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Iran asks Interpol to help arrest Trump

Iran said Monday it has called for Interpol to help arrest President Donald Trump and 35 other US officials for the January killing of its top general in an American drone

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White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019, AP sources say

Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the

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Burkina Faso: Out of Sight, People Suffer From Rise in Violence in Burkina Faso

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing free-of-charge quality healthcare, water and basic relief items to people in eastern Burkina Faso since May

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Africa and Israel - Re-Opening the Debate

Yotam Gidron has done us all a huge service by putting Israel and Africa back on the

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Rice, Condoleezza

Rice, Condoleezza, 1954–, U.S. government official and educator, b. Birmingham, Ala. A political scientist who has specialized in Russian and E European studies, Rice has been a professor at Stanford Univ. since 1981. From 1989 to 1991 she was an adviser on Soviet and E European affairs on

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White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil

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A Louisiana girl with California wines

Today, Jones is a first-generation winemaker and owner of Darjean Jones

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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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Ex-Congressman Who Wanted Obama Impeached Crashes Motorcycle Leaving Anti-Lockdown Protest

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Trinidad: Former PNM minister's brother to run for UNC

Trinidad: Former PNM minister’s brother to run for UNC

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Ethiopia: Rights Groups Call for Swift Response to Ethiopian Singer's Death

[VOA] Washington -As anger boils over among Ethiopia's Oromo population after the killing of a revered singer, analysts and activists say swift action and transparency by the government are necessary to avoid further bloodshed.

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'Jobs are coming back'

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The arrival of the first of six flights — an American Airlines flight with 120 passengers — at Sangster International Airport here yesterday was a clear sign that the prospects for the more than 8,000 people employed at the airport were

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A missed opportunity - JTA president chides Government for not introducing school bus system for CXC students

Western Bureau: Owen Speid, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is accusing the Government of failing to capitalise on a clear chance to introduce a national school bus system when schools were reopened on June 8 for students...

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Education Ministry should consider partnership with Google - Stabroek News

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Africa: China, Africa Issue Joint Statement On Solidarity

The Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against Covid-19 is a joint initiative between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa in its capacity as the Chair of the African Union (AU), and the Republic of Senegal in its capacity as the Co-Chair of the Forum on

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Kamala Harris's Police Reform Push Becomes Running Mate Tryout

Kamala Harris’s push for police reform in the Senate is shaping up as an audition for the job of Joe Biden’s vice president, as she makes herself a highly public voice for change after years as a no-nonsense prosecutor.By promoting a bill to ban police chokeholds and make other changes -- and by

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Crackdown soon on communication from prisoners, says Chang

Speaking with the Observer last Friday, Dr Chang said while he did not know the specifics of the Red Hills Road situation, changes were being made across the prison system which will effectively cramp the efforts of inmates to communicate with their cronies on the

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One killed in Sudan as thousands rally for faster reform

One person was killed and several others injured during largely peaceful demonstrations in Sudan on Tuesday, a government spokesman said, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets demanding faster reform and greater civilian rule in the country’s transition towards

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Africa: U.S. Executive Order Against Property Of Certain Persons Associated With ICC

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and

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Study: Pregnant women can pass on coronavirus to unborn children

IT is possible for a pregnant woman to transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), to her unborn child, scientists from Italy reported yesterday.This was revealed in a study done among 31 pregnant women with the disease - which has resulted

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China blocks UN meeting on Hong Kong

Washington on Wednesday requested an emergency UN meeting over a controversial security law China has proposed for Hong Kong, but Beijing refused to allow it to proceed, according to US

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Top psychiatrist wants forensic facility to avoid Noel Chambers case repeat

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Psychiatric Association (JPA) Dr Earl Wright is appealing for the establishment of a forensic psychiatric facility to be at the forefront of the Government's agenda to avoid a recurrence of what took place with Noel Chambers, the elderly man who died at the Tower Street

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Pregnant Cape Town woman shot, man wounded on his birthday | News24

A drive-by shooting in Hanover Park has reportedly left a pregnant woman seriously injured and a man hospitalised on his birthday.

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General Lester L. Lyles

Lester L. Lyles was Commander of the Air Force Material Command of the U.S. Air Force. Previously, General Lyles served as Vice Commander of Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah. He served as Commander from 1993 until 1994, then commanded the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles

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Biden asks Amy Klobuchar to undergo vetting as possible running mate

Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, has been asked by Joe Biden to undergo a formal vetting to be considered as his vice presidential running mate, one of several potential contenders now being scrutinized by his aides ahead of a final decision, according to people familiar with the

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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo

In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to

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Sen. Blackburn: Biden comment 'shows what the Democrats think of African-American voters'

Former Vice President Joe Biden may have walked back his controversial comment about black voters made during a Friday radio interview, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., insists it reveals a truth about not just the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, but his party as

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Huawei CFO loses bid to dismiss US extradition request

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A disaster for Britain

LONDON, England (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged yesterday that the novel coronavirus pandemic has been a “disaster” for Britain, as he announced a spending splurge designed to get the country — and his faltering Conservative Government — back on

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Susan Rice ‘certainly would say yes’ on possibility of being Biden’s running mate

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