Manicures, eyebrow threading for South Africa men in metrosexual wave

By Reuters,

Before male beauty parlours began popping up in South Africa a few years ago, image-conscious men like Gerhard Joubert felt awkward being pampered and...

eyebrow threading , manicure , metrosexual , south africa

No schoolgirls screened for FGM, Board now says

By Reuters,

No schoolgirls in western Kenya are being forced to undergo examinations for female genital mutilation (FGM), Kenyan authorities said. The statemen...

FGM , narok , Natembeya

Chinese scientist was told not to create world’s first gene-edited babies

By CNN,

As 2018 drew to a close, one scientist unveiled research that entered a new era of science. But it soon prompted extensive backlash from around the ...

The words to say and not to say about suicide

By CNN,

A new government report was released detailing a rise in suicide rates in the United States, a topic that's often avoided, judged or only whispered ab...

Dese'Rae Stage , Dr. Jodi Gold , suicide

Sudan: The 11-year-old girl divorcing her 38-year-old husband

By CNN,

Amal is 11 years old and seeking a divorce. The young Sudanese girl was in elementary school when a 38-year-old man asked for her hand in marriage....

Sudan's National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW , United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Kids’ rescuer seeks to end cycle of IS hatred in Iraq

By VOA,

Sukaina Mohammed Ali put her own life at risk during the military campaign to liberate Mosul, Iraq, in 2017, rescuing children left wandering the stre...

Al-Qaida , Iraq , IS , Sukaina Mohammed Ali

Hungary’s protests have united the country’s opposition against PM Orban

By CNN,

From the far-right to the left, opposition parties across Hungary's political spectrum have been showing unity against what they consider the increasi...

Budapest , Hungary , Marta Pardavi , Prime Minister Viktor Orban

The Me Too movement was silent in Senegal. These women are trying to change that

By CNN,

Late last year, as #MeToo spread from social media feeds in the United States, intensifying into a slew of global hashtags -- #BalanceTonPorc, #YoTamb...

#Metoo , #Nopiwouma , Fatima Zahra Ba , Harvey Weinstein , Ndambaw Kama , Olivia Codou , Oumy Ndour , Rokhaya Ngom , Senegal , Soukeyna Ndao Diallo , unicef

Millie Odhiambo revives bill on surrogacy, IVF

By Citizen Reporter,

Couples battling infertility issues have been challenged to speak out and embrace assisted reproduction to enable them have children. This was afte...

IVF , Millie Odhiambo , surrogacy

Lawmaker reveals to parliament he is HIV positive

By Reuters,

A British lawmaker revealed he was HIV positive during an emotional speech to parliament on Thursday to mark the upcoming World AIDS day. Lloyd Rus...

HIV , World Aids Day

Movie mafia: The acting agency where ex-mobsters seek redemption

By CNN,

Ryuichi Baba's face contorts in pain as he falls down dead. But instead of hitting the cold concrete floor, he thuds onto a soft mattress. Momen...

JAPAN , Mobsters , National Police Agency , Ryuichi Baba , So Kuramoto , Takakura-gumi acting agency

New HIV testing technology to benefit new born babies, says First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was on Wednesday joined by her Mozambican counterpart Isaura Nyusi to commission the Point of Care Early Infant Diagnosis...

beyond zero , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta , Governor Anyang Nyong'o , HIV testing , JOOTRH , Kisumu County , Mozambican First Lady Isaura Nyusi , POCEID technology

Japan’s youth suicide rate highest in 30 years

By CNN,

More Japanese children and teenagers killed themselves between 2016 and 2017 than in any year since 1986, according to a new government report. The l...

JAPAN , Youth suicide

Children with cerebral palsy still fighting stigma

By Njeri Ngugi,

It is time to speak more about cerebral palsy. More so there is a need for concerted efforts by both the government and private sector players to s...

celebral palsy

Why cutting calories won’t keep the weight off

By CNN,

Diets do not work. The scientific evidence is clear as can be that cutting calories simply doesn't lead to long-term weight loss or health gains. ...

dieting , weight loss

UK appoint minister for suicide prevention

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed what is thought to be the world's first minister for suicide prevention. The move, intended to tac...

British Prime Minister Theresa May , Jackie Doyle-Price , Minister for Suicide Prevention. , world health organization

Sanitary pads still a luxury in parts of the world

By CNN,

Every month when payday came around, Suzana Frederick purchased a packet of sanitary pads. It was the first thing she bought. And when her period ...

menstrual cycle , sanitary pads

Kenyan children with disabilities locked in camped dorms – report

By Reuters,

At an orphanage on the outskirts of eastern Nairobi, Kenyan children with disabilities are slumped in wheelchairs. They lay foetal-like on mattress...

children with disability , disability rights international

India’s top court decriminalizes adultery in landmark judgment

By Reuters,

India’s top court on Thursday decriminalized adultery in a landmark judgment aimed at upholding the right to equality and freedom, scrapping a law f...

Adultery in India , India

Nairobi: Form Four student dealt blow in court battle against school

By Dzuya Walter,

A Form Four student, who was expelled from a school in Nairobi for being in possession of drugs, has lost a chance to be readmitted at the institution...

Drug Abuse , KCSE , school indiscipline , Students suspended