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IRANIAN RIAL FALLS FURTHER AS PROTESTS OVER DECIMATED ECONOMY CONTINUE. Iran's currency, the rial, has continued to weaken as unrest in the country grows over an economy in shambles due to the effects of U.S. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. The value of one U.S. dollar rose on June 1 to as high as 31,500 rials, compared with 28,150 rials a month before, according to the foreign-exchange site Bonbast.com, its lowest level since September 2021. The stranglehold of U.S. sanctions along with government mismanagement has led to soaring inflation, high youth unemployment and rising poverty, while recently elected President Ebrahim Raisi's administration has struggled to halt the economic tailspin. SCIENTISTS SUCCESSFULLY GROW PLANTS IN SOIL FROM THE MOON. The study is paramount to NASA's long-term goals in human space exploration, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release. The research could also have implications for plants growing in harsh conditions on Earth, he added. "We'll need to use resources found on the Moon and Mars to develop food sources for future astronauts living and operating in deep space," Nelson said. In the study, researchers planted the seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana — a plant related to mustard greens, as well as other cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli and cauliflower — in lunar soil, which was sampled directly from the moon from missions Apollo 11, 12 and 17. To compare, researchers also planted the seeds in a lunar simulant, designed to closely mimic real lunar soil.