Photo: Flickr.com Tista' taqra bil- Malti . The Taliban has banned hairdressers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards. The new rule was communicated through a notice posted on salons. Taliban religious police said that anyone violating the rule, which they say breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, will be punished
unsplash.com To mark the European Day of Languages on Sunday 26 September, the European Commission is helping to organise more than 70 local and national events across the Europe with funding from the Erasmus+ programme. Multilingual online quizzes, radio contests, translation workshops as well as language fairs and travelling book exhibitions are
Tikka Band | Facebook Young musicians’ ensemble Tektek Nota! presents its classical music concert with a twist on Sunday 3 October 2021. Tnax-Il Stilla is on at 10.30 am at Palazzo de la Salle in Valletta and is open to the public for free. Directed and composed by Luke Vella, the repertoire for Tnax-Il Stilla will consist of a mix of 12 well-known,
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year's landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. The world's biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on fossil fuels for most of its electricity, Australia has not made a firm
Britons are encouraged these days — though in most cases not required — to wear face coverings in crowded indoor spaces. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson regularly appears in the packed, poorly ventilated House of Commons cheek-by-jowl with other maskless Conservative lawmakers. For critics, that image encapsulates the flaw in the government's strategy,
It-Talibani, wikipedia Tista' taqra bil- Malti . The Taliban declared that they hung the bodies of four alleged kidnappers in city squares of Herat, Afghanistan, after shooting them dead. The men were shot in a gun battle, after they allegedly kidnapping a businessman and his son, according to a local official. This act came a day after a Taliban official,
Photo by Kristina Gadeikyte on Unsplash The UK government will issue more than 10,000 temporary visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers in a bid to help ease supply chain issues. 5,000 lorry drivers will get a three-month visa to provide “short-term relief for the haulage industry” while another 5,500 poultry workers will also get a visa in order
Prasenberg at English Wikipedia , CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons At least three people have been killed and 50 others hurt after a train came off the tracks in Montana. Several carriages from the Amtrak Empire Builder passenger service derailed at about 4pm local time (00.00 GMT+2) near the town of Joplin. Some 141 passengers and 16 crew were aboard
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday, urging the island's main opposition party to help seek "unification of the country." China views self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and vows to retake it one day, by force if necessary. Xi has become the most bellicose leader since
Over 5,000 people seeking refuge in Ntarama church were killed by grenade, machete, rifle, or burnt alive. Scott Chacon from Dublin, CA, USA , CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons A former Rwandan army colonel convicted for his role in the massacre of some 800,000 people in the 1994 genocide has died in Mali. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
