AFP - Schoolgirls who can prove they are virgins are being offered the chance to gain scholarships to university under a scheme launched in Sierra Leone Monday to combat high rates of teenage pregnancy.

AP - Think your job's tedious? Try beheading 100 mosquitoes an hour.

AP - Vince Palella's brother got him started on supplements. "His wife is a health food nut," said Palella, a 76-year-old retired contractor who wanted to atone for years of smoking and lunches that were "more drinking than lunch."

AFP - More than a thousand Bangladeshi children have been rushed to hospital after a spate of illness caused by anti-worm capsules and vitamin A given as part of an immunisation drive, officials said Monday.

Reuters - Adults with type 1 diabetes report more symptoms of depression and more often use anti-depressant medication than adults without type 1 diabetes, according to data released here at the 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

AP - President Barack Obama is making a mistake on health care by insisting on a government insurance option for the middle class, influential Republicans said in a letter to the White House released Monday.