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Iran protests: What happened on Zahedan's 'Bloody Friday'?
Iran protests: What happened on Zahedan's 'Bloody Friday'?
by  AFP

Iranian security forces have massacred over 80 people in the southeastern city of Zahedan in Sistan-Baluchestan province, in a crackdown on protests that erupted as Iran is convulsed by nationwide demonstrations, rights activists charge. Zahedan is the main city of Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran's poorest region, on the border with Pakistan.

Floods to drag up to 9 million Pakistanis into poverty: World Bank
Floods to drag up to 9 million Pakistanis into poverty: World Bank
by  AFP

Between six and nine million Pakistanis are set to be dragged into poverty as a result of cataclysmic monsoon flooding linked to climate change, the World Bank said on Thursday. A World Bank report said Pakistan's poverty rate is expected to rise between 2.5 and 4 percentage points as a direct consequence of the floods.

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