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As spring approaches, the sun warms the slopes and large ice blocks -- sometimes a meter long -- break loose.

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He contrasted it with a “map of a curse,” showing a black block of countries stretching from Iran, through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, through which trade is stifled.

At other businesses, he has dropped through the wrong part of the roof, finding his path blocked by a freezer or other obstacle.

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Italy's top court on Wednesday blocked the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia with Europe, local news reported.

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Citing judicial sources, the Le360 news site reported that the court of appeal in Agadir jailed the people for setting vehicles on fire, damaging property and blocking roads with barricades.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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