With Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev in mind, the Indian government has finally decided to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday. &nbsp;

The Kartarpur corridor links Pakistan’s Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, which is the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district of Punjab state. &nbsp;

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The decision reflects the Indian government's immense reverence for Guru Nanak Dev and the Sikh community, said Shah. &nbsp;

"In a major decision, that will benefit large numbers of Sikh pilgrims, PM @Narendramodi govt has decided to re-open the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from tomorrow, November 17. This decision reflects the immense reverence of Modi government towards Guru Nanak Dev and our Sikh community," Shah said in a tweet. &nbsp;

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The nation is all set to celebrate the Prakash Utsav of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev on November 19, the home minister said. &nbsp;

The leader was also confident that this move will further "boost the joy and happiness across the country". &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;&nbsp;

With Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev in mind, the Indian government has finally decided to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday.

With Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev in mind, the Indian government has finally decided to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday. The Kartarpur corridor links Pakistan’s Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, which is the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district of Punjab state. Also Read: India’s PM Modi arrives in Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules plane to inaugurate highway The decision reflects the Indian government's immense reverence for Guru Nanak Dev and the Sikh community, said Shah. "In a major decision, that will benefit large numbers of Sikh pilgrims, PM @Narendramodi govt has decided to re-open the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from tomorrow, November 17. This decision reflects the immense reverence of Modi government towards Guru Nanak Dev and our Sikh community," Shah said in a tweet. Also Read: India allows quarantine-free entry of vaccinated foreign nationals from 99 countries The nation is all set to celebrate the Prakash Utsav of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev on November 19, the home minister said. The leader was also confident that this move will further "boost the joy and happiness across the country". (With inputs from agencies)

Indian govt to reopen Kartarpur corridor tomorrow, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

In a shocking incident, a two-year-old kid was found playing with an alligator near a creek outside the Cantina restaurant in Jacksonville. &nbsp;

The father, Joe Brenner, immediately took the child away from the drain after noticing&nbsp;that the animal he was playing with was an alligator. The animal, who was stuck in the drain, was trying to come out. &nbsp;

It was sheer luck that the child escaped unhurt. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Earlier, the child had witnessed an animal in the drain and believed that it was a tortoise. &nbsp;

The father was in a state of shock at the time of the incident but it seems that his timely action saved an untoward incident. &nbsp;

The father got to know that the animal was an alligator when he went to check on his son, who was playing near the drain. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Later, the Animal Rescue team was informed about the animal, who rescued it. The authorities are now looking to understand how the alligator reached the drain in the city. &nbsp;

In a similar incident, which happened in Yorkshire, England recently, a woman saw a four-feet-long crocodile roaming outside her house. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In a shocking incident, a two-year-old kid was found playing with an alligator near a creek outside the Cantina restaurant in Jacksonville. The father, Joe Brenner, immediately took the child away from the drain after noticing that the animal he was playing with was an alligator.

In a shocking incident, a two-year-old kid was found playing with an alligator near a creek outside the Cantina restaurant in Jacksonville. The father, Joe Brenner, immediately took the child away from the drain after noticing that the animal he was playing with was an alligator. The animal, who was stuck in the drain, was trying to come out. It was sheer luck that the child escaped unhurt. Also Read: 500 people feel sting as rare storm brings scorpions’ flood in Egypt Earlier, the child had witnessed an animal in the drain and believed that it was a tortoise. The father was in a state of shock at the time of the incident but it seems that his timely action saved an untoward incident. The father got to know that the animal was an alligator when he went to check on his son, who was playing near the drain. Also Read: Now, three snow leopards fall prey to Covid at children’s zoo in US Later, the Animal Rescue team was informed about the animal, who rescued it. The authorities are now looking to understand how the alligator reached the drain in the city. In a similar incident, which happened in Yorkshire, England recently, a woman saw a four-feet-long crocodile roaming outside her house. (With inputs from agencies)

Close shave? Two-year-old safe after playing with alligator in US   

In a unique development, a mother of two children in England has set a new 10 km record of running while pushing a pram. &nbsp;&nbsp;

In a span of 40 minutes and four seconds, the 36-year-old woman from St Albans in Hertfordshire created the new world record. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Heather Hann entered the Guinness Book of Records by finishing the Herts Fast 10K race in Hemel Hempstead. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Heather had set a new course record in July while pushing her one-year-old son in his buggy. The woman achieved the impressive feat on a day when the temperature reached 28 degrees. &nbsp;

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After submitting all the needed evidence to Guinness to ratify the record, Heather has become the official World Record Holder. &nbsp;

Heather Hann, member, St Albans Striders running club, told UPI, “I’m over the moon that my world record was approved by Guinness.” &nbsp;&nbsp;

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After her first child was born, the woman took up buggy running. “It’s an amazing feeling to be able to break a world record with my son and hopefully, it’ll encourage other parents/care-givers with young children to get out there,” Hann told the media outlet. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The Herts Fast 10K was held by Active Training World at Drift Limits Motorsport Academy, Hemel Hempstead. &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In a unique development, a mother of two children in England has set a new 10 km record of running while pushing a pram. In a span of 40 minutes and four seconds, the 36-year-old woman from St Albans in Hertfordshire created the new world record.

