October 2018
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Gender-based violence (GBV) can take place anywhere, including at home, at school, within communities, in public institutions and at work. It is a form of discrimination that inhibits women’s and girls’ ability to enjoy their inherent rights and freedoms. GBV can be defined as a structural problem that is deeply embedded in unequal power relationships between…
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Young Disc Jockey (DJ), Erica Bra-Bulu-Armah Tandoh has described her recent trip to the United States where she thrilled world leaders with her deejay skills as a positive image for Ghanaian children. Miss Tandoh, known in showbiz as DJ Switch, noted that her skills on the turntable at this year’s Goalkeepers event in New…
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Incorporate more autonomy and fluidity into every role People often believe that providing job control is possible only for some jobs, and for some people. But that is not the case—all people can be given more decision-making discretion in their jobs and latitude to control their work. San Francisco–based Collective Health designed the jobs…
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A British student from Durham University has been held in solitary confinement for spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This undated image shows Matthew Hedges and his wife Daniela Tejada The accused person, Matthew Hedges, was detained “without explanation” five months ago. He was on a research trip in the UAE, the UK…
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Only weeks after Hurricane Florence caused catastrophic flooding and claimed 40 lives in the Carolinas, Florida is being battered by one of the most powerful storms on record to hit the mainland US. What is Hurricane Michael’s current path? The eye of the storm is forecast to move across central and eastern Georgia on…
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This is a detailed narrative from the wife of ex-Chinese Interpol Head who is currently under police protection. Image: Meng Hongwei The call came at night and was chilling. “You listen, but you don’t speak,” the man on the other end said. “We’ve come in two work teams, two work teams just for you.”…
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A suspect in the rape and killing of a Bulgarian television journalist whose work highlighted corruption in the East European country has been arrested in Germany, officials said Wednesday. A portrait of slain television reporter Viktoria Marinova is placed on the Liberty Monument next to flowers and candles during a vigil in Ruse, Bulgaria,…
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A second patient in England has been diagnosed with monkeypox, health officials have said, three days after the first case of the rare virus was confirmed. According to The Guardian, Public Health England (PHE) said it was unusual to see two cases in such a short space of time and officials were searching for anyone, including medical staff, who…
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Google’s new Pixel 3 smartphones attempt to push the computational photography envelope, challenging Apple’s new iPhone XS and Samsung’s Galaxy S9. As with last year’s Pixel 2, Google is further flexing its artificial-intelligence muscle, with more and more local AI-driven features across every facet of the device, from the camera and smart Gmail replies to battery life and…
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Nikki Haley has resigned as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and will leave her position at the end of the year. Haley, considered as a possible future presidential candidate, told reporters on Tuesday that she will not be pursuing a presidential run in 2020. “No, I am not running for 2020,” she said…
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Data privacy is increasingly becoming a concern not just for businesses but also consumers and, especially with the implementation of GDPR, companies must have measures to safeguard any data that is collected by any website that they operate. Failing which, businesses risk jeopardizing their reputation and losing customers, not to mention getting slapped with…
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News on international students often focuses on how the People’s Republic of China is the biggest sender of students to countries like the US, UK and Australia but the inverse doesn’t get as much talk-time, even though the number of foreigners attending Chinese universities has increased tenfold since 1995. A study recently published in the Journal…
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Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte said he has undergone tests to determine whether he has been struck by cancer and hinted that the potential illness could see an early end to his tenure in office. Image: Rodrigo Duterte Duterte confirmed that he went to the Cardinal Santos Medical Center on Wednesday (Oct 3) where the…
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A French judicial official has confirmed that Meng Hongwei, the head of Chinese international police organization, disappeared sometime in September. Image: Meng Hongwei Hongwei led China’s Interpol Division until his wife reported his disappearance last month, Telegraph says. The 64-year-old was last seen leaving for China from Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon, southeast France, in late…
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