U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Over Iran Missile Tests – The New York Times

The Obama administration announced Sunday that it was imposing new, more limited sanctions on some Iranian citizens and companies for violating United Nations resolutions against ballistic missile tests. The move came less than 24 hours after the White House lifted broader sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.The announcement, which was prepared several weeks ago but delayed by the Treasury Department, was made shortly after a Swiss plane carrying Americans freed by the Iranian authorities departed Tehran. The release of the Americans came a day after Iran and the United States concluded delicate negotiations on a prisoner exchange tied indirectly to the completion of a nuclear agreement.

Source: U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Over Iran Missile Tests – The New York Times

Avian Flu Diary: CDC Zika Press Conference: Audio & Transcript

The CDC has posted the transcript of last night’s hastily called CDC press conference (at 7pm EST) on yesterday’s release of new, interim travel advice for pregnant women seeking to travel to countries where the Zika virus is transmitting.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: CDC Zika Press Conference: Audio & Transcript

Happy 8th Birthday, Flickr Commons! (LOC)”

The Library of Congress posted a photo:

Happy 8th Birthday, Flickr Commons! (LOC)”

Make your wish on this bridge with “birthday candles!

The Commons has connected us all so well to a bounty of historic photo collections that we’ve selected glorious pictures of bridges to count down to the Jan. 16th official anniversary. Please celebrate with us and explore the infinite possibilities of the Commons. Pick your 8 favorite photos and tag them “Happy Birthday Flickr Commons.” Or, make a gallery and share the link here.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer
Lion Bridge, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
[1936 or 1937].
1 negative : safety film ; 8 x 10 in.

Notes
Title from photographer’s inventory.
Building/structure dates: 1927.
Corresponding reference print in LOT 11834-55-F.
Forms part of: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Bridges
United States–Florida–St. Johns County–St. Augustine.
Format: Safety film negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, http://1.usa.gov/1D9d3AE
More information about the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South is available at http://1.usa.gov/1ZDTGzt
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ csas.00448
Call Number: LC-J7-FLA- 1094

‘If we want Germans to accept Arabs, Arabs must also learn to accept them’

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After the shock of the New Year’s Eve assaults, and the subsequent backlash, some migrants are trying to teach refugees about the challenges of life in Germany and about mutual tolerance

Skinny-dipping, gay relationships and parenting all form part of Magdi Gohary’s crash-course introduction to a strange new home, Learn to Understand Germany, given at a huge refugee camp on the outskirts of Munich.

Many of those who join his seminars headed to the country in search of security and gave little thought to what else awaited them there, says the 74-year-old, a retired chemist who left his native Egypt for Munich half a century ago.

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