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Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy - Black News Channel

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country's struggling economy, once considered a promising 'last frontier,' any good at all. Myanmar's economy has languished as the pandemic added to its challenges and the

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‘Father of Black History’ | Afram News

Even though "Black" history is "American" history, and should be celebrated year-round, the entire month of February is designated as the official month for people across the country to celebrate the accomplishments of a race of people who have been disenfranchised for generations.

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The Mexican’s New Toy: The Reversible Octopus – The Wilmington Journal

Mexican consumers have grown to love a certain stuffed animal since it first arrived on the market in 2020: a reversible octopus that has a smiling face and an angry one. Its popularity grew thanks [...]

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PRESS ROOM: NFL Presents Inaugural Madden NFL 21 X HBCU Showcase | BlackPressUSA

Fans and interested media can tune in to the final bracket live on Nerd Street Gamers' Twitch. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5000. Runner ups in second and third place will each receive $2500.

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Biden/Harris administration pledges more support for minority businesses - DefenderNetwork.com

The Biden administration promised Black business executives on Friday that it planned to make sure that the government’s economic support programs were able to reach minority-owned businesses. Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the new admin

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Biden gives Calif. woman pep talk in weekly address revival - Black News Channel

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden gave a pep talk to a California woman who was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic, during a conversation the White House said is part of an effort to help him engage more consistently with regular

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Embodying the spirit of compassion, communism

BOTHO. It is a word I have heard so many times since coming to Botswana 20 years ago. For those of you who don’t know the word, it seems it is difficult to get one answer, but it seems to embody basic compassion and community. Ashley Thaba When a nation has botho, people think about how their

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

CHUBBTOWN: An American family story in Georgia | The Atlanta Voice

One Sunday afternoon in January the sunlight shone brightly off of the headstones in Chubb Cemetery. The most recent burial had been a month earlier and the headstone of Maccie Chubb Gibson was pristine in its simplicity. The clean grey upright model notified visitors that she had passed away

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Emanuel Nine Memorial Foundation and Emanuel Nine Memorial Update

Emanuel Nine Memorial Foundation and Emanuel Nine Memorial Update After the devastating massacre of nine clergy and members at Mother Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015, the Mother…

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An antidote to pandemic blues, with some assembly required - Black News Channel

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — He hunches at the dining room table, putting the finishing touches on his miniature World War II tank. Deep in concentration, he keeps his hand steady as he works to make the scaled-down plastic model look as realistic as possible. And as he does

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Arab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight - Black News Channel

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in the Arab world's first interplanetary mission Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the red planet over the next week and

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Council exchanges 150ha for grader, fuel pumps

BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Marondera Municipality has reportedly surrendered a 150 hectare piece of land to a local company in exchange for a grader and a fuel pump to be constructed at the local authority’s workshop, among other things. The deal came to light after council flighted a picture of the grader

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Windfall for MPs, councillors

BY TATENDA CHITAGU GOVERNMENT has reviewed upwards the sitting allowances paid to Members of Parliament and councillors in the country’s 32 local authorities as well as provincial council members by between 50 and 100%. MPs will have their allowances hiked by 100%, while provincial council members

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Army brutality divides Zanu PF

BY MOSES MATENGA ZANU PF is deeply divided over claims that soldiers were beating up people in Gokwe-Nembudziya with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ally, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, saying the claim was a ploy to tarnish the country’s image. Gokwe-Nembudziya senator Maybe Mbowa, who is the ruling

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Journalist’s Social Media Post On Peace Snowballs Into Her Resignation – The Wilmington Journal

ISLAMABAD — Ethical issues related to journalists’ use of social media are again in the spotlight after an international correspondent resigned rather than remove a letter she wrote in Jan. to US President-elect Joseph R. [...]

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Moscow's jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters - Black News Channel

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The video, shot by a man detained in a Moscow protest, shows a group of people jammed into a police minibus. One of them says on the recording that they had already been held there for nine hours, with some forced to stand because of overcrowding

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COVID-19 3rd wave imminent: Govt

BY PHYLLIS MBANJE A TOP executive in the Health and Child Care ministry yesterday warned that a third wave of COVID-19 would hit the country soon if people are not urgently vaccinated against the virus. As of yesterday morning, Zimbabwe had recorded 34 171 cumulative cases and 1 288 deaths, with

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Why Are “Musou” Games Still Popular.

Back when Tecmo Koei Games was still two separate companies, Koei games came up with a polarizing game named Dynasty Warriors.

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Commuters petition teargas-throwing cops

BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has petitioned the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) over police officers fond of throwing tearsmoke on commuter omnibuses. The petition came soon after an incident last Friday, where police officers threw teargas canisters into a kombi

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Court orders council to compensate injured nurse

BY SILAS NKALA A MUTARE magistrate has ordered the local authority and its security officer to pay $9 000 compensation to a council nurse injured during a 2018 council-led blitz on illegal pirate taxis. Magistrate Lazarus Murendo ruled that council and its security officer Phineas Munyika were

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SA looks at 'innovative ways' for screening and treating TB

Many health experts feared COVID-19 would disproportionately affect South Africa's poor through lack of access to TB and HIV treatment.

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Armed driver barricades himself in vehicle after Woodland Hills pursuit | L.A. Focus News

WOODLAND HILLS — An armed driver wanted for assault with a deadly weapon who barricaded himself inside his vehicle for hours following a pursuit that ended when his vehicle came to a stop on a grassy hillside was in custody on Friday. “(The suspect) was involved in a domestic violence incident

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AAA: tips to help your vehicle survive the cold -

With sub-zero temperatures forecasted for this weekend, Minnesotans are heading into one of the coldest points this winter season. Source

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Coronavirus state tracker: Hospitalizations in California fall below 14,000 as of Feb. 4 | L.A. Focus News

The downtrend of hospitalizations and new cases continues. According to Thursday’s end-of-day totals from California public health websites, there were 466 fewer hospitalizations from the previous day, lowering the total number of hospitalizations to 13,672, a 40.2% decrease from the Jan. 6 high of

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John Chaney, commanding Temple basketball coach, dies at 89 – Florida Courier

BY DAN GELSTON ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — John Chaney’s raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover — at the top of his basketball sins — or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies

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Cori Bush says Greene didn't 'regret' lies spread about her - TheGrio

Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene(R-Ga.)apologized for past controversial statements but she did not offer an apology to Rep.Cori Bush(D-Mo.). Greene was stripped... View Article The post Cori Bush says Greene didn't 'regret' lies spread about her appeared first on TheGrio.

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COVID-19 latest: SA records 3 749 new cases, death toll increase by 297

South Africa currently has a cumulative COVID-19 caseload of 1 470 516 along with 45 902 deaths and 1 335 618 recoveries.

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US missionary jailed for sex crimes in Kenya orphanage

A US man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for abusing underage girls in an orphanage in Kenya. Christian missionary Gregory Dow set up the orphanage with his wife in 2008. 'Gregory Dow was the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing,' said the FBI's Michael Driscoll. Last year, Dow

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Report Shows Racial Pay Gap For L.A. City Workers - Los Angeles Sentinel

Los Angeles' city workforce has a large racial pay gap, with city workers on average earning $53 per hour, while Black and Latino city employees earned an average of $44 per hour during the 2020 fiscal year, according to a report released today by Controller Ron

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Struggle For Black Head Coaching Opportunities Continues In NFL – The Wilmington Journal

Lost somewhere behind the battle between the two quarterbacks, there will be another that may do more to define the outcome of Super Bowl LIV: Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is charged with the [...]

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