In a unique development, a mother of two children in England has set a new 10 km record of running while pushing a pram. In a span of 40 minutes and four seconds, the 36-year-old woman from St Albans in Hertfordshire created the new world record. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heather Hann (@runningheather20) × Heather Hann entered the Guinness Book of Records by finishing the Herts Fast 10K race in Hemel Hempstead. Heather had set a new course record in July while pushing her one-year-old son in his buggy. The woman achieved the impressive feat on a day when the temperature reached 28 degrees. Also Read: 500 people feel sting as rare storm brings scorpions’ flood in Egypt After submitting all the needed evidence to Guinness to ratify the record, Heather has become the official World Record Holder. Heather Hann, member, St Albans Striders running club, told UPI, “I’m over the moon that my world record was approved by Guinness.” Also Read: First non-profit city of world to come up in Saudi Arabia, says crown prince After her first child was born, the woman took up buggy running. “It’s an amazing feeling to be able to break a world record with my son and hopefully, it’ll encourage other parents/care-givers with young children to get out there,” Hann told the media outlet. The Herts Fast 10K was held by Active Training World at Drift Limits Motorsport Academy, Hemel Hempstead. (With inputs from agencies)

Pushing son in pram, woman runs fastest 10 km to enter Guinness Book of Records in UK

The establishment of the first non-profit city of the world was announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. &nbsp;

Model for the development of the non-profit sector globally, the city will be an incubator for youth and volunteer groups, along with local and international non-profit institutions. &nbsp;

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The crown prince said, “This will be the first non-profit city of its kind, which will contribute to achieving the goals of Misk Foundation in supporting innovation, entrepreneurship and qualifying future leaders by defining non-profit work in its internal operational concept and in terms of opportunities and youth training programmes it will provide. &nbsp;&nbsp;

“In addition, the project will provide services that contribute to creating an attractive environment for all beneficiaries of the city’s offerings,” Salman added.

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The city, which will be called Prince Mohammed bin Salman Non-profit City, will be located on land dedicated by the crown prince, in Irqah neighbourhood. It is adjacent to Wadi Hanifa and has an area of about 3.4 square kilometers. &nbsp;

The master plan of the city embodies a human-centered, advanced digital metropolis designed to be sustainable and pedestrian-friendly. To promote sustainable development, it will allocate over 44 per cent of the total area for green open spaces. &nbsp;

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The establishment of the first non-profit city of the world was announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. Model for the development of the non-profit sector globally, the city will be an incubator for youth and volunteer groups, along with local and international non-profit institutions.

The establishment of the first non-profit city of the world was announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. Model for the development of the non-profit sector globally, the city will be an incubator for youth and volunteer groups, along with local and international non-profit institutions. Also Read: Afghan college students find a new life, and safety, in Iraq The crown prince said, “This will be the first non-profit city of its kind, which will contribute to achieving the goals of Misk Foundation in supporting innovation, entrepreneurship and qualifying future leaders by defining non-profit work in its internal operational concept and in terms of opportunities and youth training programmes it will provide. “In addition, the project will provide services that contribute to creating an attractive environment for all beneficiaries of the city’s offerings,” Salman added. Also Read: Checkmate? Russia shows off new fifth-generation warplane at Dubai Airshow The city, which will be called Prince Mohammed bin Salman Non-profit City, will be located on land dedicated by the crown prince, in Irqah neighbourhood. It is adjacent to Wadi Hanifa and has an area of about 3.4 square kilometers. The master plan of the city embodies a human-centered, advanced digital metropolis designed to be sustainable and pedestrian-friendly. To promote sustainable development, it will allocate over 44 per cent of the total area for green open spaces. (With inputs from agencies)

First non-profit city of world to come up in Saudi Arabia, says crown prince

Trespassing near the lion exhibit can be dangerous and can result in loss of life. This advisory seems to be futile for 32-year-old Myah Autry. &nbsp;

Two years ago, Autry was charged with trespassing near the lion exhibit and taunting the animals at the Bronx Zoo. The woman has done it again.&nbsp;She is wanted for the same act done last week, said New York City police. &nbsp;

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The police have sought the public’s help on Friday night in locating Autry. She is accused of trespassing in a fenced-in area near the lion exhibit on Thursday, said authorities. &nbsp;

