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Bayou La Batre, an historic African American community on Alabama’s Gulf Coast suffers from Hurricane Katrina 15 years later
Posted on October 29, 2020 by greenecodemocratcom Katrina survivor and activist Barbara Robbins and her 95-year-old mother are forced from their home of 52 years, because they never received rebuilding assistance! News Analysis By: Zack CarterPreparing for the 10th Anniversary of Katrina the Poor
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Somalia: Suicide Bomber Kills Police Officer, Wounds Turkish Engineer Outside Capital Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] A police officer has been killed and a Turkish engineer seriously wounded after a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the outskirts of Mogadishu on Saturday.
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Gauteng hospital subject of SIU probe after R500 million 'goes to waste'
The unfinished AngloGold Ashanti hospital in Gauteng received R500 million in funding in 2019 but has yet to treat a single COVID-19 patient.
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Malawi: ConCourt Judges, MEC Chair Kachale Jointly Named Nyasa Times 'Person of the Year 2020'
[Nyasa Times] Five judges of the High Court of Malawi, who presided over the landmark May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition, and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale, who is also a High Court judge, have been jointly named Malawi flagship online
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Cheers as UK judge blocks Assange US extradition, 'medical grounds' rationale draws frowns
The ruling served as a face-saving exercise for all the governments involved and it’s likely that nobody will be held accountable, said the UN UN Special Rapporteur on torture, adding the "message of intimidation is upheld and maintained," even as Assange is protected for the time being from
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Central Africa's Touadera embarks on second mandate as peace deal falters | Africanews
The President's supporters held celebrations overnight in Bangui despite opposition concerns about the election result
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Trump heard on phone call urging Georgia officials to "find" enough votes to overturn presidential results | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Melissa Quinn, Tim Perry, CBS News On an hour-long phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday, President Trump pressured him and other officials to 'find' enough votes in the state's presidential election to make him the winner, according to audio of the call
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Alcohol ban: Bloemfontein women die from home-brewed alcohol
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Diplomatic appointments to Mexico, India and Belgium announced
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2020: A year of trials and tribulations
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ZIMBABWEANS envy foreign countries. They wish other countries were Zimbabwe. Some even wish to go away without the hope of ever coming back. Not because they are less patriotic or they do not love the country but because they feel betrayed. Muchemwa Silence Mugadzaweta Living in Zimbabwe is
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Diaspora has high hopes, expectations for 2021
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Jobs bloodbath continues at N Cape mine amid state capture hearings
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Central African Republic: Armed groups attack border town | Africanews
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Texas legislators eye tougher rules on chemical tanks to prevent explosions, spills during storms | Dallas Weekly
Deer Park residents sheltered in place. The Houston Ship Channel shut down. Toxic chemicals spilled during Hurricane Harvey. And just last month, seven people were injured in a Corpus Christi fire. These are the incidents that some Texas lawmakers have in mind as they push to require new standards
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'Look at the Body Language': Fans Go Wild Over Photos of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Showing Some PDA While In Barbados
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Uganda: Does Uganda Have a Viable Long Term Aviation Strategy?
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Islandwide curfew in Barbados | New York Carib News
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U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time - Black News Channel
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The Latest: New daily cases hit record in North Carolina | L.A. Focus News
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Central African Republic: CAR Peace Deal Dead As Rebel Chiefs Dismissed From Inclusive Government
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GOP torn over Trump's Electoral College challenge of Biden - Black News Channel
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Georgia Secretary of State's signature audit affirms outcome of 2020 Presidential elections | The Atlanta Voice
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