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France: Distressed freighter to hit coast if salvage fails

A stricken cargo ship drifting on its side off the French Atlantic coast will run aground in southwest France if a renewed attempt to tow it to port fails on 1 February, a French maritime official said. The 164-metre-long Modern Express, which was transporting 3,600 tonnes of wood along with construction machinery from Gabon to France, has been drifting towards the coast since its crew was evacuated by helicopter last week. Feb 1, 2016

Syria: Video shows devastating aftermath of helicopter air strikes

Video uploaded to social media on 29 December appeared to show the aftermath of heavy artillery shelling in Damascus and aerial barrel bombing in Homs. Footage apparently recorded in rebel-held Douma in Rif Dimashq showed injured children being rescued by civil defence workers as another explosion took place. UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were four Russian air strikes in the province but no reports of losses, with regime forces bombarding areas of Daraya as clashes between regime forces and Islamic battalions in the area continued. Dec 30, 2015
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