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VALLETTA， Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Malta signed a letter of intent with France on Saturday， aiming to enhance cooperation in case of aircraft accidents and investigations.


The letter was signed between Malta's Bureau for Air Accident Investigation (BAAI) and the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA).


Both nations have also agreed to cooperate on training and sharing of information and expertise.


The signing of the letter of intent followed October's plane crash and the more recent diversion of French military aircraft to Malta， local English newspaper Malta Today reported on its website.


In October， a small-engine aircraft on a French Customs surveillance operation crashed after developing engine trouble， as soon as it took to air from the runway at the Malta International Airport. Five French nationals were killed.


More recently， two French fighter jets and an aerial refueling aircraft were forced to land in Malta after the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker developed technical failure to one of its engines.

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BEIJING， July 14 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that the frequent use of protectionist measures does not help end global steel overcapacity， but rather disrupts normal trade order.


The comments came after Vietnam announced an anti-dumping investigation into color-coated sheet steel imported from China.


It is the anemic global economy and weak demand that should be blamed for the difficulties faced by the world's steel industry， the ministry said on its website.


The ministry urged Vietnam to use trade remedy measures in a prudent and normative manner， conduct investigations in line with WTO rules， and ensure Chinese companies' right of plea.


BAGHDAD Kerryon Johnson Jersey , March 11 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces on Wednesday recaptured large parts of Tikrit city, capital of Salahudin province after 10 days of major offensive against the Islamic State (IS) militant group, while the extremist militants carried out deadly attacks on the security forces in the city of Ramadi in the western province of Anbar, security source and officials said.


In Salahudin province, the troops and government-backed Shiite and Sunni militias entered Tikrit, which located some 170 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Frank Ragnow Jersey , and captured the northern district of al-Qadsiyah, in addition to the northern central areas of the city, the security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.


They also captured the industrial district and two nearby western districts, while more troops are making their way to the center of the city from the southern districts of Shisheen and Albu Obied, the source said.


The troops, supported by dozens of tanks Cheap Lions Hats , armored vehicles, heavy artillery shelling and Iraqi aircraft, are pushing forward amid sporadic clashes with the IS militants, most of whom apparently fled their positions in the city after they planted hundreds of landmines, roadside bombs and booby-trapped buildings, the source told Xinhua.


"Tikrit will be liberated soon after the security forces Cheap Lions T-Shirts , Hashid al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) militias and fighters of the Sunni tribes have surrounded the city from all directions and are moving forward to clear it from the extremists," the provincial governor, Raed al-Jubouri, told reporters.


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The troops also cleared some of Saddam Hussein luxurious palaces from the IS militants and rest of the former presidential palaces and villas will be freed later after defeating the militants, al-Jbara said.


In January, the IS militants planted bombs into nine palaces, including the largest al-Farouq palace in southern Tikrit, and detonated them, destroying large parts of the buildings.


There are a total of 76 palaces Customized Lions Jerseys , smaller villas and artificial lakes and date orchards, most of them were built near the Tigris River, stretching from northern Tikrit to Saddam's village of Awja, some 12 km south of the city.


"It is a matter of time to free the whole city of Tikrit, until the troops will clear the planted bombs and deal with the remnants of the extremist militants," al-Jbara added.


Early on Tuesday Cheap Lions Jerseys , the Iraqi forces launched their major operation as they tried to enter the outer neighborhoods of Tikrit, but were slowed by fierce clashes with IS militants and roadside bombs.


Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and thousands of allied Shiite and Sunni militias have been involved in 10-day offensive to recapture Tikrit and other key towns and villages in northern part of the Salahudin province from IS militants who seized large parts of the province since June 2014


Meanwhile, the IS group apparently wanted to compensate its loss in Salahudin province and to distract the attention from its defeat there, the group carried out coordinated attacks by dozens of its fighters and suicide car bombers on the security forces in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province.


A provincial security source told Xinhua that seven car bombs Jake Rudock Lions Jersey , some of them were suicide car bombings, detonated at checkpoints and military bases in the government-held areas in the city, which located some 110 km west of Baghdad.


The huge bombings were followed by heavy clashes in al-Houz district which is adjacent to the government compound, and three others districts in the center of the partially IS-held city, leaving at least 17 security members killed and some 30 others wounded, the source said.


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