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United Kingdom
Britain appoints ‘minister for loneliness’ to tackle social isolation
The government created the new post after research showed as many as one in 10 people felt lonely “always or often” — and that hundreds of thousands of elderly people hadn’t spoken to a friend or relative in the past month.
Iran
Iran protests end but regime now faces ‘race against time,’ experts sa
What made this mass display of dissent — which resulted in at least 21 deaths and more than 3,700 arrests — so significant was that it appeared to be leaderless and spread without the impetus of any particular opposition group.