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- Dictionaryban/ban/
verb
- 1. officially or legally prohibit (something): "parking is banned around the harbour in summer" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an official or legal prohibition: "a proposed ban on cigarette advertising" Similar Opposite
- 2. a curse: archaic "the land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the Canaanites"
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3 days ago · As of 2023, 65 countries, mostly in Europe and Latin America, have banned the practice. School corporal punishment, of students by teachers or school administrators, such as caning or paddling, has been banned in many countries, including Canada, Kenya, South Africa, New Zealand and all of Europe.
5 days ago · In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, UN ambassador Susan Rice called the attacks from Republicans “extremely offensive and dehumanizing.”. Rice said the attacks insinuate that people ...
1 day ago · Last month, the Tajik parliament approved a law banning “alien clothing” that appears to mainly target the hijab and other traditional items of Islamic attire. Though the authorities claim the ban aims to safeguard “national values” and combat “extremism,” many see it as part of a decades-long struggle to define Tajik identity and stamp out political Islam as an opposition force in ...
3 days ago · In 724 AD in Japan, the death penalty was banned during the reign of Emperor Shōmu but the abolition only lasted a few years. In 818, Emperor Saga abolished the death penalty under the influence of Shinto and it lasted until 1156. In China, the death penalty was banned by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 747, replacing it with exile or ...
5 days ago · Every form of art, music and entertainment was strictly banned under their rule, and sculptures, paintings, photos, cameras, televisions, etc. were destroyed. The Taliban also did cultural genocide when they destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan in February and March 2001 because they considered the display of human and animal figures a sin .
3 days ago · Taliban, ultraconservative political and religious faction that emerged in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s following the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the collapse of Afghanistan’s communist regime, and the subsequent breakdown in civil order. Learn more about the Taliban in this article.
3 days ago · On March 11, 2022, Russia announced it would ban Instagram due to alleged "calls for violence against Russian troops" on the platform during the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On March 14, the ban took effect, with almost 80 million users losing access to Instagram.
4 days ago · The World Anti-Doping Agency leads the collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport. Our key activities include scientific research, education, and development of anti-doping capacities. We are proud to be the world’s unifying force in this field. Discover Who We Are.
1 day ago · París, 29 jul (Prensa Latina) La surcoreana Hyojin Ban logró hoy el oro en la carabina de aire comprimido a 10 metros de los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, la primera medalla dorada de la ...
5 days ago · Civil Rights Act, (1964), comprehensive U.S. legislation intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. It is often called the most important U.S. law on civil rights since Reconstruction (1865–77) and is a hallmark of the American civil rights movement.
