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The health benefits of a random act of kindness

This year, "Random Acts of Kindness" Day falls on Monday, but the foundation behind it wants you to consider being kind every day.

 Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China
Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China

Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered

When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible.

I regret getting tattoos on my face

Chris Brown's latest body art has been unveiled on Instagram - he's had a Nike Air Jordan shoe tattooed on his cheek.

Indonesian city bans couples from celebrating Valentine's Day 'to maintain the purity of Islamic values'

Valentine's Day has been banned in an Indonesian city to 'maintain the purity of Islamic values.'

Can a pill ease the painful memory of an ex?

A Montreal researcher says he has found a way to take the emotional sting out a bad breakup by "editing" memories using therapy and a beta blocker.

Kobina Ansah
Kobina Ansah

Half a spouse is not better than none!

Society, oftentimes, has subtle ways of reminding you that you aren’t growing any younger. Inasmuch as it’s awesome to marry early, it is more important to consider walking down the aisle when you are ready.

Can coronavirus be transmitted by door handles? And other questions

There have now been more than 43,000 cases of the new coronavirus, which has been declared a global health emergency. The disease has spread to many countries, including the UK.

HIV vaccine trial ends in 'deep disappointment'

A clinical trial for an HIV vaccine has been discontinued since the vaccine was not found to prevent infections of human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS.

Is it a cold, the flu or coronavirus? How to tell the difference
Is it a cold, the flu or coronavirus? How to tell the difference

Is it a cold, the flu or coronavirus? How to tell the difference

Runny nose, cough, sore throat and fever: Symptoms are often similar when one starts to feel sick. That makes it difficult to tell if the illness is a virus or a bacterial infection.

Coronavirus: What it does to the body

Fighting the new coronavirus has been a battle against the unknown for doctors.

 The family are suing the airline for religious discrimination and defamation
The family are suing the airline for religious discrimination and defamation

Family kicked off flight "for body odour"

A Michigan family removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami when staff claimed they had body odour are suing the airline.

'Severally', chop-chop, 27 other Nigerian words added to the Oxford Dictionary
'Severally', chop-chop, 27 other Nigerian words added to the Oxford Dictionary

'Severally', 'chop-chop', 27 other Nigerian words enter Oxford Dictionary

Inspiration for evolving the English language has finally come to the largest English-speaking country in Africa: Nigeria. 29 new words were officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary thereby enriching the trusted bible of the English language.

How to protect yourself from getting the Coronavirus
How to protect yourself from getting the Coronavirus

How to protect yourself from getting the Coronavirus

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) standard recommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses are as follows, which include hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food practices:

Geoff and Angela, like many couples whose families come from Ghana, have chosen to express their identities by having a traditional wedding, which includes the paying of a bride price.
Geoff and Angela, like many couples whose families come from Ghana, have chosen to express their identities by having a traditional wedding, which includes the paying of a bride price.

Bride Price: 'My husband can't afford me'

"I don't view the Bride Price as me being paid for… Geoffrey can't afford me," says Angela, a British-born Ghanaian describing a family tradition common across Sub-Saharan Africa.

How to protect your vehicle against the latest break-in trend - Police
How to protect your vehicle against the latest break-in trend - Police

How to protect your vehicle against the latest break-in trend - Police alert

The Ghana Police Service has alerted the public to an emerging trend is vehicle break-ins which uses sophisticated electronic devices to interfere with the locking systems of vehicles.

Devoted football fans experience 'dangerous' levels of stress

Devoted football fans experience such intense levels of physical stress while watching their team they could be putting themselves at risk of a heart attack, research suggests.

Sex is for married heterosexual couples only - Church of England
Sex is for married heterosexual couples only - Church of England

Sex is for married heterosexual couples only - Church of England

The Church of England has stated that sex belongs only within heterosexual marriage and that Christians in gay or straight civil partnerships should be sexually abstinent.

Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'

Scientists say they may have discovered why stress makes hair turn white, and a potential way of stopping it happening without reaching for the dye.

 Mr Museveni has refuted comments on social media that he "looked tired", saying that he had deliberately lost weight
Mr Museveni has refuted comments on social media that he "looked tired", saying that he had deliberately lost weight

The diet which helped Ugandan president lose 30kg

A diet of cassava, Irish potatoes and indigenous vegetables helped Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni shed 30kg (4 stone), he told the BBC.

Oprah explains why she never married despite 34-year relationship
Oprah explains why she never married despite 34-year relationship

Oprah explains why she never married despite 34-year relationship

Over the 34 years that Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have been together, fans have often questioned why the two never got married. In the February issue of the O, The Oprah Magazine, Winfrey explained why she never married her longtime beau.

Less sex linked to an earlier menopause, study finds

Having sex less frequently could lead to an earlier menopause, a new study suggests.

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