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WorldThe Taliban has ordered the country’s airlines to stop selling tickets to unaccompanied women.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied…

WorldTags: Print EditionUK: Rocketing global food prices as a result of the war in Ukraine could trigger riots from those going hungry in poor countries, the head of the World Trade Organization has said. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned…

WorldAn emotional Will Smith with his Best Actor Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards.(Inset) Will smith punching Chris Rock (L) in a dramatic on-stage scene.Tags: Print EditionUS: Twenty years after his first nomination, Will Smith…

The transfer of American nuclear technologies to Australia within the AUKUS pact sparked a discussion in Japanese society about the need to switch the fleet to nuclear power and the development of nuclear technologies in general. Despite…

AFGHANISTAN: In a new diktat, Afghanistan’s new rulers the Taliban said that there will be no public executions unless directed by the court. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a tweet said that no punishment will be carried…

Gen. Colin Powell, the influential former US Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who played a pivotal policy role during the administration of then-President George W. Bush, died Monday at 84 from complications…

US: World Bank president David Malpass on Saturday congratulated India on its successful vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as he met Union GinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington. “President…

AUSTRALIA: Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week, officials said on Sunday. The Australian city of 5 million people will have…

US: NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission, called Lucy, to examine a cluster of rocky bodies — known as Jupiter Trojan asteroids — that scientists believe are remnants of the primordial material that formed the solar system’s outer…

INDIA: At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could rise…