Iran Soccer Escalates Tensions With U.S.

Iran’s soccer federation hit back hard with a statement, calling Mullen’s remarks “FAKE” and an “outright and undeniable lie.” The statement said Mullen’s comments “represent a clear attempt to cover up discriminatory behavior and unreasonable restrictions imposed on the Iranian national team delegation.” (Eleven members of the team’s traveling party were denied U.S. visas for…

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FE News | Deirdre Hughes: “Young People Have Lost Their Line of Sight to Opportunity”

We catch up with Deirdre Hughes, Associate Professor at the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research and founder of DMH Associates, at the recent Breaking Barriers collective, a collective intelligence event in partnership with Edge Foundation and FE News, which was looking how to support youth engagement, youth employment and crack the NEET puzzle….

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The winter break is coming, but before then Labor wants deals with the Greens on tax and the Coalition on the NDIS | Josh Butler

Things get a little frantic during the final parliament sitting before a long break. Not quite “silly season”; it’s more like settlement season, or “let’s make a deal” season. A thumping lower-house majority gave Labor the confidence to throw up contentious tax changes it hadn’t taken to last year’s election. But a rockier path through…

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Serena Williams will play singles and doubles at Wimbledon in her tennis comeback at age 44

It’s been talked about ever since Serena Williams announced nearly three weeks ago that she was returning to professional tennis after almost four years away from the sport. Still, seeing the single-sentence announcement from The All England Club that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play singles at Wimbledon was stunning nonetheless. “Serena Williams (USA)…

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Top conveyancers slam Labour’s house buying reforms 

Senior legal sector figures have sharply criticised the government’s radical house buying reforms. One even calls the proposals “a charade”. The government says its proposals – revolving around increased digitisation, upfront information sales packs and binding agreements – will “slash” both the time it takes to buy and the proportion of fall-throughs now plaguing the…

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