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Iran general says more than 300 dead in Amini unrest
Iran general says more than 300 dead in Amini unrest
by  AFP

Iran has for the first time reported that more than 300 people have died in over two months of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Oslo-based non-governmental organisation Iran Human Rights said at least 448 people had been "killed by security forces in the ongoing nationwide protests", in an updated toll issued on Tuesday.

World Cup pitch invader defends 'breaking rules' despite ban
World Cup pitch invader defends 'breaking rules' despite ban
by  AFP

The Italian who ran onto the World Cup pitch wearing a T-shirt in support of Ukraine and Iranian women defended his protest Tuesday, despite being served a tournament ban. Four years later during the World Cup in Brazil, he again sported his Superman T-shirt as he ran onto the field during a Belgium-USA game.

Ecuador's ex-VP freed from jail after graft sentence
Ecuador's ex-VP freed from jail after graft sentence
by  AFP

Ecuador's former vice president Jorge Glas has been released from prison after serving time for corruption in a vast scandal involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Glas was jailed in 2017 for receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from Odebrecht in a graft scandal that has seen several former Latin American presidents implicated or dragged into court.

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