Court resumes with social distancing precautions

Arizona Football Players Called The N-Word By White Woman At Whataburger

The Whataburger company now finds itself doing serious damage control after Arizona State University football players claimed they were called the N-word and that a manager threatened to call the police on

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Uganda Railways Corporation Needs Ugx 93 Bn to Mitigate COVID-19 Effects

Kampala, Uganda — The Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) is seeking 93.5 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the sub sector and also repair and maintain its

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cape Town school installs DIY screens to prevent virus spread

A primary school in the suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa has installed DIY screens on pupils desk to prevent exposure to the

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

Coronavirus Update: Black Mistrust of Medical Institutions Run Deep, Causing Concern Among Covid-19 Researchers

Without Black participants in trials, a Covid-19 vaccine will not work in African

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Source: Black America Web

TSD Flash! - COVID-19 forces The Classic's cancellation

The 31st Southern Heritage Classic (SHC) has been canceled — a casualty of

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Ezekiel Elliott and Other Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans Players Test Positive for the Coronavirus

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is one of several NFL players in Texas who’ve tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to NFL

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West African Ministers Propose Phased Reopening of Borders

West African government ministers have proposed re-opening borders between their countries in the first half of July and allowing in travellers from other countries with low or controlled levels of COVID-19 spread by the end of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Algeria: taxi drivers slam conditions for operations

Barely allowed to circulate after 3 months of confinement, Algerian taxi drivers are

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

Uganda: Besigye, Bobi Wine Campaign Leaves Protestors Puzzled

Edward Mutegaya, a boda boda rider in Magere says he doesn't support the protest because of the toll COVID-19 lockdown is having on the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Two Black Men Found Hanging from Trees In California Ten Days Apart, Families Claim They Were Not Suicidal

A Black man was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California, on June 10, less than two weeks after another body was found in a town 50 miles

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Musician turns to social media

SOUTH AFRICA-BASED award-winning gospel artiste Knowledge Nkiwane has turned to YouTube to connect with his fans amid indications that the latter would be able to connect with him online beginning end of this

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Stephen Jackson, Friend Of George Floyd, Says Kyrie Irving Has Been Calling Him In Tears

Former NBA player Stephen Jackson, still in mourning over the death of his friend George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, said in an interview that Brooklyn News point guard Kyrie Irving has been particularly passionate about the incident and that has driven his stance on NBA

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Coronavirus in Africa: 267,818 cases; 7,219 deaths; 123,054 recoveries

There are now more than over 260,000 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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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Coronavirus: scientists say US-China ‘political drama’ is impeding progress on tracing Covid-19’s path Requests for early virus samples from China likely would have been more productive coming from medical experts, not the US State Department ‘Infectious

Pompeo said on Wednesday that US authorities have made multiple formal requests for viral isolates and information about “patient

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Nigeria: New Electricity Tariff, VAT Rate to Sustain Upward Pressure On Prices

Nigeria's annual inflation rate rose for the ninth consecutive months to 12.4 percent in May from 12.34 percent in April, the highest in 25 months, with analysts projecting that the upward trend will persist, driven by commencement of the new electricity tariff and Value Added Tax (VAT) as well as

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lesotho: 'We Need Political Stability for Economic Revival'

Lesotho must anchor her economic turn-around plans after the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on empowering domestic investors, the recently appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, Thabiso Molapo, has

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Africa: 137,544 Active COVID-19 Cases, 123,053 Recoveries Across Continent

South Africa has the most reported cases – 80,412, with deaths numbering

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Zimbos have a duty to free themselves from crocodile jaws

Former top military men such as Generals Colin Powell, Jim Mattis, John Allen and John Kelly criticised President Donald Trump’s actions against those protesting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in demand for justice for the slain George

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Munich’s annual Oktoberfest canceled for first time since World War II

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter would have opened the annual Oktoberfest festivities by tapping the first keg and passing the first glass of beer to Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder, as tradition

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Uganda: Open Letter to President Museveni - Decision Not to Reopen Schools May Do More Harm Than Good

They are the ones threatening not to send their children to schools until the government declares zero COVID-19 cases or till a vaccine is

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Source: allAfrica.com

Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again

Institute alerts for evidence of soil changes in the Amazon show areas that have been deforested, damaged by logging and show signs of burning or mining, as well as plant degradation from February 2016 to June 2020 in the Brazilian Legal

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Source: South Florida Times

Rwanda: Govt Announces Promotional Prices of Gorilla-Trekking Permits

The Government has announced that effective Wednesday June 17, Rwanda it eased tourism restrictions, allowing both domestic and foreign tourists to visit some of the country's tourism

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: COVID-19 - Lagos, Abuja Have More Cases Than 34 Other States Combined

The number of coronavirus cases in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is higher than the combined figure for all the other 34 states in which infections have been recorded in Nigeria, a PREMIUM TIMES review of official data

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: UN Human Rights - Debate On Racism, Police Brutality Slated

The United Nations Human Rights Council has announced the holding of an "urgent" debate on systemic racism and police brutality on Wednesday, June

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EDITORIAL: Beware, Be Smart, Be Safe — COVID-19 Has Not Left the Building

Based on an ominous forecast just released by the University of Washington, if our habits remain the same and we insist upon the rush back to "normal," we can expect the U.S. to exceed 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 by

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Source: The Washington Informer

Kenya: Rift Between Kuti, Isiolo MPs Widens After Reconciliation Meeting

Four MPs from Isiolo County have lashed out at Governor Mohamed Kuti over claims that they were behind the recent Twitter post that went viral last weekend, days after the Senate ad-hoc committee on Covid-19 initiated a probe into alleged leasing of some of the county's ICU

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon: Supreme Court Audit Bench - Senators Recommend Management, Financial Autonomy

After listening to Mrs. Justice Justine Fofung epouse Nabum Wacka, Acting President of the Audit Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, present her report on recent activities and plans for the future, most of the senators who reacted recommended the urgent need for the Audit Bench

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: How Late Bloomer Magwali Gave Up Firefighting to Enjoy Football

The 23-year-old is a jack of all trades who plays for the national beach soccer team yet his arrival at 16-time champions SC Villa came when he was playing football for the sake of it in the third-tier Regional

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tanzania: What Are We Really Hiding Behind Our Masks?

The sight of discarded masks on roadsides has become an eyesore and worse a major health risk not only against the corona

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwean Farmers Get Tech Savvy to Stay in Business – Voice and Viewpoint

HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

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