Author: Cole Hanson

(Kabul) The Taliban’s Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has called on Afghan television stations to stop broadcasting a series featuring women as part of the new “religious directives” broadcast on Sunday. Posted on November 21, 2021 at 2:52 pm. A document from the ministry to the media stated that “television sets should avoid showing soap operas and series in which women are played.” It also asks them to ensure that female journalists wear the “Islamic headscarf” on screen, without specifying that it is a simple head covering, usually worn on Afghan television, or more. “These are…

Le Robert’s director general, Charles Pimpant, on Wednesday defended the addition to the online version of his prestigious dictionary of “iel” genderless pronouns, following criticism from Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer. • Read also: The addition of the pronoun “iel” to Robert causes controversy • Read also: Elle: progress or ideological whim? In a tweet he wrote on Tuesday, Mr Blanquer gave his support to majority deputy François Jolivier, who denounced the introduction of the word, used mainly by the young audience, in a letter to the French Academy. “Obviously I support @FJolivet36’s protest towards #PetitRobert. Comprehensive writing is not the…

general manager of publishing RobertCharles Pimpnett, on Wednesday, defended the addition of the non-gender pronoun “iel” to the online version of his prestigious dictionary, after criticism leveled by the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer. In a tweet he wrote on Tuesday, Mr Blanquer gave his support to majority deputy François Jolivier, who denounced the introduction of the word, used mainly by the young audience, in a letter to the French Academy. “Obviously I support @FJolivet36’s protest towards #PetitRobert. Comprehensive writing is not the future of the French language. Although our students are in the process of solidifying their basic knowledge,…

(Kabul) On Saturday, his family said a prominent doctor had been kidnapped and killed in northern Afghanistan. Posted Nov 20, 2021 at 11:36am Abdul Qahar Afghan and Tamim Akhjar News agency Rohin Elmi, his son, said that Muhammad Nader Elmi, was kidnapped two months ago in the town of Mazar-i-Sharif, and his kidnappers demanded a ransom in exchange for his release. He said the family eventually paid them $350,000 after they negotiated because the kidnappers demanded more than double. Despite the payment, the kidnappers killed ds Alimi, left his body in the street, his son said. He said they called…

On Saturday, Poland’s defense minister said Belarus has changed course in the crisis with its neighbor Poland, and is now directing smaller groups of migrants to multiple points along the European Union’s eastern border. Posted on Nov 20, 2021 at 7:35am “We have to prepare for the fact that this problem will continue for months,” Polish Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told commercial radio station RMFFM. “Now a slightly different method has been adopted by the immigrants and the Belarusian services… Small groups of people are trying to cross the border in many places,” he said. To this was added a crowd…

(Brazil) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Joachim Light both knew before the United Nations Climate Summit in Glasgow that the rate of deforestation in the Amazon had soared. However, they preferred to withhold the information. Posted on Nov 19, 2021 at 9:24pm Deborah Alvares News agency According to three ministers who agreed to speak to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, the president withheld the data so as not to harm negotiations. This data from the National Institute for Space Research’s Prodes Monitoring System, released Thursday, reveals that the Amazon lost 13,235 square kilometers of rainforest during…

Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos (Stockholm) La militante pour le climat Greta Thunberg a dénoncé vendredi les voyages du premier ministre britannique Boris Johnson à bord d’un avion affrété par le gouvernement lors de la COP26 organisée chez lui à Glasgow, et a qualifié d’« hypocrite » le comportement des dirigeants mondiaux. Publié le 19 novembre 2021 à 7h21 « La crise climatique n’est évidemment pas causée par les jets privés, mais il est un peu hypocrite […] She told AFP that world leaders (who live close to them, for example Boris Johnson, arrived in Glasgow on a private plane while…

While the number of English-speaking foreign students in Quebec increases, rejection rates in African countries continue to rise, and some “flawless” files are rejected. Thus, candidates who meet the criteria are prevented from continuing their studies here, they regret it. their lawyers in immigration These “close to 100%” rates are denounced by some countries of the Maghreb and West Africa, two groups of French speakers. “It is common for a student to demonstrate a financial ability of $100,000 for the duration of their program, and have college admission, but is still refused,” notes Krishna, a Quebec attorney. The overall rejection…

Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos (Lahore) Lahore au Pakistan était mercredi la ville avec l’air le plus pollué au monde, au grand dam de la population qui pousse les autorités à enfin s’attaquer au problème. Publié le 17 novembre 2021 à 14h12 Le taux de particules fines PM2,5, les plus dangereuses, était mercredi matin à Lahore de 348 microgrammes par mètre cube d’air(μg/ m3), selon le réseau spécialisé AirVisual, soit 23 fois le niveau recommandé par l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS). « Les enfants ont des maladies respiratoires […] “Shit, look for a solution,” Mohamed Saeed, a farm…

With transportation electrification, windfall gains from the fuel tax, which allows Quebec to recover an average of $2 billion annually, are set to run dry, so much so that the government must change it to replace it. • Read also: Gasoline at $2 a liter in a year? “We have less and less gasoline consumption, but because there are taxes on gasoline, there will be less and less taxes that will go into government coffers,” explained Jill Beyer, a spokesperson for the Department of Transportation (MTQ). To prevent a blow, in 2019 MTQ launched its mobility finance job site, which…