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Who is Lailaa Nicole Williams, Candace Parker’s Daughter? All you need to know
Who is LAILAA NICOLE WILLIAMS? She is an American celebrity child famous for being the only daughter of Candace Parker and her ex-husband Shelden Williams.
Hong Kong to 'trawl world for talent' in reboot attempt
Hong Kong's new leader unveiled plans to resuscitate the business hub's fortunes on Wednesday, hoping to lure international expertise back to a city that has suffered an exodus of talent and is mired in a deep downturn.
Silent no more: Nepal's wartime rape survivors demand recognition
Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal's civil war -- and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal.
Sankara Alafia: Everything you need to know about Yaya DaCosta's son
Who is SANKARA ALAFIA? He is an American celebrity child widely recognized as Yaya DaCosta's son. Read through this article to learn more about him and more.
Asian markets mixed as traders struggle to keep rally's momentum
Asian investors battled to push markets higher again Wednesday following another healthy run-up on Wall Street boosted by more positive earnings results that raised hopes for the reporting season. Still, Asian markets were mixed in early trade, with profit-takers weighing on Hong Kong after a healthy three-day run-up, while there were also losses in Shanghai, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta.
'Close the windows': Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears
After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her hometown north of Lebanon's capital where she says a decaying power plant generates little electricity but very deadly pollution. The environmental group's 2018 study singled out the Zouk plant, built in the 1940s, as well as cars on a busy motorway and privately owned electricity generators as the main causes of pollution.
Cholera cases on the rise in Haiti
Cholera cases are rising in Haiti, according to Health Ministry figures obtained by AFP on Tuesday, fueling fears of a new disaster in a country already deep in a humanitarian and security crisis.
In Brazil, Bolsonaro's far-right echoes Trump's
"Bolsonarismo," the Brazilian far-right movement built around President Jair Bolsonaro, shares much in common with ultra-conservatives in power in Europe -- Hungary, Poland and soon Italy -- but is closer to Donald Trump and the US alt-right. Whereas conservative Catholics are the core of the European far-right, in Brazil, it is the powerful, fast-growing Evangelical movement.
In Iraq, divorce rates soar even as stigma persists for women
Just a year into her marriage, Manal became one of the tens of thousands of Iraqis every year who divorce in a deeply conservative nation where break-up rates have risen. Her reasoning echoes that of tens of thousands of Iraqis, according to data published by the country's Supreme Judicial Council.
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