Ethiopia’s controversial singer, Teddy Afro, was freed early (for good behaviour) from prison on Thursday after serving 18 months of a two-year sentence for hit-and-run manslaughter.read more
Black Shang of ChinaPicture caption: Shang dynasty chariot sacrifice with two horses and driver partially visible behind. This well-pre-served burial was excavated in 1972 near Anyang. The chariot is an improved version of a type that first appeared in West Asia around 1600 BC. The practice of chariot sacrifice exemplifies the combination of war and religion in early Chinsese political organization. read more
Rare Silver Dwarf Only a handful of human figures from the pre-Han period are preserved. The majority of these represent kneeling servants and some evidently were intended as supports for trays and lamp-holders. The figure here illustrated, and another of a leather-clad solder attributed to the Han period, are the only examples of silver statuary surviving from early times. The dating of the dwarfrests on the treatment of the face, which relates it to some of the bronze figures datable to the 5th – 3rd centuries BC read more
Patients with Low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumours, have been advised to consider skipping medical treatment since the consequences of treatment could be worse that the disease itself.read more
Nigeria, Gambia to sign pact on technical aid agreement
NIGERIA and the Gambia are to sign a bilateral agreement on the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme that has existed between the two countries after over two decades of its operation.read more
