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'Think about it again,' German minister urges UK on Brexit
German Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Monday to think about reviewing its decision to leave the European Union. Source: Reuters World News
German foreign minister urges UK to find Brexit solution
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has urged Britain to act in a serious and matter-of-fact way to find a solution on Brexit and he stressed the responsibility that Britain bears in doing so. Source: Reuters World News
German economy minister optimistic a hard Brexit can be avoided
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Monday that he was upbeat a hard Brexit could be avoided but stressed that the German government was prepared for all possibilities. Source: Reuters World News
At a top Chinese university, activist 'confessions' strike fear into students
In late December, on the leafy streets of China’s prestigious Peking University, a handful of students held up banners to protest against a takeover of the campus Marxist society by the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated Student Association. Source: Reuters World News
Philippines holds referendum for Muslim autonomy in troubled south
Minority Muslims in the southern Philippines cast votes on Monday in a long-awaited referendum on autonomy, the culmination of a peace process to end decades of separatist conflict in a region plagued by poverty, banditry and Islamist extremism. Source: Reuters World News
Chinese scientist who made gene-edited babies evaded oversight to seek fame: report
A Chinese scientist who said he made the world’s first “gene-edited” babies intentionally evaded oversight and broke national guidelines in a quest for fame and fortune, according to a government investigation quoted in state media on Monday. Source: Reuters World News
Iran’s 59th naval fleet docks at Bandar Abbas port
IRNA – The Iranian Navy’s 59th naval fleet docked at the country’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas after ending its mission at high seas. The flotilla, comprising navy’s logistics vessel ship Kharq and Alvand destroyer arrived at the port on Sunday evening after conducting 43-day mission in the Gulf of Aden. The naval fleet […]
Rare encounter as playful dolphin and curious labrador frolic together
Visitors to Glenelg are treated to a rare encounter when a curious black labrador is spotted frolicking in an Adelaide river with a playful dolphin. Source: ABC News Australia
Child born to Iranian mother, foreign father closer to Iranian nationality
IRNA- The newly approved bill on giving Iranian nationality to a child born to an Iranian mother and foreign father awaits further debate and vote by parliament in a bid to turn into national law. A parliamentary commission has approved a government bill that grants Iranian nationality to the children of marriages between Iranian women […]
Eight foreign works to be awarded in 10th Farabi Int’l Award
IRNA – Eight works from different foreign countries will be awarded at the 10th edition of Farabi International Award due to be held in the Iranian capital on Jan 27, according to the head of Institute for Cultural and Social Studies. The Farabi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research […]
Japan: Regulators Approve Startup’s Bitcoin Sidechain Trial for Exchanges
Japan’s regulatory sandbox scheme will now include a Bitcoin settlement trial for exchanges Source: CoinTelegraph
Huge backlog could trigger new wave of shale oil
The number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the US shale patch has skyrocketed by roughly 60 percent over the past two years. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Polish deputy FM in Tehran over anti-Iran conf. due in Warsaw
MNA – Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang met and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran this morning regarding the recently erupted disputes over an anti-Iran conference. Heading a high-ranking delegation, The Polish diplomat met with Araghchi to look into the matter, which has brought up Tehran’s strong protest. No […]
Alistair Milne: Bitcoin Is Only Public Blockchain Certain to Last for Next 100 Years
Bitcoin is Alistair Milne’s “*only* sure thing� in terms of a cryptocurrency that will last a century, the investor has revealed Source: CoinTelegraph
$6 billion cash injection for new and upgraded schools across NSW
As students across New South Wales head back to class next week, around 9,000 of them will be walking into brand new schools and classrooms under the NSW Government’s multi-billion-dollar strategy to ease overcrowding. Source: ABC News Australia
Doctor says she was assaulted by police while trying to assist injured man
A Melbourne doctor alleges police assaulted her after she sought to help a barely conscious and bleeding man who was surrounded by officers — and that they then covered up the brutality. Source: ABC News Australia
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi warns Israel against possible attacks, pledges strong response
Press TV – Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi has warned Israel against “playing with fireâ€? after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hinted that Tel Aviv may attack the anti-terror volunteer fighters. Moein al-Kazemi, a Hashd commander, told the Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rudaw television network on Sunday that the force was ready to stage a “strongâ€? response to […]
Saffron price hits $2600 per Kg in current Iranian year
MNA – Gholamreza Miri, the deputy head of the national council of saffron, announced a 15% increase in saffron production in the current Iranian year, saying the price has been stabilized in the market due to the balance between supply and demand. Miri told Mehr News correspondent that “the minimum and maximum price for saffron […]
Theresa May to set out Plan B before MPs as UK heads towards no-deal Brexit
British PM Theresa May will present her Brexit Plan B before lawmakers on Monday, and the UK media is awash with speculation as to what it will contain. The original deal that she negotiated with Brussels was roundly rejected. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Hamas envoy raps Israel attempts to disarm Palestinian resistance
Tasnim – Representative of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas in Tehran denounced the Zionist regime’s propaganda campaign to disarm Palestinian resistance groups, stressing that the use of arms is an approach to safeguarding the rights of Palestine. Addressing a conference of “Gaza, Symbol of Resistanceâ€?, held in Tehran on Sunday, Khaled Qadoumi lambasted Israel’s […]