Dozens of girls protest in eastern Afghanistan over closure of girls’ schools

Sep. 10 () – Dozens of girls have demonstrated this Saturday in the Afghan province of Paktia (east) to protest the closure of their schools, amid the Taliban’s refusal to reopen secondary schools for female students since coming to power. …

Americans Rivian and Mercedes join forces. For a start, they will deliver electric vans and vans

Coming as a last-minute rescue, Rivian announces a partnership with Mercedes Benz aimed at manufacturing large electric vans and pickup trucks. Best known for the RT1T model, an electric-powered alternative to the Ford F-150, Rivian was showing signs of fast …

U.S. senators pressure Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over crypto-currency fraud policies for Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp

Six U.S. senators have demanded answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about how his company handles crypto-currency scams on its social networking platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. “We are concerned that Meta is a breeding ground for crypto-currency fraud …

France, Germany, UK question Iran’s willingness to reach nuclear deal

Germany, France and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement on Saturday expressing their “serious doubts” about Iran’s intention to reach a nuclear deal after 18 months of negotiations. “In view of Iran’s failure to close a deal on …

Germany and France present Serbia with a new proposal for resolving the Kosovo dispute

The president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has revealed this Saturday that Germany and France have transferred to him a new proposal for “an immediate and definitive solution” to the dispute over Kosovo, ‘de facto’ independent from Belgrade since 1998. “Last …

Twitter details how editing tweets works: maximum of 5 changes within 30 minutes

Added in response to requests from users over the years, the option to edit tweets comes with some pretty strict limitations, however, as Twitter wants to ensure that the introduction of this feature does not compromise the credibility of the …

Five people die when boat sinks after possible collision with whale in New Zealand

At least five people have died and six others have been rescued alive this Saturday after a boat sank following a possible collision with a whale off the coast of New Zealand, authorities have confirmed. The sinking of the boat, …

Guterres blames developed countries for Pakistan floods: “It’s collective suicide”.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged UN member countries to offer “immediate assistance” to Pakistan to help it recover from the effects of the floods that have affected the region for months, appealing that the country is “less to blame …

Iran calls new US sanctions against its intelligence ministry “illegal”

The Iranian government has branded this Saturday as “illegal” the new sanctions imposed by the United States against the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and has again denied that Tehran was behind the cyberattack executed in July against official pages of …

Sweden goes to the polls tomorrow at a historic moment for future NATO membership

Sweden is preparing to go to the polls next September 11 in an election in which the Social Democratic Party of the current Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, will face the conservative bloc in a historic moment for the country due …

18 people die after tanker truck and bus crash in Mexico

At least 18 people have been burned to death following the impact between a tanker that broke away from a truck and a tourist bus on a highway in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, according to the latest balance. The …

Truss talks by phone with Macron and other international leaders

The new British Prime Minister, Lizz Truss, held telephone conversations with the French President and other world leaders on Saturday. “President Macron has expressed his sincere condolences on the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Downing Street explained in …