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.
As Germany prepares to elect a new leader, climate change is high on the agenda. Floods blamed on global warming killed hundreds in July. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from Germany, the country is also Europe's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and is struggling to wean itself off fossil fuels
Turkish authorities have detained hundreds of unregistered refugees – including many Afghans – in Istanbul. The crackdown comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government faces growing public pressure to stop any surge of Afghans who arrive in Turkey following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
Brian Taylor, an immigrant from Sierra Leone who is known in New York City as the Harlem Groomer, lost 80% of his non-essential business during the pandemic. But he found a unique way to keep doing his job and along the way inspired a national movement.
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
