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  Doctors at Britain's world famous Cambridge University believe that hip-hop music can help people who are depressed or mentally ill. They call it 'hip-hop therapy'. The doctors said that many of the lyrics (the words to the songs) in hip-hop music can reach out to people with emotional problems. A team of doctors wrote a report about this. The report is in a special medical magazine called 'The Lancet Psychiatry'. The doctors said a lot of hip-hop music speaks of overcoming hardships and big difficulties in life. In particular, hip-hop has lyrics about being poor, being unpopular, and about crime and drugs. These are all problems that can lead to depression and mental illnesses. The report on hip-hop and mental health says: "Hip-hop artists use their skills and talents not only to describe the world they see, but also as a means of breaking free. There's often a message of hope in amongst the lyrics, describing the place where they want to be - the cars t...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCUdZpMx7Q  : Watch Tanzania's President John Magufuli has advised women in his country to stop taking birth control pills. He said the reason was because Tanzania needed more people and the country was now wealthy enough to feed and educate many children. President Magufuli said: "Women can now give up contraceptive methods." He supported his argument by citing the example of European countries that he says are struggling to find enough workers because people use different methods of birth control. He told reporters: "I have traveled to Europe and I have seen the effects of birth control. In some countries they are now struggling with a declining population. They have no labor force." President Magufuli accused those of using birth control of laziness. He said: "Those going for family planning are lazy. They are afraid they will not be able to feed their children. They do not want to work hard to feed a large family and t...

Watch:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBQ57o-vsA Luís Figo's transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid is, to this day, the most shocking transfer in all of football history. Figo was enjoying life at Barça. He won the 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup,followed by successive La Liga titles. He was a part of a fearsome trio which included Patrick Kluivert, Rivaldo and himself. He was a fan-favourite. He supported Catalonia's independence and was really having a good relationship with the fans. One event changed everything. He was contacted by none other than Florentino Pérez with an offer to join Real Madrid.His agent signed a pre-contract with Real Madrid in order to negotiate a better salary at Barça. That pre-contract had a clause that stated that if Florentino Pérez won the election against his rival , Lorenzo Sanz, Figo would be obliged to sign for Real. Figo initially refused to acknowledge that he had signed anything. Florentino was announced president on July 16, 20...

  Watch :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHlUtWgKPkQ The number of children in Japan has fallen to its lowest number since records began. There were 170,000 fewer children in Japan at the end of March 2018 than there were a year earlier. Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued a report on Friday showing the falling numbers of children. According to the statistics , the number of children aged 14 or under dropped for the 37th  year in a row . There was another record fall in the ratio of children to the overall Japanese population. This dropped to a new record low of 12.3 per cent and was the 44th year of decline in a row . This ratio is the lowest among countries in the world with a population of 40 million or more. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying to address the country's dwindling birth rate. He has introduced several measures to encourage lower-income families to have bigger families. However, these measures seem to be ...