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Sporting Equals continues to ask the tricky questions - Voice Online

SPORTING EQUALS has submitted evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee, discussing the disproportionate impact... The post Sporting Equals continues to ask the tricky questions appeared first on Voice Online.

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Mali political crisis: ex-Nigerian prez appointed ECOWAS mediator | Africanews

July 15: Goodluck Jonathan named ECOWAS mediator

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Controversially arrested Egypt journalist dies of coronavirus after leaving prison - family | News24

An Egyptian journalist arrested after appearing on the Al Jazeera network has died of the novel coronavirus, his daughter confirmed, days after he was released from detention.

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Former diplomat dies in squalor

FORMER Zimbabwean deputy ambassador to Tanzania in the 1980s, Stanley Chabvepi, died last week and was buried over the weekend at his rural home in Mufuka village under Chief Marozva in Bikita. He was 68. BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA Chabvepi, who was now a project co-co-ordinator for Bikita People

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Ghislaine Maxwell Is Allegedly Being Moved From Cell to Cell to Avoid Assassins

By Victor Omondi Ghislaine Maxwell is allegedly being moved from cell to cell in her Brooklyn lockup over fears that someone might kill her before she stands trial. Earlier on, the 58-year-old was forced to wear paper clothes and sleep on a bare mattress so that she couldn’t hang herself with

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Schools Should Prioritize Reopening, But They Need A Lot More Money: New Report

Communities most impacted by COVID-19 could see even worse outcomes if they reopen schools too quickly, according to education and medical experts.

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School year start date pushed to Aug. 31 for SCS students, last day June 16 - TSDMemphis.com

Shelby County Schools students will start the school year on Aug. 31 and end on June 16, three weeks later than planned. Under the new 2020-21 calendar approved by the school board Monday in a 5-4 vote, students and teachers will still have a fall break in October and start the second semester in

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Motown Museum Reopens After 4-Month Closure

DETROIT (AP) — Get ready, because the Motown Museum is back in business. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday. It had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. And visitors flocked to Hitsville, U.S.A. LIKE US

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Mayor Garcetti Updates Safer at Home Order, Aligns with Gov. Newsom’s New State Directives - Los Angeles Sentinel

Monday, July 13, Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti provided updates regarding the COVID-19 escalation. He addressed new state orders closing all gyms, places of worship, offices, and personal care

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Ethiopia partially restores internet after two week outage | Africanews

July 15: Internet partially restored

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 625,562 cases; 13,763 deaths; 313,828 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 590,000 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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5 Major California Firms, Other Businesses, Invest Billions in Black Enterprises. Where Will The Money Go? - Voice and Viewpoint

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Over the last month, several corporations have stepped up to fund the Black community. Two weeks ago, Netflix announced it will drop 2% of its cash holdings, up to $100 million, into Black-owned banks and other financial institutions and

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COVID-19

As of July 15, 2020 at 10:20 AMAlabama had 56,441 confirmed cases of coronavirus, (10,000 more than last week) with 1,136 deaths (104 more than last week)Greene County had 201 confirmed cases, 13 more cases than last week, with 9 deaths Sumter Co. had 304 cases with 13 deaths - Hale Co. had 367

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Jamaican students relieved as Trump scraps deportation threat - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Gleaner) The decision by the Trump administration not to go forward with deporting international students who do not attend in-person classes has been welcomed by the Jamaican community as well as students studying in the United

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Newswire: Former Liberian leader joins panel investigating the global response to COVID - 19

July 13, 2020 (GIN) - The World Health Organization has announced that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia's former president, and Helen Clark, New Zealand's former prime minister, are to head a panel to review the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Mmes. Johnson Sirleaf and Clark will head the

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Gov. Kemp explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities | The Atlanta Voice

Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp is explicitly banning Georgia’s cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public places. He voided orders on Wednesday that at least 15 local governments across the state had adopted even though Kemp had earlier said cities and counties had no power to

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Gokwe probes graft loopholes

Gokwe Town Council last weekend pledged to weed out corruption at the local authority following reports of alleged graft that led to the indefinite suspension of two top managers. BY BRENNA MATENDERE Early this year, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission arrested and took to court Melania

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Dr Sylvia Blyden awaits justice as State prosecutors fail to turn up in court

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 July 2020: Despite all efforts by the government and Chief Justice to reform Sierra Leone’s court system to reduce the time it takes for justice to be delivered, it seems old bad habits are taking much longer to die, as thousands of people up and down [Read More]

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Tunisia woman gets 6 months in jail for Covid-Q'uran social media post | News24

A young Tunisian woman was sentenced to six months in jail by a Tunis court over a parody posted on Facebook linking the Q'uran and Covid-19.

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Deadly cattle raids resurge in Uganda's Karamoja region | Africanews

How to shelter livestock is an issue that has been at the heart of discussions in Uganda. After more than 10 years of relative calm, poachers have returned to service in the Karamoja subregion, in northeastern

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Former 'RHOA' Star Shereé Whitfield Tests Positive For COVID-19: I've Been 'Out Of It'

Shereé Whitfield has tested positive for COVID-19. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star revealed Tuesday that she had contracted the virus. 'I tested positive for COVID-19, so I've kind […] The post Shereé Whitfield Tests Positive For COVID-19 appeared first on Essence.

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Court awards US$16 000 to police shooting victim

HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has said the duty of police is to protect innocent civilians in a non-partisan manner. BY MOSES MATENGA Justice Mushore made the remarks while handing down judgment in a matter in which she awarded a Chitungwiza resident, Loveness Chiriseri, US$16 788 in

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Russell Westbrook Reveals He Tested Positive For COVID-19, James Harden Allegedly Also Has Rona

Russell Westbrook announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the team leaving for Orlando and urged fans and followers to take the highly contagious virus seriously and to wear a mask. Reports also suggest James Harden also tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Sen. Kamala Harris Announces Anti-Racism Bill To Fight COVID-19’s Impact On Black Communities | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

By Natasha S. Alford For Black America, fears around COVID-19 aren’t just about the disease itself, but seeking help from a medical system that doesn’t always treat Black lives as if they matter. On Wednesday morning, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a new bill intended to address that

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S.Africa Wits University clinicians volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trial | Africanews

Six senior clinicians at the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, have volunteer to participate in South Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine

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Black Press Matters: Mendelson Recommends Tax That Could Be Detrimental for Media | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like several industries, media companies are working to recover from the economic effects of coronavirus, and one way is through the economic boost of advertising. However, on July 7, the D.C. Council granted preliminary approval of a three percent

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KQ resumes local flights with rock-bottom fares

Travellers took advantage of the reduced fares, nearly half its earlier charges, with the flights recording a 65 percent cabin load or seat capacity.

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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Wednesday 15 July

COVID-19 cases are surging as government once again considers closing SA's schools. Read these and more latest news in South Africa here.

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Coronavirus Update: Covid-19 Immunity Could Decline Within Months

Studies have found that people who have been infected with coronavirus could see their immunity decline within months, said former Harvard Medical School professor Dr. William Haseltine on Tuesday. 'This (virus), like its sister coronaviruses, the ones that give us colds, are very different from

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Breast cancer: Zim woman’s struggle to avoid mastectomy

A 44-year-old woman in Zimbabwe, Tendayi Gwata, is battling to avoid a mastectomy after her breast cancer treatment abruptly ended when the only radiotherapy machine in the capital, Harare, stopped working. Gwata, a marketing consultant, had already lost all her hair during chemotherapy. Then she

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