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Remembering Lady Diana 20 Years After: August 31, 1997 to August 31, 2017 #PhotoNews

 It's been 20 years since the death of Britain's Princess Diana, known around the world for her humanitarian work. She was killed in a car accident in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997.
Diana, mother to Princes William and Harry, was mourned around the world, with more than 2,000 people attending her funeral at Westminster Abbey.
Here's a look at some of UPI's photos throughout the life of "The People's Princess." 

Photo Credit: UPI

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Sandra Bullock, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez offer aid to Tropical Storm Harvey victims

Cast member Sandra Bullock attends the premiere of "Our Brand Is Crisis" in Los Angeles on October 26, 2015. The actress has donated $1 million to help those impacted by last week's Tropical Storm Harvey and flooding in Texas. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI| License Photo

 

Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The American Red Cross says Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to the organization to help the thousands of people impacted by Tropical Storm Harvey.

"I'm just grateful I can do it. We have to take care of one another," the Virginia native, who now lives in Louisiana, said in a statement Monday.

"Thousands of people have had to be rescued, and we are in the beginning of a massive relief effort, providing safe shelter and comfort for those forced from their homes. The American Red Cross is on the ground now and will be there for weeks to come, working alongside our partners to coordinate response efforts," said Brad Kieserman, vice president of Disaster Services Operations and Logistics for the Red Cross.

Texas-born, pop music icon Beyonce has promised to assist as many Harvey victims as possible.

"My heart goes out to my hometown, Houston, and I remain in constant prayer for those affected and for the rescuers who have been so brave and determined to do so much to help," she said in a statement to The Houston Chronicle. "I am working closely with my team at BeyGOOD as well as my pastor [Rudy Rasmus at St. John's in downtown Houston] to implement a plan to help as many as we can."

New Yorkers Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez donated $50,000 and are encouraging others to do the same.

"Please help by donating what you can! Link above... God bless Houston," Lopez captioned an Instagram video in which she, sitting on beau Rodriguez's lap, said: "Our hearts are just breaking for all the families that are displaced. It's just devastating and we just want to do our part to help."

"We're praying for you and God bless all of you," Rodriguez told "all the great families in distress down in Houston."

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20 years after Death, Princess Diana Inspires Outreach by Sons

Princess Diana responds to reporters' questions after she and her then-husband Prince Charles toured the National Gallery of Art on November 10, 1985. Princess Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, plan to observe the 20th anniversary of her death with a small ceremony at her former home, Kensington Palace. File Photo by Doug Mills/UPI| License Photo

 

Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Twenty years ago, the world mourned the sudden death of Princess Diana, a humanitarian, the one-time wife of the future king of Britain and the mother of another.

The princess of Wales, born Diana Frances Spencer, was 36 years old when she died along with her companion, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, in a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997. Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, was the only survivor.

An inquest in London in 2008 blamed the crash on negligence by Paul -- he was driving drunk -- and by the pursuing paparazzi, who were "racing" the Mercedes he was driving trying to obtain photographs of Diana and her rumored fiancee, Fayed.

Diana sustained severe injuries to her lungs and brain, and though doctors tried for 2 hours to save her, she died of internal bleeding. Her two young sons, 15-year-old Prince William, and 12-year-old Prince Harry, learned of their mother's death while vacationing with their father, Prince Charles, in Scotland.

Immediately, there was a global outpouring of grief, with flowers piled high at makeshift memorials to the princess at Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and even Central Park in New York City. And world leaders reacted, some traveling to Britain to attend her funeral.

UPI File Photo

Former President Bill Clinton said: "Hillary and I knew Princess Diana and we were very fond of her. We are profoundly saddened by this tragic event. Our thoughts and prayers tonight are with her family, friends and especially her children."

Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, lashed out at the paparazzi, saying his sister "always believed the press would kill her in the end."

"But not even I could imagine they would take such a direct hand in her death, as seems to be the case. It would appear that every proprietor and editor of every publication that has paid for intrusive and exploitative photographs of her, encouraging greedy and ruthless individuals to risk everything in pursuit of Diana's image, has blood on his hands today."

