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‘I feel betrayed by the west’: Iran’s freedom protesters react to their new president
The Guardian· 2 days agoWhen a wave of protests broke out across Iran in September 2022 after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini for allegedly wearing her headscarf incorrectly, Leyla* was a teenager. Almost two years ...
New climbing wall and gym planned for empty Eryri retail unit could create jobs
The North Wales Chronicle· 7 days agoThe store is where the company Gelert was founded in 1975 by Alastair and Jane Langdon. In 2013, the Gelert business was acquired by Sports Direct International Group – the ...
Macron calls on parties to ‘rise to the occasion’ and form coalition
The Guardian· 3 days agoEmmanuel Macron has called on political parties to “rise to the occasion and work together” to build a mainstream coalition with a solid majority after voters in a snap election returned a hung ...
Aneeta’s violent husband tried to sabotage her Australian visa application. She’s one of hundreds to...
The Guardian· 6 days agoAneeta* was already living in fear of her violent and controlling husband when she discovered her abuse was part of a dark pattern. A call from the Department of Home Affairs alerted her to ...
The Greens have proposed a truth and justice commission. What is it and how would it work?
The Guardian· 6 days agoThe Greens have introduced a bill to set up a federal truth and justice commission, nine months on...
WA government gave $8m to Live Nation Entertainment to subsidise Coldplay concerts
The Guardian· 5 days agoThe Western Australian government has paid millions of dollars to Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiaries over the past four years, including $8m to subsidise two live concerts by Coldplay ...
Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?
The Guardian· 4 days agoThe Brazilian state of Amapá is a densely forested chunk of land slightly larger than England and geographically isolated from the rest of Brazil. It has one of the country’s lowest human development ...
‘Will you stop exploring yours?’: Latin America forges ahead on new oil frontier
The Guardian· 5 days agoPetrobras, a state-controlled national company, had discovered immense oil and gas deposits in the Atlantic Ocean’s depths. “Today we are celebrating another independence,” said Lula. “We are ...