DUBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Iran's hardline judiciary arrested the son of a former minister of culture on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a controversial oil contract, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
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OTTAWA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Canada's environmental review of existing applications for crude oil pipeline projects is continuing despite the new Liberal government's plans to make the assessment process more robust, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said on Wednesday.
Brazilian iron ore miner Samarco's tragic accident and environmental disaster has left a hole in the pellet market, but buyers may not be scrambling for alternatives.
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister Walid al-Moualem will visit Russia next week for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about his country's crisis and the struggle against terrorism, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Russian air force on Wednesday conducted a 'mass strike' against Islamic State targets across Syria using long-range bombers and cruise missiles, Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti news agency.
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President Obama’s Clean Power Plan would survive even if a Republican president is elected in 2016, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said.
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan would survive even if a Republican president is elected in 2016, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said.
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