Six days after her death, Princess Diana was laid to rest as 2,000 mourners, including members of the British royal family, heads of state and celebrities gathered at Westminster Abbey for her funeral. Though the young princes put up a brave front walking behind their mother's coffin in the funeral procession, they shed tears during the iconic moment with pop singer Elton John performed a version of "Candle in the Wind" in tribute to the princess.

"Those inside the catheral say that as the singer sang the line 'Your candle burned out long before your legend ever will,' Harry buried his face in his hands and sobbed," a UPI reporter wrote at the time.

File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

Diana left a legacy in the humanitarian efforts she pursued while alive. During the 1980s, she was one of the early advocates for people living with AIDS, publicly making physical contact with them even before it was known how the disease was spread.

"HIV does not make people dangerous to know. You can shake their hands and give them a hug. Heaven knows they need it. What's more, you can share their homes, their workplaces and their playgrounds and toys," she said in 1987.

She would later open Grandma's House, a home for young AIDS patients in Washington, D.C., and was a patron of the National AIDS Trust

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PRESS STATEMENT – RE - Yaounde Divisional Officer Bans Press Event with Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh as Quest.

PRESS STATEMENT

 – RE - Yaounde Divisional Officer bans press event with Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh as guest.
 
By Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh
President, The Fomunyoh Foundation

Ta Nformi Dr.Christopher Fomunyoh

Yaounde 30 August, 2017-I have just been informed that a press event (CAFE POLITIQUE) organized by the association of journalist “Club des Journalistes Politiques" that was scheduled to hold in Yaounde on Wednesday 30th August, 2017, at noon has been canceled.

As has been highly publicized for the past three days, I was to be sole guest on this three hour program. I looked forward to exchanging views with Cameroonian and international journalists and the public in a healthy and substantive debate on issues of national and regional interest.

I consider the government's decision to ban this press event unfortunate and unacceptable, especially in the present circumstances when we need space for healthy and constructive conversations about various crises our country faces, and the way forward.

I am deeply saddened and extremely disappointed by this development. I impress on the competent authorities and officials at the highest level to reverse this decision and to instruct state employees to avoid actions that exacerbate unnecessarily, social and political tensions in the country.

I commend Cameroonian journalists for their efforts to advocate for and sustain platforms for public discourse and dialogue. I will continue to make myself available as citizens struggle with issues of free expression, freedom of the press and other liberties and citizen engagement.

Yaoundé, le 30 août 2017
Communique de presse du Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh
Président, The Fomunyoh Foundation

Je viens d’apprendre que « Café Politique », séance d’échanges que je devais tenir avec la presse à l’initiative du Club des journalistes politiques, prévue à Yaoundé ce mercredi 30 août à midi, a été annulée par le sous-préfect de l’arrondissement de Yaoundé 1.
Comme l’indiquait le programme largement diffusé depuis trois jours. J’étais l’invité unique d’un débat d’une durée de trois heures. J’attendais à des échanges franches et construtives avec les journalistes camerounais et internationaux sur des questions nationale et panafricaine.
Je considere la décision d’interdire cette rancontre de presse comme fâcheuse et inadmissible, en particulier au moment ou nous avons besoin de de débats constructifs et sereins pour aborder les différentes crises que notre pays rencontre et les solutions à y apporter.
Je suis profondément attristé et extrêmement déçu de cette situation. J’appelle les autorités compétentes et au plus haut niveau à revenir sur leur décision et à demander aux agents de l’Etat de s’abstenir de toute action suceptible d’attiser inutilement des tensions sociales et politiques dans le pays.
Je remercie les journalistes camerounais pour leurs efforts de promotion et de maintien de plateformes de discussions et de dialogue publics. Je serai toujours disponible pour les compatriotes qui se battent pour la liberté d’expression, la liberté de la presse et aux autres libertés citoyennes.

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President Biya Orders Release of Detainees, Tells Court Engage the Discontinuance of Proceedings

President Paul Biya has ordered the discontinuance of proceedings pending before the Yaounde military Tribunal against barrister Nkongho Felix,  Barrister Fontem Neba,  Hon. Ayah Paul and some others who were arrested and detained in connection with the Anglophone Crisis. Here below is the Press Release from the Presidency of the Republic.

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See How Much Mayweather Earned After Fight with McGregor

 Following the historic fight Mayweather won yesterday, the amount he earned has been revealed.

