‘We wish that was real life’: USA and Iran unite on Tokyo basketball c... 11theguardian.com 29/07/2021 Sports After the USA’s win, a mutual feeling of respect and fellowship emerged, ‘transcending that petty crap from governments’ By Sean Ingle at Saitama Supe...View Details»	The man who speaks 32 languages - and counting ... 20newstatesman.com 29/07/2021 People When Ioannis Ikonomou arrived in Brussels as an interpreter, the EU had 12 official languages. He learnt them all - then kept going. By Xan Rice One S...View Details»
Cuba says Iran to start producing one of its COVID-19 vaccines... 19msn.com 29/07/2021 Health By Sarah Marsh HAVANA, July 28 (Reuters) - Iran will next week become the first country outside of Cuba to start producing one of the Communist-run i...View Details»	Outspoken billionaire jailed for 18 years in China... 18msn.com 29/07/2021 Military A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the latest in a string of punishments against outspoken corporate bosses. Su...View Details»
Winning judo silver in Tokyo, Iranian defector Mollaei dedicates medal... 63timesofisrael.com 27/07/2021 Sports Judoka says ‘todah’ to Israelis for support; Israeli Sagi Muki, who had disappointing finish, congratulates his unlikely friend: ‘I’m so happy… He des...View Details»	Iranian athletes defy threats to back Olympic ban... 226msn.com 19/07/2021 Sports Self-exiled Iranian athletes are urging Olympic organisers to investigate their country over allegations of abuse. Claiming they have endured threats ...View Details»
Cannes Film Festival: Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or ... 215aljazeera.com 18/07/2021 Arts French director is only the second woman to scoop the top prize in Cannes festival’s 74-year history. “Titane”, a wildly imaginative film about a seri...View Details»	Youth killed in Iran water crisis protests... 206msn.com 17/07/2021 Military DUBAI (Reuters) - A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local official said on Saturda...View Details»
Asghar Farhadi on Dangers of Social Media Manipulation as Depicted in... 235variety.com 15/07/2021 Arts By Nick Vivarelli Asghar Farhadi, an Oscar winner for “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” is in Cannes with “A Hero,” the Iranian auteur’s fourth film...View Details»	Iranian Operatives Charged in Plot to Kidnap a Brooklyn Author Masih A... 248nytimes.com 14/07/2021 News Masih Alinejad spoke critically of her native country’s autocracy. Now an Iranian intelligence official and three others have been indicted in New Yor...View Details»

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