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CNBC Daily Open: Washington tightens squeeze on the Iranian economy
The U.S. seeks to escalate pressure from blockade to financial isolation, while Iran races to build a way around it.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
NPR
Stanford's director of Iranian Studies on whether there's a path to end the war
WorldPingNPR's Michel Martin asks Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford, why more Iranians are fleeing their country and whether there's a realistic path to end the U.S.-Iran war.
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Nepal cancels conference on Tibetan studies amid China pressure debate
Cancellation of the conference, in which around 700 participants were to take part, including scholars from China, has stoked a controversy over whether the Nepal government has succumbed to pressure from Beijing, which has in recent years steadily e…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingDeadline
‘Black Mirror’ Director Ally Pankiw Roasts ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series, Claiming She Turned Down Gig: “Say No To Funding Transphobia”
Ally Pankiw certainly won’t be working on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series. The Black Mirror director shared an Instagram post that appears to show an SMS exchange with her agent in which she emphatically turns down an opportunity to board the series.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline