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WHO: Daily sugar intake ‘should be halved’

People will be advised to halve the amount of sugar in their diet, under new World Health Organization guidance. The recommended sugar intake will stay at below 10% of total calorie intake a day, with 5% the target, says the WHO. The suggested limits apply to all sugars added to food, as well as sugar […]

Angry people ‘risking heart attacks

by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]

Censorship: The dilemma of journalists

by Uchenna Ekwo The attention- headline-grabbing on-air resignation of Liz Wahl who until Wednesday worked for Russia Today, the state-owned Russian news agency should provoke thoughts about the daily challenges faced by journalists in the discharge of their duties. “As a reporter on this network, I face many ethical and moral challenges,” Wahl said at […]

New Yorkers Join Global Protests Against Nigerian, Ugandan Anti-Gay Laws

by Duncan Osborne Nine AIDS activists were arrested after they blockaded the entrance to the Consulate General of Nigeria while protesting that country’s recently enacted law with harsh criminal penalties for LGBT people and for advocacy of LGBT causes. “We have gathered today to demonstrate our solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community […]

Elephants can decipher human voices better than we can

Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Humans can tell a lot about one another just by listening to a voice. Age and gender are among the first pieces of information we pick up on when listening to a stranger speak, and studies have even shown that humans can determine a person’s physical strength by listening to a recording of […]

Nigeria: NFF Unfolds Eagles’ World Cup Bonus Package

By Olawale Ajimotokan Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Monday enunciated the bonus breakdown for the Super Eagles and their officials for the FIFA World Cup which begins in Brazil in June . The summary was contained in the financial estimates presented before the Hon Godfrey Gaiya led House Sports Committee by the Secretary General of the […]

Ghana: Brazil 2014 budget sparks controversy

Law Professor, H. Kwasi Prempeh says Ghanaians must demand accountability from the government on the budget for the country’s participation in the 2014 World Cup. The gold and cocoa producing West African country of 25 million people spent US$19.5 million for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. An estimated amount of US$20 million dollars […]

South African park gives Elephants Contraceptive Vaccine

Written by Frank Khumalo Elephants in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, located in KwaZulu Natal province on South Africa’s East coast, were treated for the first time with a contraceptive vaccine to control the population’s growth rate. With the addition of iSimangaliso’s population, immunocontraception is now being used to successfully control elephant populations in 15 parks and […]

AGLA honors Chief Justice of Ghana

On the eve of Ghana’s 57th Independence Day, the Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA), honored Ghana’s Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Mrs. Georgina T. Wood, at an impressive ceremony in New York.  In attendance were the New York State Commissioner for the Division of Human Rights, Ms. Helen Diane Foster, members of faculty of […]