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How Wole Soyinka helped pay my knee surgery bills – Author

Nigerian author Onyeka Nwelue reveals how Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka generously paid his outstanding knee surgery bills, highlighting Soyinka’s philanthro Read More…

The Punch

Girl, four, dies in hospital after being hit by car

BBC

Girl, four, dies in hospital after being hit by car

Police say the crash occurred on Sunday afternoon, with the child dying a short time later.

BBC

Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK

Sky News

Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK

A new vaccine to combat a strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon be tested on adults in the UK, under plans announced today.

Sky News

German hospital treats US Ebola patient infected in DR Congo

South China Morning Post

German hospital treats US Ebola patient infected in DR Congo

A United ⁠States citizen infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital early on Monday, officials said. The ‌patient arrived at the hospital’s special isolation unit at…

South China Morning Post

North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall

The Guardian

North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall

Joan Rivet drank water she managed to splash up to her face by turning faucet on with her foot An 82-year-old North Carolina woman says she survived falling in her bathtub and being trapped there for nine days by turning the faucet on with…

The Guardian

He was having a mental health crisis. Memphis task force agents came and shot him

Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task force. (Image credit: Luke Sharrett for NPR)

Eat your ice cream for a long, healthy life? This doctor says so

Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a renowned U.S. health policy physician, takes on the wellness industry with a back-to-basics approach to optimizing good health. (Image credit: WeBond Creations)

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Palace urges care for Marcoleta's health after plunder arrest

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday said the health of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta should be monitored and taken care of amid his arrest for the nonbailable charge of plunder, in connection with an undeclared P75-million campaign…

Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody is in critical condition, his lawyer says

Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody is in critical condition, his lawyer says

A Palestinian doctor detained for more than 550 days in Israeli prison is close to death after near daily beatings, says his lawyer.

9 deaths in 6 days, 18 since May: A wave of maternal deaths in Rajasthan

Times of India