The Dutch-flagged ship set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1, making stops at remote islands in the South Atlantic before heading north towards Cape Verde, and then Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers disembarked. Following this, the polar exploration cruise ship docked at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Europe’s […]
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FAA identifies dozens of airports affected by 5G rollout
US cell phone carriers have agreed to keep their C-Band transmitters in 50 airports offline for another six months The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of US airports that will have 5G buffer zones around them following concerns that expansion of the network could interfere with aircraft safety systems. Two of the […]
How Taliban rule has affected Afghan women’s lives
New authorities frown on long-distance travel and sport for women, with hijab now mandatory Since their rise to power in August, Afghanistan’s new rulers have considerably limited women’s rights, stopping short, however, of reviving some of the more draconian rules they enforced in the past. While, back in the 1990s, the Taliban gained notoriety for […]
Polish president vetoes bill that would have affected US-owned channel
Poland’s leader Andrzej Duda refuses to toe party line on foreign media critical of conservatives Poland’s president has shot down a media bill that would have tightened the screws on foreign-funded media, with a US-owned channel among the obvious targets. Andrzej Duda announced his decision on Monday, saying that he shared concerns voiced by some […]