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Iranian, Qatari FMs engage in phone conversation
Thursday, 29 February 2024 21:46 [ Last Update: Thursday, 29 February 2024 21:46 ] Iran Press/ Iran news: The discussion primarily centered around the ongoing bilateral relations between Iran and Qatar, with a strong emphasis on the directives provided by the presidents of both nations regarding the comprehensive enhancement of cooperation. Furthermore, the conversation delved into…
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Food trade bodies consider legal action over post-Brexit ‘not for EU’ labelling | Food & drink industry
Food industry trade bodies are discussing whether to take legal action against the government over post-Brexit plans that will require all meat and dairy products sold in the UK to be labelled as “not for EU”. Food producers say the labelling could add £250m a year to their costs, further fuelling inflation, and they are…
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Biden and Trump to visit US-Mexico border as immigration plays key role in election | US immigration
Joe Biden and his all-but certain Republican challenger, Donald Trump, will make dueling visits to Texas border towns on Thursday, a rare overlap that sets the stage for an election season clash over immigration. In Brownsville, along the Rio Grande, Biden is expected to hammer Republicans for blocking a bipartisan border security deal after Trump…
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Former Iran regime Agriculture Minister Implicated in New Corruption Scandal
A state-run Iranian regime website, Rouydad-24, has exposed a staggering corruption case involving Javad Sadati Nejad, the former Minister of Agriculture Jihad. The allegations detail Nejad’s involvement in a 1.1 trillion tomans (approximately $18 million) scheme during his 20 months in office. Previously, Nejad’s name surfaced in the Chai Debsh tea import scandal, which involved…
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Police ‘could and should have’ stopped him: key points from Wayne Couzens report | Wayne Couzens
Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer and three separate forces “could and should have” stopped him, a damning report by Lady Elish Angiolini has found. The 51-year-old former firearms officer’s history of alleged sexual offending and predilection for violent and extreme pornography dated back to 1995, it said. Couzens allegedly sexually assaulted…
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Hundreds to be rehoused in Aberdeen after Raac concrete found | Aberdeen
Hundreds of people are being moved out of their homes in Aberdeen after the discovery of potentially collapse-risk concrete. Panels made from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) were found in about 500 homes in the Balnagask area of Aberdeen, including 364 council properties, in 2023. An independent structural engineers’ report on the presence of Raac…
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World Newspappers: Hope for Biden and a warning from Michigan
Democratic unease with the president’s handling of the Mideast war will continue to trail him, but his allies hope that no other state on the primary calendar will present the same challenges. 206 … Continue Reading News Source: iranpress.com
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Oprah Winfrey announces she is stepping down from WeightWatchers | Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey announced she was leaving WeightWatchers on Thursday and giving away all her stock – a move that follows the TV talk queen revealing that her recent dramatic weight loss was due to taking new weight-loss drugs. A statement from Winfrey issued by the company said that the talkshow host, a public face for…
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What role does parliament play in Iran? | Government News
Iranians are choosing a new legislature and many hope it will pave the way for reform. Iran’s parliamentary elections look set to be a major test for the government. While anti-establishment candidates are not expected to win many seats, a low voter turnout could indicate widespread discontent. In 2022, the country was rocked by mass…
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Merkley introduces bill banning LNG exports to China, Russia, Iran and North Korea
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown on Wednesday introduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act, legislation that they said would lower prices for American households by banning the export of crude oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our biggest adversaries: China, Russia, Iran, and North…
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