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Pope Francis, who is on a visit to Peru, has spoken out about violence against women in Latin America. Speaking at a Mass in the northern city of Trujillo, the Pope called the violence “a plague” that needed to be combated across the region. According to the UN, half of the 25 countries with the largest number of murders of women are in Latin America. The Argentine Pope, 81, is on the second and final leg of a week-long regional tour. “There are so many cases of violence that stay silenced behind so many walls,” the Pope said on Saturday.…

Two people were killed, each in Saleligu and Dissah communities in the North Gonja District of the Northern Region, after the Gonjas allegedly attacked them on January 13, 2018. Some residents suffered gunshot wounds with over 80 houses burnt down in the two communities. 3news.com’s Zubaida Ismail recounts the aftermath of the attack with 13 telling images. Read also: Tampulma/Gonja conflict: Over 5000 Tampulmas return to horrific spectacle Source: 3news.com | Ghana

 Facebook and Twitter both revealed on Friday more about how they plan to deal with the spread of fake news and propaganda on their services. Facebook said that it would ask its users to tell it which news sources they read and trust to help it decide which ones should be featured more prominently. These responses will help “shift the balance of news you see towards sources that are determined to be trusted by the community,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained in a Facebook post. Meanwhile, Twitter said in a blog post that it would email nearly 678,000 users that may have…

A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the Persian shallot could increase the effects of existing antibiotic treatment. They said this could help “reverse the tide” of drug-resistant TB, which infected 490,000 people in 2016. But they said the research was still in its early stages and clinical trials would need to follow. In the ongoing study, led by Birkbeck, University of London and University College London, the research team conducted tests on four different molecules from the shallots, which are…

A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the Persian shallot could increase the effects of existing antibiotic treatment. They said this could help “reverse the tide” of drug-resistant TB, which infected 490,000 people in 2016. But they said the research was still in its early stages and clinical trials would need to follow. In the ongoing study, led by Birkbeck, University of London and University College London, the research team conducted tests on four different molecules from the shallots, which are…

Apple CEO Tim Cook is the latest in a series of tech entrepreneurs and c-level executives to warn of the potential risks of social media. Speaking in the UK on Friday, Cook said: I don’t have a kid, but I have a nephew that I put some boundaries on. There are some things that I won’t allow; I don’t want them on a social network. He didn’t stop at social media. Cook also said he didn’t believe in the idea that the best technologies are those we become obsessed with. “I don’t believe in overuse [of technology]. I’m not a…

Do you consider yourself a Chrome ninja? If not, these tips can help you navigate the web with deadly efficiency. Pin tabs I spend much of my day using Gmail and Google Drive, and with Chrome’s tab-pinning feature, I can keep those tabs parked to the left of all of my many open tabs. It’s a great way to keep the tabs you’re constantly visiting and revisiting within an arm’s reach. To pin a tab, just right-click it and select Pin Tab. It will move to the left of your tabs where it will stay readily available. Better yet, the size of…

Finally Tim Cook has spoken. It may have come 14 months late and the apology may have been needlessly cagey, but Apple CEO has at last revealed the company’s plans to right the wrongs of the iPhone slowdown debacle. The result will be the most important iOS upgrade in years… Speaking to ABC News, Cook revealed Apple will embark on something which “hasn’t been done before.” He explained that beginning with a beta next month: “we’re going to give people the visibility of the health of their battery. So it’s very, very transparent…[We] will tell someone we’re reducing your performance by some amount in order to…

Kim Kardashian West shared the name of her and Kanye West‘s newborn daughter via her app and website on Friday. While she didn’t explain the reasoning behind the name choice, West, notably, was raised in Chicago. The name news comes four days after the baby girl’s birth via surrogate. Kardashian West shared via her website Tuesday that the spouses’ daughter was born Monday at 12:47 a.m., weighing 7 lbs., 6 oz. “Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful baby girl,” the new mom of three — who also shares son Saint, 2, and daughter North, 4½, with West — wrote in a post…

Davido and his girlfriend, Chioma, have finally taken their relationship public. The two were seen together at a family function. The family in question is Davido’s at the whole shindig took place at Ede, Osun state at the weekend. Their relationship has largely remained speculation but new images from local blogger, Linda Ikeji finally put a seal to it. This would be the father of two’s first serious relationship. He has reportedly been linked to a few relationships in the past with women including Guinea model Sira Kante, Ghanaian model Nish Kards, skincare expert Funmi Aboderin, video vixen Staicay Brianar,…