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War could wipe out all 2025 growth of Arab countries: UN

United Nations/Amman, April 2 -- A month of war in West Asia could wipe out all the economic growth that Arab countries achieved last year, and will likely spark a "sharp economic contraction" in Iran... Read More


OpenAI valued at $852 billion after completing $122 billion funding round

San Francisco, April 2 -- OpenAI on Tuesday said that the startup was valued at $852 billion in a freshly closed funding round that raised $122 billion. The eye-watering level of funding came in highe... Read More


Sweden charges man for selling wife to 120 men

Stockholm, April 1 -- A Swedish prosecutor on Monday charged a man, suspected of exploiting his "vulnerable" wife to have sex with men for money, with aggravated pimping, several rapes and assault in ... Read More


FIFA president Gianni Infantino attends Iran's friendly match versus Costa Rica

Antalya, April 1 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended a friendly in Turkey between Iran, whose participation in this year's World Cup is in doubt, and Costa Rica on Tuesday. The Iranian footbal... Read More


FIFA president Gianni Infantino attends Iran's friendly match versus Costa Rica

Antalya, April 1 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended a friendly in Turkey between Iran, whose participation in this year's World Cup is in doubt, and Costa Rica on Tuesday. The Iranian footbal... Read More


Six books make the shortlist

London, April 1 -- Novels by women writers about a family exiled from Iran, a suburban French witch and an Albanian sworn virgin have made the shortlist for the International Booker Prize, organisers ... Read More


3 Chinese vessels transit hormuz

Beijing, April 1 -- Beijing expressed "gratitude" on Tuesday as it said three Chinese ships had transited the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has all but closed during the war in the Middle East.... Read More