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Australia politics live: Albanese says voice vote can make nation ‘even greater’; poll urges housing action | Australian politics
Key events Defence funding has fallen despite demands, says Aspi The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, which is part-funded by the Department of Defence, has crunched the defence budget figures. In a report out today, titled “The big squeeze”, Aspi says the urgency of the demands upon defence is not reflected in its funding, at least […]
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak In Mexico Kills 2 After Cosmetic Surgeries. Here’s What We Know—And Symptoms And Treatment.
Topline A probable outbreak of fungal meningitis—an infection that causes inflammation near the brain and spinal cord—in Mexican medical clinics has left two Americans dead and over 200 infected, causing the U.S. and Mexico to ask the World Health Organization to issue a public health emergency declaration. Photomicrograph of mild meningitis along with hemorrhage, and […]
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Iran Leader Would ‘Welcome’ Resumed Ties with Egypt
tehran, iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting with Oman’s visiting Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. Ties between Tehran and Cairo soured following the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran and Egypt’s recognition of Israel, the Islamic republic’s sworn enemy. Khamenei […]
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We cooperate with all countries: FM Amir-Abdollahian
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments on Monday evening while addressing a joint meeting of the members of the Parliament’s National Security Commission and the heads of parliamentary friendship groups on the one side and the heads of Iranian embassies and missions abroad on the other side at the Iranian parliament. “Mr. Raeisi’s administration pusues the doctrine of […]
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SCO forum on poverty reduction, sustainable development starts in China
YANGLING, China – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development was officially launched in Yangling, Shaanxi province of China, on Monday, Tehran Times journalist Eshrat Mardi reports from Yangling. The forum was attended by leading international figures to discuss and address global poverty to achieve sustainable development. The forum was… Continue […]
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Iran journalist faces trial over charges tied to Amini protests | Freedom of the Press News
Iranian journalist Elaheh Mohammadi, one of two Iranian reporters accused of conspiring against national security, was tried in a closed court on charges linked to her coverage of Mahsa Amini’s funeral. An Iranian journalist has gone on trial behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of the funeral of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose […]
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OPEC will welcome back Iran’s full return to oil market when sanctions lifted -secretary-general
DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) – OPEC will welcome back Iran’s full return to the oil market when sanctions are lifted, the secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) told the Iranian oil ministry’s website SHANA on Monday. Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais, who is visiting Tehran, added “we believe that Iran […]
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Tehran, Muscat Sign 4 Documents to Boost Economic Cooperation – Iran News Daily
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran and Oman on Sunday signed four documents to improve cooperation in various sectors amid an official visit to Tehran by Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. Tehran and Muscat will boost collaboration in the economic, energy and investment fields as well as free zones. The documents were inked by […]
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Iraq’s $17bn transport project to create ‘economic convergence’ in Mideast: Analyst
The “Development Road” conference, held in Baghdad with the aim of expanding regional cooperation on road and rail infrastructure, will lead to economic convergence in West Asia, and foil the US and Israeli plots to disrupt economic ties in the strategic region, says an Iraqi political analyst. The conference, chaired by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed […]
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British man dies in Greece ‘after being struck by lightning paddleboarding’ | Greece
An investigation has been launched into the death of a British man who was reportedly struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece. The unnamed man was in the sea off the beach in Agia Agathi, Rhodes, as his girlfriend filmed him from the beach, according to local media. The port authority of Rhodes confirmed to […]
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