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Iran steps up Bahai persecution with wave of arrests
Iran steps up Bahai persecution with wave of arrests
by  AFP

Iranian authorities have stepped up persecution of the Bahais with a wave of arrests of prominent members of the country's biggest non-Muslim minority, leaving the battered community in shock, activists said on Monday.

France and parts of England see driest July on record
France and parts of England see driest July on record
by  AFP

France and parts of England saw their driest July on record, the countries' weather agencies said on Monday, exacerbating stretched water resources that have forced restrictions on both sides of the Channel. - 'Vicious circle' - Water companies on both sides of the Channel are struggling to respond to the parched conditions.

UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'
UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'
by  AFP

UN head Antonio Guterres warned Monday that a misunderstanding could spark nuclear destruction as the United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop "its dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour."

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