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Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks
Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks
Africa
by  AFP

Wearing a large hat protecting her face from the sun's rays in Cameroon, 63-year-old Jeanne now bitterly regrets using skin whitening products after being diagnosed with skin cancer. After a lesion grew on her face over five months, she went to a doctor who diagnosed her with one of the most common skin cancers.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi and Australian economist sentenced to 3 years
Myanmar's Suu Kyi and Australian economist sentenced to 3 years
World
by  AFP

Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another three years in prison while also giving an Australian former government adviser the same term, a source told AFP on Thursday. "Mr Sean Turnell, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and another three were sentenced to three years imprisonment each under the Official Secrets Act," the source told AFP, adding that Suu Kyi would appeal her verdict.