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Once your facial scan is stored, it can stay in a database forever. As it stands, facial recognition would seem to carry more risks than rewards.
A cover is a new performance of an existing song. An interpolation means re-performing part of a song, such as a melody, lyric, or riff, within a new composition.
Samia has become more autocratic than Magufuli. She has crossed autocratic thresholds that have not been breached since Tanzania’s transition to multipartyism in 1992.
Acute malnutrition weakens a child’s immune system leading to increased susceptibility to infectious diseases like pneumonia. It can also cause more severe illness and an increased risk of death.
Raila Odinga became bitterly critical of Kenya’s enduring political and economic inequalities, speaking out on behalf of the county’s “have nots”, which earned him a place in the hearts of millions
Grief is a natural response to losing something you felt a bond with. This loss ranges from death to the end of a relationship.
Far from solving Japan’s economic problems, however, policies that restrict immigration tend to cause labour shortages and inflation.
We see a ghost in its usual dress because that is the mental picture we have of the person, and this choice of garment is most likely to inspire recognition.
There have been disturbing reports of substandard or falsified products causing harm to patients in a number of countries, including Brazil, the US and Kenya.
For the first time ever, the opposition parties in Cameroon have come “close” to unseating 92-year-old Paul Biya, who has run the country since 1982.
Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people.
About half to three-quarters of expectant mothers experience pain during pregnancy that is largely untreated, contributing to preventable suffering and harm.
The lack of reliable data caused by government restrictions, international inaction and structural blind spots in global famine monitoring systems hid the scale of one of the deadliest wars.
Multiple terrorist groups operate in Mali. An al Qaida-linked group known locally as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the most lethal, considering the audacity and scale of its attacks.
By putting her main rival Tundu Lissu on trial for treason and barring others from contesting the presidency, Hassan has crossed autocratic thresholds that other leaders have not.
Harmful sexual behaviour can involve forcing other children into penetrative acts, such as oral sex, or coercing other children into sexual “play”.
Researchers found that men need roughly twice as much exercise as women to see the same reduction in their heart disease risk.
Several mediation initiatives have been launched since the start of the war, with limited success. The AU has also been unable to get the main warring parties to agree to a permanent ceasefire.
The average social media user engages with between six and seven platforms. The average person spends two hours 21 minutes on social media per day.
A South African court case made headlines for all the wrong reasons after relying on case law that simply didn’t exist. It had been generated by ChatGPT.
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