MIGRANTS MISSING AFTER SHIPWRECK OFF LIBYA

MIGRANTS MISSING AFTER SHIPWRECK OFF LIBYA

Avellon Williams  LIBYA – The Italian coast guard confirmed Sunday that a boat carrying over 40 migrants capsized off the Libyan coast as a cargo ship tried to save them. “During the rescue operations by the motor vessel… the boat capsized during the transfer of the migrants: 17 people were rescued and recovered by the vessel […]

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 FROM WAITRESS TO COMMERCIAL PILOT- PRECIOUS SIBALO

FROM WAITRESS TO COMMERCIAL PILOT- PRECIOUS SIBALO

Avellon Williams  ZIMBABWE- Precious Sibalo, a 35-year-old Zimbabwean who served as a flight waitress for 12 years, has now been licensed as a commercial pilot. However, her ambitions to become a pilot were thwarted once she was given to her grandmother in Magwegwe, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where she also attended school.  On a school trip to the airport, she saw pilots and […]

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 I’M 24, AND MY HUSBAND IS 85, WE WANT A FAMILY

I’M 24, AND MY HUSBAND IS 85, WE WANT A FAMILY

Avellon Williams  MISSISSIPPI, USA- “Maybe Charles’s age will stop us from having children but I have an open mind, it may not work.” Having two kids with her 85-year-old husband is her goal, according to a 24-year-old Mississippi woman. Miracle Pogue told Kennedy News that her husband’s age wasn’t a determining factor when they started dating. […]

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 WORLD OBESITY RATE SET TO RISE BY A QUARTER BY 2035

WORLD OBESITY RATE SET TO RISE BY A QUARTER BY 2035

Avellon Williams  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- If current patterns continue, the World Obesity Federation predicts that 51% of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035. In its recent Atlas report, the federation estimates that the economic costs will amount to US$4.3 trillion by 2035, which amounts to 3% of global GDP, similar to the […]

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 HAITI: 60 DEATHS IN 8 DAYS

HAITI: 60 DEATHS IN 8 DAYS

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- According to the NGO Reseau National de Defense des Droits Humains (RNDDH), 60 people have died and 50 are missing in Port-au-Prince after armed gangs clashed in just eight days.  As shots were heard in the Haitian capital this Monday, the RNDDH figures were merely a provisional estimate of the deaths that occurred between […]

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 UGANDAN WOMAN WITH 44 CHILDREN WANTS MORE

UGANDAN WOMAN WITH 44 CHILDREN WANTS MORE

Avellon Williams  UGANDA- “If I could see a responsible man, I could marry him and have more children.” A woman named Mariam gave birth to 44 children by a man in Uganda, making her the most prolific woman in the country. It wasn’t long before her husband left her, and she was left to take care […]

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 MEET NYILLAH E. CAWRAY: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WITH A PASSION FOR CARPENTRY

MEET NYILLAH E. CAWRAY: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WITH A PASSION FOR CARPENTRY

Avellon Williams  SIERRA LEONE- Carpentry isn’t just for men. Nyillah E. Cawray is a young Sierra Leonean undergraduate who aims to challenge the stereotypical narrative about females in the male-dominated profession of carpentry. She has extensive knowledge of woodworking and styles, aside from her educational career. Nyillah Cawray was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city. The Annie Walsh Memorial School was […]

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