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In a cellphone video, which has been obtained by WNBC-TV, a woman can be seen wearing a red dress and leopard-print shawl. The woman is standing across a moat from a lion. She is trying to talk to it while holding roses and tossing money. &nbsp;

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In a statement, a zoo spokesperson said, “This situation involves one individual, who is determined to harass our lions with no regard for her safety, or the safety of our staff and our guests, and no regard for the well-being of the lions.” &nbsp; &nbsp;

“The Bronx Zoo has a zero-tolerance policy in matters, such as this and will aggressively seek prosecution against this individual and anyone who violates park safety rules,” the spokesperson added. &nbsp;

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Trespassing near the lion exhibit can be dangerous and can result in loss of life. This advisory seems to be futile for 32-year-old Myah Autry. Two years ago, Autry was charged with trespassing near the lion exhibit and taunting the animals at the Bronx Zoo.

Trespassing near the lion exhibit can be dangerous and can result in loss of life. This advisory seems to be futile for 32-year-old Myah Autry. Two years ago, Autry was charged with trespassing near the lion exhibit and taunting the animals at the Bronx Zoo. The woman has done it again. She is wanted for the same act done last week, said New York City police. Also Read: 23,000 mice euthanised in 2020 by Rutgers University, reveal leaked documents The police have sought the public’s help on Friday night in locating Autry. She is accused of trespassing in a fenced-in area near the lion exhibit on Thursday, said authorities. Carole Baskin goes to the Bronx zoo. pic.twitter.com/7ULWa10JNg — JAWs (@JawsLoves) November 13, 2021 × In a cellphone video, which has been obtained by WNBC-TV, a woman can be seen wearing a red dress and leopard-print shawl. The woman is standing across a moat from a lion. She is trying to talk to it while holding roses and tossing money. Also Read: Star dolphin Winter, of 'Dolphin Tale' fame, died of twisted intestines, says aquarium In a statement, a zoo spokesperson said, “This situation involves one individual, who is determined to harass our lions with no regard for her safety, or the safety of our staff and our guests, and no regard for the well-being of the lions.” “The Bronx Zoo has a zero-tolerance policy in matters, such as this and will aggressively seek prosecution against this individual and anyone who violates park safety rules,” the spokesperson added. (With inputs from agencies)

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If sources are to be believed, Donald Trump’s family hotel company seems to be selling its prized Washington, DC hotel for $375 million. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The company has reached an agreement to sell the ownership rights of the hotel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.&nbsp;

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A Miami-based investment firm, CGI Merchant Group, will acquire the lease for the Trump International Hotel. &nbsp;

The hotel is located a short walk down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. The new owners intend to remove the Trump name. It has also reached a deal with Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. to get the property branded and managed by Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria group, said sources. &nbsp;

The hotel is owned by the federal government, but its lease runs close to 100 years. The hotel has some largest guest rooms in the capital and housed in the former Old Post Office. &nbsp;

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The sale is expected to close in the first quarter, added sources. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The development comes as Democratic-controlled House committees have been investigating and holding hearings on potential conflicts of interest and emoluments issues surrounding former US President Donald Trump. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies) &nbsp;

If sources are to be believed, Donald Trump’s family hotel company seems to be selling its prized Washington, DC hotel for $375 million. The company has reached an agreement to sell the ownership rights of the hotel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

If sources are to be believed, Donald Trump’s family hotel company seems to be selling its prized Washington, DC hotel for $375 million. The company has reached an agreement to sell the ownership rights of the hotel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Also Read: FBI probes fake emails sent from internal server over possible cyber-attack A Miami-based investment firm, CGI Merchant Group, will acquire the lease for the Trump International Hotel. The hotel is located a short walk down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. The new owners intend to remove the Trump name. It has also reached a deal with Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. to get the property branded and managed by Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria group, said sources. The hotel is owned by the federal government, but its lease runs close to 100 years. The hotel has some largest guest rooms in the capital and housed in the former Old Post Office. Also Read: Crunch at ports may mean crisis for American farms The sale is expected to close in the first quarter, added sources. The development comes as Democratic-controlled House committees have been investigating and holding hearings on potential conflicts of interest and emoluments issues surrounding former US President Donald Trump. (With inputs from agencies)

Donald Trump’s hotel company looks to sell Washington, DC hotel for $375 million  

As the Taliban closed in on the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August, what had been a privileged education at the American University of Afghanistan suddenly became a dangerous liability.

Students and staff frantically searched for an escape route from a country that, with the withdrawal of U.S. forces, would fall to the Taliban — a group that has described the U.S.-funded university as a den of infidels and has shut schools and universities for girls and women.

Iraq, though, was not the first destination that came to the students’ minds as a refuge.

“OK, now I’m leaving the Taliban behind,” said Mashall, 24, a master’s student in information technology. “And now I’m going to face ISIS,” she said, describing her concern and using an alternate name for the Islamic State when told her evacuation flight would end up in Iraq.

