Nigerian chess prodigy makes a move for social change
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In the suburb of Kubwa, outside Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, an 8-year-old chess prodigy wants to make her mark by using the board…
Five-year-old who fatally shot baby brother was high on cocaine while infant had marijuana in system, prosecutors say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A five-year-old boy who fatally shot his baby brother in the US was high on cocaine while the toddler had marijuana in…
British Airways apologise to passengers-for serving KFC after ‘forgetting food’ on 12 hour flight
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Reading Time: < 1 minute British Airways passengers were served Kentucky Fried Chicken on a flight back to the UK from the Caribbean after problems with the catering service….
Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People living with hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) could be just as likely or more likely to develop cancer than…
Cheap Chinese batteries are flooding Britain – and they’re a danger
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Drop your phone and the main worry will be a cracked screen and the prospect of reading your messages through a spider…
UK: Obesity levels rising as fifth of households face food insecurity, MPs warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Soaring obesity levels are being exacerbated by a fifth of households struggling to get hold of good quality food at reasonable prices,…
UK: ‘Concerning’ rise in people dying in or following police custody, watchdog says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of deaths in or following police custody has seen a “concerning” increase over the past year, surpassing the average recorded…
Cacti ‘keeling over and dying’ in Arizona’s record-breaking heat
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Temperatures have soared so high in Arizona that cacti are keeling over and dying, a botanical garden has revealed. Read More
'Vomiting blood and shaking uncontrollably': Funding cuts mean drug addicts left to fight disease alone
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Reading Time: < 1 minute He’s fighting a withdrawal from crack and alcohol that rattles through his body. Read More
At least 26 people dead after overloaded ferry capsizes in Philippines amid strong winds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An overloaded small ferry capsized in the Philippines as strong winds and lashing waves led panic-stricken passengers to crowd to one side Read…