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Massive Mushroom Cloud 'Test' Blast Rattles Uninformed Residents Outside Jerusalem
Massive Mushroom Cloud 'Test' Blast Rattles Uninformed Residents Outside Jerusalem
Late Saturday night, a massive explosion and a bright fireball illuminated the skies over Israel's Beit Shemesh, deeply rattling local residents and setting off rampant speculation in local media and online commentary.
The area lies just 19 miles west of Jerusalem, close enough to be located within Jerusalem District. Curiously, the state-owned Tomer rocket propulsion defense ministry-linked firm subsequently sought clarify that the blast was actually a controlled, pre-planned test and that authorities were notified in advance.
However, community members have complained about receiving...
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By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com
US companies are set to spend some $50 billion on power generation from coal and natural gas this year, the International Energy Agency has said, as quoted by the Financial Times.
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A fully loaded Qatari LNG tanker was struck by a projectile near the Omani coast while exiting the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns that disruptions across the key energy maritime chokepoint could persist longer than traders had expected. Brent crude rose more than 1% to $72.76 a barrel as traders reassessed the war-risk premium in the Gulf area.
The Al Rekayyat, owned by Qatar's state shipping company Nakilat, was struck early Tuesday about 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman,...
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US Southern Command said on Tuesday that its forces launched another strike on an alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific and that at least one person was killed. SOUTHCOM said there were also two survivors and that “immediately notified the US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors,” though […]
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