With the U.S. out of Afghanistan after 20 years, some experts say China and Pakistan are stepping in to provide both immediate support and the prospect of long-term investment for the Taliban acting government in Kabul. VOA's senior diplomatic correspondent Cindy Saine reports on what this could mean for the region and for U.
which roughly translates to "accountability" — is an Afghan-created app that verifies instances of explosions, power outages, checkpoints, and other need-to-know information in Kabul. Since the Taliban took control of the city, the app has seen a surge in downloads.
Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed in June, was arrested in connection to an insurance fraud scheme that court documents say involved Murdaugh arranging for his own killing so his surviving son could collect the life insurance payout.
Another commercial spaceflight company launches into the space tourism business. Plus, more spacewalks outside the International Space Station, and beauty tips from astronauts on board. VOA's Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space.
Helsinki (AFP) – A new ‘rage room’ in Finland’s capital allowing clients to vent their post-pandemic anger with a baseball bat is proving a smash hit among the Nordic country’s women. The venture has been fully booked since opening this summer, with frustrations caused by the pandemic the main causes of clients’ anger, but with a divorce-themed smash-up room also proving popular.
Brussels (AFP) – The organisers of the queer arts festival Q.ARTz are giving Brussels’ notorious Manneken-Pis statue a new costume described as “100% queer”. The “Little Pissing Man” will have the punk-inspired outfit for just one day to pay tribute to the queer movement.
Star City (Russia) (AFP) – Russian actress Yulia Peresild, director Klim Shipenko, and their backup crew train in zero gravity ahead of their space launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on the 5 October, in a race against a parallel US project.
Security forces in Istanbul detain unregistered Afghans as Turkey's government faces growing public pressure to not accept any more refugees
The organisers of the queer arts festival Q.ARTz are giving Brussels' notorious Manneken-Pis statue a new costume described as "100% queer". The "Little Pissing Man" will have the punk-inspired outfit for just one day to pay tribute to the queer movement.
A free kebab for every newly vaccinated person. Berlin is trying to encourage people to get a Covid-19 jab as vaccination rates wane in the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that dozens of people in his entourage tested positive for the coronavirus before he went into self-isolation earlier this week.
Berlin (AFP) – A free kebab for every newly vaccinated person. Berlin is trying to encourage people to get a Covid-19 jab as vaccination rates wane in the country.
