Israeli missile attack on Syria kills seven fighters
BEIRUT, Feb 14: A missile attack launched from Israel on military targets near Damascus overnight killed three Syrian and four Iranian fighters, a war monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes on the Damascus airport area had killed at least three Syrian soldiers and four members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. — Arab News
Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30
LIMA, Feb 14: The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima last month has risen to 30, Peru's ministry of health said Thursday. Two women and a man were the most recent to succumb to burns from a fireball that occurred when the tanker truck carrying 10,000 liters (2,642 gallons) of liquefied gas exploded on January 23. Initially only two people were killed and 50 injured, but the death toll has continued to rise due to the severity of their burns. — AFP
US, China, Russia slammed by German president
Iran starts election campaign
DUBAI, Feb 14: Iran’s week-long parliamentary election campaign started on Thursday, state TV reported, a vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst since the 1979 Islamic revolution. The Guardian Council, which must approve candidates, has rejected around 6,850 moderate or conservative hopefuls in favor of hard-liners from among the 14,000 applicants seeking to contest the Feb. 21 vote. — Arab News
Antarctic island hits record temperature of 20.75C
Seymour Island, Feb 14: Antarctica has exceeded 20C for the first time, after researchers logged a temperature of 20.75C on an island off the coast of the peninsula. Brazilian scientist Carlos Schaefer told the news agency they had "never seen a temperature this high in Antarctica". But he warned the temperature, logged on 9 February, was just one reading and not part of a long-term data set. — BBC
News in Brief-(15-02-2020)
FE Team | Published: February 14, 2020 21:39:57
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