Afghan school year begins with millions of girls banned from studying
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UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
A United Nations agency is urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their right to ...ABC News - 1d -
Trump’s Travel Ban Threatens Afghan Allies
The nonprofit No One Left Behind has raised millions of dollars for flights and other assistance to prevent Afghans from being stranded abroad and face retribution from the Taliban.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
For 20 years, this school had no idea there was a dinosaur fossil right outside
Students at a school in Australia studied next to a boulder without realizing it was a fossil of 66 footprints from 47 dinosaurs from 200 million years ago.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Who is the high school girls soccer preseason player of the year around Springfield?
Here are nominees from 11 different schools for the high school preseason girls soccer player of the year poll.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Poll: Who was the top high school girls basketball player of the year?
Vote for the top high school girls basketball player of the yearYahoo Sports - 6d -
High School Lacrosse: What to know for Beaver Valley teams as 2025 season begins
As the WPIAL high school lacrosse season gets underway, here is a look at each boys and girls program in the Beaver Valley competing this year.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
USAID cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad
A group of more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban regime to study in Oman say they are at risk of imminent deportation to Afghanistan after their U.S.-funded scholarship was canceled as ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe revealed in study
The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years old, researchers said.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Taliban insist Afghan women's rights are protected as UN says bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protectedABC News - Mar. 8
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