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Iran lets out 85,000 prisoners on temporary release over coronavirus fears

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Iran has temporarily freed around 85,000 prisoners including political detainees in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, the government said today.  Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said half of those released were ‘security-related prisoners’.  ‘Also in the jails we have taken precautionary measures to confront the outbreak,’ the spokesman said.  The United Nations has … Read more

The world is ‘way off track’ for meeting climate targets

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The world is ‘way off track’ for meeting climate targets as planet gets hotter and sea levels rise, UN warns Report was compiled by UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)  It highlights heat, accelerating sea level rises, extreme weather events Australia was particularly hard-hit in 2019 – its hottest year on record  By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more