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Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909)
The Azusa Street Revival, beginning in the spring of 1906, largely spawned the worldwide Pentecostal movement. It commenced in a former African Methodist Episcopal church building located at 312 Azusa Street in Los Angeles, California. The primary leader was evangelist William J. Seymour, who came
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Africa: Powering Health Across Africa Through COVID-19 and a Changing Climate
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Two Kenyan medics stranded in India
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Tunisia: Metlaoui-Coronavirus - 119 People Test Negative in El Kayna Neighbourhood
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Emmett Till
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Treasury fails to impress with budget plan
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Despite Risks, Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side
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Nigeria: NCDC Warns Against Self-Medication
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Angola: Children Maimed After Hitting Explosive Device
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Booker T. Washington HS, STEM program launch COVID-19 video challenge
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Nelson Mandela is released
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Kenya: COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 50 As Registered Cases Soar to 832
Nairobi — Coronavirus deaths in the country rose to 50 on Saturday, after 5 more patients succumbed to the disease within a period of 24
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Guinea Bissau: MSF Calls for an Urgent Scale Up in the Response to COVID-19
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Trump still confident in virus test despite false negatives
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Tanzanian President Urges Public Not to Fear COVID-19 Pandemic
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday urged members of the public to stop fearing the COVID-19 pandemic but he said they should continue observing protective guidelines issued by health
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Uganda: Masaka, Arua Hospitals Discharge 5 COVID-19 Patients
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