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Iranian footballers who defied Tehran become Australian citizens

They were among seven members of Iran's team to be granted humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup - but the other five changed their minds and returned home.

Iranian footballers who defied Tehran become Australian citizens

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Why was a US Yale graduate hounded out of his job promoting Chinese culture?

In just two months, Yale graduate Edward Kuperman went from being praised by Chinese state media to being bombarded with accusations that he was a spy. It began with a June 18 article from state news agency Xinhua, in which he was described as an eager 24-year-old sinophile who made the unconventional choice of spurning China’s eastern…

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