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MNA International Desk: Amid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency helping her has hired a security guard to ensure “she is never alone” as she starts a normal life, its executive director said on Tuesday. Mohammed, 18, made international headlines after she barricaded herself in an airport hotel room in Thailand’s capital Bangkok to avoid being sent home to her family due to fears of being harmed or killed. The family denies any abuse. The teen has received multiple threats online that have made her fear for her ...

MNA Technology Desk: According to reports, a teenager sues Snapchat over obscene and perverted content. You may have thought Snapchat was just an app for sending disappearing photos, but it’s turning into a media juggernaut, featuring editorial posts from companies such as Buzzfeed and Sky News in its “Discover” tab. But a Californian teenager, on behalf of his peers, has decided the content is too raunchy for kids. So he is prosecuting the company, which has about 150m users, claiming willful and intentional violations of the Communications Decency Act, specifically for intentionally uncovering minors to harmful, offensive, prurient, and sexually ...

MNA Lifestyle Desk: Teenagers face a host of pressures, from the changes of puberty to questions about whom they are and where they fit in; leading to severe depression and parents can help prevent teen depression. With all this disorder and uncertainty, it isn’t always easy to differentiate between depression and normal teenage growing pains. But teen depression goes beyond irritability. It’s a serious health problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life. Fortunately, it’s treatable and parents can help. Your support can go a long way toward getting your teenager back on track. Parents are reasonably anxious about ...