Monday, January 22, 2024

UN says Taliban is restricting Afghan women from working, seeking health care

A woman in a blue burqa, covering her head and body, walks in a market holding a yellow bag in her hand.

The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian, according to a UN report published Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-taliban-women-restrictions-1.7091683?cmp=rss

More Boeing 737 planes should get checks after Max 9 incident, says U.S. aviation regulator

A jetliner is seen on a tarmac with the the logo, OKAIR, marked in orange letters on its fuselage.

The recommendation follows the FAA's grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after the Jan. 5 mid-air cabin blowout of a door plug on an eight-week-old Alaska Airlines Max 9 jet.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boeing-737-900er-jets-1.7090696?cmp=rss