Taliban to close all NGOs that employ Afghan women
Pacific Asia • Dec 30, 2024, 9:30 PM
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In the latest crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban have announced they will no longer allow any national or foreign NGOs that employ women to operate in the country. In a letter published on social platform X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry said NGOs that do not comply with the new rule will lose their licenses to operate.
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South Korea's impeached president Yoon defies arrest over failed martial law bid
Pacific Asia • 5:12 AM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol continued on Thursday to resist arrest inside his residence for a third day following his impeachment over a failed martial law bid on December 3. Facing possible arrest, imprisonment, or the death penalty, Yoon remai
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Last year was China’s hottest on record, weather agency says
Pacific Asia • 3:21 AM
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China's average national temperature for 2024 was 1.03 degrees higher than average, making it "the warmest year since the start of full records in 1961", China Meteorological Administration said Wednesday night. The world's largest greenhouse gas emitter
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South Korean police raid Jeju Air after fatal crash, CEO banned from leaving country
Pacific Asia • 2:31 AM
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The offices of Jeju Air and the Muan airport operator were raided Thursday as South Korea conducts an investigation into the Flight 2216 crash that killed 179 people. Jeju Air chief executive officer Kim E-bae was banned from leaving South Korea during t
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