Ramstein's East Gate to be closed for two months
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Commuters used to using the East Gate at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, should be prepared for traffic disruptions later this week.
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Move comes in anticipation of final assault by Lebanese army after almost two months of fighting.
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An abrupt end to an osprey breeding season and bad weather are affecting a centre's visitor numbers.
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Israel has warned that a part of a hotly disputed religious site could collapse on top of thousands of Muslims during the upcoming Islamic holy month.
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The Israeli occupation forces tightened closure on the Palestinian territories on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan and prevented any Palestinian under age 50 from entering occupied Jerusalem.
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Less than a month after highways and bridges were shut down during a bomb scare touched off by an advertising stunt, a new marketing scheme has led angry city officials to shut down a historic site.
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BEIRUT -- Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon yesterday, ending the country's two months of isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international warships patrolling offshore.
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Israel's defense minister has ordered the temporary closure of all crossings into Gaza, cutting off supplies into the besieged strip in response to a slew of Palestinian rocket barrages at nearby Israeli towns
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France announces it will withdraw 200 special troops from eastern Afghanistan within the next few weeks.
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A record 1.2 million people flocked to see an exhibition of masterpieces from New York's Museum of Modern Art(MoMA) in Berlin, which closed its doors on Sunday after a triumphant seven-month run.
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OSLO, Norway - Osloâs Munch Museum could remain closed until June 2005 while officials upgrade its security system following a brazen daylight robbery in August of two Edvard Munch masterpieces.
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One of Frankfurt airport's two  terminals was partly closed on Wednesday after passengers and  staff complained of eye and skin irritations believed to be  caused by teargas, German airline Lufthansa AG said. A  spokesman for Lufthansa said it was unclear where the gas had  originated and officials were investigating suspect luggage in  the area. Those affected were being treated by medics.
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The Munch Museum in Oslo could be shut until next summer while it introduces drastic security measures after the theft of its most famous painting.
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GAZA CITY, Feb. 15 -- The eight-month closure of the Gaza Strip has created "grim and miserable" conditions that deprive Palestinians of their basic dignity, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Friday.
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Egypt's foreign minister has postponed a visit to Israel, two days after Israeli troops killed three Egyptian paramilitary policemen on the Gaza Strip border.
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The New York studio where John Lennon spent his final evening is to close next month.
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Bulgaria in Brief: 29 December 2004, Wednesday. Sofia's central Alexander Batemberg Square was closed down for vehicles Wednesday in order to prepare for an open-air New Year's Eve gig.