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Lebanon's energy demand has jumped as hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled into Lebanon to escape the war in their country. But Lebanon may have found a fix.
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*Refugee numbers accelerating- United Nations. For the government of Lebanon- a tiny Mediterranean state of 4 million people that has seen almost half a million Syrians enter its territory over the past two years- the answer is clear.
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Lebanon's energy demand has jumped as hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled into Lebanon to escape the war in their country. But Lebanon may have found a fix.
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*Under 4 pct of UAE- China trade denominated in it. *Starts yuan account services in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon. DUBAI, April 8- Changing trading patterns and pressure to improve profit margins will boost the Gulf's use of the Chinese yuan in coming years, the head of banking giant HSBC's China operations said on Monday.
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BEIJING- A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is no cause for panic, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as the number of people infected rose to 24, with seven deaths.
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BEIJING- China is confident it can control an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday as the World Health Organization said there had now been 21 human cases of the H7N9 flu with six deaths.
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BEIRUT, April 4- Syria announced on Thursday that it will take steps next week to support its currency after the pound plunged by nearly a quarter last month against the dollar, part of a two-year slide caused by a revolt and ensuing civil war. Civil war now rages in most of Syria's provinces and the United Nations says 70,000 people have been killed.
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*Naval planner says suitable system to cost $700 million. ASHDOD, Israel, April 1- Israel's huge new offshore gas resource offers its enemies an obvious target and gives its navy, long overshadowed by other branches of the Israeli armed forces, a big job that will require extra spending.
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JERUSALEM, March 30- Natural gas from the Tamar field off Israel's Mediterranean shores began flowing on Saturday, the head of a partner in the field said in a statement.
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SEOUL/ WASHINGTON- North Korea put its missile units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.
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*Demand for foreign currency remains high in Syria. AMMAN, March 27- A pledge by Syria's central bank on Sunday to take action to support the pound is already looking hollow, raising speculation the authorities may no longer be willing to burn up reserves defending the currency.
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March 26- The Federal Reserve has ordered Citigroup Inc to better police for the risk of money laundering, part of a broad U.S. regulatory crackdown on the potential for illicit money flows.
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Ayham Kamel, Middle East analyst at Eurasia Group, says the Lebanese Prime Minister's resignation brings a lot of uncertainty as the current caretaker government will not be able to take big decisions, and also adds to the region's political instability.
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Cyprus clinched a last-ditch deal with international lenders for a 10 billion euro bailout that will shut down the Mediterranean island's second largest bank and inflict heavy losses on uninsured depositors, including wealthy Russians. Brent crude had gained 34 cents to $108.00 a barrel by 0228 GMT, while U.S. crude increased by 34 cents to $94.05.
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BRUSSELS, March 22- On a hot morning in July last year, Cypriot President Demetris Christofias sat with a group of journalists on the stage of the sleekly modern National Theatre in Nicosia and beamed as he talked about his warm ties with Russia.
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And with a ring of army checkpoints carefully guarding its outskirts, it is flourishing amid Syria's destruction. That is partly because the city is home to many Alawites, the minority sect to which President Bashar al-Assad belongs and which now feels threatened by an uprising against him led by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority.
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*Could boost economy, make Lebanon regional data hub. DUBAI, March 20- Lebanon is embarking on an ambitious plan to bolster its telecommunications industry with a tender to run its two state-owned mobile telephone operators.
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Israel developed Iron Dome to shoot down rockets launched from the Gaza Strip and it is the only system in the world to use radar-guided missiles for such short-range interceptions.
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And with a ring of army checkpoints carefully guarding its outskirts, it is flourishing amid Syria's destruction. That is partly because the city is home to many Alawites, the minority sect to which President Bashar al-Assad belongs and which now feels threatened by an uprising against him led by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority.
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BEIRUT/ AMMAN, March 17- On a cold winter's night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. "We never told our parents because we knew it would get them into trouble," said the teenager, who fled to neighbouring Jordan last month.
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VATICAN CITY- Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years, and said he would take the name Francis I.