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The Story Corner : We Are In Dubai

Ladies and gentlemen, happy new week ooooo. Come and hear something, first of all, let me inform y’all, I am in Dubai as I write this. Oh well, Yes, I went for an event in Dubai but if you see me on your street later today, we are all in Dubai! [don’t stress me}. So, […]

U.S. Supreme Court To Mull Time Limits On Military Rape Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether military personnel can be prosecuted for rape long after the crime occurred in an appeal by President Donald Trump’s administration of a lower court ruling that overturned the rape conviction of an Air Force captain. The justices will hear the administration’s bid to reinstate the […]

Up For A Raise?

About six in 10 workers are heading into the holiday season with bigger paychecks than last year, according to a recent survey by MagnifyMoney — and about half of those who received a raise said it was accompanied by a promotion. That’s all well and good, but categorizing the results by gender yielded some disconcerting figures: More […]

We Are Human And Want To Have Sex Too, Disabled Women say

Disabled women around the world are being denied basic health services from family planning advice to pap smears because they are seen as asexual, disability rights campaigners said on Thursday. Women with disabilities are often ignored, shunned or mocked when seeking help from medical practitioners or even friends or family, victims said on the sidelines […]

Pope Hosts Meal For 1,500 Needy People

Pope Francis hosted 1,500 homeless and needy people for lunch on Sunday as the Roman Catholic Church marked its World Day of the Poor. The menu for all in the Vatican’s large audience hall, including the pope, was lasagne, chicken in cream of mushroom sauce, potatoes, sweets, fruit, and coffee. The pope’s guests were brought […]

President Jovenel Moise Warns Of Humanitarian Crisis In Haiti, Calls For Support

Haiti needs international support to tackle an unfolding humanitarian crisis, President Jovenel Moise said in an interview, two months into anti-government protests that have exacerbated food insecurity in the Americas’ poorest nation. Moise also told Reuters he was holding closed-door talks with civil society groups and the private sector, as well as radical and moderate […]

Venice Hit By Another Exceptional High Tide; Worst Week In 150 years

Reeling from devastating floods this week, Venice suffered another exceptional high tide on Sunday, with the water peaking at 150 cm (4.9 feet), marking the worst week for the city since official tide statistics were produced in 1872.   The city’s centre for tide forecasts had warned the tide could reach 160 cm on Sunday […]

INEC Declares APC Candidate Winner Of Bayelsa Governorship Election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has been declared the winner of the Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election. The declaration was made Monday morning by Faraday Orumwese, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin and the returning officer in the election. The returning officer announced that Mr Lyon polled 352,552 […]

U.S. Raps Global Health Summit Over Abortion, Sex Education

Ten countries – including the United States, Brazil and Egypt – criticised a global conference on sexual and reproductive health on Thursday, saying it promoted abortion and sex education. Heads of state, financial institutions and donors were among the 9,500 delegates in Nairobi this week to address maternal mortality, violence against women and voluntary family […]

Women Leaders Driven Offline And Out Of Work By Social Media Abuse

Pervasive abuse of women on social media is driving female leaders off the internet and, in some cases, out of a job, a conference heard on Thursday. Two years after the global #MeToo movement began with women finding strength in numbers by sharing stories of sexual harassment, virulent online abuse of women has now pushed […]