Those fears have proved unfounded for Mashall and her classmates, who are among the first Afghan students to arrive at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. It is located in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah, a liberal metropolis dotted with parks, filled with cafes and restaurants, and considered the safest major city in Iraq.

The students said they realized as much when they arrived, welcomed in the middle of the night by the university’s president and professors with bouquets of flowers to a campus with no high walls or security patrols.

So far, 109 young Afghans are studying in Sulaimaniyah, a portion of the 300 American University students that are ultimately expected to relocate there.

Many of the relocated students, traumatized by the loss of their homeland and haunted by worry over the families they left behind, are still in a state of shock and uncertain how to navigate life in a strange land.

On the university campus, a group of relocated students told their stories to The New York Times, speaking publicly for the first time since they were evacuated from Kabul. The Times is using only their first names and is not showing their faces in photographs to protect their families still in Afghanistan.

As the Taliban neared Kabul in August, Neda, a business student who worked part time at the university, frantically fed student documents into a fire on the nearly empty campus. “We tried to burn all the contracts or documents so they couldn’t find the students’ names and addresses,” she said.

The students and staff feared the Taliban would hunt them down along with their families and kill them.

“The Taliban came to an office I was working at,” recalled Murtaza, a law student who was later evacuated. “They wanted to beat us. They called us infidels and American spies.”

That night in August, as Neda burned papers, the foreign staff at the university had already been evacuated to a British-run security compound near the airport. For almost four hours Neda and a handful of other Afghans threw student records into the fire.

And then it was time to leave for the British compound, in what would become a harrowing journey ending in what many of the students initially considered to be the dangerous destination of Iraq.

But the Afghan university’s academic administrator knew better.

Vice President Victoria Fontan had worked in Iraq and during the pandemic had collaborated with her counterpart in Sulaimaniyah on an online curriculum. When the Kabul university started searching for a place to relocate students, she thought of Iraq, and a network of powerful friends kicked into action.

President Barham Salih of Iraq, the founder of the university in Sulaimaniyah and himself a former refugee, pledged to take in up to 300 students and arranged for them to enter without visas or in some cases even passports.

“The Iraqis really took an enormous leap of faith in this,” said Jared Cohen, CEO of Jigsaw, a technology incubator formerly known as Google Ideas. He became involved in a personal capacity after being asked by a friend, an Afghan-born BBC journalist, to help evacuate students.

Cohen said he obtained in a single afternoon from American philanthropists pledges of $3 million to evacuate and fund the studies of the 109 Afghan students in Sulaimaniyah and relocate another group of civil society professionals and journalists to another country. The Qatari government provided planes to evacuate the students.

The president of the Afghan university, Ian Bickford, said 106 other students had been sent to the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan, and about 200 to other countries, including Pakistan and the United States.

Another 375 American University students are still in Afghanistan, along with many more staff and hundreds of alumni, Bickford said. Many are in hiding.

Students in Afghanistan still have access to online courses led by teachers now living outside the country. But many of those students no longer have reliable access to the internet or feel safe to connect, their former classmates said.

Some students, like Neda, are still traumatized by their escape. The British security compound where she was sheltering with the university’s foreign staff was taken over by the Taliban, who demanded money and vehicles before they let the occupants leave. Neda was terrified that the Taliban, who later took photos and videos of everyone on the buses to the airport, would recognize they were not foreigners but Afghans.

When they finally arrived at the Kabul airport gate with the foreign staff, she said, British soldiers barred them from entering.

“They said, ‘No, you guys are Afghans; you cannot go,’ ” Neda said. She said they were kicked out of the airport and into an area controlled by the Taliban. “I was in a very bad situation because I had never seen the Taliban face to face.”

Eventually, she made it onto a Qatari evacuation flight Aug. 21, leaving in a sandstorm amid the chaos of foreign soldiers including Turks trying to control an airport overrun with people desperate to escape.

“The Turkish Army and American Army treated us in a very bad way,” she said, wiping away tears. “I mean, it was my own country; it was my own land. But still they shouted at us.”

Neda did not tell her family she was going to Iraq because she knew they would worry. “All you hear about Iraq is the Islamic State and explosions,” she said.

One of the other students, a political science major named Fatima who plans to be a diplomat, had lived in Kabul for just four years. For years, she and her family were refugees in neighboring Pakistan, but she had persuaded them to return to Afghanistan so she could pursue her education.

“When I came to Kabul I was thinking that I belong to this land and it belongs to me,” she said. “It was such a beautiful feeling.”

Now, Fatima finds herself in yet another country — and wondering what the future holds.

Murtza, 22, a law student who was among those relocated, said he missed Kabul, even with its frequent electricity cuts. “I didn’t feel safe around Kabul,” he said. “But it was my hometown. It was my country. It was my soul, and it was my heart.”

