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Women Stage Protest In Kabul Against Taliban Policies
Kabul: A number of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul against Taliban policies, demanding equal rights to education and work, according to a media report.
Sunday's protest took place in response to the closure of the former…
Afghanistan’s Secondary, High Schools Reopen For Boys
Kabul: Secondary and high schools, as well as madrasas, for boys across Afghanistan have reopened after more than a month of the country's takeover by the Taliban, the Ministry of Education said.
In its announcement on Sunday, the…
5 Injured After Military Training Plane Crashes In Texas
Houston: Five people were injured after a military training jet crashed in a residential area in Lake Worth, Texas, according to local media reports.
Two people were ejected from the plane and have been taken to local hospitals, with one…
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 228.4
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 228.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.69 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.90 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on…
Over 5,000 People Evacuated As Volcano Erupts On Spain’s La Palma Island
Madrid: Between 5,000 and 10,000 people are being evacuated after a volcano began erupting on the La Palma island of Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday afternoon.
Regional authorities confirmed that the evacuations have begun in the wake…
Wildfires Surrounding California’s Sequoia Groves Spread To Almost 40K Acres
Los Angeles: Two huge wildfires, the Windy and KNP Complex fires, burning around the Sequoia National Forest and the Sequoia National Park in US' California, spread to 18,075 acres and 21,777 acres, respectively on Sunday.
A statement…
UN Chief Condemns Executions By Houthis In Yemen
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday's executions of nine individuals by the Houthi movement in Yemen, said his spokesman.
"The secretary-general deeply regrets that the Houthi movement…
ISIS-K Claims Kabul Bomber Was Arrested In Delhi Five Years Back
New Delhi: ISIS-K has claimed in propaganda material that the Kabul airport suicide bomber wanted to carry out an attack in India but was arrested in Delhi five years back.
"ISIS-K in 20th edition of its propaganda magazine 'Voice of…
Chinese Scientists Explore Moon Rock’s Potential For Fusion Power
Beijing: Several scientists in China have begun studying lunar rocks collected by the Chang'e 5 mission, including their potential as a source of fusion power, media reports said.
The Chang'e 5 mission delivered 1.73 kg of lunar…
UNESCO Expresses Deep Concern Over Exclusion Of Girls From Af Schools
New Delhi: UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has expressed deep concern over the announcement made in Afghanistan to gradually reopen secondary schools for boys and their male teachers only, leaving girls and women behind.
Should…