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VIENNA — Diplomats said on Thursday that the latest talks in Vienna to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal were positive despite fresh tensions over Tehran's announcement that it was preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel.

By Patrick Galey
Agence France-Presse

PARIS — Noise pollution poses a long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity that may persist even after the sources of excess noise are removed, according to research published Wednesday.

Manmade noise from construction, industry and the building of infrastructure such as roads and pipelines has increased dramatically since the middle of last century, and biologists are increasingly concerned about their impact on plants and animals. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — New applications for US unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, reaching the lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic caused mass unemployment, according to government data released on Thursday.

AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday denounced Houthi militia’s launch of four explosive-laden drones and five ballistic rockets targeting the southern Saudi city of Jazan on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, which have been intercepted and destroyed by the Arab coalition forces, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

AMMAN — The Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned the lese majeste conviction of a woman by the Magistrate Court for saying: “My father is better than the king”, in violation of Article of 195/1 of the Penal Code.

AMMAN — Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Khalaileh on Wednesday condemned Israeli forces’ storming of Al Aqsa Mosque and disconnecting the mosque’s loudspeakers to prevent broadcasting of the call for prayer, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

AMMAN — UNESCO Executive Board, during its 211th session, has unanimously adopted a resolution on old Jerusalem and its walls.

BRUSSELS — The EU said on Wednesday it would get 50 million Pfizer vaccine doses earlier than expected, as rival drugmaker AstraZeneca faced a fresh setback after Denmark banned its use over blood clot links.

AMMAN — The Amman Court of First Instance on Wednesday heard the testimony of several prosecution witnesses in the case of the oxygen outage at the New Salt Public Hospital, which resulted in the death of seven patients last month.

WASHINGTON — It is "time to end America's longest war", US President Joe Biden will say on Wednesday as he announces Washington's withdrawal from Afghanistan, which it invaded in the wake of the 9/11 attacks two decades ago.

YANGON — Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sloshed red paint in the streets on Wednesday to symbolise the blood spilled and more than 700 lives lost in a brutal military crackdown.