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Germany: Bosses can’t ask about employees’ coronavirus vaccination status
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Germany: Bosses can’t ask about employees’ coronavirus vaccination status

The German government was set to pass a new workplace coronavirus hygiene ordinance on Wednesday but rejected the suggestion to give…
Will the Taliban restrict internet access in Afghanistan?
Middle East

Will the Taliban restrict internet access in Afghanistan?

“The Taliban have started to turn the internet on and off in some parts of Kabul,” said Habib Khan Totakhil, an Afghan journalist…
Why Qatar fosters close contact with the Taliban
Middle East

Why Qatar fosters close contact with the Taliban

Just a few days ago, US President Joe Biden picked up the phone to thank the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al…
Qatari elections: A PR stunt or a step toward democracy?
Middle East

Qatari elections: A PR stunt or a step toward democracy?

Qatar’s first public election of a consultative assembly is set to take place. The Arab state’s ruling Emir Sheikh Tamim…
COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
World

COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy

Zaw Min (name changed to protect his identity) is a construction worker in his 30s from the Yangon suburb of…
Kazakhstan: Several killed in blasts at arms depot
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Kazakhstan: Several killed in blasts at arms depot

A series of blasts triggered by a fire at a military base in southern Kazakhstan killed nine servicemen and wounded…
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ baby sues 30 years later
Music

Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ baby sues 30 years later

In 1991, photographer Kirk Weddle asked a friend to bring his four-month baby to a photo shoot at a swimming…
Afghans struggle with empty ATMs, soaring prices
Middle East

Afghans struggle with empty ATMs, soaring prices

Over a week after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, its residents are reeling from a severe shortage of cash…
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
Middle East

Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions

The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave…
Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East
Middle East

Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East

A recent editorial in Al-Alam, an Iranian-owned Arabic-language publication, warned people not to trust the Americans the way the Afghan people did. The people…
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