At a time when most people use keyboards to write, does handwriting really matter? Yes, say Indian courts, if the writer is a doctor. Jokes around the notoriously bad handwriting of many doctors that can only be deciphered by pharmacists are common in India, as around the world. But the latest order emphasising the importance...
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Former Congolese President Sentenced To Death For War Crimes
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The charges concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country’s eastern region. Kabila was convicted on Friday by a military court of treason, crimes...
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Rescuers Race To Find Survivors After Indonesia School Collapse Traps Dozens
Rescuers in East Java, Indonesia are racing to find dozens of people still believed trapped in the rubble of a school building that collapsed on Monday. At least four students were killed and about 100 injured, some critically, after the two-storey Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the town of Sidoarjo caved in. Hundreds of students,...
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Lagos State Clears Air, Says Ongoing Demolition Around The Ikota Area In Lekki Is Not Targeted At Any Tribe
The Lagos state Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources commissioner, Wahab Tokunbo in a statement cleared air that the ongoing demolition in Ikota, Lekki axis is not targeted at any tribe contrary to the ongoing speculation that the Ibo tribe were the target. Tokunbo said the exercise is for a cleaner state, as the...
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Okujepisa Omukazendu: The Himba Tradition Of “Offering The Wife”
What may be seen as an act of betrayal or immorality in other cultures is rather seen as a symbol of trust and respect in Namibia. In the remote communities of northern Namibia, among the semi-nomadic Himba people, lies a centuries-old practice known as Okujepisa Omukazendu literally translated as “offering the wife.” The tradition allows...
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