The country where children fear election time

Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2pRCk4D

The men who had millions of lives in their hands

How do the families of generals who sent men into battle commemorate World War One?

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2pSLT2l

Gender pay gap deadline: What to know

Britain's biggest companies have less than a week to publish their gender pay gap figures.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2GkXXVa

Is there a north-south divide in England's schools?

The Children's Commissioner said schools in the north of England were falling behind.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2GoQ5OF

Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?

It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2IiMF06

U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history: State Department

(Reuters) - In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday.

from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2E6WRqi

More family members of woman killed in Uber self-driving car crash hire lawyer

PHOENIX (Reuters) - More family members of a woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle have hired legal counsel, indicating the ride services firm's legal problems may not be over in the first fatality caused by an autonomous car.

from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2pRVeIB