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United News of India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Iran Parliament votes to suspend cooperation with IAEA, says IAEA credibility 'up for auction'
Tehran, June 25 (UNI) Iran has decided to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) until the Agency (IAEA) guarantees security of its nuclear facilities. Iran which has been a member of the IAEA since 1958, said the Agency's international credibility is 'up for auction.' Reports quoting Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the IAEA had put its international credibility 'up for auction' by not condemning the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. 'The International Atomic Energy Agency, which refused to even marginally condemn the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, put its international credibility up for Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran will suspend its cooperation with the IAEA until the security of the nuclear facilities is guaranteed,' he said. Iran's MEHR News Agency (MNA) said Iranian Parliament had approved the suspension of cooperation with the IAEA after an overwhelming vote. In today's open session of the parliament, during the consideration of the general outline of the plan requiring the government to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, lawmakers agreed to the general outline of the plan with 221 votes in favor, no votes against, and one abstention out of a total of 223 representatives present in the session. The decision followed U.S. strikes on several Iranian nuclear sites, ''in violation of international law, including the United Nations Charter,'' MNA said. Iran has said it reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interests, and people, with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) declaring that the attack violated the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and would not prevent Iran from developing its peaceful nuclear program. MNA quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as criticising the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for failing to protect Iran's peaceful nuclear program, saying that Tehran may change its stance regarding the NPT cooperation. He said Iran had tried to demonstrate its compliance with the Treaty but this Treaty had failed to protect Iran's peaceful nuclear program. Twenty years of transparency and trust-building about Iran's peaceful nuclear program had not yielded positive results. Therefore, Iran may change its stance on the nuclear program and the NPT cooperation, he said. Araghchi further said Iranians had made significant efforts to acquire peaceful nuclear technology. Therefore, no one would stop obtaining this technology. Meanwhile, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said there is still a path for diplomacy. ''We must take it. Otherwise violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels and the global non-proliferation regime that has underpinned international security for more than half a century, could crumble and fall,' he said in his statement to the Board of Governors of the IAEA. Iran, Israel and the Middle East need peace, he asserted and said that for peace a number of steps need to be taken. All parties should return to the negotiating table and for that IAEA inspectors should be allowed to go back to Iran's nuclear sites and account for the stockpiles of uranium, including, most importantly, the 400 kg enriched to 60 percent. He said IAEA inspectors remain in Iran ready to undertake the required tasks when agreed with Iran and reiterated that armed attacks on nuclear facilities should never take place. UNI RB GNK
CBS News
23-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Minnesota Nurses Association holds strike vote Monday as union advocates for improved staffing ratios
A Minnesota nurses union is holding an unfair labor practice strike vote on Monday as thousands of employees are working without a contract, and others are facing a contract expiration at the end of the month. The Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 15,000 nurses across 13 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth area, says if a supermajority of nurses pass the vote, it would give negotiators the ability to call for a strike at any time, after providing a 10-day notice. "We have consistently come to the bargaining table in good faith and been transparent about our proposals, yet have received stonewalling, interference and retaliation in return," said President of the MNA Chris Rubesch. The union says they've brought plans regarding safer staffing ratios, workplace violence prevention measures and scheduling to the bargaining table but "hospital executives have refused to listen." Nurses say the patient-to-nurse ratio is unsafe and unmanageable. "We've assessed our body of nurses and we all know that we're ready to take this vote. Not to strike, but to get it done," said Ericka Helling, an ICU nurse at M Health Fairview Southdale. "This is the goal here, to solve the equation without abandoning our patients or leaving our jobs. We know we have the vote, we wouldn't take the vote if we couldn't get it done." The MNA alleges the hospitals have retaliated by surveilling union conversations and refusing to provide information that is necessary to bargain. Negotiations started in March for the Twin Cities nurses, who are now working without a contract. The Duluth-area nurses started negotiating in April, and are facing a contract expiration date of June 30. "For decades, nurses have been sounding the alarm about increasingly unsafe staffing levels in our hospitals, leading to the current crisis we are experiencing now. As more patients experience adverse health events, more nurses are subjected to violence and more healthcare professionals are fleeing bedside care altogether, the hospitals' bad faith bargaining is a slap in the face to both nurses and patients," Rubesch said. "We cannot and will not accept it." Voting ends at 10 p.m. on Monday. WCCO has reached out to M Health Fairview for comment.