Mayweather defeated McGregor in the epic fight

 

According to AOL, Floyd Mayweather, 40 is slated to earn a pretty penny - about $250 to $300 million dollars, $100 million of that just for showing up and another $150 million to 200 million from pay per view after winning his historic 50th victory.

 

Conor McGregor on the other hand is slated to rake in $30 million just for showing up plus pay per view earnings, giving him a total that is higher than all of his previous prize money combined.

 

Mayweather who is unbeaten also disclosed that a $400,000 dollar bet on himself to win by knockout in under nine and a half rounds had been refused by bookmakers on The Strip just hours before the Sin City fight heard its first bell.

 

“For the last month I didn’t do no sparring,” Mayweather said. “I wanted my hands to be 100 percent for the fight. I wanted my hands to be solid. My hands are real brittle, you know that.”

“I wanted my hands to be solid so when I came out here and I’m shooting hard shots, I was able to put the guy down,” he explained, admitting that he was “shocked” by McGregor’s ability to switch from mixed martial arts to boxing.

“That was the plan. Let him come out trying to kill me with big shots early on, and then beat him down the stretch. My father thought it would be six or seven. It took a little longer."

 

The two smiled home with huge cash to spend. While Mayweather will earn around 50 per cent of overall takings from the fight, McGregor’s purse was guaranteed at $30m (£23.3m), which will rise to around $75m once royalties and pay per view numbers are in.

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What Every Woman Should Know Before She Gets Married

Although many women don't joke with the idea of marriage at all and are in some cases, in a haste to settle down, these are certain things they should take note of before tying the knot.

 

For women, some things can be learned over time, with a lot of experience. Others can be easily learned while some can be learned by simple observation. Marriage is one of those things that no matter how long a woman studies or observes it; there is always something new for her to learn.

 

When it comes to marriage, no woman knows it all but there are some things every woman should know before they get married. These things can also be applied during marriage as well.

 

Your husband doesn’t want another mother

 

Don’t go into marriage with the belief that you are your husband’s mother. He wants a partner, someone to be by his side supporting him and someone he can support too. You might be tempted to tell him what to do or nag him, but avoid that temptation.

 

A lasting marriage is made up of two forgiving people

 

Even after you marry the best man in the world, he will come with imperfections and faults, and you also come with imperfections and faults. Learn to move past hurts and forgive him for his shortcomings. Learning to forgive quickly is a necessary skill for a marriage that will last.

 

Passion actually never has to fade

 

Yes, there will be times when you feel gross and tired and that passion and romance is the last thing on your mind. But make the effort to keep the passion alive in your relationship because you and your marriage will be grateful in the long run.

 

Be aware of unrealistic expectations

 

They can be harmful to you and your husband’s lasting happiness. Forget all the unrealistic expectations you have about how your marriage should be a fairy tale. Marriage is hard work.

 

Respect your husband

 

Nothing will make your husband feel more honoured and loved like the gift of your respect. He won’t necessarily admit it, but he really needs it. But don’t forget that you need respect as much as you give. You are human too.

 

Don’t expect your husband to fulfil all your needs

 

Your husband is just one person who can’t be expected to be everything you need in your life. Balance is important in all things including the relationship with your husband. Maintain your friendships and family bonds even as you get married.

 

Be realistic about romance

 

Don’t get caught up in romantic movies and novels, they can distort your view on what real romance is. You should find out how your husband wants to be loved and give him that even as he loves you too.

 

Don’t compare your husband to anyone else

 

Comparison is just never a good idea, especially when it comes to your husband. Love and appreciate the man you have. The grass is not green on the other side in all cases. The grass is green where you water it.

 

There really is no smooth marriage

 

You and your husband may face totally different trials or victories than any other couple you may ever meet, and that’s perfectly okay. The important thing to remember is that you and your husband will face them together, hand in hand.

 

Understand that the world doesn’t revolve around you

 

This is not to say that you are a selfish or self-centred person to begin with, but marriage takes the whole selfless thing to another level. And at times, it can be a difficult but necessary lesson to learn. Being selfless is one of the ingredients of a happy marriage.

 

When things get tough, don’t give up

 

Unless it is abuse, infidelities or illegal activity, don’t look for reasons to give up on your marriage. But don’t let your husband get away with disrespecting you and the vows you took. Infidelity is a deal breaker. When hope is alive and well in a marriage, it helps it to thrive and grow no matter what is thrown at it.

