wednesday newstrip

Taliban bans shaving beards in Afghanistan's Helmand province, barbers report shift back to conservative cuts · COVID-19 pandemic has triggered greatest declines in life expectancy since World War II · gigantic comet approaching from outer Solar System may be the largest ever seen · Elon Muskrat ridicules President BidenMyTime after SpaceX completes its first all-civil mission · Drifblim carries people away, never to be seen again · UK extends truck driver visa program to ease pressure at the pump as fuel crisis persists · Martin Shkreli became the 'world's most hated man' as new documentary aims to understand how · orchid hunting is growing in popularity but there are fears the flowers are being 'loved to death.'