Australia
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VIDEO: Hundreds more whales found stranded on Tasmania coast
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Scientists are trying to save and rescue about 270 whales stranded off coasts of Tasmania Peninsulas in Australia.
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'Lock' to vie at Muslim Film Festival in Australia
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The documentary "Lock" directed by Maryam Mohammadi will be screened at the International Muslim Film Festival in Australia.
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Regional countries' coop. to ensure regional security: MP
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Chairman of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that the security of West Asia will be ensured with the roleplaying, interaction, and participation of the regional countries.
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Accompanying Trump will not lead to sustainable regional security: Amir-Abdollahian
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – In a Tuesday meeting with the Australian ambassador to Tehran, Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Adviser for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran is aware of the US-Australia ties but does not believe that accompanying Trump will end in sustainable regional security.
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VIDEO: Back Lives Matter protests in Australia
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – The aerial footage shows thousands of people taking part in Black Lives Matter and pro-refugee protests in Australia’s Perth with the social distancing protocols in place.
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VIDEO: Guards end prison riot in Sydney
TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Riots at Sydney's Long Bay prison in Australia ended with the intervention of armed guards on June 9.
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Huge protests against racism sweep US
TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The protests following George Floyd's death are spreading in the world and more than 650 cities and towns across the US. People of all colors, creeds, ages, and walks of life took to the streets to show their anger over the racism and police brutality.
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Police killing of George Floyd resonated around world
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Following the tragic death of an American black man on May 25, 2020, due to the violence of a white Minneapolis police officer, thousands of people have hit the streets across the world to protest against this racist behavior of the American police.
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‘Mountain’ to go on screen in BLUE2BLUE Filmfest.
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Mountain’ by Teimour Ghaderi will take part in the BLUE2BLUE Drone Film Festival in Australia.
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Iranian short documentary wins at Sydney world film fest.
TEHRAN, May 03(MNA) – Iranian short documentary 'Pain Is Mine', by Farshid Akhlaghi, has won an award at the 2020 Sydney World Film Festival.
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Iranian play ‘Mr. Nobody’ to be staged in Australia
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian director Ehsan Bayatfar will be staging a play, ‘Mr. Nobody; Or How Theater Can Change Your Decisions in 30 Minutes’ in the Australian city Melbourne.
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Coronavirus claims 2,979 lives across globe
TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – According to the latest reports, the novel coronavirus has so far infected 86,992 people in 64 countries, claiming 2,979 lives.
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Iran gains two historic silvers in 2020 gymnastics World Cup
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Iranian athletes on Saturday snatched two silver medals in International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Melbourne.
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Tehran welcomes expansion of relations with Canberra: VP Joneydi
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laya Joneydi said that Tehran welcomes the expansion of relations with Canberra.
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‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ wins at 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, received the Cultural Diversity Award under the patronage of UNESCO at the 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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VIDEO: ‘Bat tornado’ invades Queensland town in Australia
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – 300,000 bats have invaded the town of Ingham, a small town in North Queensland, Australia, and caused chaos, with residents complaining about the smell, the dirt and the noise.
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VIDEO: Huge dust storm blankets Australia’s New South Wales
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – A miles-lung dust storm hit New South Wales Sunday, blanketing entire towns and blacking out the sun over the weekend. Due to a three-year drought in the region, the dirt is loose and easily kicked up by high winds.
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VIDEO: Muslims commemorate Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani in Australia
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Hundreds of Muslims in Australia held demonstrations in Melbourne to condemn the US assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani and his companions.
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VIDEO: Thousands trapped on beaches as wildfires rage through Australian city
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Thousands of people fled to the lake and ocean in Mallacoota, Australia, as bushfires hit the Gippsland town on Tuesday. The out-of-control fire reached the town in the morning and about 4,000 people fled to the coastline.
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Iran will not give in to media fuss around jailed Australian national: spox
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi shrugged off the media hype over the imprisonment of Australian woman Kylie Moore-Gilbert in Iran.
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VIDEO: Christmas Island's mass red crab migration
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Every year, millions of large red crabs emerge from the forest and make their way to the ocean to breed, swarming across roads, streams, rocks, and beaches. The red crab migration is Christmas Island’s biggest tourist attraction, drawing nature-lovers from all over the world.
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VIDEO: Fire still raging across Australia
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Since September, Australia's bushfire emergency has killed at least nine people, destroyed hundreds of homes and scorched millions of hectares of land.
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VIDEO: Emergency declared as bushfires rage on near Sydney
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Authorities in Australia on Thursday declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales, the second in as many months, as a record heatwave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.
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VIDEO: firefighters tackle 70-meter flames in Australia’s Blue Mountains
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The video shows immense flames near Mount Tomah on the northern edge of the Blue Mountains national park in Australia. This huge fire was almost 370,000 hectares in size. According to reports, flames up to 70 meters high had been seen and several homes in the Hawkesbury in New South Wales were lost.
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‘Seven and A Half’ named Best Feature at Australia's Persian Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Mahmoudis’ latest feature ‘Seven and A Half’ has won the Golden Gazelle Award for Best Feature Film at the 8th edition of Persian Film Festival in Australia.
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Iran falls short against defending champion at Asian wheelchair basketball c’ships
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian men’s national wheelchair basketball team suffered a defeat on Monday against the reigning champion Australia in 2019 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships in Thai city Pattaya.
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VIDEO: Pregnant Muslim woman assaulted in Islamophobic attack in Sydney
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – A heavily pregnant Muslim woman was repeatedly punched and stomped on by a 43-year-old man in an Islamophobic attack in Australia’s Sydney on Wednesday.
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‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ wins at Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, was the only title from the Iranian cinema to win an award at the 13th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia.
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VIDEO: South Australia experiencing catastrophic bushfire conditions
TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Heat and winds are threatening to widen Australia's bushfire crisis, with three states warned to expect their worst conditions of the season so far. The blazes in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland have destroyed more than 500 houses.
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In meeting with new Australian envoy;
Rouhani names US sanctions major politico-economic mistake
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – In a Tuesday meeting with Australia's new envoy to Iran Lyndall Sachs, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani named US unilateral sanctions against Iran a political and economic mistake and a move in contrast to international regulations and resolutions.