Canceled flights strand 25 Easter Islanders for 6 months - Black News Channel

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Canceled flights strand 25 Easter Islanders for 6 months - Black News Channel

By NICK PERRY and EVA VERGARA Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For people around the world, the coronavirus has caused distressing separations and delayed homecomings. But the situation for a group of 25 residents from remote Easter Island stands out. For six months now the group has been stranded far across a vast stretch of ocean on Tahiti in French Polynesia. Children remain separated from their parents, husbands from their wives. Mihinoa Terakauhau Pont, a 21-year-old mom who is among those stranded, is due to give birth to her second son any day now, but can't have her […]

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Georgianna Glose, a Nun and Activist for the Poor, Dies at 73

If you passed Georgianna Glose on the streets of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, you might have known her as that renegade nun, the one who left her convent to live among the poor and then blew a whistle on sexual abuse in the Catholic

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Africa: Harnessing Tech to Employ Last-Mile Tree Planters in a COVID-19 World

The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental social and governance investments were high on the agenda at Davos; the World Economic Forum launched the 1 Trillion Trees campaign, backed by Salesforce; BlackRock's CEO sent an open letter to industry

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Curfew and Travel Rules Set for Review

The government plans to review security measures put in place to control the spread of Covid-19 this

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Central African Republic receives EU aid to battle COVID-19

The Central African Republic has begun receiving aid from the European Commission

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Benedict College []South Carolina] (1870- )

Located within walking distance of downtown Columbia, South Carolina,Benedict Collegeis a private four-year, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated withthe American Baptist Churches, USA. BenedictCollege was founded in 1870 by Rhode Island native Mrs.Bathsheba Benedict and the Baptist

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Africa: COVID-19 - Tests for Traditional Herb Artemisia Begin

"It is the first study in which scientists are investigating the function of these plant substances in connection with COVID-19," the head of the study, Peter Seeberger, said in an interview with

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Source: allAfrica.com

Disney to release 'Hamilton' performance in July on its streaming service

FILE PHOTO: 2018 Kennedy Center Honorees team members of the Broadway play "Hamilton" (L-R) Andy Blakenbuehler, Thomas Kail (hidden), Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alex Lacamoire take a "selfie" at the conclusion of a gala dinner at the U.S. State Department, in Washington, U.S., December

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Poll: US Believers See Message of Change From God in Virus | Afro

The poll found that 31% of Americans who believe in God feel strongly that the virus is a sign of God telling humanity to change, with the same number feeling that

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Africa: COVID-19 - a Threat to Peace Efforts in Africa

South Sudan's unity government of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which has been in power since March 12, reacted early and restricted the movement of its people to prevent the virus from spreading across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

African start-ups funding at risk in 2020 [Morning Call]

Nearly all sectors or industries are affected badly by the impact of this pandemic and the jobs and livelihoods of millions if not billions of peoples are considered to be at grave risk according to reports from several finance

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa: Cybercrime and COVID-19 – A Concern for Financial Stability During the Pandemic

Cybercrime has long posed a significant risk for financial stability in African countries given limited capacity and attention to managing cyber

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London Transit Worker Dead from Coronavirus After Man Claiming to be Infected Reportedly Spat on Her

Belly Mujinga and another worker were on duty at the Victoria transit station in central London on March 22 when they were approached by an unknown man, reported The

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Botswana coronavirus: capital Gaborone declared high-risk area, 'quarantined'

A statement issued by Dr. Kereng Masupu, coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19 read: “Following the confirmed COVID-19 case of a truck driver who came into Gaborone through the Tiokweng border on Sunday 09 May

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Uganda: COVID-19 Cases Spike to 203 After 43 Truckers Test Positive

Uganda has announced its biggest coronavirus cases spike in a day after 43 truck drivers tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, May

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: KAA - Passenger Flights Won't Resume Soon at JKIA

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has denied that it plans to resume passenger flight operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International

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Nigeria: NCDC Warns Against Self-Medication

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has kicked against self-medication of any kind by COVID-19 patients in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Kamworor Vows to Come Back Stronger

Three-time World Half Marathon Championships title holder Geoffrey Kamworor is optimistic he will come back stronger when competition resumes after the coronavirus

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 78 Thousand

South Africa has the most reported cases – 13,524, with deaths numbering

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ESSENCE Releases First Comprehensive Survey on How Black Women Are Impacted by COVID-19

Financially, over half (52%) of black women in the study are currently facing or anticipating a negative financial impact as a result of the pandemic, as compared with only 20% who are not, and half (50%) say that their ability to work effectively has been negatively affected by the

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Kenya coronavirus: 715 cases, Kenyatta joins summit of EAC leaders

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa's persona non grata diplomacy: Burundi sacks WHO experts

READ MORE – Burundi sacks WHO officials ahead of May 20 polls

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Coronavirus in Africa: 66,319 cases; 2,344 deaths; 23,143 recoveries

There are now more than over 60,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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The Strange 'Kawasaki-like Disease' Attacking Children

A new detailed analysis just released from the hub of Italy’s Covid-19 outbreak found 10 cases of a Kawasaki disease-like illness in children, adding to reports of about 90 similar cases from New York and

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Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran in Utah with Mesothelioma to Not Put Off Compensation Because of COVID19-But to Call Attorney Erik Karst of KVO to Begin the Process

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, May 12, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate is appealing to a Navy Veteran in Utah who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma or their family to not waste time on Internet nonsense about 'free' mesothelioma publications because

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Tanzania: Why Tanzania Won't Close Borders

Amid the ongoing global battle against the novel virus, some countries have opted to close borders and enforce lockdown measures to impede the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Booker T. Washington HS, STEM program launch COVID-19 video challenge

HOUSTON – Booker T. Washington High School (BTW) has teamed up with a nonprofit STEM program to help students and teachers manage the stress of COVID-19, with the cool off viral video challenge and

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Why are African Americans more at risk for COVID-19?

In Louisiana, where a third of the population is black, a staggering 70 percent of corona virus victims are African

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Source: San Francisco Bay View

Obama Emerges As Central Figure In 2020 Presidential Race

In recent days, Trump and his allies have aggressively pushed conspiracy theories about Obama designed to fire up the president’s conservative base, taint Biden by association and distract from the glut of grim health and economic news from the coronavirus

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The doctors who cried wolf and other commentary

Science desk: The Docs Who Cried Wolf

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Africa: Coronavirus - African Football 'Must Wait,' CAF President Says

While some European leagues are set to resume, CAF president Ahmad Ahmad told DW he wants the outbreak under control first before competitions

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Source: allAfrica.com

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