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South Africa: 'Improve Broadcast Codes to Help Strengthen Gender Equality in Media'
[allAfrica.com] Johannesburg -- The media has power to influence, spreads information and messages across countries and across the entire world, it is the most powerful sector that serves to inform, to influence and to entertain. As the world concludes the marking of the 30th anniversary of the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Learning Losses from COVID-19 Could Cost this Generation of Students Close to U.S.$17 Trillion in Lifetime Earnings
Press Release - WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 6, 2021—This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report published today by the World
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5 Takeaways From The Third Night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Donald Trump proved Barack Obama right, and the Democrats tried to close their generation gap.
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Somalia: Outrage As Somali Parliament Drafts Law Permitting Child, Forced Marriages
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi/Garowe -- The United Nations says the law, which would allow girls to be married as soon as they reach puberty, is "deeply flawed"
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Source: allAfrica.com
Liberia Declares Rape A National Emergency Following Weeks Of Protest And Public Pressure - Blavity
Women in Liberia have spent weeks protesting a rise in violent rape crimes, forcing the government to declare rape a national emergency.
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Harris County establishes new COVID-19 domestic violence assistance fund - DefenderNetwork.com
People who experience domestic violence face many challenges to getting to a safe situation. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the crisis of domestic violence across the country, as public health officials urge people to stay at home, and we have seen an increase in the reported cases of domestic
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Salvation Army Kettle Season Has Begun, Toy and Food Donations Needed
Culminating a year fraught with financial difficulty for most, comes the holiday season, a time of charity during which the Salvation Army of St. Thomas is asking for the community’s help enlisting volunteers and achieving their red kettle fundraising goal of $46,000.
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Boosting women savings can end extreme poverty
Women who have knowledge of and access to family planning methods have the potential to transform their economies.
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Harold and Maude Continues at St. Croix’s Caribbean Community Theatre
There are only three more chances to catch the wacky and charming Harold and Maude at St. Croix’s Caribbean Community Theatre.
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Cabinet approves extension of national state of disaster by another month | News24
Cabinet has approved the extension of the Covid-19 national state of disaster to 15 October.
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Retired Magistrate Esmie Tembenu dies
Retired Child Justice Magistrate, Esmie Tembenu, has died days after she was involved in a road accident in Nsanje. Tembenu sustained injuries in the accident and was admitted to Nsanje District Hospital. She later taken to South Africa for further treatment. At the time of the accident on December
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Asithandile Zozo murder: Wits student's alleged killer to remain behind bars as case postponed | News24
The man accused of stabbing to death Wits university student Asithandile Kwasa Zozo, has been remanded after making his first court appearance.
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Public and Private Interests Clash at the Coastline
When it comes to the Virgin Islands' shoreline, there’s a narrow path between public access and private property rights.
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Senior Singalong Invites WTJX Channel 12 Viewers to Join In
If you like to sing – especially during the holidays – but you have concerns about singing in person with others because of the COVID-19 pandemic, tune in to WTJX Channel 12 on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons at 3:30 p.m.
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Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder in California Arrested on St. Croix
A man wanted for attempted murder in California is in custody after his arrest Tuesday on St. Croix on a warrant issued by the Sacramento Superior and Municipal Court, the V.I. Police Department reported.
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Stacey Dash’s Husband Says He Was Hypnotized Into Marrying Her
Stacy Dash's soon to be ex-husband isn't wrapped too tight. After an already questionable decision of becoming the Clueless actress' 4th/ hubbie, he is now claiming it only went down because he was hypnotized.
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More domestic abuse charities to benefit from Government funding boost - Voice Online
MINISTER FOR Rough Sleeping and Housing Kelly Tolhurst has announced that a further 25 charities... The post More domestic abuse charities to benefit from Government funding boost appeared first on Voice Online.
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Marine Weather Alerts Extended as a Powerful Swell Impacts the Local Waters
The National Weather Service (NWS) in San Juan, PR, has extended marine weather alerts for portions of Puerto Rico and the USVI. 
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Bill to Remove Century-Old Surname Requirement for Women Advances
If you are married in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the current law dictates “the wife shall bear the surname of her husband.” However, this language may be changed after the Committee on Rules and Judiciary advanced legislation that would entitle either party within a marriage the right to use one
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Missing Florida woman Kathleen Moore found dead; boyfriend arrested
The remains of missing Florida woman Kathleen Moore were discovered Tuesday just 50 yards away from the home of her The post Missing Florida woman Kathleen Moore found dead; boyfriend arrested appeared first on TheGrio.
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Stabbing in Cruz Bay Under Investigation
On December 8, at 11 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a stabbing incident outside of an establishment on Prince Street, Cruz Bay.
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Tamar Braxton, then-boyfriend clash over celibacy in new reality show : TheGrio
Tamar Braxton and her now former boyfriend David Adefeso have been in the news a lot in the past two... View Article The post Tamar Braxton, then-boyfriend clash over celibacy in new reality show 'Get Ya Life' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Poem by DaraMonifah Cooper: "Final Preparations"
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Legislature Seeks Control of Pandemic-Related Federal Funds
The Rules and Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday calling for Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. relinquish his control of nearly $550 million in collective pandemic-related federal funding and give the authority to the Legislature.  
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Ex-NFL star Derrius Guice accused of rape by 2 former LSU students - TheGrio
Two former students at Louisiana State University claim former NFL running back Derrius Guice sexually assaulted them and that the... View Article The post Ex-NFL star Derrius Guice accused of rape by 2 former LSU students appeared first on TheGrio.
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Fredericka McGee Offered and Rescinded Job as Executive Director of California State Bar
Federicka McGee, a Black woman and former statehouse lawyer to five Assembly speakers, was offered the position of executive director with the California State Bar Association and that offer was rescinded. McGee has not commented on the situation to the media.  She is currently the vice president
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Legislature Seeks Control of Pandemic-Related Federal Funds
The Rules and Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday calling for Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. relinquish his control of nearly $550 million in collective pandemic-related federal funding and give the authority to the Legislature.  
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Nigeria: How Young Nigerian Girls With Unwanted Pregnancies Are Forced Into Marrying Older Men, Women
[Premium Times] In some parts of South-Eastern Nigeria, there exists a tradition that encourages the families of young girls who get unwantedly pregnant to force them into marrying older men or women.
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Knights of Peter Claver will host webinar to identify solutions to racial inequality - African American News Today - EIN News
… social justice, a historically African-American Catholic fraternity will present … a 46-year-old black American who was killed in … the human dignity of African-Americans and helps establish the … Its membership is historically African-American but is open to …
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Territory's COVID-19 Toll Hits 126 With Death of St. Croix Man, 93
The territory has recorded its 126th death from COVID-19 — a 93-year-old man on St. Croix — the Health Department reported Wednesday afternoon while extending its condolences to his family and friends.
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