Circumcising Teenage Boys at Bush Camps
A tribal practice of circumcising teenage boys at bush camps in South Africa has led to 43 deaths this year. Last year, this number…
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An Elderly Man Without Dialysis for Nine Months
A genetically modified pig kidney kept a 66-year-old US man with end-stage kidney disease off dialysis for nine months before he received a human donor kidney,…
A Thai Businessman Wants to Live as a Forest Monk
A Thai businessman has put his company up for sale to live as a monk in the forest. Siripong Akkarasriyuk, the owner of Thai…
AI Kid of India Employs His Own Father
Raul John Aju, a 16-year-old Class 12 Commerce student from Kochi known as the “AI Kid of India”, is running an AI startup that…
A Japanese Teen Becomes the First Literacy Ambassador
At just 17, Aditi Paudel has become Japan’s first literacy ambassador, championing reading, education and opportunities for young people worldwide. Born in Japan and…