 

Make your husband and marriage a priority

 

Remember at the end of the day who you come home to. Put him first, because he puts you first too and you are now his family. Don’t allow people walk all over your husband or disrespect your union. Remember to make your marriage a priority.

 

Find joy in the little things

 

You know that inside joke that you and your husband have that almost makes you pee your pants every time it’s mentioned? Or the way he kisses you goodnight right before you fall asleep? It’s in those little moments and all the rest that you can find joy and happiness in your marriage.

 

***

Via The Sun News

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Horror in Nwa: Angry Mob Bury Man Who Kill Brother Alive

Tongues are still waging in Nwa town, sub Divisional capital of Nwa sub Division over an incident that has left two in cold blood in one family. The story goes that a certain Febsa Ivo about 27 years ambushed and killed his brother Abasi Fomlack who had benefitted money from “Njangi” group. It is alleged that after enjoying part of the “Njangi money” with his friends over bottles of drinks, Abasi decided to return back home. While on his way, he fell into the dragnet of his killer brother. After beating the brother to dead, Abasi tried to bury the corps in a nearby bush after collecting the njangi money and since God can never allow such an abomination to go unnoticed, he was caught pants down by a woman in his act. It is alleged he even tried to corrupt the woman with a FCFA 10.000 note after fabricating lies that the lifeless body was that of a Mbororo man who had been disturbing his life. But the lady rejected the bribe and raised an alarm.  Abasi’s wife who had waited home for long and was already out searching for the husband also rushed to the scene just to discover the husband’s lifeless body.

Angered by the act and sacrilege committed by Febsa Ivo on his own brother the angry mob melted jungle justice on the assassin. Reports say before the arrival of the security units, the 27 years old killer was buried alive. According to news report from the Donga Mantung Community Radio-DMCR security operatives in Nwa have opened an investigation into the incident.

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Nollywood Actor, Obi Madubogwo is Dead

Obi Madubogwo, Nollywood actor, who has been battling with chronic diabetic sore for some time now has finally lost the battle to death.
He died Monday evening, after he developed fever and was rushed to the hospital where had complications and later gave up the ghost.
Confirming Madubogwo’s demise on the film makers’ platform on WhatsApp called Film4Life Monday evening, veteran producer, Chidi Nwokeabia wrote, “Obi is dead, We just spoke to the wife. He developed fever yesterday, went to the hospital this morning, had complications and died. The family will be taking the corpse home tomorrow.”

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Apply for 100% Paid Scholarships at Bournemouth, Essex, Edge Hill, Universities in UK, Australia and Germany

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6. 100% Paid PhD Scholarship at Bournemouth University in UK, 2017
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8.2017 Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Foundation (CAHF) Annual Scholarship Award
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9.Nomura Foundation Scholarships for International Students in Japan, 2017
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Kenya Bans Plastic Bags

A ban on plastic bags came into force, on Monday, in Kenya, and those found in violation of the ban could be given a maximum fine of 40,000 dollars or risk imprisonment of up to four years.

The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.

Many bags drift into the ocean, strangling turtles, suffocating seabirds and filling the stomachs of dolphins and whales with waste until they die of starvation.

“If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish,” said Habib El-Habr, an expert on marine litter working with the UN Environment Programme in Kenya.

Plastic bags, which El-Habr says take between 500 to 1,000 years to break down, also enter the human food chain through fish and other animals.

In Nairobi’s slaughterhouses, some cows destined for human consumption had 20 bags removed from their stomachs.

This is something we didn’t get ten years ago but now its almost on a daily basis,” said county vet Mbuthi Kinyanjui as he watched men in bloodied white uniforms scoop sodden plastic bags from the stomachs of cow carcasses.

Kenya’s law allows police to go after anyone even carrying a plastic bag.

Judy Wakhungu, Kenya’s environment minister, said enforcement would initially be directed at manufacturers and suppliers.

“Ordinary wananchi will not be harmed,” she told Reuters, using a Kiswahili word for “common man”.

It took Kenya three attempts over ten years to finally pass the ban, and not everyone is a fan.

Samuel Matonda, spokesman for the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, said it would cost 60,000 jobs and force 176 manufacturers to close.

