People in 20s more likely to be out of work because of poor mental health than those in early 40s
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Young people are more likely to be out of work because of ill health than people in their early 40s, a report…
5 of her kids were abducted from a Nigerian school. All she has left is hope and prayers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school…
Hundreds of schools are at risk of closure after a massive fall in the birth rate - with the population of young kids expected to plummet by 500,000 in the next six years
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hundreds of primary schools could be forced to close by the end of the decade because of a dramatic fall in the…
Proof obesity runs in families? Adults are SIX TIMES more likely to be fat in middle-age if their parents were
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Middle-aged adults are six times more likely to be obese if both their parents were at the same time in life, a…
Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Njeri Migwi’s phone buzzes incessantly. Phone calls and messages keep coming in from women seeking help to escape life-threatening situations. Read More
Brain haemorrhages can be passed on by blood donors
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A major study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that patients who received blood from donors who later suffered brain haemorrhages,…
Italy's migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pressure is building on authorities in Italy to close a notorious Rome migrant detention center where a 19-year-old Guinean allegedly hanged himself last…
Zimbabwe forcibly removed USAID officials on assessment mission, US says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States on Friday said Zimbabwean officials last month “abruptly detained and deported” U.S. Agency for International Development officials who had…
230 million females circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016: Unicef
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report…
In a hotter world, these Indian women are left with little option but hysterectomy
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Jayashree Owhal, a 45-year-old cane cutter from India’s western state of Maharashtra, made a life-changing decision when the pain of her menstrual cramps became unbearable. Read…