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Thursday, 30 April 2015

10 men sentenced to life in prison for the 2012 attack on teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai

MALALA


 
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced 10 men to life in prison today for the 2012 attack on teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai.
Yousafzai was only 15 years old when she was shot in the head in her school bus by the Taliban in Pakistan because she was publicly campaigning for girls' education.

Authorities said the defendants were all members of the Pakistani Taliban, ITV News reported.

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

HIV self-testing kit on sale for the first time in the UK

The 99.7 per cent accurate BioSure HIV Self Test enables people to test themselves when and where they like



99.7 per cent accurate BioSure HIV Self Test, which enables people to test themselves when and where they like, is on sale for the first time in the UK.

The testing kit which is on sale online, uses a small amount of blood from a finger-prick sample to detect the presence of HIV antibodies, giving a result in just 15 minutes.


According to BioSure founder Brigette Bard, 'Knowing your HIV status is critical and the launch of this product will empower people to discreetly test themselves when it is convenient to them and in a place where they feel comfortable.'

About 26,000 people in the UK have HIV but are unaware of it and may be transmitting the disease to others.

The testing kit, on sale online, uses a small amount of blood from a finger-prick sample to detect the presence of HIV antibodies, giving a result in just 15 minutes

BioSure founder Brigette Bard said it is a significant step towards normalising HIV testing

Nepal: 4-month-old baby pulled out alive in rubble 22 hours after earthquake

 


 Nepalese newspaper Kathmandu  published  photos of a baby boy being pulled out from a destroyed building in Bhaktapur. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, killing over 5,000 people on Saturday. Soldiers initially missed the infant during their search, but returned after hearing faint cries from below the rubble. This happened about 22hours after the earthquake. The baby boy is said to be in stable condition in a hospital and has not sustained any serious or internal injuries. The whereabouts of the child's parents are still not known.

More than 200 girls rescued in Nigeria but not Chibok schoolgirls




Nigerian troops rescued nearly 300 girls and women on Tuesday after battling against Boko Haram militants in the Sambisa Forest of Northern Nigeria. The rescued girls did not include any of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago. The kidnap of the schoolgirls, who have become known as "the Chibok girls," aroused international outrage and a campaign for their release under the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.

The army announced the rescue on Twitter and said it was screening and interviewing the abducted girls and women.

Monday, 27 April 2015

Photos from Uche Jombo Rodriguez's baby shower in Texas


 Nollywood actress Uche Jombo and her hubby Kenny Rodriguez had their baby shower event in Houston, Texas on the 24th of April.
See pictures from the event below: