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Sierra Leone officially bans child marriage
The Nation· 21 hours agoSierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Wednesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains...
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, and even witnesses to such weddings will be punished
CTV News· 1 day agoA bill that bans child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law, President Julius Maada Bio...
Decade since Ebola, Sierra Leone fights another deadly fever
Medical Xpress· 13 hours agoRummaging in the darkness of a tiny mud and thatch home in eastern Sierra Leone, ecologist James...
Sierra Club strike averted after deal with union to reinstate some laid-off workers
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoA Sierra Club organizer walks across an irrigation pipe used to move water to wetlands and pastures...
Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoKhadijatu Barrie ran away from home aged 10 because her father wanted her to get married [Khadijatu Barrie] Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning...
Chamber music turns old landmarks into vibrant venues in Sierra Madre and South L.A.
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoPritchard and Joshua Rubin play in the Tesserae Baroque ensemble performance of Mozart's Clarinet...
Sierra Leone bans child marriage, enacts severe penalties for violations
France 24 via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoSierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio enacted a law banning child marriage, with penalties...
Kenya's Mission to Haiti Faces Scrutiny After Deadly Protests
Financial Post· 1 day agoThe gross human rights abuses committed in Nairobi were in keeping with the reputation of Kenyan...
Thompson fire conjures traumatic memories for Camp fire survivor who lost everything but her life
Los Angeles Times· 9 hours agoRia Abernathy was driving home from her son’s place in Oroville on Tuesday evening when an ominous...
How to Stop Child Marriage? Punish Husbands, Parents and Wedding Guests.
New York Times· 23 hours agoA new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages...
