Her place was taken in the debate by Finnish Green Satu Hassi, who opened the debate by raising concerns about a potential loophole.
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In Hassi R'mel, Algeria, 260 miles south of Algiers, construction has begun on a new power plant using a combination of solar and natural gas.
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Later, a British plane carrying an emergency deployment team had arrived at the Hassi Messaoud airport, about 300 miles (480km) north-west of Amenas, the Foreign Office said.