Barnama
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
Pezeshkian Directs Iranian Government to Operate At Full Strength
TEHRAN, June 21 (Bernama-MNA) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that all government institutions have been directed to make every effort to deliver services to the people of Iran, as the Zionist regime continues hostilities against the country. According to MEHR News Agency (MNA), Pezeshkian made the remark in a post on his X account on Thursday. 'Dear people of Iran, all ministries and government bodies have been tasked to use all their strength and resources to offer services, accompanying you in your cooperation and patience for Iran.'
Malaysian Reserve
20-06-2025
- Health
- Malaysian Reserve
MNA: Lawmakers to Examine Legislation to Protect Patients, Nurses, and Healthcare Professionals from Unsafe Staffing, Violence, and Lifting Injuries on June 23 at State House Hearing
Decades of research support legislation to enact safe patient limits for nurses; the bill would task DPH with implementing enforceable limits in hospitals State legislators to also review bills to protect home care clinicians from violence and nurses and healthcare professionals from patient lifting injuries BOSTON, June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bills that would improve patient safety in hospitals by enacting safe patient limits for nurses, help prevent violence against home healthcare clinicians, and limit patient handling injuries among nurses and healthcare professionals will be heard by lawmakers during a June 23 hearing at the State House. 'MNA nurses and healthcare professionals look forward to testifying before the Joint Committee on Public Health about the importance of protecting patients and caregivers by enacting this critical legislation,' Katie Murphy, a practicing ICU nurse, and President of the Massachusetts Nurses Association. 'When nurses are overwhelmed with too many patients, care suffers, errors increase, and both patients and nurses are placed at unnecessary risk. For home healthcare workers, the need for workplace violence protections is equally urgent. No one should fear for their safety while providing care in someone's home.' 'We must also stop normalizing patient handling injuries as part of the job,' Murphy said. 'MNA legislation would implement safe lifting standards and proper equipment to prevent musculoskeletal injuries that too often end caregivers' careers prematurely.' Legislative Hearing Details What: A hearing held by the Joint Committee on Public Monday, June 23 at 9 Room B-1, State House, Boston. Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the livestream at Legislation: An Act Promoting Patient Safety and Equitable Access to Care (S. 1522/H. 2448) Sponsors: Sen. Lydia Edwards/Rep. Natalie Higgins Nurses Testifying: Liz Taylor, RN, BI Plymouth Hospital Molly Donovan, RN, Cambridge Health Alliance Whidden Mary Havlicek Cornacchia, OR RN, Tufts Medical Center Michael Robicheau, ICU RN, Framingham Union Hospital Liz Taylor, RN, BI Plymouth Hospital Molly Donovan, RN, Cambridge Health Alliance Whidden Mary Havlicek Cornacchia, OR RN, Tufts Medical Center Michael Robicheau, ICU RN, Framingham Union Hospital Massachusetts nurses care for too many patients at one time. This leads to poor patient care, adverse patient outcomes and exploited nurses leaving the bedside. Annual surveys of MA nurses show that excessive patient assignments are the main reason for deteriorating quality of care and reduced RN morale. Research supports this concern and limiting the number of patients assigned to a nurse has positive effects on patient outcomes, financial performance and nurse retention. This bill would require the Department of Public Health to set limits on the number of patients a nurse can care for at one time. Limits would be set by hospital unit. A series of public hearings would be held to provide an opportunity for stakeholder input. An Act Relative to Safe Patient Handling and Mobility in Certain Health Facilities (S. 1535/H. 2396) Sen. Paul Feeney/Rep. Marjorie Decker Nurses Testifying: Dan Rec, RN, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Beth Piknick, RN, retired Dan Rec, RN, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Beth Piknick, RN, retired Nurses and other healthcare workers suffer more musculoskeletal injuries than any other profession, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These injuries can be career-ending for the employee and costly to the healthcare system. This bill would require healthcare facilities to adopt and implement a safe patient handling and mobility program to identify, assess, and develop strategies to control the risk of injury to patients and healthcare workers associated with the lifting, transferring, repositioning, or movement of a patient or equipment. An Act Providing Safeguards for Home Healthcare Workers (S. 1632/H. 2364) Sponsors: Sen. John Velis/Rep. Bruce Ayers Nurses Testifying: Gina Ferragamo, RN, Mass General Brigham Home health Gina