This Senegalese national is now the first African to head World Bank's International Finance Corporation - Face2Face Africa
Makhtar Diop has been named as the chief executive of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private arm of the World Bank. The appointment makes him the first African to head the position. The Senegalese national replaces Philippe Le Houerou, who stepped down in September 2020 after more
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Six Senses Luxury Resort To Blossom In Israeli Desert
The Thai-based Six Senses luxury hospitality chain chooses exotic, out-of-the-way settings for its hotels, resorts and spas from Brazil to Vietnam. Six Senses Shaharut, opening on Aug. 5, marks the brand’s first foray into Israel. Where is Shaharut? The tiny, remote community — population less than
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Ireland suspends visa-free travel for South Africans indefinitely
In a blow to those planning trips to Ireland, the country has announced the ongoing suspension of visa-free travel for South Africans.
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Thirtieth anniversary of MERCOSUR is an historic achievement for member states - Stabroek News
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International Women’s Day film series | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Premiering on ShortsTV and available on Digital and On Demand March 8, 2021 Five short documentaries celebrating the perseverance and passion of women entrepreneurs. “FIVE” is a documentary film series that follows the journey of five women from five countries across the globe who have each set out
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Covid-19 wrap: Italy PM, wife get AstraZeneca jab, Mali approves Sputnik V, Syria president recovers | News24
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2 792 586 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.
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What can we learn from Africa’s experience of COVID-19?
AS Africa emerges from its second wave of COVID-19, one thing is clear: having officially clocked up more than 3,8 million cases and more than 100 000 deaths, it hasn’t been spared. But the death toll is still lower than experts predicted when the first cases were reported in Egypt just over a year
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Much to do after the re-opening of schools - Stabroek News
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Celebrating Women – Especially In Tough Times | New York Carib News
The COVID-19 Pandemic has been with us now for a year, and it has had a disastrous impact globally.  It has been especially hard on women who were already battling all the ills of gender inequalities, and even more so on black women who have had to fight centuries of racism.
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180 COVID-19 samples from Guyana to US for variant testing | New York Carib News
Guyana's Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said on Tuesday that 180 COVID-19 samples are being sent to the Icahn School of Medicine in New York for genomic sequencing, to determine if there are any variants of the virus in the country.
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Africa: Can Tshisekedi Really Revive Grand Inga?
Analysis - Will Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi at last turn the Grand Inga Mirage into the Grand Inga Barrage? The dream of harnessing the mighty Congo downstream of Kinshasa to eventually generate up to 50 000 MW of electricity has been dangled before the largely
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Cocaine dealers nabbed at RGM International Airport
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A BRAZILIAN national and her local accomplices have been arrested for illegal possession of 230 grammes of cocaine valued at $1 932 000. Patience Muringa (32), Siege Fried Zibusiso Dhlovu (33) and Caroline Silver Mafra (23), a Brazilian national, appeared before Harare
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The Virus, Vaccines and New Variants: Weighing the Threat of a Mutant COVID Strain - L.A. Focus News
Manny Otiko | California Black Media Health care specialists, including several medical doctors, are keeping their eyes on coronavirus variants that some fear could lead to new strains of COVID-19 that could possibly undermine global efforts to vaccinate people and stem the global crisis. According
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Destructive intruders - Stabroek News
One of this country’s great natural treasures is not even appreciated by a majority of its inhabitants.  The article Destructive intruders appeared first on Stabroek News.
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‘A biological Fukushima’: Brazil COVID-19 deaths on track to pass worst of U.S. wave - Stabroek News
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above 4,000 in a day yesterday as the outbreak overwhelms
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Bride's Bittersweet Dream Wedding Just 10 Days Before She Died Of Cancer | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
PARANA, Brazil – A bride lived through her dream wedding just days before she passed away from terminal cancer. Adarlele Ribas de Andrade was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the bones or the soft tissue around them. Knowing she had little time left, she decided to go
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Johnson & Johnson to Start Testing COVID-19 Vaccine on Adolescents - The Washington Informer
Johnson & Johnson said Friday will begin testing its coronavirus vaccine on youths ages 12 to 17. The post Johnson & Johnson to Start Testing COVID-19 Vaccine on Adolescents appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Exxon touts growing dividends, cutting spending as climate challenges loom for Big Oil - Stabroek News
HOUSTON,  (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp today unveiled plans to grow dividends and curb spending with projections that were muted from previous years after the top
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COVID19 update: 41809 vaccines administered, 1862 new cases identified
South Africa currently has a cumulative COVID-19 caseload of 1 507 448 along with 49 523 deaths and 1 422 622 recoveries.
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The Vine King: 101-Year-Old Who Wanted Job To Buy Luxuries Starts Work As A Wine Influencer – Free Press of Jacksonville
PROMISSÃO, Brazil — A 101-year-old woman, who went viral after sending her CV to a local business seeking a job to live life on her own terms, has landed a new job as an influencer for [...]
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Brazil names new military chiefs amid tensions with Bolsonaro - Stabroek News
BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazil's Defense Ministry yesterday named new commanders of its armed forces, a day after the previous three chiefs were sacked as part of President Jair Bolsonaro's unprecedented attempt to meddle in the
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Rio honors Pele by renaming its most famous stadium - L.A. Focus News
By Andrew Downie | Reuters Brazil's world famous Maracana stadium is to get a new name, after the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Tuesday to change its official title to the Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Rei Pele stadium. The 80-year-old Pele, whose full name is Edson Arantes do
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A Five Hundred Year-Old Shared History | Black History Month | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo courtesy of the National Newspaper Publishers Association By Stacy M. Brown The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. (Read the entire series: Part
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Premier League clubs bar players from international duty over quarantine
Premier League clubs are resisting releasing players for international duty if there is a risk they could be forced into quarantine on return.
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‘Double mutant’ variant detected in India amid spike in COVID-19 cases
India has detected a novel ‘double mutant’ variant of COVID-19 but experts say it is too early to attribute this to a surge in cases.
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Gov’t eyes $60m genome sequencer to boost COVID response
A genome sequencer is to be acquired by the Government to test samples to determine variants of viruses in Jamaica. The disclosure was made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as he made his contribution to the Budget Debate last Thursday....
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Brazil police arrest 26 Haitians, Cuban after illegal crossing from Guyana - Stabroek News
Federal police in neighbouring Brazil have arrested 26 Haitians and a Cuban who entered illegally crossed the border from Guyana. The article Brazil police arrest 26 Haitians, Cuban after illegal crossing from Guyana appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Japan to assist Guyana, others with treatment for COVID patients - Stabroek News
Japan is to assist Guyana and three other CARICOM countries with the treatment of COVID-19 infected patients. The article Japan to assist Guyana, others with treatment for COVID patients appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Government’s double standards between sugar and bauxite workers is a clear case of economic injustice - Stabroek News
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Brazil women suffer in silence as COVID-19 sparks domestic terror - Stabroek News
RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) - During the early months of Brazil's COVID-19 pandemic, Rio de Janeiro police detective Fernanda Fernandes was certain that cases of domestic abuse were rising, but there was little she could do about it as few women came forward to file
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