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Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says he hopes Congress will vote on his "Build Back Better" infrastructure plan as soon as this week. "Maybe it won't work, but I believe we'll see by the end of next week at home that it's passed." Biden said during a press conference for the G20 summit in Rome. SOUNDBITE from Joe Biden
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that strikes on pro-Iran fighters in Iraq and Syria should send a "strong" message of deterrence not to keep attacking US forces. SOUNDBITE
Toledo (Spain), May 9 (EFE).- (Camera: Ismael Herrero) The end of the state of alarm has not meant a return to the usual tourist activity in Toledo, where many hospitality establishments have not yet reopened, although there is confidence in a gradual increase of visitors and even a "flood" next weekend, coinciding with the San Isidro festivities in neighbouring Madrid.FOOTAGE OF TOLEDO.
The United States says it hopes Iran will come forward for diplomacy after European allies dropped a plan to censure Tehran at the UN nuclear watchdog. "We will look forward with strong interest for Iran's willingness to engage in a way that leads to credible, concrete progress," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE