The situation in Afghanistan
Malala: Dark future for girls who are deported
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai demands Pakistan stop deporting undocumented Afghans, reports AFP. She particularly warns of the "dark future" that awaits girls and women who are sent back to Afghanistan.
Over 600,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the past year since the government there threatened that people who are in the country without permission risk arrest.
The situation for women in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly since the Taliban took power in 2021. Among other things, girls older than 12 are not allowed to go to school.
- I cannot understand that I live in a time where women have been denied education for over three years, Yousafzai told AFP.
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Swedish inflation
Criticism of the Riksbank: "You are so terribly wrong"
Both LO and Svenskt Näringsliv direct sharp criticism at the Riksbank after Friday's surprisingly low inflation figures. This is reported by DN.
Now the central bank must "change course and lower the interest rate much faster than planned", emphasizes LO's chief economist Torbjörn Hållö.
- You are simply so terribly wrong.
He predicts that there will be speculation about a double reduction already in August.
Svenskt Näringsliv's chief economist Sven-Olof Daunfeldt underlines that "it would have been wiser to be more cautious with interest rate increases".
At least 27 people have died after a landslide at an illegal gold mine on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
About fifteen people are still reported to be missing, but the rescue operation has ended.
- Today is the last day, representatives of the rescue operation told the AFP news agency and emphasized that they will start an evacuation operation if they find signs of life from the missing people.
Hundreds of police and soldiers helped with the rescue effort, which was hampered by heavy rain that left roads blocked by thick mud and rubble.
Unlicensed mines are common in Indonesia, where abandoned sites attract locals to hunt for leftover gold ore without proper safety equipment.
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