With reference to the report Taliban renege on promise to open high schools to girls in Afghanistan (March 23): this really disappointed me, especially as a Muslim woman. Education is very important and Islam encourages that. Whatever reasons the Taliban have to leave this young generation uneducated are unfair. A country will never develop if it does not educate both genders.
Aliyu Mekudi, Ibadan, Nigeria
Western nations must band together for Ukraine ceasefire
With reference to the Thomas Harding's report Sabre rattling over Russia's nuclear options but no 'button' sits ready to push (March 23): the last time that the world came close to a nuclear War was in October 1962, at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. US President John F Kennedy had quarantined all shipments to Cuba and asked Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba. Fortunately, good sense prevailed on all sides. Russia removed its missiles from Cuba and the US removed its missiles from Turkey.
Once again, as in 1962, the world is confronted with the possibility of a nuclear conflagration. Meanwhile, in its second month, the war is Ukraine is approaching inhuman and tragic levels. Four million people may have fled to Europe and the US as refugees. However, 40 million Ukrainians are in the country and are bearing the brunt of the shelling. Homes, buildings, schools, hospitals, shopping malls, are being razed to the ground. A whole generation of young people across the world have not seen the destruction war can wreak, except in movies. Now we see pain and suffering on our televisions, round the clock.
Let's hope the endeavours of Nato leaders pay off and they can perhaps talk to the warring sides and negotiate a settlement. US President Joe Biden is to visit Poland this week. The western group of nations must ensure a ceasefire to end this war.
Rajendra Aneja, Dubai
Water girl makes the residents of her former city proud
With reference to Fehmida Zakeer's article Meet 'the water girl of India' helping the world to cut consumption (March 22): it was really good to read about the enterprise of 21-year-old Garvita Gulhati. It is quite an achievement to devise clever ways to cut water consumption and the views of the engineering graduate were interesting. In developing the app, she, like so many of her generation's climate volunteers, has shone bright and made India proud.
People need to be much more conscious of how much water they use, and not just on a few days a year when the spotlight is on the issue. It makes me happy to see that she studied in Bengaluru. She makes the city and resident like me very proud.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India
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Volvo ES90 Specs
Engine: Electric single motor (96kW), twin motor (106kW) and twin motor performance (106kW)
Power: 333hp, 449hp, 680hp
Torque: 480Nm, 670Nm, 870Nm
On sale: Later in 2025 or early 2026, depending on region
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How much sugar is in chocolate Easter eggs?
- The 169g Crunchie egg has 15.9g of sugar per 25g serving, working out at around 107g of sugar per egg
- The 190g Maltesers Teasers egg contains 58g of sugar per 100g for the egg and 19.6g of sugar in each of the two Teasers bars that come with it
- The 188g Smarties egg has 113g of sugar per egg and 22.8g in the tube of Smarties it contains
- The Milky Bar white chocolate Egg Hunt Pack contains eight eggs at 7.7g of sugar per egg
- The Cadbury Creme Egg contains 26g of sugar per 40g egg
The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
'The worst thing you can eat'
Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:Â
Baked goods -Â Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks -Â Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough -Â Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
Creamer and margarine -Â Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
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Director: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
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Star rating: 2/5
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