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September 19, 2021
Taliban reopens schools in Afghanistan for boys only and repurposes women's affairs ministry
September 19, 2021
China calls for solidarity among SCO members as the bloc turns 20
September 18, 2021
Punjab chief minister resigns amid turmoil in Congress
September 18, 2021
Indonesia reinstates tourist, limited stay visas
September 18, 2021
Indonesia president found negligent over Jakarta filthy air
September 18, 2021
AUKUS alliance may lead to arms race, provocation — Malaysia
GENEVA — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom.“We are deeply worried”, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement, “that many girls may not be allowed back at this time”.No mention of girlsAccording to news reports, the announcement of school reopening from the Taliban, referred only to the return of boys, making no reference to a return date for girls.“Girls cannot, and must not, be left behind. It is critical that all girls, including older girls, are able to resume their education without any further delays. For that, we need female teachers to resume teaching,” she added.The...
September 18, 2021
UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school
BEIJING — The return capsule of China's Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship has landed successfully at Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) Friday.Three Chinese astronauts, the first sent to orbit for space station construction, have completed their three-month mission and returned to Earth safely, the agency said in a statement.The return capsule of the Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship, carrying astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site, it added.On June 17, China successfully launched three astronauts into space, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station.The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, or Divine Vessel, was launched on a Long March-2F...
September 17, 2021
China' s spaceship lands safely in Dongfeng site
September 16, 2021
N. Korea confirms railway-borne missile system test
BEIJING -- An earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan left at least three people dead and 60 injured on Thursday, according to state-run media quoted by CNN.Local authorities put the quake at 6.0-magnitude, while the US Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 5.4-magnitude on an 8-point scale.The quake hit in the early hours of the morning, with the epicenter located about 52 kilometers (32.3 miles) southwest of Yongchuan district in Chongqing, with an initial depth of 10 kilometers, according to USGS.Photos show damaged buildings with windows blown out, and the ground outside covered in debris, including fallen trees and bricks from collapsed walls.At least 1,221 houses have collapsed and more than 3,000 have been severely damaged, according to state-run Global Times."I...
September 16, 2021
Earthquake leaves three dead and 60 injured in China's Sichuan
