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The Transportation Department said it would suspend passenger flights of four Chinese airlines to and from the United States, starting June
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US autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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'The View' co-host Meghan McCain: Goya boycott is 'weird and callous' : TheGrio
People are calling for a boycott of Goya Foods products for the chief executive's support of President Donald Trump and... View Article The post 'The View' co-host Meghan McCain: Goya boycott is 'weird and callous' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kenya: COVID-19 Reversing Decades of Progress With SDGs - UN Report
[Nation] The coronavirus is reversing decades of progress in poverty eradication, healthcare and education, with effects of the pandemic devastating the most vulnerable and leaving them further behind, a new study has shown.
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US Autoworkers Return, While Possible Vaccine Shows Promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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JHTA calls for clarification on COVID pretesting regime
Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Omar Robinson says there needs to be further clarification on the pretesting regime for visitors from certain American states as part of Jamaica’s COVID-19-prevention
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Morgan Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for COVID-19 Student Relief | Afro
Funds to Support Emergency Student Needs and Fall Enrollment Efforts
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Hope for air travel as demand rises
The airline sector saw indications of recovery in passenger traffic in May, as domestic demand and business confidence in key markets rose for the first time since the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19
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Treasure Beach hotels to make push for J’can tourists
With the vast majority of the south coast haven’s business generated from overseas arrivals, small hotels and guest houses in that section of St Elizabeth are now reeling from the fallout in
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Oregon Officer Caught Forewarning Group of Armed White Men on Avoiding Arrest Before Curfew Begins: ‘My Command Wanted Me To Come Talk To You Guys’
An Oregon police chief issued an apology after an officer was caught giving a group of armed white men a heads-up about how to skirt curfew
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Zimbabwe: African Sun Reopens Four Hotels Amid Easing of Lockdown Restrictions
Unplanned cancellations on hotel bookings and restricted travel due to the outbreak of Covid-19 saw African Sun Limited being forced to close 21 of its hotels and strategic business units leading to losses in
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Africa: The G20's COVID-19 Debt Relief Plan Needs to Go Further
Analysis - The G20 is taking a lot of flak lately. It's a global club of the world's richest and most significant economies, but its reputation has diminished since its heyday when it successfully managed the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis.
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Africa: WHO Urges African Countries Resuming Air Travel to Take Safety Measures
[VOA] The World Health Organization called on African countries Thursday to take comprehensive safety measures to "mitigate a surge" in COVID-19 cases, as nations resume air travel.
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Uganda: As Lockdown Eases, Economy Faces Long Walk Back to Health
Although Uganda began to relax some of the lockdown rules last week, including allowing private vehicles to return to the roads, the country faces an uphill ride back to economic normalcy, a wide-ranging survey by this newspaper
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'Make better use of bench trials' chief justice urges attorneys
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says some defence lawyers could be violating their clients' constitutional right to a fair trial in a reasonable time, if they fail to rethink their approach to having matters heard by the
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Pay Like You Weigh: The Cost of Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
By LaKeshia Myers “Picture it, Wisconsin, 2020…teachers and students across the state are forced to return to classrooms. Local school boards attempted to put social distancing mechanisms in place; in anticipation they ramped up industrial cleaning of buildings, purchased masks for all students and
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Kenya: Home-Based Care Protocols for COVID-19 Patients Ready for Adoption - MoH
Nairobi — Kenya could adopt home-based care protocols for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients as early as next week, the health ministry said on
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Program Seeking to Create More Black Travel Entrepreneurs is Now Open to Women (and Men!)
Nationwide — Launched just two weeks ago, a program that began as a movement for African American women entrepreneurs who enjoy working from home in the travel and lifestyle industry has announced that they are now accepting men who may also be
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THE REOPENING of community bars and taverns in Hanover has sparked the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) and the Social Development Commission (SDC) into action, as they are now collaborating in a survey to determine if these businesses are operating at the required
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Kenya: 400 Chinese to Flee Nairobi for Home Over Coronavirus Fears
The Chinese have obtained an order from a High Court in Nairobi directing the Kenya government to allow them to leave on June 16, arguing that Kenya's health system does not have the capacity to handle the Covid-19
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Africa: How Have Africa's Regions Fared in Tackling COVID-19?
Analysis - African countries are increasingly trying to coordinate COVID-19 responses with those of their neighbours. This is done largely through regional economic communities, and is a potentially important response to the pandemic. Yet their efforts have had mixed results.
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In uncertain times, the mission of California’s pension funds is vital - Black Voice News
In summary Having learned a hard lesson from the 2008 financial crisis, CalPERS has taken steps over the last couple of years to prepare for another downturn. By Yvonne Walker, Special to CalMatters Yvonne R. Walker is president of SEIU Local 1000, [email protected]. No one needs to be reminded
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Micobie, Bonasika struggling under COVID-19 restrictions
With a number of indigenous communities restricting travel to  prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), some like Micobie and Bonasika are struggling to come to grips with the changed
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Jamaicans urged to report people who flout quarantine rules | New York Carib News
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is encouraging citizens to report people who have returned to the island and are not complying with the quarantine orders.
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American Express Makes History With the First Black Woman on its Executive Committee
American Express named President of Strategic Partnerships Glenda McNeal to its Executive Committee this week, making the veteran executive the first Black woman to sit on the
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Uganda: Boda Boda Drivers Deliver Contraceptives to the Door During Uganda's COVID-19 Lockdown
[UNFPA] "I walk through the trading centre on my way home and as I go, I sing a song in Luganda (a local language) 'SafeBoda SafeBoda, who needs a helmet?' Or 'For those who feel cold I have a coat for you*'," said Betty Nagadya.
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Uganda: With Schools Closed, Child Labour On the Rise in Lockdown Uganda
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Cameroon: Ahead of Peace Talks, a Who's Who of Cameroon's Separatist Movements
[The New Humanitarian] Washington D.C. -- After three years of conflict, tentative ceasefire talks are underway between the Cameroon government and secessionist fighters demanding independence for the country's two anglophone regions.
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