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Huge oil slick hitting Oman's shoreline as agencies warn of disaster

By Jonathan Saul and Catherine Cartier LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker has started to hit Oman's coastline, its environment agency confirmed on Wednesday, in what threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreading largely unchecked for weeks. The oil could end up impacting 40 km (25 miles) of coast near Ras Madraka as well as Masirah Island,…

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Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university.

  • Half of Afghan women rarely leave homes due to Taliban restrictions.
  • Afghanistan is only nation prohibiting girls from secondary school, women from university.
  • Seven in ten women report bad or very bad mental health due to isolation and restrictions.

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