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Iran steps up Bahai persecution with wave of arrests

Iran steps up Bahai persecution with wave of arrests

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.

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US PGA Tour offers record $415 million in 2022-23 season

US PGA Tour offers record $415 million in 2022-23 season

Faced with a growing challenge from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, the US PGA Tour announced a 2022-23 season schedule on Monday offering a record $415 million in prize money.

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Jacobs cleared to resume training as European Championships loom

Jacobs cleared to resume training as European Championships loom

Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs, who injured his thigh at the recent World Championships, can resume training but remains doubtful for the European Championships, the Italian athletic federation (FIDAL) said Monday.

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Decathlon world champion Mayer aims for European title

Decathlon world champion Mayer aims for European title

Fresh from his second world decathlon title, France's Kevin Mayer announced on Monday he intends to compete at this month's European Championships in Munich.

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France and parts of England see driest July on record

France and parts of England see driest July on record

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.

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UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'

UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'

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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Iraq tensions soar as protesters rally against parliament occupation

Iraq tensions soar as protesters rally against parliament occupation

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad Monday in counter-protests as rival supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr extended their occupation of parliament into a third day.

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Fires increase in Brazilian Amazon in July

Fires increase in Brazilian Amazon in July

The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased by eight percent last month compared with July 2021, according to official figures released Monday, the latest alarm bell for the world's biggest rainforest.

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In Paris, monkeypox vaccination gains steam with volunteer help

In Paris, monkeypox vaccination gains steam with volunteer help

Doctor Kevin Huy was vaccinating people in Paris against Covid-19 when he answered a call for volunteers to inoculate against a more recent global outbreak -- monkeypox.

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Cannabis investment platform hit with Spain lawsuit

Cannabis investment platform hit with Spain lawsuit

Nearly 1,200 investors have filed a class-action lawsuit in Spain against a medicinal cannabis investment platform operating worldwide, accusing it of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering, their lawyers said Monday.

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