Taliban orders all female TV presenters to cover their faces while on air

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered all female presenters on TV channels to cover their faces on air, the country's biggest media outlet said Thursday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taliban-women-female-tv-presenters-1.6460200?cmp=rss

Agent, business manager chart Johnny Depp's rise and fall

Three people who were once close to Johnny Depp have charted the actor's rise and fall in a Virginia courtroom from "the biggest movie star in the world" to a man who struggled with drugs and money.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/depp-rise-and-fall-depositions-1.6459923?cmp=rss

No more fines for U.K. PM Boris Johnson after police wrap 'partygate' probe

Britain's Metropolitan Police told Prime Minister Boris Johnson he faced no further action over lockdown-breaching gatherings at his official residence and other government sites, after the force said Thursday it has concluded its investigation into politicians' parties that violated the country's coronavirus restrictions.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-partygate-police-boris-johnson-1.6459815?cmp=rss

U.K. to offer smallpox vaccine shots to health workers as monkeypox spreads in Europe

A smattering of monkeypox cases in Britain has prompted authorities to offer a smallpox vaccine to some health-care workers and others who may have been exposed, as a handful more cases were confirmed in parts of Europe.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/britain-monkeypox-smallpox-vaccine-1.6459654?cmp=rss

Israel's ruling coalition slips into minority position with departure of lawmaker

Israel's ruling coalition became a minority in parliament on Thursday when an Arab lawmaker from a left-wing party quit, leaving Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with a more precarious grip on power.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ghaida-rinawie-zoabi-ruling-coalition-minority-1.6459638?cmp=rss