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Iran urges JCPOA signatories to take steps to protect nuclear interests
Tehran, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/ UNB) -- The spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrooz Kamalvandi, on Sunday urged the signatories to the landmark Iranian 2015 nuclear deal to take steps to protect Iran's nuclear interests.
Islamists hope to stay on top as Tunisians choose parliament
Tunis, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Tunisians are electing a new parliament amid a tumultuous political season, with a moderate Islamist party and a jailed tycoon's populist movement vying to come out on top.
Thousands protest as bid to block Hong Kong mask ban fails
Hong Kong, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," thousands of protesters are braving the rain to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban at pro-democracy rallies.
Kosovo votes for parliament amid calls for talks with Serbia
Pristina, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Kosovo is electing a new parliament amid calls for leaders to resume dialogue with Serbia over normalizing ties.
Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces
Jalalabad, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — The workers were sleeping on the mountainside where they had spent a long day harvesting pine nuts in eastern Afghanistan. Some were in tents, others lay outside under the stars, when the U.S. airstrike tore into them.
Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deaths
Kigali, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — One afternoon last month, a young woman with a tablet computer sat next to Alphonsine Umurerwa on the living room couch, asking questions, listening carefully.
Difficult but rewarding work: Planting trees to aid climate
Madre De Dios, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower.
Security forces kill more than 80 in 5 days of Iraq protests
Baghdad, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Iraqi protesters pressed on with angry anti-government rallies in the capital and across several provinces for a fifth day Saturday, setting government offices on fire and ignoring appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. Security agencies fatally shot 19 protesters and wounded more than three dozen in a sustained deadly response that has claimed more than 80 lives since the upheaval began.
Man led by rope says video of arrest made him feel shame
Houston, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — A homeless black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback in a southeast Texas city said in an interview that he was overcome with shame after watching video of his arrest.
Beijing reports higher Jan-Aug industrial production
Beijing, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Beijing reports higher industrial production during the January-August period this year, according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics.