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Zimbabwe: Pressure Group Blasts 'Elitist' Lockdown Measures
[New Zimbabwe] BULAWAYO pressure group, Ibhetshu LikaZulu says the current Covid-19 lockdown measures recently announced will not achieve desired results because of government's elitist approach to the situation.
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Time to say goodbye
As he did in life, so he did in death. Gordon 'Butch' Stewart yesterday pulled the nation's political and business leaders, diplomats, as well as family, friends and employees of his group of companies to his final public event in Jamaica's capital city before today's private interment of his body
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Covid-19 takes its toll on African economy | Africanews
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A to-do-list for the government and people of Sierra Leone in 2021
Dr Babatunde Ahonsi (UN Rep in Sierra Leone): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 January 2021: As we put a very challenging 2020 behind us, Sierra Leone like the rest of the world must seek to build forward better from the devastating socioeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent a major
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Watch night services head online
Scores of churches across the island are planning to have virtual watch night services on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day because of curfew orders enforced by the Government to slow spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Tyrese Gibson and Wife Samantha Announce Split [PHOTOS]
Tyrese Gibson and his wife of four years, Samantha Gibson, are calling it quits. The couple wed on Valentine's Day back in 2017 and they share a 2-year-old daughter named Soraya. They have been in a relationship for 5 years. LIKE BLACKAMERICAWEB ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
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Africa: Innovative Financing Key to Africa's Private Sector Development
[The Exchange] Lockdowns, physical distancing and disruption of normal economic activity around the world have become the norm after the outbreak and spread of Covid-19.
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Watch: 60 years on, Aston Martin poised to shake and stir F1 racing grid
The Aston Martin Formula One team is on track to make its F1 debut in Melbourne, Australia, on 21 March 2021, marking a return to motorsport's premier competition for the luxury carmaker.
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Angola: Piim - Over Akz 300 Million Applied in Roadworks in Cahombo
[ANGOP] Cahombo -- At least 39.8 million kwanzas (Equivalent to US $604,176) is the amount to be invested in the earthworks of 135 kilometres of road in the municipality of Cahombo, northern province of Malanje, within the scope of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM).
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The EU's 2021 plans for closer ties with Africa | Africanews
Portugal will on Friday take over the rotating presidency of the European Council. Prime Minister António Costa will delegate a large part of the responsibility to his foreign minister who told our partner Euronews how he hopes relations with Africa will develop.
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Climate change measures top environmentalists’ 2021 state priorities | L.A. Focus News
California is helping lead the charge in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but more needs to be done asclimate change remains the state’s top environmental issue in 2021 issue, according to top environmental lobbyists in Sacramento. Other issues on their agenda include plastic
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Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers on Saturday, minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on a domestic flight, officials said. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said
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Joe Biden and the Democrats Could Change Everything. But They Won't Try.
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Lack of cooperation hinders China's debt relief to Africa | Africanews
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World Insights: Xinhua top 10 world news events in 2020 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… 8, 2020. On May 25, African-American George Floyd died after a … . Since then, with cases about African-Americans violently treated by white police …
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At last! Formula One kingpin Lewis Hamilton to receive knighthood - Voice Online
FORMULA ONE champion Lewis Hamilton is set to receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II... The post At last! Formula One kingpin Lewis Hamilton to receive knighthood appeared first on Voice Online.
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Nigeria: Govt Makes Clean Cooking Part of Climate Change Response
[This Day] Nigeria is currently revising its commitment to the Paris Agreement. It has identified the provision of clean cooking energy as one important effort to alleviate poverty and reduce emissions of harmful gases that cause climate change.
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Clippers blow big lead, lose to Steph Curry, Warriors | L.A. Focus News
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Scientists Find New Reason behind Droughts in India – The Wilmington Journal
TAMIL NADU — Droughts are not new to India, but scientists have recently cited cause other than El Niño for the seasonal dry spells. El Niño, first identified in the 1600s, is associated with the [...]
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'Vaccine for the world' gets approved by watchdog in the UK
Britain authorized an easy-to-handle coronavirus vaccine Wednesday and decided to stretch out the time between doses to allow more people... View Article The post 'Vaccine for the world' gets approved by watchdog in the UK appeared first on TheGrio.
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No Travel History Linked To First Reported U.S. Case Of Virus Variant
DENVER (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been traveling, triggering a host of…
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India needs less slanging matches and more debates on key issues
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Africa Pilots Anti-Illicit Financial Flows Project
[East African] Africa has been selected to pilot a United Nations-funded project to reduce illicit financial flows. The pilot by the United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) support the project, which is aimed at helping the
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Fate of Trump's $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest
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No travel history in 1st reported US case of virus variant - Black News Channel
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how the first reported U.S. case of the new version showed up in the
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Suicides Lead to Targeted Scrutiny of Digital Lending Apps in India  – The Wilmington Journal
KOLKATA — A spate of suicides linked to alleged harassment by digital lending companies is drawing increased government scrutiny of subprime lenders. Three people in the southern city of Hyderabad committed suicide this month after [...]
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Ethiopia's Ten-Year Plan to Industrialize
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Trade and Industry recently announced that it is planning to enable the country earn as much as nine billion USD in the coming ten years from the export of manufacturing products. One of the strategies in this regard is to attract Foreign Direct Investment.
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Home care providers like Mardie are essential workers who need relief now. We need to send a clear message to Congress — respect, pay, and protect long-term care workers.
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Thailand imposes new restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak - Black News Channel
BY CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in the Thai capital have announced new restrictions, including the closure of some entertainment facilities during the New Year's holiday, as infections continued to rise following a recent coronavirus outbreak. After months
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Cameroon: In Cameroon, Journalists Can't Breathe As Laws Stifle Press Freedom
[East African] Journalists in Sierra Leone have heaved a collective sigh of relief following the repeal - after a gruelling 55-year struggle - of a law which had been weaponised by authorities to curtail press freedom.
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