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Iran: We sent a monkey into space -- and brought it back

2013-01-28 19:19:25| CNET News.com

The country's state-sponsored TV claims the rocket reached a height of 72 miles before safely returning the monkey back to Earth. [Read more]

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Iran denies blast at nuclear site

2013-01-28 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Iran has denied foreign media reports of a major explosion at one of its underground uranium enrichment sites. The deputy head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) called the reports "Western propaganda" designed to influence forthcoming nuclear talks. Reports in Israeli and Western media said a blast at the Fordo facility near Qom had caused significant damage. Meanwhile, Russia has criticised the West and Iran for a fresh delay to the talks, six months after the last round. Foreign...

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Two airlines suspend Iran flights as economy weakens

2013-01-28 10:09:14| Airlines - Topix.net

Two European airlines said they were halting services to Iran, a sign of the crumbling purchasing power of Iranians as their economy buckles under the weight of Western sanctions, Reuters reported.

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Iran to build natural gas pipeline across Iraq and Syria border

2013-01-15 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology

Iran is planning to build a new pipeline across the Iraq-Syria border in order to provide gas to three gas-burning power plants in neighbouring countries.

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