Mujtaba, a law student, was among a group of students who relocated to Sulaimaniyah in October. Before he left, he would lie awake at night, listening to the constant roar of planes leaving Kabul.

“We couldn’t sleep because of the sound. And not just the sound, the thought that so many great people are just leaving the country. It was just devastating,” he said. Now he has become one of them. But he says he is determined to return to Afghanistan when he can to help rebuild it.

Mujtaba taught English and ran a book club in Kabul, while also teaching his mother to read.

He showed videos of his brother and sister reading by flashlight during a power cut in Kabul. While his brother still goes to school, Mujtaba said, his sister, a ninth grader, was forced to stop after the Taliban shut down high schools for girls.

In the small room he shares with another Afghan student in Sulaimaniyah, Mujtaba writes inspirational notes to himself on sticky notes placed above his desk.

“Be strong,” said that day’s note, with a smiley face drawn underneath.

As the Taliban closed in on the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August, what had been a privileged education at the American University of Afghanistan suddenly became a dangerous liability.

As the Taliban closed in on the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August, what had been a privileged education at the American University of Afghanistan suddenly became a dangerous liability. Students and staff frantically searched for an escape route from a country that, with the withdrawal of U.S. forces, would fall to the Taliban — a group that has described the U.S.-funded university as a den of infidels and has shut schools and universities for girls and women. Iraq, though, was not the first destination that came to the students’ minds as a refuge. “OK, now I’m leaving the Taliban behind,” said Mashall, 24, a master’s student in information technology. “And now I’m going to face ISIS,” she said, describing her concern and using an alternate name for the Islamic State when told her evacuation flight would end up in Iraq. Those fears have proved unfounded for Mashall and her classmates, who are among the first Afghan students to arrive at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. It is located in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah, a liberal metropolis dotted with parks, filled with cafes and restaurants, and considered the safest major city in Iraq. The students said they realized as much when they arrived, welcomed in the middle of the night by the university’s president and professors with bouquets of flowers to a campus with no high walls or security patrols. So far, 109 young Afghans are studying in Sulaimaniyah, a portion of the 300 American University students that are ultimately expected to relocate there. Many of the relocated students, traumatized by the loss of their homeland and haunted by worry over the families they left behind, are still in a state of shock and uncertain how to navigate life in a strange land. On the university campus, a group of relocated students told their stories to The New York Times, speaking publicly for the first time since they were evacuated from Kabul. The Times is using only their first names and is not showing their faces in photographs to protect their families still in Afghanistan. As the Taliban neared Kabul in August, Neda, a business student who worked part time at the university, frantically fed student documents into a fire on the nearly empty campus. “We tried to burn all the contracts or documents so they couldn’t find the students’ names and addresses,” she said. The students and staff feared the Taliban would hunt them down along with their families and kill them. “The Taliban came to an office I was working at,” recalled Murtaza, a law student who was later evacuated. “They wanted to beat us. They called us infidels and American spies.” That night in August, as Neda burned papers, the foreign staff at the university had already been evacuated to a British-run security compound near the airport. For almost four hours Neda and a handful of other Afghans threw student records into the fire. And then it was time to leave for the British compound, in what would become a harrowing journey ending in what many of the students initially considered to be the dangerous destination of Iraq. But the Afghan university’s academic administrator knew better. Vice President Victoria Fontan had worked in Iraq and during the pandemic had collaborated with her counterpart in Sulaimaniyah on an online curriculum. When the Kabul university started searching for a place to relocate students, she thought of Iraq, and a network of powerful friends kicked into action. President Barham Salih of Iraq, the founder of the university in Sulaimaniyah and himself a former refugee, pledged to take in up to 300 students and arranged for them to enter without visas or in some cases even passports. “The Iraqis really took an enormous leap of faith in this,” said Jared Cohen, CEO of Jigsaw, a technology incubator formerly known as Google Ideas. He became involved in a personal capacity after being asked by a friend, an Afghan-born BBC journalist, to help evacuate students. Cohen said he obtained in a single afternoon from American philanthropists pledges of $3 million to evacuate and fund the studies of the 109 Afghan students in Sulaimaniyah and relocate another group of civil society professionals and journalists to another country. The Qatari government provided planes to evacuate the students. The president of the Afghan university, Ian Bickford, said 106 other students had been sent to the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan, and about 200 to other countries, including Pakistan and the United States. Another 375 American University students are still in Afghanistan, along with many more staff and hundreds of alumni, Bickford said. Many are in hiding. Students in Afghanistan still have access to online courses led by teachers now living outside the country. But many of those students no longer have reliable access to the internet or feel safe to connect, their former classmates said. Some students, like Neda, are still traumatized by their escape. The British security compound where she was sheltering with the university’s foreign staff was taken over by the Taliban, who demanded money and vehicles before they let the occupants leave. Neda was terrified that the Taliban, who later took photos and videos of everyone on the buses to the airport, would recognize they were not foreigners but Afghans. When they finally arrived at the Kabul airport gate with the foreign staff, she said, British soldiers barred them from entering. “They said, ‘No, you guys are Afghans; you cannot go,’ ” Neda said. She said they were kicked out of the airport and into an area controlled by the Taliban. “I was in a very bad situation because I had never seen the Taliban face to face.” Eventually, she made it onto a Qatari evacuation flight Aug. 21, leaving in a sandstorm amid the chaos of foreign soldiers including Turks trying to control an airport overrun with people desperate to escape. “The Turkish Army and American Army treated us in a very bad way,” she said, wiping away tears. “I mean, it was my own country; it was my own land. But still they shouted at us.” Neda did not tell her family she was going to Iraq because she knew they would worry. “All you hear about Iraq is the Islamic State and explosions,” she said. One of the other students, a political science major named Fatima who plans to be a diplomat, had lived in Kabul for just four years. For years, she and her family were refugees in neighboring Pakistan, but she had persuaded them to return to Afghanistan so she could pursue her education. “When I came to Kabul I was thinking that I belong to this land and it belongs to me,” she said. “It was such a beautiful feeling.” Now, Fatima finds herself in yet another country — and wondering what the future holds. Murtza, 22, a law student who was among those relocated, said he missed Kabul, even with its frequent electricity cuts. “I didn’t feel safe around Kabul,” he said. “But it was my hometown. It was my country. It was my soul, and it was my heart.” Mujtaba, a law student, was among a group of students who relocated to Sulaimaniyah in October. Before he left, he would lie awake at night, listening to the constant roar of planes leaving Kabul. “We couldn’t sleep because of the sound. And not just the sound, the thought that so many great people are just leaving the country. It was just devastating,” he said. Now he has become one of them. But he says he is determined to return to Afghanistan when he can to help rebuild it. Mujtaba taught English and ran a book club in Kabul, while also teaching his mother to read. He showed videos of his brother and sister reading by flashlight during a power cut in Kabul. While his brother still goes to school, Mujtaba said, his sister, a ninth grader, was forced to stop after the Taliban shut down high schools for girls. In the small room he shares with another Afghan student in Sulaimaniyah, Mujtaba writes inspirational notes to himself on sticky notes placed above his desk. “Be strong,” said that day’s note, with a smiley face drawn underneath.

