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NASA plans to launch a new supersonic plane

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says they have plans to launch a supersonic plane, twice as fast as the Concorde.

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Jusu Kallon Esq.: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: So much to take home from the just concluded treason trial involving the countrys former Defence and Internal Affairs Minister, Mr. Alfred Paolo Conteh. I am minded to focus on one. Celebrating the verdict, my brother and colleague, Ady

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Opposition APC leadership hit by multiple deaths in road accident

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: Sierra Leones main opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) today suffered a massive blow, after a vehicle carrying three of the partys Northern regions senior officials, were killed in a road traffic accident on their way to Freetown from Kabala, Koinadugu

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Minnesota's Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The National Guard has been called out, and you see those vehicles that you saw when they raided Iraq and Afghanistan. People are upset and outraged, and folks are still protesting, and some folks take advantage of the protest," stated Mel Reeves, editor of the Minnesota

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Pavi Fort SL helps 16 Districts in Sierra Leone to Combat COVID-19

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2020: Chief Executive Officer of Pavi Fort Construction Company in Sierra Leone, Alimou Barrie, has joined the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the country with a resolve to complement Government’s efforts. Out of selflessness and his passion

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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to come up with a great idea, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. For Lonnie Johnson, a lifetime of achievement and success at various levels on government and private sector projects could not prepare him for the success the he would ultimately achieve – by

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Under the guise of reorganizing the way they manage the franchise system, the restaurant system across the country, they basically decimated the ranks of the African American leadership and employees,” Caruso said. “That to me is one of the most glaring act of intentional

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Fireworks canceled this year? Watch the lunar eclipse Buck Moon instead - L.A. Focus Newspaper

On July 4, just after 11 p.m. ET, the moon will begin its temporary new look. For exactly two hours and 45 minutes, the moon will pass through the feathered outer shadow cast from Earth, creating a partial penumbral lunar

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NASA’s Headquarters to be Renamed in Honor of its 1st Black Woman Engineer, “Hidden Figure” Mary W. Jackson

NASA announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at

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NGC concludes COVID-19 sensitization in the South East region of Sierra Leone

Anthony Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Following a five-day visit to the southeast of Sierra Leone, Hon. Kandeh Yumkella leader of the national Granf Coalition (NGC) in parliament, has completed his coronavirus disease sensitization tour. The visit took him and party representatives

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Dr. Yumkella speaks about Sierra Leone’s judiciary as parliament approves Appeals Court Judges

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Democracy was at work in Sierra Leone’s parliament yesterday, when the main opposition APC party, led by Honourable Chernoh Ramadan Maju Bah voted against two of the eight presidential nominees put forward by president Julius Maada Bio for MPs approval. The

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NASA To Rename Headquarters After Its 1st Black Female Engineer Mary W. Jackson

NASA announced Wednesday it will rename its headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first African-American female engineer. Her contributions were highlighted in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.

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Speculation grows over date of next election in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2020: Speculations are growing across the political divide in Sierra Leone, after a leading pro SLPP government newspaper – Global Times, published a story recently stating that the next general and presidential elections will be held in 2024 – not 2023 as

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‘Hidden Figures’ No More: NASA To Rename Headquarters For Mary W. Jackson

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African destinations meet to plan growth and sustainable future for tourism

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2020 Recovery and resilience were the central themes as the members of the World Tourism Organization’s Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) met for the 63rd time today. (Photo: Aberdeen Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone). Reflecting the extraordinary circumstances, the

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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: The Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), the most profitable and one hundred percent Sierra Leonean owned bank, yesterday boosted the work of the country’s National Covid-19 Emergency Response Centre (NACOVERC), with the sum of five hundred million Leones

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‘Pop, Lock & Drop It’ Rapper Huey Dies In Double Shooting

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Ambassador Caroline Kennedy honors President Barack Obama

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World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of education in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in 2018. According to the World Bank, the Free Education Project will

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