Figures by Kpler, a major energy analytics firm, cited in a Sunday report by Fars news agency showed that Iran had exported nearly 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in May, on par with figures seen in September last year and one of…
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Taiwan boy band of Meteor Garden fame thrills fans with surprise reunion at Mayday concert
Taiwanese boy band F4 sprung a surprise reunion on fans at rock band Mayday’s concert in Taiwan on Saturday.
The quartet’s performance of their ballad Meteor Rain sparked a wave of nostalgia at the Taipei Arena, and sent many among the 40,000…
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Explosion heard near Erbil Airport in Iraq
According to Mehr News Agency, a reporter from Al Mayadeen said an explosion was heard near Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. Iraqi media also reported that a drone had been downed in the vicinity.
A few days earlier, local…
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How Trump public broadcasting cuts could hit rural America
Thomas CopelandBBC World Service
BBC
Desiree Hagen broadcasts across a coverage area the size of Indiana A gale-force storm hit north-eastern Alaska last winter. Residents of Kotzebue, a town of about 3,000, are used to polar conditions, so Desiree…
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Europe’s freedom faces greatest ‘threat’ since WW2, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a big increase in defence spending, warning Europe’s liberty is facing a “greater threat” than at any time since the end of World War Two.
In a speech to the armed forces in Paris, he said…
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Iran youth freestyle wrestling team wins Asian Championships in Kyrgyzstan
Iran’s youth freestyle wrestling team achieved remarkable success at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Kyrgyzstan, securing four gold medals, two silver, and one bronze.
The Iranian squad claimed the championship…
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Viktor Orban’s playbook is admired abroad but weakening at home
Nick ThorpeBBC Budapest Correspondent
BBC
Hungarians have a popular saying: “Visszanyal a fagyi”. Translation: “The ice-cream licks back.” In other words, watch out, because what you enjoy devouring, might enjoy devouring you.
Hungarian Prime…
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The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico
Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent
BBC
Water levels in Lake Toronto, a reservoir in the north of Mexico, are said to be critically low After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de…
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Two women shot dead at Kentucky church
Two people have been fatally shot at a church in Kentucky by a gunman who had just shot a police officer nearby, officials said.
Two women, aged 72 and 32, died in Sunday’s attack at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, and two male…
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