Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas

The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible to…

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A fearful New Year in temporary homes after Japan quake

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan’s remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors. But a year after a 7.5-magnitude quake and its aftershocks devastated the region, she lives in a small temporary unit with her husband…

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Kate Beckinsale reveals horrific experiences she’s had on set over the years as woman working in Hollywood: ‘It’s just got to stop’

English actress Kate Beckinsale has detailed some of her horrific experiences on set over the years as a woman working in Hollywood. The star, 51, known for films including Underworld, Pearl Harbour, Van Helsing and Serendipity, shared a lengthy video with followers on Instagram in light of Blake Lively’s lawsuit against her It Ends With…

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