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High up in Turkish valleys, Afghan shepherds dream of home
High up in Turkish valleys, Afghan shepherds dream of home
by  AFP

In Turkish mountains so high the silver clouds almost touch the top of his head, the homesick Afghan shepherd prepares his baaing flock for a good shear. But although 29-year-old Suleyman Ezam had not seen his Afghan wife and two little children for four years, says he will miss working as a shepherd in the Turkish mountains with his dogs.

Covid air war being lost, experts warn, urging mass ventilation
Covid air war being lost, experts warn, urging mass ventilation
by  AFP

The world is still not using one of its most effective weapons against Covid -- properly ventilating public spaces -- more than two years into the pandemic, experts warn. But experts say that nowhere near enough is being done to ventilate public and private spaces across the world.

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