Gas station owner Charles Khalil believes a forthcoming mandate that all cars sold in the state be zero emission will imperil mom-and-pop operators such as himself. “We are all going to suffer through it.” He and other owners predict many mom-and-pop operators will, in the years ahead, sell their properties to real estate developers or large gas station chains that …
An Afghan local media official confirmed his station had received the order and was told it was not up for discussion Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers ordered all female presenters on TV channels to cover their faces on air, the country’s biggest media outlet said 19 May. The order came in a statement from the Taliban’s Virtue and Vice Ministry, …
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