Author: Amnewsworld

Why don’t we lose our hymens? Why do we fart more when we’re on our period? And how similar are the clitoris and penis, really? Here’s the truth about our bodies. A lot of people feel like it’s embarrassing to talk about menstrual blood, orgasms, your vulva or vagina, or the various fluids that they produce ― even though all these things are completely natural and fulfill a purpose. Did you know, for example, that it’s normal to have diarrhea during your period? Or that women can ejaculate when they orgasm, too? In this series, we talk about the how and…

Developing economies were hit hardest by the global economic recession brought by the pandemic. A looming debt crisis could make things much worse, according to a new report. Some of the world’s poorest nations face a serious debt crisis which will greatly complicate efforts to recover from the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 low-income nations are facing extra debt repayments of almost $11 billion (€9.7 billion) this year, an increase of 45% from 2020 after a sharp rise in borrowing last year. However, a new report from the World Bank says that is only one strand…

Students returned to schools and colleges in the southern Indian state after protests over a hijab ban. A court is currently hearing petitions calling for the reversal of the ban. Indian students returned to colleges in the southern state of Karnataka Wednesday, nearly a week after authorities closed colleges and moved classes online to quell the heat of protests over a decision to ban hijab, or headscarves worn by Muslim women and girls, at classes. On February 5, the Karnataka government issued an order banning clothes that “disturb equality, integrity and public order.” Several schools and colleges used this order as their premise to…

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance saw no de-escalation from Russia around Ukraine’s borders. As NATO defense ministers met in Brussels, Romania is prepared to host a French-led battlegroup. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that NATO continues to see an increase in Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s borders even as Moscow made gestures to show it wishes to continue on the path of diplomacy. Stoltenberg said the alliance was moving to establish a French-led battlegroup in Romania to contend with what he described as the “new normal” in European security. NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Europe confronts a…

A massive fire broke out just before 17.00 local time on Sunday. The flames were contained to one area, Camp 16, but the damage was extensive. More than 3,600 Rohingya have lost their homes. Over 3,600 Rohingya refugees have lost their homes, with almost 600 shelters burnt to the ground, according to local authorities. “This is the second fire in the camps in 2022 and we are only in the second week of January. Our fear is not only about what happened this time, but that future fires will cause even greater destruction and cost lives. We need to provide…

On the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the US’ first detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Experts spoke about the situation today with a human rights expert as well as the man tasked with closing the prison back in 2013. The first 20 detainees arrived at the United States’ military prison Camp X-Ray, located at a US naval base on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba, on January 11, 2002. The men, captured or turned in for ransom as part of the US “war on terror” that followed the attacks on 9/11, were dressed in bright orange prison overalls. They were…

Quebec’s premier said that the penalty would be “significant”. Only 10% of the province’s population is not vaccinated. The eastern Canadian province of Quebec will impose a new health tax in the coming weeks on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, Quebec premier Francois Legault said on Tuesday. “We are working on a health contribution for all the adults who are refusing to get vaccinated,” Legault said, adding that the vaccine is the “key to fighting the virus.” Unvaccinated ‘clog up’ hospitals Legault said that the unvaccinated represent a “financial burden for all Quebecois” as they “clog” up Quebec hospitals.…

The Kremlin may still want to reignite hostilities with Ukraine — but Moscow would prefer it looked as though it came about as a consequence of Western intransigence, Konstantin Eggert writes. “Short take on Geneva today: it could have been worse.” Samuel Charap, a US Rand Corporation Russia expert and one of the West’s loudest voices of Putin “accommodation,” with those words tried to put a positive spin on Monday’s talks between the US and Russian delegations. But Mr. Charap is wrong. Putin’s timetable The Kremlin would have never let the talks on Putin’s demands — specifically when it comes to the US…

The US Justice Department has said the unit’s formation comes amid growing internal threats from extremists and anti-government groups. Authorities with the US Justice Department are taking anti-government groups ever more seriously, and will be forming a new unit focusing on domestic terrorism, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen told lawmakers on Tuesday. Olsen said the genesis of the unit comes against the backdrop of a growing threat presented by violent extremists in the US. “We face an elevated threat from domestic violent extremists — that is, individuals in the United States who seek to commit violent criminal acts in furtherance of domestic social or…

By Ohene Anochie/AMN. The Food and Drugs Authority has recalled batches of Nestlé Ghana’s ideal milk and carnation milk from markets across the country. This follows concerns over coagulation of the milk product from consumers. On the 10th of January, consumers took to social media to register their displeasure, noticing the coagulation after purchasing the aforementioned products. In response to the concerns raised, the FDA in a press release now reveals that the raw material used to produce the milk, skimmed milk powder, has poor heat stability, hence the coagulation. “Results from the analysis indicated that there was no microbial…