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Africa: The Key to Global Climate Success

[New Dawn] Recent advances in green technologies have made reaching net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 not only technically feasible but also economically worthwhile. Meeting this goal - which has started to anchor expectations now that an increasing number of countries have adopted it - is necessary to keep global warming well below 2° Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels. But countries must start rapidly reducing emissions now.

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TALLAHASSEE – Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci join the voices denouncing recent comments about Black Lives Matter by State Bar of Texas President Larry P. McDougal, Sr. He was elected to the position for 2020-2021, but on July 10, 2020, just days after beginning his

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Did former Ghana president Jerry Rawlings really beat up his veep in a political feud? - Face2Face Africa

Very few living statesmen on the African continent possess the myth-cum-fact biography of Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings, the country's longest-serving head of state. For starters, Rawlings, by virtue of his initials J.J. was called Junior Jesus by the commonfolk from about 1979. He

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BELL GARDENS — The Irra family celebrated the grand opening of Tamales Elena y Antojitos at 8101 Garfield Ave. July 15, one of the few restaurants in the area serving Afro-Mexican cuisine. The restaurant’s cuisine highlights the Irra family’s Afro-Mexican roots in Guerrero, Mexico and is an

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Southwest tightens face-mask rule, Delta steps up testing - Black News Channel

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will provide at-home coronavirus tests for some employees and Southwest Airlines will tighten its rule on face masks by ending exceptions for medical reasons. 'We're simply seeing too many exceptions to the (mask) policy, it has put

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Donald Trump Has No Chance Of Winning Reelection In 2020. - ThyBlackMan

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Dr. Glover: TSU methodically moving toward fall semester - TSDMemphis.com

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