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| Tropical Storm Ernesto Heads Toward Jamaica | |
| Date : August 05, 2012 |
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Ramadan 16, 1433, August 04, 2012, SPA -- Tropical Storm Ernesto blew across open waters Saturday on a projected path that would skirt Jamaica and hit Mexico after dumping heavy rain on islands in the eastern Caribbean, AP reported.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ernesto was expected to swirl by south of Jamaica as a hurricane Sunday evening. The forecast projected the storm would move over the coastal resorts of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday.
Long lines formed at grocery stores in the Jamaican capital of Kingston as people bought water, bread and canned goods.
The Jamaican government ordered fishermen who live in outlying cays to evacuate and head to the main island. The storm was expected to pass close to Pedro Cays on Sunday evening, according to the local Meteorological Service Office.
The storm earlier forced Dominica to close its airport for two days, and St. Lucia ordered shops to close for several hours, but no damage or flooding was reported on islands affected by the storm.
The U.S. hurricane center said Ernesto had maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph (95 kph) late Saturday afternoon. It was about 495 miles (800 kilometers) east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and was moving westward at 18 mph (30 kph).
Meanwhile, a new tropical storm, Florence, formed far out in the Atlantic. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was about 515 miles (830 kilometers) west of the Cape Verde Islands. The hurricane center said it was not expected to reach hurricane force as it moved generally westward.
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| Tunis, Estonia Discuss Bilateral Cooperation |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| Tunis, Sha'ban 8, 1434, Jun 17, 2013, SPA -- Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi met here |
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| US Issues Travel Warning to Honduras |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| Washington, Sha'ban 9, 1434, Jun 18, 2013, SPA -- The United States on Monday renewed its |
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| Ethiopian President Arrives in Riyadh |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| Riyadh, Sha'ban 9, 1434, Jun 18, 2013, SPA -- Ethiopian President Girma Ould Giorges arrived here |
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| Interior Minister Receives Spanish Ambassador |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| Jeddah, Sha'ban 8, 1434, Jun 17, 2013, SPA -- Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister |
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| Landslides, floods claim 65 lives in India |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| New Delhi, Sha'ban 9, 1434, Jun 18, 2013, SPA -- At least 65 people were killed |
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| US Calls Cuba Coastal Talks "Positive" Step Forward |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| Washington, Sha'ban 9, 1434, Jun 18, 2013, SPA -- The United State on Monday called the |
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| U.N. Chief Urges Global Action to Combat Drought |
| Source : Saudi News Agnecy |
| Date : June 18, 2013 |
| United Nations, Sha'ban 9, 1434, Jun 18, 2013, SPA -- Countries must work together to build |
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