Kenya is a major exporter of plastic bags to the region.

“The knock-on effects will be very severe,” Matonda said.

“It will even affect the women who sell vegetables in the market, how will their customers carry their shopping home?”

Big Kenyan supermarket chains like France’s Carrefour and Nakumatt have already started offering customers cloth bags as alternatives.

(NAN)

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Kenya Bans Plastic Bags

A ban on plastic bags came into force, on Monday, in Kenya, and those found in violation of the ban could be given a maximum fine of 40,000 dollars or risk imprisonment of up to four years.

The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.

Many bags drift into the ocean, strangling turtles, suffocating seabirds and filling the stomachs of dolphins and whales with waste until they die of starvation.

“If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish,” said Habib El-Habr, an expert on marine litter working with the UN Environment Programme in Kenya.

Plastic bags, which El-Habr says take between 500 to 1,000 years to break down, also enter the human food chain through fish and other animals.

In Nairobi’s slaughterhouses, some cows destined for human consumption had 20 bags removed from their stomachs.

This is something we didn’t get ten years ago but now its almost on a daily basis,” said county vet Mbuthi Kinyanjui as he watched men in bloodied white uniforms scoop sodden plastic bags from the stomachs of cow carcasses.

Kenya’s law allows police to go after anyone even carrying a plastic bag.

Judy Wakhungu, Kenya’s environment minister, said enforcement would initially be directed at manufacturers and suppliers.

“Ordinary wananchi will not be harmed,” she told Reuters, using a Kiswahili word for “common man”.

It took Kenya three attempts over ten years to finally pass the ban, and not everyone is a fan.

Samuel Matonda, spokesman for the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, said it would cost 60,000 jobs and force 176 manufacturers to close.

Kenya is a major exporter of plastic bags to the region.

“The knock-on effects will be very severe,” Matonda said.

“It will even affect the women who sell vegetables in the market, how will their customers carry their shopping home?”

Big Kenyan supermarket chains like France’s Carrefour and Nakumatt have already started offering customers cloth bags as alternatives.

(NAN)

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Kenya Bans Plastic Bags

A ban on plastic bags came into force, on Monday, in Kenya, and those found in violation of the ban could be given a maximum fine of 40,000 dollars or risk imprisonment of up to four years.

The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.

Many bags drift into the ocean, strangling turtles, suffocating seabirds and filling the stomachs of dolphins and whales with waste until they die of starvation.

“If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish,” said Habib El-Habr, an expert on marine litter working with the UN Environment Programme in Kenya.

Plastic bags, which El-Habr says take between 500 to 1,000 years to break down, also enter the human food chain through fish and other animals.

In Nairobi’s slaughterhouses, some cows destined for human consumption had 20 bags removed from their stomachs.

This is something we didn’t get ten years ago but now its almost on a daily basis,” said county vet Mbuthi Kinyanjui as he watched men in bloodied white uniforms scoop sodden plastic bags from the stomachs of cow carcasses.

Kenya’s law allows police to go after anyone even carrying a plastic bag.

Judy Wakhungu, Kenya’s environment minister, said enforcement would initially be directed at manufacturers and suppliers.

“Ordinary wananchi will not be harmed,” she told Reuters, using a Kiswahili word for “common man”.

It took Kenya three attempts over ten years to finally pass the ban, and not everyone is a fan.

Samuel Matonda, spokesman for the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, said it would cost 60,000 jobs and force 176 manufacturers to close.

Kenya is a major exporter of plastic bags to the region.

“The knock-on effects will be very severe,” Matonda said.

“It will even affect the women who sell vegetables in the market, how will their customers carry their shopping home?”

Big Kenyan supermarket chains like France’s Carrefour and Nakumatt have already started offering customers cloth bags as alternatives.

(NAN)

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Opportunity to Study Abroad: Apply for 2017 Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Foundation (CAHF) Annual Scholarship Award

Please find below latest scholarships for this week. Click on any of the link to apply.

1. 2017 Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Foundation (CAHF) Annual Scholarship Award
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2. Scholarships for Non-Japanese Students at Saitama University in Japan, 2018
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5. 2017 PhD Scholarships at University of Sydney in Australia
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Married Heart Disease Patients Have Better Survival Rates-Researchers Say

 Preventable cardiovascular risk factors are responsible for up to 80 percent of heart attacks.

