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Everyone is connected to a child. Everyone. Whether as a parent, an uncle, an aunt, a caretaker, teacher or an adult who was once a child, we all have a connection with children and childhood. Representing over 70% of the global population, children are quite special; they bring sunshine and laughter into our lives and assure us of tomorrow. It is quite startling to see that a large number of children in the world die everyday due to hunger, poverty, terrorism and war. UNICEF estimates 22,000 children die everyday due to hunger and poverty related reasons, which makes over 8…

The US state of Nebraska has abolished the death penalty after a veto-override was passed through its legislature. The measure was backed by a coalition of conservatives who oppose execution as a form of punishment. Nebraska joins 18 other states and the federal district of Washington, DC, in banning capital punishment, and is the first traditionally conservative state in four decades to do so. The state has not executed an inmate since a 1997 electrocution. The unicameral legislature passed the measure 30 to 19 – the exact number of votes needed to override Governor Pete Ricketts earlier veto. Some of…

Easter Youth Camp delegates reach out to victims of earthquake in Nepal. At the International Easter Youth Camp, young people are inspired to reach out to the world with good news of God’s love.Following the devastation in Nepal as a result of the earthquake, former IEYC delegates in Nepal were moved with so much compassion that they decided to go out and render humanitarian services to the victims of earthquake in cities like Manahari, Chitwan, Lalitpur and Kathmandu. Despite the challenges they faced on their way to the affected cities, this dedicated team of youths were dogged in their determination…

Celebrating Africa Day in Zimbabwe yesterday, May 25, FALA ( Future African Leaders Award ) 2014 Winners, Tinofara Mtuwa and Lesley Ndebele, collaborated to host the program, ‘I Am The Future,’ designed to inspire young people to take up responsibility for sustainable change and development in their communities. The atmosphere from the onset was charged with youthful exuberance and soul-stirring ministrations in music, exciting spoken word and hip-hop, all in line with the day’s significance. A special talk show emphasized the importance of utilizing the Internet and BLW ministry platforms such as Yookos, to take a hold of the future.…

Charter Communications agreed today to buy rival Time Warner Cable for $56.7 billion in a deal that would transform the company into one of America’s largest cable and broadband operators. The announcement represents the latest in a flurry of takeovers in the sector as companies struggle to keep pace with changes in how Americans watch and pay for television. As customers increasingly stream videos through the Internet, cable providers have sought deals to gain scale and greater bargaining power with content providers. The multibillion-dollar offer also marks a culmination for Charter and its main backer, the 74-year-old billionaire media mogul John…

Most of those who died were builders, the elderly and the homeless, as temperatures soar as high as 47C in some areas. About 500 people have died because of soaring temperatures in parts of southern and northern India, with the heatwave expected to continue this week. The hottest place was the city of Allahabad, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which saw the mercury rise to 47.7C (117.8F) on Sunday, while the capital, Delhi, recorded a high of 43.5C (110.3F). India’s Met Office has issued a red alert to affected regions, warning of a continuing heatwave. A senior official in…

The EU has agreed a €1.8bn (£1.3bn; $2bn) loan to Ukraine – the largest financial deal with a non-EU member. The agreement was signed at an EU summit in Riga, Latvia, which brings together the leaders of the 28-member bloc and six post-Soviet nations. The loan aims to help revive the cash-strapped economy of Ukraine, which has also been badly affected by fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the east. It requires Ukraine to adopt reforms, including anti-corruption measures. In other developments on Friday: Amnesty International released a report, saying it had found evidence that both sides in the Ukrainian conflict…

Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho, who was jailed for an outburst over macadamia nuts, has been freed after winning a court appeal. Cho was jailed for a year in February but the court on Friday ruled she should serve a suspended sentence. She was convicted of violating plane safety after ordering a taxiing plane back to the gate to offload a steward who had served the nuts the wrong way. But the appeal court ruled she did not cause a change in the flight path. It gave Cho a reduced sentence of 10 months and suspended the prison term…

A man wanted in connection with the mysterious killings of a wealthy Washington family and their housekeeper has been identified by police. Washington DC police say they are looking for 34-year-old Daron Dylon Wint in connection with four homicides in the family’s multimillion-dollar family home in the north-west of the city – one of its most exclusive neighbourhoods. An arrest warrant has been issued charging Wint with “murder one while armed”. Authorities have not released any further details, and have given little indication about why the family may have been killed last Thursday. The victims have been identified as chief…