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Afghan educational institutions following new gender format reopen
The Acting Minister Abdul Baqi Haqani emphasised that only female lecturers will be allowed to teach girls' classes, TOLO News reported. According to Haqani, joint classes are not acceptable at universities. "Some of the universities are able to use separate buildings for girls, to teach the girls separately. But a number of universities do not have buildings, they can change the time of classes."
Inspiration4: 10 facts to know about first all-civilian space mission of Elon Musk's SpaceX
Along with the recent space journeys by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, Inspiration4 is seen as part of an effort to open up space travel to non-professionals. Furthermore, the launch event will be broadcasted live on the YouTube channel of Netflix.
'Death to Pakistan' chants as Afghans rally in support of Massoud
Videos on social media showed crowds chanting "death to Taliban, long live Afghanistan" as people marched in the dark streets on Monday night. The report said earlier the Taliban had announced it had captured Panjshir province, the last stronghold of the anti-Taliban movement, the National Resistance Front (NRF), which mobilised under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, the son of slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance Ahmad Shah Massoud.
WHO urges joint efforts to prevent future Covid-like pandemic
"The pandemic's impact differs from country to country," Ghebreyesus said at the inaugural ceremony of the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Southeast Asia here on Monday. "We must ensure that a pandemic of this magnitude does not occur in the near future." He urged the entire world to work together to make it a reality.
Philippines braces for tropical storm Conson
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that at 4 p.m. on Monday evening, the storm was spotted 95 km east of Guiuan town in the Eastern Samar province, reports Xinhua news agency. The bureau said the storm was blowing westward or northwestward 20 km per hour, packing winds of 75 km per hour and gusts of up to 90 km per hour.
Iran warns 'maximum failure' if US continues Trump's mentality
Addressing a weekly press conference on Monday, the spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, noted the US should come to Vienna with a real agenda for continuing the talks over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and completely fulfill its commitments under it, reports Xinhua news agency.
New Covid cases in US up 316% from last Labor Day
Daily Covid-19-related deaths are twice as high, Xinhua news agency quoted the USA Today report as saying on Monday which cited data from the Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalisations are also up by 158 per cent compared to Labor Day weekend a year ago, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Service.
Pakistan not setting up camps for Afghan refugees: Official
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the Minister said that his country is allowing Afghan nationals holding Pakistani visas and other documents to enter the country, but there is no other policy so far for refugees, reports Xinhua news agency. Ahmad added that the situation at the country's two border crossings with Afghanistan is under control and there is no influx of refugees anywhere along the borders.
Britain's Covid cases top 7 million
The country reported another 41,192 cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the national caseload to 7,018,921, official figures showed, Xinhua news agency reported. The coronavirus-related death toll in the country rose by 45 to 133,274. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test. The latest data came as a final decision on whether to vaccinate healthy children aged between 12 and 15 -- to be signed off by the chief medical officers of Britain's all four nations -- is expected this week, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Sri Lanka passes 'state of emergency' amid soaring food prices
The ruling Gotabaya Rajapaksa government passed the state of emergency with majority votes, with the opposition parties complaining that the law is a danger to democracy, rights and freedom of expression as the same law could be used to suppress dissent voices against the government.
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