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The Gauteng Department of Health has raised concerns over Covid-19 cluster outbreaks transmitted through funeral
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Westbury HS among winners in Michelle Obama, MTV voting challenge
Westbury High School graduating seniors learned during a video call with Michelle Obama that they are one of only 20 campuses in the nation and the only one in Texas to be named winners in a voter registration challenge co-chaired by the former first
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Milwaukee Business Restart Grant Applications Due Friday; Small Businesses Eligible for Up to $15,000 to Resume Operations
Small businesses can apply for City of Milwaukee’s Business Restart Grants until 5:00pm this Friday, June 12th through the online portal at
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Committee passes resolution supporting Gov. Evers’ policing accountability and transparency reforms
At today’s meeting of the Judiciary and Legislation Committee, the committee recommended approval of item #200317 – resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee’s support for Governor Tony Evers’s policing accountability and transparency
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Rwanda: Who Are the Four Corona Action Rwanda Winners?
Four local projects have won grants worth more than Rwf100 million in Corona Action Rwanda, an initiative designed to prop up solutions for cushioning Covid-19 impact on the Rwandan
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Rwanda: EU Offers Rwf55 Billion Grant to Rwanda for COVID-19 Relief
The Government and the European Union (EU) Monday signed a Rwf55 billion grant agreement to support social protection in response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said in
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Before a child can enroll in Volusia County schools, parents and guardians must provide proof of immunizations for a child entering kindergarten or seventh
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Milwaukee Restart Grants Are Assisting Local Businesses As they Recover from COVID-19 Financial Impacts - Milwaukee Community Journal
Businesses in Every Part of the City Have Qualified for Grants of Up To $15,000   The City of Milwaukee’s Restart grants, which provide financial support for local small businesses impacted by COVID-19, are now being distributed.  A total of about $4-million is expected to go to more than 400
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New Incentives for Homeowners Building at Josey Heights and Walnut Circle
City Subdivisions Are Now More Attractive for New Home Construction
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MPL Central Library suspends curbside due to COVID - Milwaukee Community Journal
MPL was alerted that a staff member at Central Library tested positive for COVID. As such, curbside service at Central Library is suspended until further notice. Curbside service remains available at the Washington Park and Tippecanoe branches and Ready Reference phone, email and chat services also
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
27 Western Cape healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 | News24
A total of 27 healthcare workers in the Western Cape paid the ultimate price for being at the frontline of the fight against Covid-19.
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Rwanda: Uganda-Rwanda Border Talks End in Stalemate
The virtual meeting of the ad hoc commission for the normalisation of relations between Uganda and Rwanda ended on Thursday evening without a position, especially on the opening of the Gatuna border
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COVID-19: Gauteng short of critical care beds to deal with anticipated demand
Gauteng needs to have created bed capacity of close to 10 000 by the time peak COVID-19 hospitalisation demand hits.
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Namibia: 100 Finalists for Ideathon #AfricaVsVirus Challenge Announced
The African Development Bank this week announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in
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Maryland's Coronavirus Hospitalizations Stabilizing; Positive Cases Top 73,000
The number of Marylanders who have been hospitalized due to the coronavirus has nearly stabilized, with 73,000 positive cases recorded, according to state health department data.
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Special Tribunal halts pension payment to former NW health boss, orders SIU to finalise investigation | News24
The Special Tribunal has granted an order interdicting the payment of a pension benefit of about R2 million to former North West health department boss Thabo Lekalakala.
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Rwanda: Private Varsities Threaten to Lay Off Workers
The Government has since challenged private learning institutions to diversify their revenue streams and told them they could benefit from a $200-million (about Rwf186 billion) relief fund designed to help the private sector recover from Covid-19
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Libya: More Than 16,000 People Displaced
The information was made public on Sunday, June 7, 2020 by the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as the civil war
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MKE Cares: Ordinance would require mask wearing in public spaces
Public Safety and Health Committee to take up legislation on Thursday
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Houston Health Department, Partners Schedule Free COVID-19 Testing for Week of June 8
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners have set up new sites offering free COVID-19 tests during the week of June
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The week that was in coronavirus - African American News Today - EIN News
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SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall
The district plans to ask parents from July 6 to 17 to choose an option for the first semester so the district can provide laptops or tablets next month, Superintendent Joris Ray told school board members during a meeting Tuesday
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'We are not respected like nurses': Porters, security guards demand more Covid-19 protection | News24
These health workers move around facilities to help transport patients from the moment they're admitted until they're discharged. Why do they get so little PPE?
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1 in 5 Milwaukee Retailers Are Selling Tobacco to Youth
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Privacy rights and protection/safety needs clash over COVID-19
“Both privacy of individuals and protection of first responders are very important, but they are not mutually exclusive,” said State Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-93), chairman of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators
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Committee approves application and acceptance of funding for Century City Triangle Neighborhood Park
At yesterday’s (Wednesday, June 24) meeting of the Public Works Committee, the committee recommended approval of file # 200242- a resolution relating to the application and acceptance of an outdoor recreation grant for Century City Triangle Neighborhood Park, from the Wisconsin Department of
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North Africa: US, France Confirm Death of Key al-Qaida Emir in Africa
Officials with U.S. Africa Command Saturday confirmed the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel, the emir of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), citing an independent assessment of a June 3 operation led by
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Tunisia: HPR - Ghazi Chaouachi Deplores Weakness of Means of National Committee for Management of Assets and Funds, Objects of Confiscation
Tunis/Tunisia — Minister of State Properties and Land Affairs, Ghazi Chaouachi, heard Monday by the parliamentary committee on administrative reform, good governance, the fight against corruption and the control of the management of public funds, deplored the weakness of the resources of the
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WATCH | Tracking the pandemic: News24 launches Covid-19 dashboard | News24
News24 has launched its Covid-19 dashboard, a single-page resource to provide readers with the most up-to-date coronavirus data and insights, on mobile and desktop.
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