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Africa: Nearly 40 Million At Heightened Risk of Violence, Discrimination and Rights Abuses As Covid Spawns a 'Coping Crisis'
[UNHCR] Geneva -- Study reveals a severe deterioration in international efforts to protect the world's most vulnerable, with human rights violations on the rise.
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KeKe Palmer opens up about PCOS diagnosis, acne
KeKe Palmer hit up social media on Tuesday to open up about her longtime battle with severe acne, commonly known... View Article The post KeKe Palmer opens up about PCOS diagnosis, acne appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID-19 present in US earlier than originally thought: CDC
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that COVID-19 was detected in the U.S. last... View Article The post COVID-19 present in US earlier than originally thought: CDC appeared first on TheGrio.
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Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care
Wilma Mayfield used to visit a senior center in Durham, North Carolina, four days a week and attend Lincoln Memorial Baptist Church on Sundays, a ritual she’s maintained for nearly half a century. But over the past 10 months, she’s seen only the inside of her home, the grocery store and the
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Africa: Afreximbank Signs Agreement for FEDA
[This Day] The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Republic of Rwanda, in Cairo, recently signed key documents related to the establishment of the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), a development-oriented subsidiary of Afreximbank.
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Malawi: Blair Divides Opinion Over Malawi Advisor Role - Chakwera Asked to Send Him Back
[Nyasa Times] Malawians are telling President Lazarus Chakwera to send back the United Kingdom's former prime minister Tony Blair who is in the country to be adviser to the Tonse alliance government of President Lazarus Chakwera.
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Happy Birthday to the Legendary Lou Rawls
Photo credits: The Los Angeles Times Louis Allen Rawls (pictured) was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 1, 1933. Rawls was an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and record producer. He released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records. His rich baritone voice
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States are preparing to receive coronavirus vaccines as early as December 11 | The Atlanta Voice
The Covid-19 vaccines are getting closer and closer to the American public as the virus continues to infect people and send them to the hospital. Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers, said Tuesday that states have not been given a date to expect shipments of
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Lampard hopes to bolster Chelsea squad after Champions League exit - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Frank Lampard described the rebuild of his team as a work in progress after they crashed out of the Champions League last-16 following a 7-1 aggregate defeat by Germany’s Bayern
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Uganda: Faulty Oxygen Plant Kills 2, Mulago Doctors Up in Arms
[Monitor] At 2.46pm on August 7, the Ministry of Health tweeted its daily update on the coronavirus situation in the country. Thirty-one more people had tested positive for coronavirus the previous day, to bring the cumulative total to 1,254. There was also one new death, the statement
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A Sex slave's grisly tale
I t started out as the innocent response of a desperate single mother of three boys to a newspaper ad beckoning attractive young females to work as masseuses for a respectable establishment.Little did the then 26-year-old woman know the evil that it masked until she found herself held against her
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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Attempting To Stop George Floyd Trial From Being Televised
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Cameroon: African Champions League - Al Ahly Champions!
[Cameroon Tribune] The Cairo-based club beat arch rivals, Zamaleck of Egypt, 2-1, during the final match that took place at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday, November 27, 2020.
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Africa: NBA Vice President Amadou Gallo On the Growth of Basketball in Africa
[New Times] The launch of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a continental showpiece that is Africa's first ever professional league was expected to be one of the highlights of 2020, but it was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Africa: Coronavirus Pandemic Slows Africa's Progress Against HIV
[DW] HIV infection rates are falling in many African countries, and effective drugs are increasing the life expectancy of patients. But the coronavirus pandemic has meant a major setback in the fight against AIDS.
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Safeguard loses US$35 000 to armed robbers
POLICE yesterday said they were investigating a case of armed robbery which occurred on Monday morning when five suspects armed with pistols ambushed a Safeguard cash-in-transit vehicle delivering cash at Mukuru.com office in Chivi. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner
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Zim rowers impress in African competition
THE Rowing Association of Zimbabwe (RAZ) is in high spirits following the African Regional Indoor Rowing Championships held on November 28 where its teams took first and second position in a competition that was held in virtual format. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA A total of 12 Zimbabwean rowers took part in
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Lampard excited by Werner signing
LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says he is excited about the club’s signing of striker Timo Werner from RB Leipzig but his immediate focus is sealing a top-four finish in the Premier
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Eight African startups selected for the prestigious Facebook Commerce Accelerator Program - Face2Face Africa
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Nigeria: Zabarmari - Why We Killed 78 Rice Farmers in Borno - Abubakar Shekau
[Daily Trust] The factional leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau has confirmed that his group was responsible for the killing of rice farmers in Kwashebe Zabarmari axis of Jere Local government Area of Borno State.
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Biden's deputy Treasury secretary could be Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo - Who is he? - Face2Face Africa
All things being equal, Nigerian-born attorney Adewale Adeyemo will become the next Deputy Secretary of Treasury on the United States in the incoming Joe Biden administration expected to begin on January 20 next year. If confirmed by lawmakers, Adeyemo, 39, will deputize for Janet
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'BBNaija' winner Laycon to star in Showmax’s first Nigerian original series
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South Africa: New Medicines Should Make Life Easier for Kids Living With HIV
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Nigeria: Buhari Appreciates Nigerians for Patience, Urges Use of Gas As Alternative to Petrol
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari directs the Minister of State Petroleum Resources to commence the handover of mass transit buses to Organized Labour.
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Kenya: BBI Is a No Go Zone - Sauti Sol
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Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, President-elect Joe Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation's workers and government
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Windies upbeat by batsmen form ahead of Hamilton Test - Stabroek News
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