Avellon Williams PUERTO RICO- Despite his young age, Puerto Rican ski racer William Flaherty, 17, already knows Wednesday’s slalom race may be the last time he races at the Olympics, as a “saddening” forced retirement from the sport is approaching. Following the Beijing Games, Flaherty will compete in the world junior ski championships in Canada in March; […]
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Avellon Williams TAIWAN- “We don’t just want to be each other’s Valentines, we want to become a real family”. In a protest on Valentine’s Day, LGBTQ activists in Taiwan braved a downpour to voice their displeasure at Taiwan’s same-sex marriage law, which critics say falls short of full recognition for many international couples. According to Taiwanese […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A school teacher has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly flogging a 19-month-old pupil to death, police says. The teacher at a nursery and primary school in Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria was alleged to have left several marks on the toddler’s body after flogging him last Monday. The little boy was said to have fallen sick after […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A book for 12-year-old grade seven pupils in Mozambique has been withdrawn from its education curriculum for containing some ‘controversial subjects’ on sexuality. The book on natural sciences is said to address subjects including masturbation and sexual orientation. According to the education ministry, the book has been in use since 2004 but the […]
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Relationships Part 1 explores what our prospecting audience hopes for, expect in long-term relationships. Relationships Part 2 goes beyond expectations and hopes for that potential mate and explores cultural shifts, socio-economical factors, and what other challenges portend to these relationships and marriage. Relationships Part 3 – We interview relationship professionals on what all these means […]
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Lisa Mugo The highly anticipated Super Bowl performance at the SoFi Stadium field was just concluded and the array of artists did not let their fans down. In fact , 50 Cent stole the show with his surprise performance amidst Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s performance while Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar did what they do […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Uganda’s opposition legislators are boycotting sittings to push the government into addressing increased cases of arbitrary arrests, brutality and extra-judicial torture by security agencies. Last week, MPs stormed out of a plenary session to show solidarity towards their supporters, some of whom have spent over a year in detention without trial. Last Tuesday, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Rams battled back from a rough start to the second half to claim the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy. The Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the 56th Super Bowl. The game changed immediately out of halftime when, on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Burrow hit Higgins deep down the […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Despite a record performance by LeBron James, the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 117-115 in the NBA on Sunday. James scored 26 points, setting a new record for the most points in the NBA combining regular season and postseason with 44,157, beating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 44,149 points. James is also vying for another […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Nigerian parliament has declared a national emergency over ritual killings. Toby Okechukwu, a minority leader, blamed the vice on Nollywood films with ‘juju’ (magic) plots. All works with ritual killings as part of the plot have been ordered to be banned by the film licensing board. The move comes after the murder […]
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