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Prison officials in New York called bosses in DC about Michael Cohen before taking him back behind bars, source says - L.A. Focus Newspaper

New York prison officials reached out to Washington after Cohen balked at a provision in a home confinement agreement that prohibited his engagement with the media, but before he was led away in shackles by US Marshals, the official

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Pandemic forces Jamaican athletes into seeking employment outside of track and field - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Gleaner) For the first time in four months, Jamaican athletes steamed down the athletics track at the National Stadium in competition on Saturday. The article Pandemic forces Jamaican athletes into seeking employment outside of track and field appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Minister paves way for digital radio in South Africa - TechCentral

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has published a policy direction to industry regulator Icasa, asking it to fast-track the licensing of digital radio broadcasting services in South Africa.

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Your weather update: Frosty conditions continue, with another cold day expected on Thursday | News24

Conditions will be similar to those experienced during the week, the South African Weather Service says, with cold and frost set to continue.

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Petrojam prosecutions could be imminent - Creary error doesn’t invalidate Integrity Commission report, says Panton

Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Seymour Panton, says that prosecutions are likely to follow from the two Petrojam reports that were tabled at the end of June in Parliament. Asked to comment on former energy minister Andrew Wheatley’s move to...

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Birthday backlash! - McLean under fire in CMU probe

Strenuous attempts by Dr Grace McLean to justify the spending of more than $400,000 in 2018 to stage a surprise birthday party for Fritz Pinnock, the former president of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), were rejected on Tuesday by the hard-...

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Suspected City Hall cash theft conduit loses bid to access bank accounts

A businessman accused of being a conduit to siphon money from City Hall by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has lost an application to unfreeze his bank accounts.

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Government communications headquarters shut down following Covid-19 outbreak | News24

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has confirmed during a media briefing that the head offices of the GCIS have been shut down following a Covid-19 outbreak.

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Tufton points doctors to CARICOM - Out-of-work physicians in waiting room as minister reviews hiring gaps

The more than 100 doctors currently unable to secure jobs in the public health sector have been urged by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton to explore private practice domestically or seek employment at other hospitals across the...

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China’s UnionPay inks deal with Kenyan firm

China’s UnionPay International (UPI), has partnered with Kenya’s iPay to enable its cardholders to access about 8,000 online merchants across Africa.

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Source: Business Daily

Mkhize defends alcohol ban: 'Every bed, every healthcare worker, every ounce of oxygen is needed' | News24

The decision to reimpose the ban on the sale of liquor was evidence-based and meant to mitigate the strain on the health system during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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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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51 Chamisa MPs drag Khupe to court

FIFTY-ONE die-hard MDC Alliance legislators have approached the High Court en masse seeking an interdict to stop their recall from Parliament by the rival camp led by Thokozani Khupe, saying they would resist all machinations aimed at dividing their party. BY BLESSED MHLANGA This came after

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

GoFundMe Grows For Disabled Veteran Facing 5 Years In Prison Over Medical Marijuana

After nightmare legal troubles, Sean Worsley still finds himself unjustly caught in the system.

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Police Execute Search Warrant at Home of White Couple - Black News Channel

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities executed a search warrant at the St. Louis mansion of a white couple whose armed defense of their home during a recent racial injustice protest drew widespread attention, their attorney confirmed Saturday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are personal injury

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'I didn't want to embarrass myself' - SA's F.W de Klerk withdraws from racism seminar

South Africa’s last apartheid President, F.W de Klerk, has withdrawn from a scheduled seminar in the U.S about minority rights because he did not want to embarrass himself or his host in the current racial climate, according to his

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‘IMMEDIATELY’ - Leaked letter reveals Hutchinson demanded SCJ Holdings expedite land offer to sweetheart’s company

J.C. Hutchinson, a de facto agriculture minister, urged an entity in his ministry to give possession of sugar lands at Holland Estate in St Elizabeth to a company in which his partner was a director and shareholder, according to leaked documents...

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PR quota system a stepping stone for female MPs: Jaja

STRUGGLES during her early stages as a girl child did not deter proportional representation legislator Joyce Jaja (MDC Alliance) from fulfilling her dream of becoming one of the country’s lawmakers. Jaja opened up to NewsDay on her struggles as she grew up in a polygamous family in the rural areas

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Wells Fargo Commitment Could Potentially Result in Billions for Small Businesses | Dallas Weekly

We also noticed that diverse individuals were having a very negative impact, and with the data, it was coming to 41 percent or 450,000 Black-owned businesses closed when COVID hit. That is a disproportionate impact not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the employees they have and the

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Nigeria: 774,000 Jobs - FG Begins Recruitment

[Premium Times] The federal government has announced the commencement of the Special Public Works Programme aimed at employing 774,000 citizens, a thousand from each of the 774 local government areas in the country.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Gold stamp mill invades school grounds

VILLAGERS in Pfungwe are up in arms with a gold mine that set up its milling plant at Dindi Mission School grounds. More than 300 villagers have since petitioned the relevant authorities, saying the milling plant was also located at the community’s main water source. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA According to

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Zanu PF reinstates suspended members

THE Zanu PF leadership in Mashonaland East province at the weekend agreed to abide by the politburo decision to reinstate suspended party members. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA A section of the women’s league members had defied the directive by the politburo to reinstate provincial women’s league boss Nyarai

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, dead at 59 - The New York Beacon

(CNN)Zindzi Mandela,South Africa's Ambassador to Denmark and daughter of anti-apartheid iconsNelsonand Winnie Mandela, has died at the age of 59, the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation said Monday. 'Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle

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Supreme Court ruling could overturn convictions in Oklahoma - Dallas Post Tribune

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared much of eastern Oklahoma part of the Creek Indian reservation, Oklahoma state and federal officials are debating their next steps. The ruling could create a wave of Native Americans trying to overturn their convictions if they were

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

July 31 protests: Churches step in

LEADERS of Christian denominations under the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) have said they will today meet the country’s main political leaders to enable them to find common ground in a move meant to forestall anti-goverment protests planned for July 31. BY BLESSED MHLANGA/TATENDA CHITAGU ZCC

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Seven years of #BlackLivesMatter: Culmination of over a century of protests - African American News Today - EIN News

… and violence against African-Americans had led to several … and violence against African-Americans had led to several … artistic movement that celebrated African-American culture and history. … students fighting for African-American study programmes in colleges …

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Challenge filed to block GECOM from using recount to declare elections winner - Stabroek News

A court challenge has been filed to block the attempt by Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh to declare the winner of the March 2nd polls using the results of the national recount

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Don’t use schoolchildren as guinea pigs

WE have said it before, and we will keep saying it until we have knocked sense in someone’s head. For government to insist on reopening schools to in-person classes at a time COVID-19 cases, especially local transmissions, are on the rise is tantamount to playing Russian Roulette with the lives of

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

US Carries Out The 1st Federal Execution in Nearly 2 Decades

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death a man who was convicted of killing an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. The execution came over the objection

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Trinidad's police commissioner says foreign assassins paid to kill him

TRINIDAD (CMC): Police Commissioner Gary Griffith says he is aware of plans to assassinate him using foreign killers but said he is not perturbed and would continue his job to deal with the criminal elements in Trinidad and Tobago. Addressing...

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