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Month: October 2023

A US watchdog says the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is warning that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the establishment of fraudulent nongovernmental groups. The Taliban have exerted greater control over national and international NGOs since seizing power in August 2021. They have barred Afghan women from NGO work and sought

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Danish deputy prime minister leaves politics, but his party stays on in the coalition government

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s deputy prime minister and economy minister says he is leaving politics. Jakob Ellemann-Jensen stepped down on Monday as head of the center-right Liberal Party to spend more time with his family. He has acknowledged criticism within the party over dwindling support. The party is

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Diez países se reunieron en México y acordaron un plan para hacer frente al aumento de la migración en la región

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los Gobiernos de 10 países se reunieron en México y emitieron una declaración conjunta este domingo en la que esbozan un plan de múltiples puntos que aborda las causas profundas del aumento de la migración irregular en la región a través de la responsabilidad compartida y la cooperación entre los

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Kosovo’s premier claims a Serbian criminal gang with government links was behind a September flareup

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister is claiming that a criminal gang from northern Serbia with alleged links to the Belgrade government was behind a September attack in Kosovo that killed a police officer and involved a daylong gunbattle with Kosovo police that left three gunmen

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Insider Q&A: AbleGamers founder Mark Barlet on the importance of making gaming accessible

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Mark Barlet founded AbleGamers in 2004. It’s a nonprofit that works to combat social isolation among people with disabilities using “the power of video games.” Most recently, his organization worked with Sony to help create its new Access controller, designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to

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