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Zimbabwe: Unionists Face Arrest After Disrupting Wage Negotiations
[New Zimbabwe] UNITED Food Federation Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (UFFAWUZ) this week disrupted salary negotiations for the baking industry, a development that will further worsen the plight of over 3 000 workers in the sector.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: We Can't Give You a New Constitution, Senate Tells Nigerians
[Daily Trust] The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite a mass campaign for it.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Turkana Treats Donkeys as Herders Return From Uganda
[Nation] The devastating effects of a drought caused by the delayed March-April long rains prompted more than 6,000 pastoralists in Loima, Turkana West, to flee towards Karamoja, northern Uganda, in search of pasture.
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Source: allAfrica.com
DOH Announces WIC’s Temporary Increase in Cash-Value Voucher Benefits
This increase allows participants to purchase fruits and vegetables as part of their WIC (Women, Infants and Children nutrition) food package.
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Father rapes three biological daughters in Lilongwe | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Police at Kawale in Lilongwe have arrested a 73-year-old man for raping three biological daughters aged between 5 and 12. Kawale Deputy Public Relations officer Mabvuto Phiri said the suspect, Malison Phiri, was on the run until June 3, 2021 when he was arrested by Area 23 Police unit in
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Uganda: Allocate Funds to Fight Climate Change, British Envoy Tells Govt
[Monitor] The British High Commissioner to Uganda, Ms Kate Airey, has called on government to scale up funding to tackle climate change in order to mitigate its adverse effects.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sage Steele was 'thrilled' she didn't pick Black man on 'Bachelorette,' says Rachel Lindsay
Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay has revealed that when she first met ESPN’s Sage Steele, the anchor praised her for not The post Sage Steele was 'thrilled' she didn't pick Black man on 'Bachelorette,' says Rachel Lindsay appeared first on TheGrio.
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Derek Gabriel Sworn-In as New DPW Commissioner
Commissioner Gabriel takes the helm of the V.I. Department of Public Works (DPW), which currently has a dozen major road projects underway.
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Contant Knolls Man Charged With Rape, Child Abuse
According to the V.I. Police Department, on Oct. 6, at 6:20 p.m., police arrested Mackeem Appleton, age 28 of Contant Knolls – charged with 2nd degree rape, delinquency of a minor, child abuse, unlawful sexual contact, 2nd degree aggravated rape, and prohibition of visual medium depicting sexually
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Nigeria: Zamfara Secures Release of 200 More Kidnapped Victims
[Daily Trust] Gusau -- The Zamfara Government Thursday said it has secured the release of no fewer than 200 additional people abducted by bandits through peace dialogue and other security measures.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Security Incident Temporarily Interrupts Rohlsen Airport Operations
Around 12:10 p.m., an explosive device threat was reported to the VIPA Police Division.
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Jahmaris Nesbitt Finishes 3rd at Desert Challenge Paralympics in Arizona
Nesbitt will be representing the Virgin Islands in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, in August, 2021.
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Tunisia: Médenine-Ras Jedir - New Measures Taken to Ease Queues At Border Crossing
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The rapid PCR tests conducted at the Ras Jedir border crossing (Governorate of Medenine) will be cancelled for traders crossing the Tunisian-Libyan borders on a daily basis for their activities.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Louisiana Legends: Bryson ‘Cupid’ Bernard created a timeless classic | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Percy Lovell Crawford When Bryson “Cupid” Bernard created the “Cupid Shuffle” in 2007, he didn’t realize the lasting impact it would have on a wide-ranging audience. A timeless classic that appeals to every culture, the shuffle has shown the ability to unite the divided. During these tumultuous
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Tunisia: Ministry of Women, CAWTAR Centre Sign Partnership Agreement On Economic Empowerment of Women
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A framework partnership agreement was signed Thursday between the Ministry of Women, Family and Seniors and the Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR).
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Uganda: Ministry Decries Shortage of Psychiatrists
[Monitor] Uganda has only 50 psychiatrists, majority of whom are based at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital, a Ministry of Health official has revealed.
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Kenya: Court Releases Suspect in Nyeri Contract Killing Case
[Nation] The High Court in Nyeri on Wednesday released one of the remaining suspects in an alleged contract killing case, barely a month after the death of businessman Stephen Wang'ondu, who was accused of orchestrating the murder of his son.
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Two workers suffocate to death while cleaning septic tank in Kitengela
Two people have died while cleaning a septic tank at an estate in Kitengela, Kajiado County.
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Egypt Denounces Houthi Militia's Wednesday Attack On Abha Airport
[Egypt Online] Egypt categorically condemned Houthi militia's Wednesday night attack that targeted Abha International Airport with a booby-trapped drone which was intercepted by the Arab Coalition after leaving some innocent people injured.
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Namibia/Senegal: Warriors Hunt Lions
[Namibian] BOBBY Samaria knows that his Brave Warriors will face one of the strongest teams in world football tomorrow when they take on Senegal in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. But that should not faze his charges, he said. They are Brave Warriors after all.
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Tunisia: Covid-19 - Eight More Deaths, 207 New Infections in Kasserine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Eight more people succumbed to the coronavirus over the last 72 hours in Kasserine, pushing the death count since the start of the pandemic to 476.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: 2021 National Basketball League Gets Underway
[New Times] The 2021 National Basketball League is set to get underway on Friday, June 4 at Amahoro Indoor Stadium, after a delay of almost 5 months.
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St. Croix Track Club Wins 23 Medals at Atlanta, Georgia Relays
The 10 Mustangs won 11 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze medals.
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Zimbabwe: Ex-Health Minister Obadiah a Free Man As Corruption Charges Collapse
[New Zimbabwe] HIGH Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda Thursday quashed all three corruption charges levelled against former Health minister Obadiah Moyo after ruling the offences were defective.
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Port of Spain man gunned down an hour before curfew - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Police are continuing enquiries into the shooting death of a 30-year-old Port of Spain man on Thursday morning. Police said members of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) were responding to reports of gunshots near Oxford Street, around 9 am, when they saw a group of people placing Travis "Chan
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Egypt: Int'l Cooperation Minister Represents Egypt at St. Petersburg Int'l Economic Forum
[Egypt Online] InternationalCooperation Minister Rania al-Mashat is representing Egypt at the 24th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the largest internationalevent to be held since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Three Killed, One Injured in Kirinyaga Road Crashes
[Nation] Three people have been killed and another one seriously injured in separate road crashes in Kirinyaga County.
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Egypt: Sports Minister Meets Mo Salah Amid Visit to Training of National Team
[Egypt Online] Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi met Thursday with Egyptian football player and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, on the fringe of the minister's visit to the training camp for the national football team in Borg el Arab, Alexandria.
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Egypt: Assoumi - Sisi Granted 'Leader's Order' for His Great Efforts to Serve Arab World
[Egypt Online] Arab Parliament President Adel Assoumi said the "leader's order" which was granted by the parliament to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is offered to heads of state for their great efforts to serve the Arab world.
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Derek Gabriel Sworn-In as New DPW Commissioner
Commissioner Gabriel takes the helm of the V.I. Department of Public Works (DPW), which currently has a dozen major road projects underway.
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