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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 November 2020: President and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, USA - Frederica Williams, has been awarded the 2020 Dean Michael Shinagel Award for Service to Others, presented by the Harvard Extension Alumni Association. When Frederica Williams, CSS ’91, was
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NFL History: All-Black crew Officiates Monday Night Football November 23 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By J. Coyden Palmer The NFL announced on November 17 that for the first time in league history, one of its games will feature an all African American officiating crew for the game on November 23 between the visiting Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jerome Boger will lead the
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Egypt Reports 368 New Coronavirus Cases, 11 Deaths, 67 Recoveries
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Thursday that 368 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 114,475.
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Zim needs a new ZBC
THE awarding of licences to six national free-to-air commercial television broadcasting stations last week was received with mixed feelings by Zimbabweans. Many hailed the momentous occasion as unparalled developed since 1890, some simply as an incremental gain and a significant group remained
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Diego, a conflicted genius - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I regret that Diego Maradona fabled son of Argentina is no longer of terra firma.  The article Diego, a conflicted genius appeared first on Stabroek News.
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49ers may need temporary home because of new COVID-19 rules - Black News Channel
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The San Francisco 49ers and other teams may need to find a temporary new home after Santa Clara County on Saturday banned all contact sports from holding games and practices for the next three weeks. County officials issued the directives in response to rising
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Jamaican couple launches project to help black graduates
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Lesotho: Leposa Threatens Molibeli With Another Lawsuit
[Lesotho Times] THE Lesotho Police Mounted Police Service Staff Association (LEPOSA) has demanded that Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli defers the opening of an "inhabitable" police post in Ha-Palima, Leribe, until it has been renovated to make it fit for human occupation. LEPOSA says it will
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The Latest: Researchers urge Arizona shutdown, mask mandate - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined PHOENIX — University of Arizona researchers say the current surge in the coronavirus outbreak will present the state with a hospital crisis that could become a disaster unless the state takes steps such as ordering a three-week stay-home shutdown and implementing
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Regal, Speedboat to clash in Open final - Stabroek News
Defending champions, Regal All-Stars and former champions, Speedboat, will meet in today’s Open final of the fourth annual Georgetown Softball Cricket League Incorporated’s Prime Minister Cup T20 tournament. The article Regal, Speedboat to clash in Open final appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa: The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Harmed Trans People. Governments Need to Act
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Celebrities join campaign to stop December deportation of Jamaicans from Britain
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Safety and Pregnancy During COVID-19
By Karen Stokes According to a study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, based on information known at this time, pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant women. Dr. Camille Garrison, Maternal and Child Health and Family
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No Christmas grand market in MoBay
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Abiy tells AU he stands by Tigray military campaign
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Somalia: International Relations and Cooperation On Security Council Briefing On the Situation in Somalia
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Zimbabwe: 'Maradona Was Just a Universal Song, So Catholic That It Was Ubiquitous, Stop the Tambourine but the Music Will Still Be Playing On.'
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Nigeria: Bauchi Shares Palliatives to 110,000 Households to Mitigate Economic Hardship
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Rwanda: Israeli Airline Makes Maiden Flight to Rwanda
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Africa: Namibians Pay Tribute to Football Icon Maradona
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Africa: Millions of New Poor Are On the Way - Who Cares?
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