Life

Mass vaccination campaign to protect millions against yellow fever in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo

16 August 2016

Ethiopia will need urgent global support in race to prepare for main planting season – UN

Photo: A farmer near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, tilling the soil with cattle and plough before the plan

UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training

15 August 2016

Sri Lanka: Challenging ‘Gender Norms’ Brings Abuse

Photo:Sashini, a transgender woman in Colombo, has formally petitioned the National Human Rights

Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014

11 AUGUST 2016

What Olympic Fans Won’t See in Rio de Janeiro

Photo:Residents of the Mangueira favela watch the Olympics’ opening-ceremony fireworks at Maracan

ADHD Common Among College Students Who Misuse Stimulant Drugs

Aug. 12, 2016

Threat of wildfires expected to increase as global temperatures rise – UN

Photo:Evidence of a forest fire in Mykland, Norway.

Diary from Syria: An eyewitness account of broken families, grief and survival

Photo:In the Syrian Arab Republic, an extended family takes shelter under a makeshift tent on the

Two-thirds of young people in more than 18 countries say they have been bullied – UNICEF poll

Photo:Two girls from Minas Gerais, Brazil, who endured cyberbullying.