Iran Teachers Protest New Pay Scales as Inflation Bites

VOA — Hundreds of teachers rallied in cities across Iran Thursday to protest against changes to their pay and pensions that come just as soaring prices hit their wallets, state media reported.... Read more »

Coronavirus digest: Global cases surge due to omicron

DW — Much of Europe, the US and even Australia are logging record COVID caseloads as the omicron variant spreads. The WHO has warned that the variant still posed a "very high"... Read more »

Iran, Venezuela and Sudan and others lose UN voting rights

DW — In total, 11 countries are behind on membership dues, and eight have had their right to vote suspended. Iran has blamed US sanctions for the lack of funds. Read more »

US Federal Reserve Chief: High Inflation Threatens Job Market

VOA — WASHINGTON — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full health, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Fed will raise... Read more »

Common Cold Infection Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds

VOA — LONDON — The common cold can provide some protection from COVID-19, according to new research led by Imperial College London, which says the findings provide a blueprint for future vaccines... Read more »

Stay Home or Work Sick? Omicron Poses a Conundrum

VOA — As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and... Read more »

Iran Hosts Crucial Meeting Involving Afghan Rivals

VOA — ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban confirmed Monday their senior delegates met in neighboring Iran with self-exiled key Afghan opposition leaders to urge them to end resistance to the Islamist group’s nascent... Read more »

US Economy Shows Strength Entering 2022, but Pandemic Clouds Future

VOA — WASHINGTON — At the start of 2022 most measures show the U.S. economy is booming, with an unemployment rate that is approaching record lows and a demand for goods that... Read more »

Iran Justice Workers Hold Rare Protests for Wage Hike

VOA — TEHRAN — Civil servants in one of Iran’s most powerful sectors, the judiciary, held rare demonstrations on Sunday against the government’s refusal to increase their pay. Ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi,... Read more »

IVF for lesbian couples and single women in France has difficult birth

RFI — Lesbian couples and single women in France hailed victory this summer when, after two years of ferocious parliamentary debate, a law was finally passed allowing them access to assisted reproduction... Read more »