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Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments

New York: Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on Thursday launched a social media campaign to raise awareness around mental health illness, which is believed to account for up to 11 per cent of the risk factors that are associated with suicide. more

Mother sues Meta, Snap over daughter’s suicide

Washington/UNI: A woman has filed lawsuit against Instagram's parent company Meta and Snap Inc as an addiction to their social media platforms caused the suicide of her 11-year old da ...

Man kills self after murdering father in Afghanistan's Laghman

Kabul: A man took his own life after murdering his own father in Afghanistan's Laghman province, according to local media reports.

French Stade Reims Football Club's doctor kills himself after contracting COVID19: reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Bernard Gonzalez, a French Stade de Reims football club's doctor, has committed suicide while in self-isolation after having contracted the coronavirus, the French Le ...

Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 8, injures 22

Kabul: At least eight people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday,media reports said.

US lawmaker facing sexual assault charge dies of alleged suicide

Frankfort, Dec 14 (JEN): Accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, 57-year-old Kentucky politician Dan Johnson died of an alleged suicide, reports said.

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