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NICOSIA (Reuters) – Scientists in Cyprus have enlisted children to help recycle used cooking oil into biofuel under an initiative that has received international acclaim. The “Tiganokinisi”, or frying pan, initiative visits schools in a caravan, performs scientific experiments and encourages children to bring in used cooking oil from their homes that is then collected, …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks about resettling the Palestinians from Gaza and establishing U.S. ownership of the Strip were shocking and would ramp up tensions in the Middle East. Trump said on Thursday that Israel would hand over Gaza to the United States after fighting …

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By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Last month was the world’s warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday. January extended a run of extraordinary heat, in which 18 of the last 19 …

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By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson OREBRO, Sweden (Reuters) -A gunman who killed 11 people, including himself, at an adult education centre in central Sweden may have been a student at the school, police said on Thursday, as they described chaotic scenes after the country’s deadliest mass shooting as being like an “inferno”. Police believe …

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By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) -Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding efforts lag behind initial targets. Residents of Antakya, the city hardest hit, gathered at 4:17 a.m. (0117 GMT) on Thursday with …

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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Thursday the Netherlands had delivered U.S.-made F-16 fighters to Ukraine. The aircraft, along with French Mirage jets, “will soon begin carrying out combat missions, strengthening our defence”, Umerov said on Facebook. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Alison Williams)