 Researchers at Aston Medical School in Birmingham, England, found that being married increases the survival rate for patients with heart disease.

The study, presented today at the ESC Congress 2017, of 929,552 adult patients hospitalized in England between 2000 and 2013 found that of patients who had a heart attack, married patients were 14 percent more likely to survive compared to single patients.

The study was the largest of its kind to date and consisted of 25,287 people who had a previous heart attack, 168,431 who had high blood pressure, 53,055 who had high cholesterol and 68,098 had type 2 diabetes.

Researchers found that marriage was a protective factor for patients with the three largest risk factors for heart disease. Married patients with high cholesterol were 16 percent more likely to survive the study period, married patients with type 2 diabetes had a 14 percent higher survival rate and married patients with high blood pressure had a 10 percent higher survival rate.

"Marriage, and having a spouse at home, is likely to offer emotional and physical support on a number of levels ranging from encouraging patients to live healthier lifestyles, helping them to cope with the condition and helping them to comply to their medical treatments," Dr. Paul Carter, a researcher at the ACALM Study Unit, said in a press release.

"Our findings suggest that marriage is one way that patients can receive support to successfully control their risk factors for heart disease, and ultimately survive with them. The nature of a relationship is important and there is a lot of evidence that stress and stressful life events, such as divorce, are linked to heart disease. With this in mind, we also found that divorced patients with high blood pressure or a previous heart attack had lower survival rates than married patients with the same condition."

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Atlanta to unveil Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- As statues honoring Confederate leaders come down across the United States, a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be unveiled Monday in downtown Atlanta.

The 8-foot-tall bronze statue will be situated at the state Capitol, grounds dominated by figures from Georgia's Confederate and segregationist history. Gov. Nathan Deal will be joined by members of the King family, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, state Rep. Calvin Smyre, Capitol Arts Standards Commission members and other dignitaries at the unveiling.

The sculpture will be visible for up to two blocks down the street named for the civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968. The unveiling comes on the 54th anniversary of King's celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, regarded historically as a galvanizing moment in the civil rights movement; the date was chosen prior to recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., and the move to take down Confederate monuments.

"He's gazing slightly toward MLK Boulevard," sculptor Martin Dawe told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of the statue. "You make people smile not by the mouth but by the eyes, so I have a slight glimmer that I hope comes through."

The statue of King will also be looking in the direction of his boyhood home, the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his father served as pastor, and his burial site.

Atlanta's new statue comes at a time of declining popularity for Confederate statues in the United States. However, a new Confederate monument has gone up in Alabama.

Saturday, a statue dedicated to unknown Confederate war dead was unveiled in Crenshaw County, Ala. The small stone monument is part of a park on private land featuring other memorial markers, replica cannons and flagpoles flying the Confederate battle flag and other emblems.

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Congolese radio journalist arrested at protest is beaten in custody

New York, August 25, 2017--Congolese authorities should immediately drop all charges against Jean Pierre Tshibitshabu, a reporter for the independent broadcaster Radio Television KADEKAS, and investigate claims that the journalist was assaulted in custody, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Security forces arrested Tshibitshabu in Lubumbashi on July 31, while he was covering protests calling for elections, according to the journalist's lawyer, David Ilunga Sheria, and the Congolese press freedom advocacy organization Journalistes en Danger. The Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced unrest since December last year, when President Joseph Kabila failed to hold scheduled elections at the end of his term.

Tshibitshabu, who was arrested alongside four activists, has been charged with "incitement and provocation," Ilunga told CPJ. The lawyer told CPJ that when he was leaving Kasapa Central Prison after visiting the journalist on August 18, he witnessed prison inmates repeatedly slap and hit Tshibitshabu, and said that the prison guards did not intervene. The journalist sustained multiple cuts and bruises in the attack. Ilunga said that the prison failed to provide adequate medical treatment and that Tshibitshabu is still suffering from multiple injuries.

CPJ's repeated phone calls to Justin Kutule, the director of Kasapa prison, went unanswered.

"Congolese authorities should immediately release Jean PierreTshibitshabu, drop all charges against the journalist, and take action against those who attacked him in prison," said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal. "Journalists must be permitted to operate freely without fear of harassment or detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially during times of tension."