Afghan college students find a new life, and safety, in Iraq

The battle for putting an end to the sale of cigarettes in Australia has been ensuing for a long time. &nbsp;

In the latest development, leading public health researchers have said that the governments must set a date for banning the sale of cigarettes through retailers, including supermarkets. &nbsp;

They also said that it is time to find new ways of boosting revenue without relying on tobacco excise taxes.&nbsp;

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This development comes as a research published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) showed on Monday that 1,466 respondents (52.8%) to a Victorian Cancer Council survey had agreed with phasing out the sale of cigarettes in retail outlets.&nbsp;

Associate prof Coral Gartner, an international expert in tobacco control policy with the University of Queensland, said, “Sometimes, the public is ahead of the policy.”&nbsp;

In a different MJA piece also published on Monday, Gartner and her colleagues wrote that it is time for governments to move beyond measures that focus on consumers, such as plain-packaging laws and tobacco-harm warnings and start focusing on supply.&nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/huge-catch-44-million-worth-cocaine-found-in-onion-ring-cargo-at-uk-border-429524" hreflang="en">Huge catch: $44 million worth cocaine found in onion ring cargo at UK border</a>

The piece said that there is an urgent need for “ending the regulatory exceptionalism that has maintained the legal status of tobacco products as a consumer good.”&nbsp;

“Cigarettes do not meet modern consumer product safety standards,” Gartner and her colleagues said. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

The battle for putting an end to the sale of cigarettes in Australia has been ensuing for a long time. In the latest development, leading public health researchers have said that the governments must set a date for banning the sale of cigarettes through retailers, including supermarkets.

