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  Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards

  World | Aug 24, 2024, 11:21 AM IST

  The Taliban have officially implemented a strict morality law in Afghanistan, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. This law, based on a 2022 decree by the Taliban's supreme leader, will be enforced by the Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue.

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  Swiss lab finds traces of polonium on Arafat's clothing

  World | Jul 12, 2012, 06:04 PM IST

  Ramallah, West Bank, Jul 12 : The Palestinian justice minister says investigators looking into the circumstances of Yasser Arafat's death want to review reports from a Swiss lab before deciding on exhuming his remains.Last week,