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Chewing this type of gum may decrease the risk of giving birth prematurely — doc admits: 'It surprised us all'
In the US, preterm birth accounts for about 10% of births annually.
Malawi vice president, 9 others confirmed dead after plane wreckage located
Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north...
One dead, 23 missing after hippo capsizes boat in Malawi
Rescue teams are still searching the Shire River in the remote Nsanje district for 23 people who remain unaccounted for.
Manhunts after hundreds flee quarantine in Zimbabwe, Malawi
BLANTYRE, Malawi — Manhunts have begun after hundreds of people, some with the coronavirus, fled quarantine centers in Zimbabwe and Malawi while authorities worry they will spread COVID-19 in countries...
Albinos in Malawi given alarms to protect them from attackers
BLANTYRE, Malawi — On a sunny February day, Catherine Amidu looked downcast. The protective alarm she received in October had not been working for close to two weeks, she said....
Malawi receives 17 black rhinos from South Africa
BLANTYRE - Seventeen black rhinos have been released into Malawi’s Liwonde national park after arriving from South Africa as part of conservation efforts aimed at keeping the local population of...
Cyclone in southeast Africa kills nearly 150 people
The African nations of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a cyclone that has killed nearly 150 people, left another 150 missing and stranded tens of thousands of...
140 arrested in deadly mob attacks on 'vampires'
LILONGWE, Malawi — Deadly mob attacks on people suspected to be "vampires" have led to 140 arrests in Malawi, police said Friday. The situation had spun out of control, the...
Witch doctors are hunting bald men to use in magic potions
Bald men are being advised to avoid Mozambique because they are allegedly being targeted by local witch doctors. Police chiefs in Mozambique told a press conference that people with bald heads...
HIV-positive 'hyena' man gets two years in jail for sex rituals
A Malawi man with HIV who claimed to have had sex with at least 100 women and young girls in traditional cleansing rituals has reportedly been sentenced to two years...