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Taliban ban BBC and Voice of America news broadcasts | Abroad

Taliban ban BBC and Voice of America news broadcasts |  Abroad

The Taliban banned the British news channel BBC and the American news channel Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting information intended for the Afghan media. The BBC reported on Sunday that their Persian, Uzbek and Pashto broadcasts had been canceled in Afghanistan. The Taliban also reportedly ordered local BBC partners to withdraw international broadcasters. In a statement, the British broadcaster …

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Russia deports citizens of Mariupol to its own territory

Russia deports citizens of Mariupol to its own territory

Inga Serbina (45), a resident of Mariupol, has her passport checked by pro-Russian troops.Image REUTERS / Alexander Ermoshenko According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk, some 40,000 civilians have already been relocated to Russian-occupied territory without the Ukrainian government having a say. Satellite images show a temporary camp with about 5,000 people east of the city. Five minutes to …

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Antarctic sea ice the size of the city of Rome is collapsing

Antarctic sea ice the size of the city of Rome is collapsing

The now loose sea ice has been shrinking for more than 15 years, but according to NASA scientist Colello Walker, this only happened gradually until early 2020. In early March, however, it turned out that compared to the January measurements, only half of the pack ice remained. Arctic explorer Peter Neff said in a video on Twitter and TikTok, like …

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Fjodor de Zeewolde moves 400 Queen Elizabeth bells today

Fjodor de Zeewolde moves 400 Queen Elizabeth bells today

“So far I have been able to make all the clocks,” explains the Dutch expert. “Finding specific parts can be a challenge. Because the materials are so old, there is sometimes only one solution: to copy a spare part yourself.” Fjodor van den Broek, originally from Zeewolde, had more than six years of training and several years of professional experience …

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US wants tougher sanctions on North Korea after long-range missile launch

US wants tougher sanctions on North Korea after long-range missile launch

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield pointed to a 2017 Security Council resolution committing member states to “update and strengthen the sanctions regime” if North Korea fires an intercontinental ballistic missile. “That’s exactly what happened,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “So now is the time to act.” The US ambassador to the UN announced that the United States would table a draft …

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US wants tougher sanctions on North Korea after long-range missile launch

US wants tougher sanctions on North Korea after long-range missile launch

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield pointed to a 2017 Security Council resolution committing member states to “update and strengthen the sanctions regime” if North Korea fires an intercontinental ballistic missile. “That’s exactly what happened,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “So now is the time to take that step.” The US ambassador to the UN announced that the United States would table …

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Tourists equipped with water guns against harmful seagulls Venice

Tourists equipped with water guns against harmful seagulls Venice

According to the hotel owners, the seagulls are “aggressive and annoying”. For example, they loot guests who eat out. In recent years, the nuisance of seagulls in the Italian city has gotten out of control. These images show a seagull snatching an ice cream from a girl’s hands in a Venetian street: It may be funny to see, but hotels …

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