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Новости за 18.12.2024

The Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban Rule

The New York Times 

Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake.

A $2,000 Soccer Ball for Hamas-Friendly Qatar and a $1,500 Bowl for Xi: Biden Gave Lavish Gifts to Foreign Human Rights Abusers, Congressional Notice Shows

The Washington Free Beacon 

A $1,962 soccer ball for Hamas ally Qatar. A $1,557 bowl for Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping. A $2,310 handblown glass vase for Cambodian dictator Hun Sen. These are just some of the taxpayer-funded gifts the Biden-Harris administration awarded to foreign dictators, human rights abusers, and anti-American world leaders, financial disclosure forms reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show.

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'Ashwin has done a Dhoni' - Gavaskar disagrees with retirement timing

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

Sunil Gavaskar questioned Ravichandran Ashwin's mid-series retirement announcement, stating it leaves India short-handed in the middle of an important series. Gavaskar compared it to Dhoni's 2014 retirement, emphasizing the disruption it causes. He pointed out the role Ashwin could have played in the remaining Tests, especially in Sydney, which offers spin-friendly conditions.