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Category: 2. World
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US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter
AFP via Getty ImagesPennies, which are worth one cent, cost nearly four cents to make. The US is set to make its final penny.
The Philadelphia Mint will strike its last batch of one-cent coins on Thursday, after more…
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Iran’s Birjand turns natural advantage into growth
Farzaneh Ashoorioun
Press TV, BirjandIran’s eastern city of Birjand has turned its natural advantages into economic momentum.
High-value crops and qanat-fed aquaculture…
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What’s behind Trump’s affordability drive?
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent
Getty ImagesTrump has floated the idea of payments for Americans based on tariff revenue Facing growing public pessimism about his handling of the economy, US President Donald Trump has fired off a flurry…
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Trump letter urges Israel’s president to pardon PM Netanyahu
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Sebastian Usher,Jerusalem
ReutersDonald Trump has repeatedly asked for a pardon for his close ally Benjamin Netanyahu Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from US President Donald Trump formally urging him to…
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IAEA loses track of Iran’s enriched uranium: report
An IAEA report circulated to member states and obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday said that the situation regarding the highly enriched material “needs urgently to be addressed,” underscoring growing concerns about the lack of…
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IAEA loses track of Iran’s enriched uranium: Report
An IAEA report circulated to member states and obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday said that the situation regarding the highly enriched material “needs urgently to be addressed,” underscoring growing concerns about the lack of…
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Ron Dermer’s resignation underscores Israel’s deep failures
TEHRAN – Ron Dermer, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister and one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest advisers, has resigned. In his letter, he made a rare admission: the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack was “the darkest day the…
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Trump pushes Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu in corruption case
US President Donald Trump has called on Israel’s president to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a move widely seen as political meddling in favor of an embattled ally, who is wanted by the International…
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Danish man given suspended sentence for sharing nude film scenes on Reddit
Laura CressTechnology reporter
Getty ImagesA Danish man has been convicted of sharing nude scenes from copyrighted films and TV series on the social media site Reddit.
According to a police document seen by BBC News, the man – who is not named in…
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