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PARIS, France (AP) - With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley's ch�teaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide Linda Zenou frets about how she'll pay off a loan and continue to care for her ailing mother in the achingly lean months
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155 Civil Rights Groups Urge Passage of Advance Voting Rights Bill | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 154 other civil rights organizations this week called on members of Congress to swiftly pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 4. The bill was recently reintroduced as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement
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Dominica preparing for cruise ship season amid COVID regulations
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The chief executive officer of the Dominica Port Authority (DPA), Benoit Bardouille, says several stringent measures are being put in place to ensure that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic does not severely...
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Idling taxi drivers claim they're feeling the burn too after fire at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital | News24
The partial burning of the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital has not only affected patients and workers, but business people too.
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Meet The Face Behind South African's First Black Woman Owned Winery
In South Africa, one woman managed to beat the odds to become the first Black woman to own a winery in the country. Meet Ntsiki Biyela.
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Taxi operator captured after second hit-and-run | News | Jamaica Gleaner
The taxi operator who was named as a person of interest in January and a suspect in the hit-and-run incident of an on-duty policeman at the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Worthington Avenue in Kingtson has been captured after six months on the...
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Western Cape foodie vacays for the whole family to enjoy
With September upon us and spring in the air, we're ready to pack our bags and hit the road for a fabulous family getaway.
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Don’t let stress drive you to abandon children, mom urges
A traumatic pregnancy, isolation from her family, and mounting debt drove 31-year-old Alicia* to take her days-old baby to a Corporate Area children’s home last year in an attempt to break ties. “I just left the baby there and just walked away,”...
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Kenya: Police on the Trail of Notorious Car Theft Gang
[Nairobi News] Police in Kiambu are on the trail of a dangerous gang that specializes in car theft and vandalism.
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WATCH | Taxi operators strike over dispute with bosses in Gqeberha | News24
Thousands of commuters were left stranded in Gqeberha after taxi drivers blocked roads with burning tyres over claims their bosses had kept Covid-19 relief funding for themselves.
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Uganda: Experts Blame Covid-19 Deaths On Rising Community Infections
[Monitor] Scientists have attributed the Covid-19 deaths in the country to increasing community infections.
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Donald Trump says he won’t attend John Lewis’ memorial services
President Donald Trump said Monday, July 27, 2020, he will not be attending memorial services for civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis this week. Lewis will lie in state at the Capitol as part of six days of funeral proceedings, and the public will be allowed to visit later Monday and Tuesday. Lewis
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Murder Files Latest: 17 suspects appear in Klerksdorp Regional Court
The alleged murder suspects were criminals belonging to a gang notorious for terrorising the local community the court heard.
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Africa: Hormuud CEO Calls for the Development of Clear Strategies for the Prevention and Containment of the Coronavirus in Africa
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Africa: R25 Million Investment to Boost Pan-African Vaccine Manufacturing
[SAnews.gov.za] Processes to finalise a R25 million investment to boost pan-African vaccine manufacturing is currently underway, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Republicans quickly rebuff Trump after his vote delay idea - Black News Channel

By Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's suggestion of postponing the November election drew condemnation from Republican officials in the states and on Capitol Hill as they tried to bat away questions their own party leader had raised about the legitimacy

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SARS eFiling and 'Kissing Booth' dominate Google search queries
President Ramaphosa announced that schools will remain closed, SARS is introducing an eFiling programme and a veteran SA actor passed away. Here are the results from Google Trends.
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Zimbabweans in Cape Town join solidarity protest before being dispersed by police | News24
About 150 people protesting outside the Zimbabwean Consulate in Cape Town joined their compatriots across the border in a day of protests.
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South Africa has cut rhino poaching by half, says Creecy | News24
The number of South African rhinos killed by poachers fell by half in the first six months of the year, but 166 were slaughtered nonetheless, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has said.
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Algeria: taxi drivers slam conditions for operations
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Five killed in shooting at Ceres taxi rank, 3 gunmen on the run | News24
Five people have been killed after three men opened fire at a taxi rank in Ceres, Western Cape police say.
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A number of issues in Lusignan, Annandale need to be addressed - Stabroek News
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Zambians give handkerchief salute to fallen statesman Kaunda | News24
Mourners waving white handkerchiefs, Kenneth Kaunda's trademark symbol, gathered at a Lusaka stadium on Friday for a state memorial service for Zambia's first president, who died last month aged 97.
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Trump to sign executive order banning TikTok in the US - TechCentral
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the US, ratcheting up the pressure on the popular short-video app's Chinese owner to sell it.
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Uber alarm
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Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa hangs up badge after more than four decades of service | News24
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Saturday's weather: New month, same pleasant conditions | News24
The month may be new, but fine to warm conditions are expected to continue this weekend.
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Renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge to the John R. Lewis Freedom Bridge | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
It is time to make a change in America. For too long we have delayed or postponed changes in our society. Congressman John Lewis passed away on July 17th. His legacy and contributions will live on forever. He was called the “conscious” of Congress. Quite fitting for a man who lived his life serving
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IPL teams club together to get SA players to the UAE
Indian Premier League (IPL) teams look set to club together to charter a flight for the South African players signed up for the 2020 tournament.
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