On the day of his arrest, police confiscated Tshibitshabu's phone and seized about 30,000 Congolese francs (US$19) as well as US$20 in cash, Ilunga told CPJ, adding that the Tshibitshabu planned to file a complaint against the security forces.

When CPJ contacted the Lubumbashi police, a person who identified himself only as Major Paul refused to comment.

Chaertk Ntamdwe, the director of Radio Television KADEKAS, told CPJ the station is contacting international organizations to highlight Tshibitshabu's case and secure his release. The journalist is due to appear in a Lubumbashi court on August 29, his lawyer told CPJ.

CPJ is aware of at least 18 other journalists detained or harassed by Congolese security forces on the same day Tshibitshabu was arrested. The other arrested journalists were released without charge.

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Cameroon Squad for 2018 World Qualifier Against Nigeria: List of 23 Players

Cameroon National team coach Hugo Bross has released the names of the 23 players that will face Nigerian in the world cup qualifier for Russia 2018. Here below is the full list.

1. Ondoa Frabrice (FC Séville, Spain)
2. Goda Jules (AC Ajaccio, France)
3. Bokwe Georges (Mjondalen, Norway)
4. Ngadeu Ngadjui Michael (Slavia Prague, Turkey)
5. Teikeu Adolphe (FC Sochaux, France)
6. Mabouka Ernest (Maccabi Haïfa, Israël)
7. Castelleto Jean Charles (Brest, France)
8. Leuko Serge (CD Lugo, Spain)
9. Fai Collins (Standard de Liège, Belgium)
10. Banana Yaya (Panionios, Greece)
11. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders, USA)
12. Djoum Suitchuin Giles Arnaud (FC Hearts, Scotland)
13. Mandjeck Georges (Sparta Prague, Turkey)
14. Siani Sébastien (KV Oostende, Belgium)
15. Franck Zambo Anguissa (Marseille, France)
16. Choupo Moting (Stoke City, England)
17. Aboubakar Vincent (FC Porto, Portugal)
18. Moukandjo Benjamin (Jiansung, China)
19. Bassogog Christian (Henan Jianye, China)
20. Toko Ekambi Karl (FC Angers, France)
21. Nsame Jean Pierre (Young Boys, Switzerland)

22. Moumi Ngamaleu (Rheinorf, Austria)
23. Fabrice Olinga (Royal Mouscron, Belgium)

Source: FECAFOOT


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Rats Association of Nigeria Debunks Allegation of Vandalising Buhari's Office

A satirical and humourous post making rounds on social media to mock claims that rats have prevented President Muhammadu Buhari from resuming office is currently gaining attention.

 

President Muhammadu Buhari and some rats

 

Rats Association of Nigeria (RAN) has refuted the Presidency's allegation of vandalism against its members. 

 

An Assistant Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu had stated that some rodents destroyed pieces of furniture as well as air condition facilities in Buhari's office thereby necessitating a quick renovation.

Reacting to the allegation, the National chairman Rats Association of Nigeria (RAN) Comrade Ntapia O. Ntapia said "We respect protocols, our members don't cross National Red Lines. We are peaceful and law-abiding citizens as we are found in every home across the country. We therefore urge the general public and good people of Nigeria to please disregard the ridiculous and baseless allegation"

 

In a telephone chat with the Aso Rock coordinator of the Association Chief Tụfịakwa Kpokokpo, who also debunked the accusation as false and laughable, warned the Buhari's administration to desist from instigating Nigerians against them. 

 

"You could recall that sometimes last year, this same administration accused us of spreading Lassa fever in some parts of the country which later turned to be false after mass killing of our members. As if that was not enough, they also accused us of inserting 'foreign materials' into the 2015 national budget.

 

Now, they have come again with another bunkum. We are fully aware that Buhari is doing everything possible to ruthlessly annihilate and exterminate us, but he will fail" he said. 

 

Nigerians are currently reeling in laughter over the political joke about the rat invasion. Political pundits are of the view that Buhari's failure to resume office but rather work from home is connected to his lack of fitness after spending about 104 days in the United Kingdom treating an unspecified ailment.

 

Buhari has also given oxygen to their claims as he cancelled the Federal Executive Council meeting yesterday for an undisclosed reason.

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