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Iran opens new road, airport projects worth $121m

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated 13 major road and airport projects, with a government investment of nearly $121 million.

Iran dismisses NYT report on contact with Biden’s advisers

Iran on Friday dismissed as “yellow journalism” a report by The New York Times about efforts by Iranian diplomats to hint Tehran’s “insistence” that...

Arab League, Syria condemn Pompeo’s visit to occupied West Bank, Golan Heights

The Arab League and Syria categorically condemned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to the occupied territories of Palestine in West Bank and...

Dozens killed in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine’s arrest

At least 37 people have died and hundreds have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop...

Azerbaijani Army enters territory ceded by Armenian forces

Units of the Azerbaijani Army have entered the Aghdam region, a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement that ended six weeks...

Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching

The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX's newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual...

Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

The National Science Foundation (NFS) announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a...

European Commission to intervene in companies-carmakers patent dispute: Document

The European Commission plans to step into the patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers and may set up a system to check whether...

Scientists create diamonds at room temperature in minutes

Diamonds might be forever, but that doesn't mean they have to take eons to form.

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