PARIS — The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the United Nations’ cultural agency, has called for the preservation of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage in its diversity and with full respect to international law. “Any damage or loss of cultural heritage will only have adverse consequences on the prospects for lasting peace and humanitarian relief for the people of Afghanistan,” said the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in a statement. This statement comes a few days after the Taliban blew up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari’s—a Shiite militia and political leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat party— statue in Bamiyan, a grim…
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KABUL — The self-proclaimed “caretaker” President of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh, claimed that the country of Afghanistan is too big for Pakistan to swallow and too big for the Taliban to govern. “Nations must respect the rule of law, not violence. Afghanistan is too big for Pakistan to swallow and too big for Talibs to govern. Don’t let your histories have a chapter on humiliation and bowing to terror groups,” Saleh tweeted on Aug. 19. His comments were in response to the tweet of Michael Johns, a former White House official. “Afghanistan’s constitution, adopted in 2004, addresses the nation’s governance under the circumstances…
NEW DELHI – Numerous Afghan nationals have gathered outside the Embassy of Australia in the Indian capital of New Delhi to seek their immigration visas following the recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. Australia has recently said it will offer 3,000 places in its humanitarian visa program specifically for those fleeing Afghanistan. However, the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison clarified in a recent press conference that he noted that some are talking about figures of 20,000, but there are no clear plans about that. Australia is not going into that territory. “The Australian Government should provide at least 20,000…
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City, the current holders of the Premier League, on Aug. 18, said that they would be introducing an “edible coffee cup” at Etihad Stadium ahead of their first home game against Norwich City. The Club also offers food and drink, with the price slashed to half to welcome their fans back inside the stadium. “To welcome fans back, we’re offering half-price food and drink inside the stadium at the concourse bars and concessions between 1-2 pm for our fixture against Norwich City this Saturday,” tweeted Manchester City. “Alongside new food and beverage offerings, City are also introducing 100 percent recyclable, and…
NEW DELHI — A Covid-19 vaccine could be available for use in Indian children by September or soon after it. “Phase 2 and 3 trials of Covaxin [made in India by Bharat Biotech] are underway for children between the age of 2 and 18 years,” Priya Abraham, director of the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, said in an interview with the Department of Science and Technology. “Hopefully, the results will be available soon, which will then be presented to the regulators. So, by September or just after it, we may have Covid-19 vaccines for children.” However, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin…
WASHINGTON — Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, may actually be beneficial when split into fragments, according to new research. It demonstrates how a protein associated with Parkinson’s disease can damage the mitochondria, organelles inside cells that carry out a medley of vital tasks. These structures generate energy and regulate the interiors of a cell to maintain a state of healthy equilibrium. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Cell Death and Disease.’ The findings come from experiments in which fruit fly larvae were genetically engineered to produce unusually high amounts of the protein, called alpha-synuclein. “When fruit fly larvae…
WASHINGTON — A new study has found that canine high-grade gliomas or brain tumors contain higher immune cells associated with suppressing immune response than low-grade gliomas. The work—published in the journal “Veterinary Pathology“—is the most extensive examination of immune cell infiltration in canine glioma to date. The study adds to the body of evidence that these brain tumors might recruit cells that aid in immunosuppression. The findings could have implications for future immunotherapy-based glioma treatments in both humans and dogs. Glial cells are support cells located throughout the brain and spinal cord. When those cells become cancerous, the resulting tumor…
WASHINGTON — Human brains are no passive listeners of music. Rather, they are always predicting how a melody will end while a tune or a song lasts. Existing knowledge of the brain’s processing of music suggested that musical phrases are perceived by looking backward rather than forward. However, a study published in the journal “Psychological Science” indicates that the human brain considers what has come before to anticipate what comes next. “The brain is constantly one step ahead and matches expectations to what is about to happen,” said Niels Chr. Hansen, a fellow at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Denmark,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda will host 2,000 Afghan refugees at a five-star hotel on the shores of Lake Victoria once it agrees on details on their relocation with the United States. “We are working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and we’ve secured Imperial Hotels properties in Entebbe to serve as a transit hub for them to come and be examined first,” Esther Anyakun, Uganda’s Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees, told Zenger News. “They will be tested for Covid-19 and then placed in isolation centers before being reintegrated.” The Ugandan government agreed on Aug. 17 to host at…
A rare 1928 “Beamer” has been stolen in Germany. Police reported that the Dixi 3/15 DA 1, produced nearly a century ago by luxury vehicle/motorcycles manufacturer BMW, was taken from a former repair shop in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne. Police are searching for the missing vehicle, last seen at the workshop at around 8 p.m. on Aug. 15, according to the owner. No information was immediately available on how thieves got into the workshop and stole the Dixi 3/15 DA 1, which had not been registered to run on public roads for decades. The missing vehicle was one of…