The battle for putting an end to the sale of cigarettes in Australia has been ensuing for a long time. In the latest development, leading public health researchers have said that the governments must set a date for banning the sale of cigarettes through retailers, including supermarkets. They also said that it is time to find new ways of boosting revenue without relying on tobacco excise taxes. Also Read: 'Invisible Killer': Air pollution in Europe still kills 300,000 a year This development comes as a research published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) showed on Monday that 1,466 respondents (52.8%) to a Victorian Cancer Council survey had agreed with phasing out the sale of cigarettes in retail outlets. Associate prof Coral Gartner, an international expert in tobacco control policy with the University of Queensland, said, “Sometimes, the public is ahead of the policy.” In a different MJA piece also published on Monday, Gartner and her colleagues wrote that it is time for governments to move beyond measures that focus on consumers, such as plain-packaging laws and tobacco-harm warnings and start focusing on supply. Also Read: Huge catch: $44 million worth cocaine found in onion ring cargo at UK border The piece said that there is an urgent need for “ending the regulatory exceptionalism that has maintained the legal status of tobacco products as a consumer good.” “Cigarettes do not meet modern consumer product safety standards,” Gartner and her colleagues said. (With inputs from agencies)

Set a date to ban cigarette sales in Australia, urge public health researchers

After causing a havoc among human populations, COVID-19 seems to have also started to take its toll on the animals too.&nbsp;

At the Lincoln children’s zoo in Nebraska, three snow leopards have died of Covid complications.&nbsp;

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In a recent Facebook post, the zoo made the announcement. It said that three leopards, named as Ranney, Everest, and Makalu, died. &nbsp;

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The zoo described the development as “truly heartbreaking”.&nbsp;

“Ranney, Everest and Makalu were beloved by our entire community inside and outside of the zoo. This loss is truly heartbreaking, and we are all grieving together,” the statement said. &nbsp;

The zoo had started treating the leopards and two Sumatran tigers for the virus last month. The tigers, Axl and Kumar, have made a recovery, the zoo said.&nbsp;

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The zoo is open to the public and continues to take necessary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to humans and animals.&nbsp;

In the US, zoos, including the St Louis zoo and the Denver zoo, have been battling Covid outbreaks among animals.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies) &nbsp;

After causing a havoc among human populations, COVID-19 seems to have also started to take its toll on the animals too. At the Lincoln children’s zoo in Nebraska, three snow leopards have died of Covid complications.

After causing a havoc among human populations, COVID-19 seems to have also started to take its toll on the animals too. At the Lincoln children’s zoo in Nebraska, three snow leopards have died of Covid complications. × In a recent Facebook post, the zoo made the announcement. It said that three leopards, named as Ranney, Everest, and Makalu, died. Also Read | Watch: Woman trespasses near lion exhibit again, holds roses, tosses money at Bronx Zoo in US The zoo described the development as “truly heartbreaking”. “Ranney, Everest and Makalu were beloved by our entire community inside and outside of the zoo. This loss is truly heartbreaking, and we are all grieving together,” the statement said. The zoo had started treating the leopards and two Sumatran tigers for the virus last month. The tigers, Axl and Kumar, have made a recovery, the zoo said. Also Read: Ultra-rare cotton candy-coloured lobster found in Casco Bay, US The zoo is open to the public and continues to take necessary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to humans and animals. In the US, zoos, including the St Louis zoo and the Denver zoo, have been battling Covid outbreaks among animals. (With inputs from agencies)

Now, three snow leopards fall prey to Covid at children’s zoo in US

After leaving the royal family and relinquishing titles, Japanese former princess Mako Komuro has arrived in the United States with her husband, Kei Komuro.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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Following years of public attention over a financial scandal, the pair had tied the knot in Tokyo last month in muted fashion. The scandal involved Kei Komuro’s mother, which Mako Komuro said had caused her “sadness and pain”.&nbsp;

The couple could be seen flanked by security officials on Japanese TV channels as they made their way through New York’s John F Kennedy airport and into a vehicle, which was waiting for them.&nbsp;

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They were due to move to the US, where Kei Komuro attended law school and now works. The couple finally boarded a commercial flight on Sunday from Tokyo to New York. &nbsp;

The niece of Emperor Naruhito, Mako lost her royal title when she married a “commoner”. It is due to the post-war succession laws that allow only male members of the imperial family to ascend to the throne.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies) &nbsp;

After leaving the royal family and relinquishing titles, Japanese former princess Mako Komuro has arrived in the United States with her husband, Kei Komuro. Also Read: Ultra-rare cotton candy-coloured lobster found in Casco Bay, US Following years of public attention over a financial scandal, the pair had tied the knot in Tokyo last month in muted fashion.

After leaving the royal family and relinquishing titles, Japanese former princess Mako Komuro has arrived in the United States with her husband, Kei Komuro. Also Read: Ultra-rare cotton candy-coloured lobster found in Casco Bay, US Following years of public attention over a financial scandal, the pair had tied the knot in Tokyo last month in muted fashion. The scandal involved Kei Komuro’s mother, which Mako Komuro said had caused her “sadness and pain”. The couple could be seen flanked by security officials on Japanese TV channels as they made their way through New York’s John F Kennedy airport and into a vehicle, which was waiting for them. Also Read: Majority of Americans are cutting ties with anti-vaxxer family members: Survey They were due to move to the US, where Kei Komuro attended law school and now works. The couple finally boarded a commercial flight on Sunday from Tokyo to New York. The niece of Emperor Naruhito, Mako lost her royal title when she married a “commoner”. It is due to the post-war succession laws that allow only male members of the imperial family to ascend to the throne. (With inputs from agencies)

