Thursday, July 27, 2023

With salons shut down, Afghan women lose key income, and the last safe space: activist

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When the Taliban government shut down beauty salons in Afghanistan, women lost more than a place to get their hair and nails done, says Mahbouba Seraj.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/afghanistan-women-beauty-salons-1.6919910?cmp=rss

Ukraine will allow its athletes to compete against some Russians in Olympic qualifiers

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Ukraine has signalled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as "neutral athletes," a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/ukraine-athletics-boycott-russia-1.6919538?cmp=rss

A mysterious cellphone, cryptic instructions and an interrupted smuggling run of 14 Indian nationals

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U.S. Border Patrol agents recently disrupted an attempted smuggling run moving 14 Indian nationals from Canada into the U.S. along the Quebec and New York State border, court records show. The driver of the vehicle the agents stopped said he was recruited for the smuggling run in a manner resembling a spy novel.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/indian-nationals-smuggling-1.6919289?cmp=rss