Four in ten women killed by male partner had tried to leave, femicide data shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFour in 10 women who were killed by a male partner had taken steps to leave him, figures show, as Labour’s Jess Phillips…
Ukraine: About 2,000 North Korean troops killed, Seoul says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAround 2,000 troops sent to fight Russia’s war in Ukraine from North Korea have been killed, South Korea’s spy agency has said Read…
Africa’s elderly face deadly witchcraft accusations – and dementia is making it worse
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn 81-year-old woman was brutally beaten by her neighbours in Uganda, who accused her of witchcraft and blamed her for a prolonged…
All alcohol increases cancer risk, but doctors say some drinks are healthier than others
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I heard the 2025 Surgeon General’s advisory that any amount of alcohol can increase one’s risk of cancer, I decided to cut out drinking…
TfL told stop leaving Tube ticket barriers open and get serious about fare dodging
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Transport for London has been told to stop leaving ticket barriers open and unstaffed if it is to get serious about tackling…
Even in final years, African women endure long walks for water
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome things have changed as Joy Okwanjire has grown older: Ears that struggle to hear, a back that throbs in pain, and…
Across Africa, a shortage of care marks the end of life
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaybe it’s something as simple as a urinary tract infection that has 80-year-old Erisafan Khayiki doubled over in pain. Or a kidney…
Landslide kills over 1,000 people in Sudan's Darfur region, rebel group says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least 1,000 people were killed in Sudan’s western Darfur region after a landslide destroyed an entire village in the Marra…
Nigerian embassies hit by unpaid rent, salary arrears
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore The Federal Government has admitted to mounting financial and operational difficulties across Nigeria’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad, blaming budgetary shortfalls…
Armoured vehicle accident in Haiti kills 2 and injures 8 Kenyan police officers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn accident involving two armored vehicles in Haiti’s capital left at least two people dead and eight police officers from Kenya injured,…