A ban on fruit and menthol flavors could curb the vaping epidemic
Ohio: Banning fruit and menthol flavors could curb the burgeoning youth vaping crisis, a study has suggested. According to 70 percent of 14- to 21-year-old vapers, they would quit if…
Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’
Secretary-General António Guterres was speaking to reporters in Doha, Qatar, after convening an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan. He said they had agreed on the need for a…
Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN
The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan”, and urges all countries…
Parents beware! Saudi Arabia suddenly imposed a major ban
Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have imposed a ban on rental bicycles for children under 12, warning that violators could harm themselves and others. The kingdom’s public prosecution said children under…
Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals
“UN national personnel – women and men – have been instructed not to report to UN offices, with only limited and calibrated exceptions made for critical tasks,” according to a…
Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
In statements on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by deputy chief Amina Mohammed, in describing the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women, as a violation…
Taliban’s Ban on Afghan Women UN Workers Wrong, Zalmay Khalilzad
File photo Zalmay Khalilzad, the former special representative of the United States for Afghanistan, has said that the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women workers of the United Nations is wrong.…
Afghanistan, UN ban on women workers
File photo The Taliban has stopped Afghan women workers of the United Nations from working in Afghanistan. The spokesperson of the United Nations has said in his statement that the…
Boxer Aamir Khan was banned for 2 years
File photo Pakistani-born British boxer Amir Khan has been banned for 2 years for violating doping rules. According to the British media, Aamir Khan used prohibited drugs, under the anti-doping…
Australia also decided to ban Tik Tok
Chinese spy balloons send information on US military installations to China, US media American media say that the Chinese spy balloon that flew in the American airspace in February collected…