BEIRUT // A missile fired by Syrian forces killed at least 18 civilians on Tuesday in a residential neighbourhood of the old quarter of Aleppo, a monitoring group said.
It came as a Spanish journalism association said that three Spanish freelance journalists had gone missing in the northern city, which has been carved up between government and rebel held neighbourhoods since 2012.
The Spanish Federation of Journalists’ Association identified the men as Antonio Pampliega, Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre, and said that they had not been heard from for several days.
Meanwhile, Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that the missile fired by Syrian forces had struck people while they were still inside their homes in the district of Maghayir.
“It killed 18 civilians, including one child, and wounded dozens of others,” said Mr Abdel Rahman. “There are many people still stuck in the rubble, and ambulances are going back and forth transporting people.”
Photos published by the Britain-based monitoring group showed crumbling walls surrounded by a sea of dusty cinderblocks.
Groups of men, some wearing the white helmets of civil defence volunteers, trudged through the rubble.
More than 35 homes were destroyed, the Observatory said.
Once Syria’s commercial centre, Aleppo has suffered devastating damage as government forces in the west of the city and rebel groups in the east try to dislodge each other.
The Observatory said that running water had been restored in Aleppo on Tuesday after supplies had been cut off for more than three weeks. It was apparently restored after an understanding between the regime and Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, Jabhat Al Nusra.
Al Nusra, which controls the pumping station in a rebel-held district, had cut off supplies to pressure the government to restore electricity to areas under its control.
The rebels turned the water back on after the regime caved in and restored electricity supplies, the Observatory said.
* Agence France-Presse and Associated Press
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If your investment decisions are being dictated by emotions such as fear, greed, hope, frustration and boredom, it is time for a rethink, Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at online trading platform IG, says.
Greed
Greedy investors trade beyond their means, open more positions than usual or hold on to positions too long to chase an even greater gain. “All too often, they incur a heavy loss and may even wipe out the profit already made.
Tip: Ignore the short-term hype, noise and froth and invest for the long-term plan, based on sound fundamentals.
Fear
The risk of making a loss can cloud decision-making. “This can cause you to close out a position too early, or miss out on a profit by being too afraid to open a trade,” he says.
Tip: Start with a plan, and stick to it. For added security, consider placing stops to reduce any losses and limits to lock in profits.
Hope
While all traders need hope to start trading, excessive optimism can backfire. Too many traders hold on to a losing trade because they believe that it will reverse its trend and become profitable.
Tip: Set realistic goals. Be happy with what you have earned, rather than frustrated by what you could have earned.
Frustration
Traders can get annoyed when the markets have behaved in unexpected ways and generates losses or fails to deliver anticipated gains.
Tip: Accept in advance that asset price movements are completely unpredictable and you will suffer losses at some point. These can be managed, say, by attaching stops and limits to your trades.
Boredom
Too many investors buy and sell because they want something to do. They are trading as entertainment, rather than in the hope of making money. As well as making bad decisions, the extra dealing charges eat into returns.
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