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Economy failing on climate and equality: NGOs

Tehran Says Black Boxes From Downed Ukrainian Jet to Be Decoded in Iran - Reports

The black boxes from the Ukrainian Boeing that Iran accidentally shot down in early January will be analyzed inside Iran, Mohammad Eslami, the Islamic Republic's minister of roads and urban development, said on Wednesday

Central banks examine setting up own cryptocurrencies

A group of central banks on Tuesday said they would discuss creating their own digital currencies -- as Facebook prepares to launch a cryptocurrency and China's central bank steps up plans for electronic money

N. Korea Refuses to Be Bound by Denuclearization Commitments Amid Hostile US Policies

North Korea sees no reason to be unilaterally bound by denuclearization commitments since the United States is still pursuing its hostile policies against Pyongyang, Ju Yong Chol, a counselor at the North Korean mission to the United Nations in Geneva, said on Tuesday

Iran Says Ukrainian Passenger Aircraft Was Hit By Two Short-Range Tor-M1 Missiles - Report

Iran Assures Ukraine of Readiness to Cooperate on Downed Plane Investigation ” Kiev

Ukraine presses Iran to hand over downed jet's black boxes

Ukraine insists Iran hand over downed jet's black boxes

Ukraine insisted Monday that Iran hand over the black box flight recorders of a passenger plane mistakenly shot down by Iranian forces during a spike in tensions with Washington

Barty roars back to make winning start in Melbourne

World number one and home hope Ashleigh Barty suffered a scare before she "tightened the screws" to power into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday

Barty roars backs to make winning start in Melbourne

World number one and home hope Ashleigh Barty suffered a scare before powering into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday

China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 14th lunar day

The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 14th lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold night

Bushfires in Australia Sign of 'Approaching Climate Disaster' - Nobel Laureate

Wildfires ravaging Australia since last year indicate that the world is nearing a "climate disaster," yet this country, along with the United States, is still pioneering climate change denialism, Rae Kwon Chung, a UN climate expert and laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, told Sputnik

One in three girls from poor households has never attended school: UNICEF

A new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) shows that a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households from around the world have never been to school, and spending on education is heavily skewed towards wealthier households

SBU Chief Describes Investigation Into Plane Crash in Iran as Ukraine's Priority

North Korea Appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as New Foreign Minister - Reports