Ferragamo, RN, Mass General Brigham Home health As the amount of care delivered in the home increases, so has the level of violence in this setting. In 2021, as many as 44% of home healthcare workers reported being physically assaulted. This bill would require safety assessments of all home healthcare settings prior to services being provided. Home healthcare providers would be empowered to leave dangerous situations without loss of pay or disciplinary action and would be provided time off for healthcare workers assaulted on the job to address legal issues. RN Survey Results Show Need for Legislation The 2025 State of Nursing in Massachusetts survey showed nurses reporting high levels of care quality deterioration, unsafe staffing, increased workplace violence, and a lack of responsiveness on these topics from leaders. Safe Patient Limits Survey Results 67% of nurses reported they do not have enough time to provide patients with the care and attention they need— up 22 points since before the pandemic. 49% of nurses were concerned on at least a weekly basis that unsafe staffing conditions could put their nursing license at risk. 37% of RNs said they would not feel safe admitting a family member to the unit on which they work. Multiple challenges bedside RNs face have become even more serious: Not having time to provide care/attention needed – 68% (up 1% from 2024) Not having enough beds for all patients – 62% (up 3% from 2024) Inability to discharge patients to outside facilities – 52% (up 4% from 2024) Workplace violence or abuse – 47% (up 10% from 2024) Workplace Violence Survey Results Nurses and other healthcare workers face physical or verbal violence every 36 minutes in Massachusetts hospitals. Healthcare workers experience violence at a rate five times that of other professions. In the years during and following the COVID-19 pandemic, this longstanding crisis has grown even more problematic. 69% of nurses in 2025 said workplace violence and abuse is a serious problem – up five points from last year and 27 points from 2021. 83% of nurses working in direct care teaching hospitals said violence is a serious problem 23% said they do not feel safe in their workplace Safe Patient Handling Background Nurses and other healthcare workers suffer more musculoskeletal injuries than any other profession. This leads to increased direct and indirect costs associated with related injuries, loss of staff and decreased care for patients. It results in longer patient stays and poorer patient outcomes due to a lack of mobility. As nurses move patients – each lifting 1.8 tons during an average shift – they are being injured at precipitous rates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overexertion injury rate for hospital workers is 68 per 10,000. This is double the average overexertion injury rate across all industries of 33 per 10,000. Solutions have been proposed by both a state task force and the MNA, and yet the hospital industry has failed to act. A report by the Joint Commission said, 'Patients are also at risk of multiple injuries and adverse events related to handling procedures. These include pain and discomfort as well as anxiety connected with being moved.' The state Department of Public Health published a detailed report a decade ago on safe patient handling with recommendations that mirror the solutions in the MNA's legislation. │ │ │ Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its 26,000 members advance the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Legislature and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
News18
14-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
Oman Confirms Iran-US Nuclear Talks Shelved After Israeli Strikes On Tehran
The sixth round of talks between US and Iran was to take place on Sunday, June 15, but it has now been cancelled amid the rising tensions between Tel Aviv and Tehran. The talks scheduled between Iran and the United States concerning Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program have been cancelled. The announcement by Oman's foreign minister follows an Israeli attack on Tehran on Friday. In a social media post, Badr al-Busaidi stated that any talks would be 'unjustifiable" amid the ongoing attacks. 'The Iran-US talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place. But diplomacy and dialogue remain the only pathway to lasting peace," al-Busaidi wrote. Notably, this was the sixth round of talks, which was scheduled to take place in Oman's Muscat. Earlier in the day, Tehran has said that the nuclear programme are now 'meaningless" after the attack. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh stated that the US cannot claim to be negotiating while allegedly permitting Israel to carry out military strikes. 'The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran's territory," MNA, citing Baghaei, reported. Baghaei also accused the US of supporting the Israeli attack. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! Location : Oman First Published: June 14, 2025, 21:42 IST
