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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a $1.4 million grant to a University of Albany professor, Melonie ...

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Jean-Pierre Bodjoko examines African women’s challenges in development—inequality, traditions, and violence—while emphasizing their vital role in driving Africa’s progress.

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo's other end, and ...

While that might not be the case for Africa’s richest woman, her wealth is still staggering. Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman and philanthropist who, according to Forbes ...

EL PASO, Texas — A Chinese woman was indicted in El Paso after she was arrested in Las Vegas for alleged distribution of pill press equipment that was used to manufacture illegal drugs laced ...

The appeal was made by the boss of a Peterborough-based homes builder during a Women in Construction in Lincolnshire (WiCiL) event at Stamford College. John Anderson, chief executive of Allison ...