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World Bank Report: Over 20,000 girls married off illegally each day
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least 20,000 girls around the world are married off illegally each day, with child marriage often deeply rooted in tradition despite being...
Zimbabwe vice president accused of poisoning ‘lies’
One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents on Wednesday accused the other of “using lies” over an allegation of poisoning, fuelling political tensions ahead of...
Congo military plane crashes in Kinshasa, no survivors – airport director
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] military cargo plane crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Saturday, killing the crew, the director of the city’s main...
Etihad Airways Pilot dies on board flight to Amsterdam
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n Etihad Airways pilot passed away on Wednesday morning while operating a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam, leading the carrier to divert...
Things Saudi women can’t do
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]audi Arabia announced Tuesday in a royal decree signed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz that women have the right to drive for the...
Saudi appoints first spokeswoman
The Saudi Arabian government has appointed Fatimah Baeshen as its first spokeswoman for the Saudi embassy in Washington, in another breakthrough for women that...
Hundreds killed in Ethiopia ethnic clashes
Clashes that erupted in Ethiopia this month between two of the country’s largest ethnic groups have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands...
IMF and Germany Expand Capacity Development Partnership in Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have strengthened their cooperation on capacity development (CD)...
Don’t forget us, Central African President pleads to UN
The president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, on Tuesday pleaded with the world to not forget his country and urged the...
Iran smuggling dangerous weapon into Yemen, says U.S Admiral
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]op US commander in the Middle East, Vice Admiral Kevin M. Donegan on Monday, accused Iran of smuggling illicit weapons and technology into...
Trump Says United Nations Yet to Reach Its Full Potential
UNITED NATIONS—President Donald Trump took his agenda of change to the United Nations as the annual General Assembly got underway. Trump on Monday...
In the future, roads could generate power from passing traffic
By Brooks Hays The quest for a greener economy demands unlikely sources of energy. How about traffic? Researchers at Lancaster University in England...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly
Myanmar’s national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh,...
$188 Million Powerball Winner, Marie Holmes, Allegedly Being Sued by Pastor for Refusing to Purchase Land to Build Facility
Marie Holmes, North Carolina’s $188 million Powerball lottery winner is back in the news again. This time Holmes is not spending $21 million...
Outspoken Journalists Shot Dead
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]olice in the Indian city of Bangalore said assailants fired multiple times at journalist Gauri Lankesh as she walked from her car to...
Lightning strikes hurt 15 people at French music festival
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least 15 people have been injured, two of them seriously, by lightning at a music festival in the north-east of France, officials...
