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One month in Kabul under Taliban rule– a photo essay
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Above its tightly clustered houses and peaks of the Hindu Kush mountains, Kabul’s blue skies were once dotted with countless colourful kites, flown by children from the hilltops or their rooftops. Since the Taliban to...
Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour under new UK rules
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Folic acid is to be added to the most commonly consumed flours in the UK to help prevent spinal conditions in babies, het die regering aangekondig. Doctors advise pregnant women to take folic acid supplements but, wit...
‘I felt this huge relief’: how antibody injections free the immunosuppressed under Covid in America
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A proud sports mom, Shantay Brown longs to pack into a crowded stadium for her son’s Ohio State football games and scream her face off over the action on the field. But as with so many other simple pleasures in the a...
Brighton are making strides under Graham Potter but the hard yards lie ahead
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xG is not a perfect tool. Models vary. They have flaws. But still, it is striking that most xG – expected goals – models for last season had Brighton finishing not 16th, as they actually did, but fifth or sixth. Imagi...
Biden under fire from Republicans as 10,000 migrants converge under Texas bridge – live
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Texas: thousands of migrants gather under border bridge in makeshift camp
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Thousands of migrants and refugees have gathered under the bridge that connects Del Rio in Texas and Mexico’s Ciudad Acuña, creating a makeshift camp with few basic services in intense heat in the latest border emerge...
Meer as 2,000 healthcare workers in isolation placing hospital systems under pressure
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Meer as 2,000 health workers across NSW, Victoria and the ACT are currently in isolation, placing more pressure on the remaining workforce as Covid cases continue to climb. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association s...
John Oliver unveils teddy bear plan to get under Belarusian dictator’s skin
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John Oliver returned to the Last Week Tonight studio for the first time since spring 2020 on Sunday night, with a segment about Alexander Lukashenko, the unpopular autocratic leader of Belarus facing increasing unrest...
Drama school Lamda finds ‘serious relations breakdown’ under ex-head
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An investigation into complaints made against the former head of the UK’s oldest drama school has reported a “serious breakdown of relations” between her and some staff “due to weaknesses in communication, leadership ...
‘They came for my daughter’: Afghan single mothers face losing children under Taliban
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The day after Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh province, fell to the Taliban on 14 Augustus, gunmen came for Raihana’s* six-year-old daughter. Widowed when her husband was murdered by Taliban forces in 20...
Two officers under investigation for alleged errors in search for student
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Two Metropolitan police officers have been placed under investigation for alleged errors made when Richard Okorogheye went missing, a fortnight before he was found dead in Epping Forest. The 19-year-old, who had sickl...
Prenatal gene test Nifty under international scrutiny amid links to Chinese military
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Health regulators in five countries are examining a prenatal test that collects the DNA of women and foetuses for research after it emerged the test’s manufacturer has links to China’s military. Some doctors and clini...
Biden under pressure as NGO says flights from Afghanistan blocked
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Joe Biden’s administration is facing mounting pressure amid reports that several hundred people, including Americans, had been prevented for a week from flying out of an airport in northern Afghanistan. Marina LeGree,...
Relatives of late Kashmir separatist leader charged under anti-terror law
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Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have charged family members of the late resistance leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani under an anti-terrorism law for wrapping his body in the Pakistani flag and raising anti-India slogan...
NZ shooting: PM Jacinda Ardern says ‘violent extremist’ under surveillance at time of attack – video
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New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says a man who allegedly attacked six people in an Auckland supermarket on Friday was a 'violent extremist' who was being monitored by police. In a press conference following ...
Coca-Cola’s supply chain under pressure due to shortage of cans
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Coca-Cola’s British and continental bottling operation has become the latest business to come under pressure from the supply chain crisis, with a “shortage of aluminium cans” hitting supplies. Consumers have taken to ...