Semenya releases list of experts for battle with IAAF at CAS

By Reuters,

Caster Semenya has released a list of experts she will call in her appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) this week in her fight a...

Caster Semenya , IAAF , Sebastian Coe

Senegal’s modernizing president leads field in upcoming election

By Reuters,

President Macky Sall is the strong favorite to win Senegal’s election on Sunday, boosted by a modernizing first term that propelled economic growth ...

President Macky Sall , Senegal

The five candidates running in Senegal’s presidential election

By Reuters,

Senegal, the most stable democracy in West Africa, is preparing for an election on Sunday with President Macky Sall facing off against four other cand...

Macky Sall , Senegal

“I had no choice over yellow card,” says Ramos

By Agencies,

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos says he is "surprised" about the reaction to his yellow card against Ajax and the suggestion he earned it on purpose...

Ajax , Kasper Dolberg , Real Madrid defender , Sergio Ramos , Yellow card

Carol Mwatha: Botched abortion spotlights ‘killer’ backstreet clinics

By Reuters,

The death of Caroline Mwatha, a Kenyan activist, due a botched abortion spotlights how thousands of pregnant women and girls are being driven by socia...

abortion , Caroline Mwatha

The dark side of music: Using sound in torture

By CNN,

General Augusto Pinochet's authoritarian regime, in Chile from 1973 to 1990, was known for its kidnappings, imprisonments and torture. One prisoner re...

Augusto Pinochet , music for torture

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

By Reuters,

A row over whether films produced for streaming platform Netflix should be shown at the Berlin Film Festival has overshadowed the premiere of “Elisa...

Netflix , Spanish Lesbians

Detained Philippine journalist seeks bail after arrest causes outcry

By Reuters,

Lawyers for a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte sought bail on Thursday after the arrest of its chief execu...

Maria Ressa , Philippine journalist

Nigeria ‘melanin movement’ swims against skin lightening tide

By VOA,

According to one estimate, more than 70 million people in Nigeria use skin lightening products regularly, making Africa's most populous country the ca...

bleaching , skin lightening

Tanzania row overshadows Acacia’s upbeat output

By Reuters,

Acacia Mining beat forecasts on Monday with figures for its production and costs in 2018 that lifted the gold miner back into profit, but the company ...

Acacia Mining , Tanzania

Southampton fans face ban for Sala taunts

By Reuters,

Two Southampton supporters could be banned from the club after taunting Cardiff City fans about the death of striker Emiliano Sala, Southampton said o...

Emiliano Sala , Southampton FC

10 essential tips to consider when you travel

By Elainer Mogoa,

Are you travelling any time soon? Here are 10 essential tips to consider before and during your trip. 1. Don’t plan too much You feel the need...

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Kenya’s stringent laws limit access to safe abortions

By VOA,

Kenyan health officials say unsafe abortions are common in the east African nation with nearly half a million in one recent year. Abortion is prohi...

abortion

India’s Congress to scrap law punishing Muslim men for instant divorce if voted back to power

By Reuters,

India’s main opposition Congress party said on Thursday it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government prescribing ja...

India's congress , Instant Divorce

Ceferin re-elected unopposed as UEFA President

By Reuters,

Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected unopposed on Thursday as President of European soccer’s ruling body UEFA for a four-year term at its ann...

Aleksander Ceferin , UEFA

Indian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election: executive

By Reuters,

India’s political parties have been abusing Facebook Inc’s popular messaging service WhatsApp ahead of the country’s general election and the co...

Bharatiya Janata , elections , Facebook Inc , India , whatsapp

Factbox: Somalia has world’s highest FGM prevalence

By Reuters,

World leaders have pledged to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030, but campaigners say the ancient ritual remains deeply entrenched in m...

FGM , MENSTRUATION

Tens of thousands attend first ever papal mass in Abu Dhabi

By Reuters,

Tens of thousands of Catholics and several thousand Muslims attended an unprecedented public celebration of Mass on Tuesday by Pope Francis, the first...

Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan , Pope Abu Dhabi

French ‘yellow vests’ march through Paris denouncing police violence

By Reuters,

Several thousand “yellow vest” protesters marched through Paris and other French cities on Saturday on the 12th weekend of action against the gove...

12-year-olds suspected of carrying knives could be jailed and banned from social media

By CNN,

Children as young as 12 could be hit with social media bans, curfews and potential prison time under new measures being introduced by the British gove...

British Government. , Sajid Javid , social media , UK Home Office