Japan’s princess to commoner: Mako begins new life in New York with husband 

In a huge illicit drugs seizure, a shipment of cocaine worth $44 million (£33 million) was found in an onion ring cargo in Coquelles, France, said officials at the UK border.&nbsp;

According to the country's National Crime Agency (NCA), the 922-pound (418 kg) shipment was spotted by Border Force officers on Thursday evening after halting a lorry, which was headed to the UK. &nbsp;

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Piotr Perzenowski, 30, has been charged with smuggling the shipment. On Saturday morning, he also appeared at Kent's Folkestone Magistrates' Court.&nbsp;

NCA's branch commander Mark Howes said, "This was a really significant amount of drugs taken out of circulation. The seizure will deprive the organised crime group responsible for them of profit, which would have fuelled more offending.” &nbsp;

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“Working with our partners such as Border Force, we will continue to fight the Class A drugs threat in our mission to protect the public," Howes added. &nbsp;

The accused has been remanded in the case. He is scheduled to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on December 13.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

In a huge illicit drugs seizure, a shipment of cocaine worth $44 million (£33 million) was found in an onion ring cargo in Coquelles, France, said officials at the UK border.

In a huge illicit drugs seizure, a shipment of cocaine worth $44 million (£33 million) was found in an onion ring cargo in Coquelles, France, said officials at the UK border. According to the country's National Crime Agency (NCA), the 922-pound (418 kg) shipment was spotted by Border Force officers on Thursday evening after halting a lorry, which was headed to the UK. Also Read: 'Groundbreaking': UK scientists come up with vaccine therapy that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease Piotr Perzenowski, 30, has been charged with smuggling the shipment. On Saturday morning, he also appeared at Kent's Folkestone Magistrates' Court. NCA's branch commander Mark Howes said, "This was a really significant amount of drugs taken out of circulation. The seizure will deprive the organised crime group responsible for them of profit, which would have fuelled more offending.” Also Read: 'Invisible Killer': Air pollution in Europe still kills 300,000 a year “Working with our partners such as Border Force, we will continue to fight the Class A drugs threat in our mission to protect the public," Howes added. The accused has been remanded in the case. He is scheduled to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on December 13. (With inputs from agencies)

Huge catch: $44 million worth cocaine found in onion ring cargo at UK border

In recent years, social media has found numerous takers. The situation is such that almost everybody is on social media. &nbsp;

Sharing thoughts or commenting on any issue is part of an everyday affair for several people. In these messages, the character limit on the posts at online platforms, such as Twitter, seems to have been playing a dampener as it is leading to the habit of dropping punctuation from the text.&nbsp;

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Some forms of punctuation may go out of fashion in some time due to this issue. The researchers feel the same and have suggested that the apostrophe may die out because of the problem of sloppy grammar on social media. &nbsp;

The study was carried out on how speech and writing has evolved since the spread of technology in the 1990s.&nbsp;

The researchers looked at over 100 million words to analyse the trends. They found that casual and ungrammatical language has become more prevalent in 30 years.&nbsp;

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Dr Vaclav Brezina of Lancaster University, who led the study, said, "We have experienced dramatic changes in technology, which transformed the way we communicate.”&nbsp;

The study looked at British English in blogs, fiction, newspapers, TV shows and academic writing. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

In recent years, social media has found numerous takers. The situation is such that almost everybody is on social media. Sharing thoughts or commenting on any issue is part of an everyday affair for several people.

In recent years, social media has found numerous takers. The situation is such that almost everybody is on social media. Sharing thoughts or commenting on any issue is part of an everyday affair for several people. In these messages, the character limit on the posts at online platforms, such as Twitter, seems to have been playing a dampener as it is leading to the habit of dropping punctuation from the text. Also Read: Under attack by giant hornets, bees scream as rallying call for defence, reveals study Some forms of punctuation may go out of fashion in some time due to this issue. The researchers feel the same and have suggested that the apostrophe may die out because of the problem of sloppy grammar on social media. The study was carried out on how speech and writing has evolved since the spread of technology in the 1990s. The researchers looked at over 100 million words to analyse the trends. They found that casual and ungrammatical language has become more prevalent in 30 years. Also Read: 'Groundbreaking': UK scientists come up with vaccine therapy that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease Dr Vaclav Brezina of Lancaster University, who led the study, said, "We have experienced dramatic changes in technology, which transformed the way we communicate.” The study looked at British English in blogs, fiction, newspapers, TV shows and academic writing. (With inputs from agencies)

Social media may lead to demise of apostrophe, suggest researchers

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