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World Service,31 Dec 2025,49 mins

Iranians protest over soaring cost of living

Newsday

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President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X late on Monday that he had instructed the interior minister to hold talks with what he described as "representatives" of the protesters so that measures could be taken "to resolve the problems and act responsibly". Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have fallen out over their interventions in Yemen. They're now backing separate groups in the country's civil war - and their relationship is under strain. And we look at the next frontier in computer chip manufacturing : Space. A UK company is launching a satellite to manufacture semiconductors a zero gravity environment - we'll be speaking to the boss of Space Forge - an appropriately futuristic story as we prepare to enter the New Year. (Photo: Iranian shopkeepers and traders protest against the economic conditions, as tear gas is fired; Credit: Shutterstock)

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