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Angola: Covid-19 - 112 New Infections and 30 Recoveries Reported
[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 112 new positive cases of covid-19 have been detected in Angola in the last 24 hours, as well as three deaths and 30 recoveries.
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Source: allAfrica.com
IMF urges caution
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Alejandro Werner said yesterday Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new coronavirus (COVID-19) global
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Africa: Over 218,000 Active Covid-19 Cases Across Continent After More than 13 Million Tests
[allAfrica] As of October 01, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,482,205. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 35,865, and recoveries 1,227,767. 13,894,957 test have been performed and 218,571 cases are currently active.
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Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana - TheGrio
Tropical Storm Beta trudged toward the coasts of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, threatening to bring more rain, wind and... View Article The post Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana appeared first on TheGrio.
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Somalia: Somali Police Seize Illicit Alcohol
[Dalsan Radio] Security forces in Puntland region have seized a vehicle carrying illicit alcohol on Wednesday.
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Black Lives Matter at War with America.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Outrageously, cowardly and traitorous politicians are allowing Black Lives Matter, a racist hate group to engage in an “Everything Must Go” fire-sale against
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CSAF #22 visits Peterson AFB - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
By Airman 1st Class Brooke Wise | Peterson-Schriever Garrison Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q.
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Angola's State Secondary Schools Authorised to Charge Fees
[ANGOP] Luanda -- State-owned second cycle schools in Angola have been authorised to charge fees and emoluments in order to ensure the self-sustainability of these education institutions.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Storm of 1928
The hurricane that hit Palm Beach County Florida, on September 16, 1928, has been identified as the third largest death total, caused by a natural disastor, in the United States.
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Plague Pestilence Fire & Ice.
Although the televised murder of George Floyd momentarily diverted media attention from COVID-19, the plague-like virus continues to
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Jackson, Lisa Perez (1962-- )
Lisa Perez Jackson, the first African American Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brings a wealth of experience to that agency.  A scientist by profession, she has spent more than 20 years working as an advocate for the better use and awareness of the
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Central Africa: Eccas Chairperson Kicks Off Visit to Angola Monday
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The chairperson of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Gilberto da Piedade Veríssimo, begins Monday an official visit to Angola, with the aim of establishing contacts with the country's authorities.
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Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast
TEXAS, United States (AP) - Beta weakened to a tropical depression yesterday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas farther inland.
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Uganda: Health Centre Gets Shs251m for Renovation
[Monitor] The expansion of Bushenyi Health Centre IV has started, with residents optimistic that this will lead to improvement in service delivery.
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WATCH | Flooding after heavy rains hit Giyani | News24
Parts of Giyani in Limpopo experienced flooding after 200mm of rainfall in the past week. Residents scrambled to fix damaged roofs and cracks caused by heavy downpours.
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Umontuen: 'In Atlanta, 'Black Press Matters' now more than ever' | The Atlanta Voice
What I have found as I covered the protest for Rayshard Brooks on June 13, that it’s pretty easy to see why not only “Black Lives Matter” but “Black Journalists Matter” and “Black Media
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Rwanda: Nyarugenge Court Dismisses Rusesabagina's Appeal Against 30-Day Remand
[New Times] The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on Friday dismissed the appeal by militia leader Paul Rusesabagina, who had challenged the decision by a lower court to remand him.
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Know your evacuation zone
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Renowned television talk show host Oprah Winfrey is sometimes called the most influential woman of the 20th century, and perhaps rightly so, as she has her own globally viewed talk show, television network, magazine and millions of fans. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Missouri
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JPS conducting extensive vegetation control as hurricane preparation continues
The Jamaica Public Service Company says it is undertaking an extensive vegetation management control programme, even as it remains in preparation mode for the Atlantic Hurricane season, which is expected to be extremely
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St Catherine Disaster Preparedness Committee seeks funding
The St Catherine Parish Disaster Preparedness Committee is asking for a budget of $779,250 to prepare for the 2020 hurricane season, while highlighting that the shelters are 85 per cent ready for
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KSAMC to clean over 100 drains
Detailing the programme, Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams said that the exercise would be undertaken in phases, targeting 51 critical coastal drains in communities across 13
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Tropical Storm Iota forms in the Caribbean
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Just as the remnants of Eta finally blew out to sea on Friday, another storm formed that could follow its path of death and destruction into Central America this weekend, and Tropical Storm Theta was moving...
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First phase of drain, gully cleaning starts in two weeks
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the island's municipal corporations will be rolling out the first phase of their disaster risk mitigation programme in two weeks, for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on June
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Senegal/Mauritania: Senegal Line Up Morocco, Mauritania Friendlies
[CAF] The Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) have confirmed two friendlies against Morocco and neighboring Mauritania in October.
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Rwanda's Most-Wanted Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Loses Extradition Appeal
[DW] Felicien Kabuga allegedly financed and helped orchestrate the murder of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. He evaded justice for 25 years until he was caught outside Paris earlier this year. He will face a UN tribunal.
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Tropical Storm Beta forecast to make landfall late Monday - Black News Channel
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Parts of Texas and Louisiana braced Monday for flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that's already been drenched and battered during this year's exceptionally busy hurricane
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NOAA hurricane forecast predicts busy 2020 season –
The federal government’s hurricane season forecast predicts an above-average season, offering little hope of a break from strong storms in an already challenging
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Final weeks of historic hurricane season bring new storms - Black News Channel
By SETH BORENSTEIN, FREIDA FRISARO and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Just when you thought it should be safe to go back to the water, the record-setting tropics are going crazy. Again. Tropical Storm Eta is parked off the western coast of Cuba, dumping rain. When it
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Storm drenches US south
MARYLAND, United States (AP) Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters said yesterday.After drenching much of the south, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce
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