airport in the province on Monday.

Vietnam detains 4, confiscates 600 kg of methamphetamine

April 16, 2019 Vietnamese armed police have raided a house in Vietnam’s central Nghe An province, detaining four suspects and seizing 600 kg of crystal methamphetamine, local media reported on Tuesday.

Macron pledges to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

April 16, 2019 A massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been extinguished after 8.5 hours, a spokesman for the local fire brigade said late Monday.