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Women in Afghanistan banned from playing sports

Women in Afghanistan banned from playing sports
Sep 9 2021 Share

Despite pledging to adopt several rights for women, the Taliban has prohibited women from partaking in sport in Afghanistan. Following their militant takeover, reports of violence, classroom segregation and gunfire surfaced and now women have been banned from playing sports altogether. Deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural admission spoke to Australia’s SBS, saying that women’s sport was not appropriate or necessary in Afghanistan. 

The Guardian reports the deputy saying that women shouldn’t play cricket because ‘it is not necessary that women should play cricket. In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. […] It is the media era, and there will be photos and videos, and then people watch it.’ It’s administration also features no women within the loyalist ranks, facing heavy criticism from the EU, who highlight how ‘upon initial analysis […] it does not look like […] inclusive and representative formation.’

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Photo Source: France 24, DW

41 dead after fire breaks out at overcrowded Indonesian prison

41 dead after fire breaks out at overcrowded Indonesian prison
Sep 8 2021 Share

41 inmates died while eight were badly injured and 72 sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out in a prison in Indonesia. Firefighters were called to the scene after a blaze emerged in a cell block at Tangerang Penitentiary in Jakarta, which block housed inmates imprisoned due to drug charges.

The thick smoke which clouded the sky is reported to be due to a short circuit, Jakarta police chief Fadil Imran revealed in a press conference. Prisons in Indonesia are notorious for being overcrowded and having unsanitary conditions, which house around 270,000 inmates and often suffer from jailbreaks.

Back in 2019, 30 people including a number of children were killed after a matchstick factory work dropped a lighter in a matchstick factor in North Sumatra.

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Salina park to receive €250,000 investment for regeneration project

Salina park to receive €250,000 investment for regeneration project
Sep 8 2021 Share

Salina National Park looks to receive a major upgrade with regards to park condition and accessibility as Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia has revealed that the park will receive a €250,000 investment by Ambjent Malta.

The investment will go into a number of restoration and regeneration projects and is part of a number of interventions on parks, natural areas and Natura2000 sites to conserve habitats and species while also improving the recreational areas via means of accessibility.

In a recent Facebook post, Minister Farrugia stated that new sanitary facilities will be installed while the John F. Kennedy monument will be restored, going on to highlight that this investment will mean an increase in open spaces where families can spend their time.

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Watch: Fans sing happy birthday to Bukayo Saka as he turns 20

Sep 8 2021 Share

In England’s last match, fans could be heard singing happy birthday to player of the match Bukayo Saka in his post match interview. England comfortably beat Andorra, beating the tiny nation 4-0. Bukayo Saka played a brilliant match scoring a goal and providing 2 assists to Jesse Lingard.

 

The game wasn’t close at all as England played with confidence and never let Andorra get into the game. Jesse Lingard and Bukayo Saka were the stars of the show. Lingard scored twice and showed his doubters that he can still do it on the big stage. Saka wasn’t the only player with a birthday as Leeds striker Patrick Bamford also celebrated his 28th birthday and his England debut.

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