Lin Shemu, the oldest woman in the world, has died aged 122 after passing away peacefully in her sleep at her home having ...

Lin Shemu lived for 122 years and 197 days and witnessed two world wars, two pandemics and the rollout of electricity into ...

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Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice.

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A federal jury found 29-year-old Brandon Russell of Orlando, Florida, guilty after a six-day trial, the Department of Justice ...