Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent, UN

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Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent, UN says

REUTERS The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons and whips and causing the deaths of at least four protesters. ..
Fifth Test to go ahead after India return negative Covid results: England v India 2021

BBC The fifth Test between England and India is set to go ahead on Friday after no further positive Covid-19 tests were returned by the tourists. India cancelled an optional tra...
Afghan protests persist, posing a problem for new Taliban government

REUTERS A group of Afghan women crouched on the side of a Kabul street and took cover after armed members of the Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters. One of them spoke rapidly at the camera filming them. "..
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest

Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and frightening end to the latest protest march in the capital by Afghan women demanding equal rights from the new rulers. Also on Saturday, the chi..
Japanese mayor who bit Olympian's gold medal tests positive for Covid-19

The Japanese mayor, Takashi Kawamura, who so infamously bit into a medal that was not his, has tested positive for Covid-19. "Germ medal" To jolt your memory, Kawamura, who is the mayor for Nagoya, had sunk his pearly whites into the go..
J&J's HIV vaccine fails trial in latest blow to the field

REUTERS Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) experimental vaccine failed to provide sufficient protection against HIV to young women in sub-Saharan Africa, in the latest setback to the field...
Sidra Medicine provides fastest private Covid-19 PCR tests in Qatar

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has adapted its laboratories to help in the national and global fight against COVID-19. As a result of the quick mobilization of its teams and resources, Sidra Medicine is one of the fastest private COVID..
David Brown: The world’s fastest blind athlete and the man who runs alongside him

David Brown and guide Jerome Avery were set to take Tokyo by storm. But Avery must now watch from the sidelines. David Brown was running through Manhattan’s Central Park when he heard a familiar voice. “Is that you, baby?” ask..
Qatar Airways unveils Gulfstream G700, the latest addition to its charter service fleet

Qatar Airways unveiled the Gulfstream G700 to mark one year to its delivery for Qatar Executive, the airline's charter service. On this occasion Gulfstream G650 drew the initials "QE" for Qatar Executive in Qatar skies. The fli..

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