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Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, and even witnesses to such weddings will be punished
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 hours agoSierra Leone is home to 800,000 child brides, with half of them married before age 15, according to the U.N. children’s agency. First Lady Fatima Bio was among the key champions ...
Abcarian: The surgeon general acknowledged America's gun violence emergency. Here's why that matters
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 hours agoVivek Murthy's advisory is a departure from years of denial by the U.S. government. It can only help...
Over 200 ad campaigns from oil and gas firms shown on TfL network since Sadiq Khan set out 'zero...
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 14 hours agoSince February 2019, TfL has imposed a ban on the advertising of junk food - generally comprising...
Five political parties you might not have heard of
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoLeader Alan Stone, who is a candidate in Basingstoke, said: "We stand primarily for localism. All of our candidates come from all swathes of the...
Sierra Leone brings in new law banning child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoThe legislation should "break the cycle of early marriage and its devastating consequences," said...
An Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor. Now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women's roles
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 16 hours agoFrozan Ahmadzai is one of 200,000 Afghan women who have the Taliban’s permission to work. Now,...
Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 16 hours agoRussian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second time...
Liora Argamani dies from brain cancer weeks after seeing hostage daughter rescued from Gaza
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 18 hours agoA woman who pleaded for the release of her daughter held hostage by Hamas has died from brain cancer...
14-Year-Old Reported Missing From Ex-NFL Player Father’s Religious Community
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 21 hours agoA 2020 Sports Illustrated investigation looked at the ties that...appear to be firearms. Cheryl...
Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse have been dating for 6 years and share one child. Here's a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News Singapore· 23 hours agoAugust 1, 2021: Waterhouse calls out a joke made about her on Max's "Gossip Girl" continuation...