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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani speaks as he visits Azadshahr mine explosion site in Azadshahr, Golestan Province, Iran May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Iran’s Rouhani Defends Mousavi, Calls Conservative Rivals ‘Violent Extremists’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Campaigning for another term in office, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that his conservative election rivals’ era of “violence and extremism” was over. “We’ve entered this election to tell those practicing violence and...

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TOPSHOT – This handout picture released on May 25, 2016 by the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) shows the shipwreck of an overcrowded boat of migrants off the Libyan coast today. At least seven migrants have drowned after the heavily overcrowded boat they were sailing on overturned, the Italian navy said. The navy said 500 people had been pulled to safety and seven bodies recovered, but rescue operations were continuing and the death toll could rise.

The navy’s Bettica patrol boat spotted “a boat in precarious conditions off the coast of Libya with numerous migrants aboard,” it said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / MARINA MILITARE AND AFP PHOTO / STR / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / MARINA MILITARE” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Migrant Boats Capsize Off Libya Killing 11

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies said Monday citing survivors, in the latest such tragedy. The first involved an inflatable craft which left Libya early Friday with 132 people on board, only...

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A Blackburn fan reflects on another season of woe. (Getty Images)

Fallen Giants: How Nottingham Forest, Birmingham and Blackburn Fell so Far

by Stuart James, Andy Hunter and Daniel Taylor | May 8, 2017 | Sports

London – With three once mighty clubs on the brink of League One, we examine how things got this bad – and what relegation will mean for the future: BIRMINGHAM CITY Why are they in this mess? Simple, really – because of the ludicrous decision to sack Gary Rowett in...

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A DNA double helix is seen in an artist’s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute. (Handout/Reuters)

America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ Is In Desperate Need of, Well, a Miracle

by Eric S. Lander and Eric E. Schmidt | May 8, 2017 | Opinion

For more than a half century, the United States has operated what might be called a “Miracle Machine.” Powered by federal investment in science and technology, the machine regularly churns out breathtaking advances. The Miracle Machine has transformed the way we live...

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New apartment towers along Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang, North Korea, which has experienced a construction boom. Credit Wong Maye-E/Associated Press

As Economy Grows, North Korea’s Grip on Society Is Tested

by Choe Sang-hun | May 8, 2017 | Business

Seoul, South Korea — Despite decades of sanctions and international isolation, the economy in North Korea is showing surprising signs of life. Scores of marketplaces have opened in cities across the country since the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, took power five...