Melbourne Mother Helped Her Nephew Rape Her Daughter
A MELBOURNE mother in a sexual relationship with her adult nephew helped him rape and “break the virginity” of her 12-year-old daughter. The girl told police she was crying and telling her cousin to stop, but her mother held her leg for a better view. None can be named for legal reasons, but the man, […]
How To Converse Properly: 18 Tips From Old Etiquette Books
Etiquette was a booming business in the 19th-century. Industrialization meant that people were moving between places and classes in a way they hadn’t before, and there was a great demand for guidance on how to fit into the social circles that they had either gotten themselves into, or wanted to get into. Hundreds of etiquette […]
How pregnancy changes careers
A COUPLE of weeks ago I attended a lunch for mothers who run their own businesses — so-called mumpreneurs — though I don’t particularly like that term. It sounds like a collective noun for a bunch of women who have nothing better to do than crochet baby blankets and sell them on Etsy. This couldn’t […]
Time To Honor The Fearless Donor
Too often – I’ve been guilty of this, too – fundraisers focus excessively on the acquisition of the new donor. We spend a lot of time and resources crafting the right message, testing potential activation strategies, and building engagement programs in hopes of growing our base of supporters. The problem is that we get so […]
Bipolar Disorder In Women
Bipolar Disorder Is Different for Women Diagnosing bipolar disorder is a notoriously inexact science. The disorders characteristic combination of symptoms bouts of depression interspersed with periods of an abnormally elevated mood known as maniais easy to miss or misread, even for trained experts. People with bipolar disorder, who often receive an initial diagnosis of unipolar […]
15 Most Powerful Women In Politics
On this year’s FORBES list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, the top three most powerful are politicians: Germany’s Angela Merkel, U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Counting the entire list, there are 11 heads of state as well as one 90-year-old monarch, two first ladies and two top-seed diplomats. And […]
Amazing Benefits Of Water For Skin, Hair And Health
Pure and crystal clear water is the lifeline of the universe. All of us know the importance of hydration but have you ever stopped and thought about the benefits of water? Let us take a dive into the benefits of water. You will be amazed to know the plethora of benefits it has to offer. […]
What Is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is a time of fasting for the Islamic people. Each day during this month, Muslims all over the world abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, as well as participating in anything that is ill-natured or excessive; from dawn until the sun sets. Fasting is intended to […]
Hillary Clinton Walks The Line After Winning Nomination
Hillary Clinton wants to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination. Just not in Long Beach. Clinton has spent the last three decades waiting for the moment when she could claim the mantle as the the first woman to become the presumptive presidential nominee of a major political party. So when CNN, the Associated Press and others […]
Stumbling Dollar, Nigeria’s Militancy Push Oil Prices Above $50
Stumbling dollar and attacks on Nigeria’s oil and gas facilities by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which also tightened crude oil supplies to the international market, pushed up Brent crude oil prices yesterday above $50 per barrel, even though signs of recovering US production capped the gains. Brent crude futures were up 59 cents at […]
Expired European Drugs ‘Wreaking Havoc’ in Africa
A Guinean researcher and doctor Gaoussou Fadiga has blamed the rise in kidney failures in Africa on the use of expired drugs from Europe. Media reports on Monday quoted Dr Fadiga as saying that “42 per cent of pharmaceutical drugs eliminated from the European market in 2012 were sold in Africa”. He explained that the […]
Police Arraign 3 Men For Rape Of 16-year-Old Girl
Three accused persons, Akinpolu Ayobami, 20; Oseni Buli, 20; and Sunday Oyedeji, 29; on Monday appeared in a Modakeke Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. Prosecutor Ona Glory told the court that they committed the offence at 8 p.m. at Oke-dio Area, Modakeke in Ife North-East Local Government of Osun on May 9. […]
Namibia: Tackling Entrenched Inequality – Monica Kalondo Geingos
If you were determined to wipe out poverty and were president of a country, you’d want by your side someone who has diverse expertise in a variety of sectors, such as business and finance, management and the law – and who shares your passion for addressing inequality. Five weeks before his inauguration last year, Namibian […]
Istanbul Bomb Attack On Police Bus ‘kills 11’
A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed at least 11 people in central Istanbul, officials say. The explosives were remotely detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour. No group has said it carried out the attack. Violence in Turkey has escalated recently as a […]
Hunting For Humans: Malawian Albinos Murdered For Their Bones
Simple questions like whether they should go to school carry an unimaginable risk of death and dismemberment to satisfy a barbaric demand. This is because her daughters are living with albinism, a genetic condition resulting in little or no pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes. And this makes them a target. It is children […]