A toddler and a six-year-old boy have been married off to a dog after the pair started to grow teeth through their upper gums which are considered to be a "bad omen."
Estonia's new government sworn in with first-ever female Prime Minister
Estonia’s new two-party coalition government has been sworn in with the first-ever female prime minister since the nation regained independence in 1991.
Mum kills daughter, 5, by gouging out eyes with pair of scissors and eating her tongue
A woman in Brazil has been arrested for killing her own young daughter. Josemaria Gomes da Silva, 30, killed her daughter by gouging out her eyes before cutting out and eating her tongue.
Naked man seen strolling through London
A naked man was seen strolling through central London. People were left shocked when the naked man was seen walking towards Bloomsbury Square Gardens "completely unphased" by stares on Sunday afternoon, Jan 24.
Biden administration revives plan to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill after Trump's administration blocked the plan
The Joe Biden administration has revived plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill note after the process was delayed under Trump's administration.
Female judge in India rules that molesting children through clothes does not count as crime as she overturns the conviction of a paedophile
A judge in India is currently facing criticism after she ruled that molesting a child through their clothes does not count as a sex crime.
China rolls out anal swab coronavirus tests, says it’s more accurate than throat method
Authorities in China have introduced anal swabs as a new type of coronavirus test that could detect the virus more accurately as they struggle to contain rising infections ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Why I stopped attending churches in Nigeria – Chimamanda Adichie
Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has said that she doesn’t attend the Catholic churches in Nigeria because activities became “way too much” about money, fundraising, and thanksgiving.
How Ivorian architect Sara Coulibaly is inspiring African children with her new brand of Black dolls
Sara Coulibaly grew up playing with light-skinned dolls, and even as an adult, the idea of still seeing such dolls on shelves in Ivory Coast was unsettling to her, especially when Black people are claiming their roots now more than ever.
Kenya battling with Chinese prostitutes, arrests 15 at brothel
The Kenyan government has launched a war against Chinese nationals engaging in businesses reserved for locals. The recent crackdown was at a brothel in the capital Nairobi where 15 Chinese nationals were arrested.
Five things to know about Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet to perform at a presidential inauguration
22-year-old Amanda Gorman is now the youngest poet to recite her original poem at a presidential inauguration and the sixth poet to perform at an inauguration following in the footsteps of other great poets like Maya Angelou and Robert Frost.
How the 36 states of Nigeria got their names
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and where one can find more Black people than in any other country on the planet, has a uniquely complicated colonial history.
Do you know what North Africans looked like before Islam and Arabs invaded?
There has been a fierce debate over the Africanness of Maghrebian North Africans as well as Libyans and Egyptians, for close to a century. One of the key drivers of this debate is their appearance.
A look at the ‘love’ affairs between enslaved black men and rich white women
The implications of considering one human being as another’s property in bona fide, are a myriad of moral, psychological, political, and economic topics that many would rather avoid talking about.
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