The Kenyan Albinism Society organised the country's first Mr and Miss albinism pageant pageant as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations and in a bid to show the beauty in persons living with albinism as well as to do away with stigma associated with the medical condition.  "There are beautiful albinos who feel good about themselves,” an organiser and also the first Kenyan...

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The tech company allegedly searched hundreds of millions of email accounts for a specific phrase to help a US intelligence agency. Image Caption: When asked for comment, Yahoo said it is a 'law-abiding company' Yahoo secretly created a custom piece of software which searched its customers' emails for specific information requested by US intelligence officials, Reuters reports. Former employees at the tech company...

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Rodrigo Duterte once again lashes out at the US president over America's criticism of his deadly anti-drugs campaign. Video: Duterte lashes out at Obama and the EU Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told US President Barack Obama to "go to hell" over America's condemnation for his crackdown on suspected drug dealers. During his latest tirade at the US, Mr Duterte also lashed out at...

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Message from the Heads of UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF, UNDP and Education International on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, 50th anniversary of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, 5 October 2016 Every year on World Teachers Day we celebrate the limitless contributions made by teachers around the world. Day after day, year in and year out, these dedicated women and...

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