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Melbourne schoolgirl’s dream to become first female F1 driver

Melbourne’s Aiva Anagnostiadis discusses her hopes of making history by becoming the first female Formula One driver of the modern era. The 16-year-old has been selected to join Alpine Racing F1 Academy in the UK. Ms Anagnostiadis told Sky News Australia she began racing on go-karts at the age of six. “There’s more girls coming

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20 Iranian schoolgirls hospitalized after another poisoning attack

State media reported that on Tuesday, twenty Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalized after the latest wave of mysterious poisonings that affected thousands of students. The girls were being treated for shortness of breath in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan’s northwestern province, IRNA news agency reported. “Emergency experts were immediately dispatched to the scene following reports

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A wave of alleged poisonings of schoolgirls sparked protests in Iran

Concerned parents protested in the Iranian capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of alleged poisonings that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos. In recent months, hitherto unexplained illnesses have affected hundreds of schoolgirls. Iranian officials believe the girls may have been

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Protests erupt in Iran over alleged poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

Concerned parents have protested in the Iranian capital Tehran and other cities over a wave of alleged poisonings that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos. In recent months, hitherto unexplained illnesses have affected hundreds of schoolgirls. Iranian officials believe the girls may have been poisoned

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Concern grows in Iran over reports of poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

CNN — Anxiety grows Iran after reports surfaced that hundreds of schoolgirls had been poisoned across the country in recent months. Iran’s semi-official Mehr News reported on Wednesday that MP Shahriar Heydari, citing an unnamed “reliable source,” said “nearly 900 students” from across the country had been poisoned so far. According to Iranian state media,

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