Russian ambassador say around 50 people died at Kabul airport
Kabul (dpa) – Around 50 people have died at Kabul airport in Afghanistan in recent days, according to the Russian ambassador in the country. «There is chaos at Kabul airport. The United States cannot secure anything there,» Dmitriy Zhirnov told Russian state television. «There were casualties. About 50 ordinary people have died.» Russia sent four…
Pope names woman to two high offices in dicastery
Rome (dpa) – Pope Francis named Sister Alessandra Smerilli as interim Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and as a delegate of the Vatican Covid-19 Commission, the Holy See said on Thursday. This is the first time a woman has been appointed as secretary of a dicastery, the news portal Vatican News…
