The court banned the removal of homeless people from the streets of San Francisco

A US federal judge has temporarily banned San Francisco from removing homeless shelters, saying the city violated its own policy by failing to offer an alternative solution.

Judge Donna Ryu in the US District of Oakland issued an order barring the city from removing tents and confiscating belongings from people living in shelters, the "San Francisco Chronicle" reported.

The order followed a lawsuit filed by homeless advocates seeking to prevent San Francisco city officials from dismantling the encampments until they provide thousands of new beds, the AP reported.

Judge Ryu cited evidence from lawyers that the city, in violation of the law, did not shelter the homeless before it began removing the shelters and improperly confiscating or throwing away their belongings, including cellphones, medication and even prosthetic limbs.

The arguments of the city during the defense were "completely unconvincing", said the judge, according to AP.

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Iran has started building a new nuclear power plant

 

Construction of a new nuclear power plant has begun in southwestern Iran, the Agency for Atomic Energy has announced.

 

The project, whose launch on state television was announced by agency chief Mohamed Eslami, will last seven years.

A nuclear power plant of 300 megawatts will cost between 1.5 and 2 billion dollars, Eslami said.

Iran has a nuclear power plant in Bušeru, in the south of the country, with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts.

The new power plant was originally supposed to be built by a French company which later refused, Eslami said, adding that other countries avoided cooperation with Iran because of the sanctions.

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