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Tigray conflict sets off new wave of refugees in a region still grappling with earlier crises
guest column:Cristiano d’Orsi IN early November, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military offensive against forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. This came after months of rising tensions between the front and the Abiy
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Rwanda Seeks U.S.$15 Million to Acquire Covid-19 Vaccine Once Available
[New Times] More than eight months since Rwanda confirmed her first Covid-19 case, the country has recorded 5,620 total positive cases. Of these, 5,163 have already recovered while 46 people succumbed to the virus according to current statistics.
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David Dinkins, First Black Mayor Of New York City, Dies At 93
David N. Dinkins, the first and only Black person to hold the post of mayor in the city of New York, died Monday night. He was 93 years old.
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Greek military setting up field hospital for COVID-19 cases - Black News Channel
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece's armed forces are setting up a field hospital with more than 50 beds in the northern city of Thessaloniki as part of plans to tackle a surge in the number of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, a senior defense
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Yemen rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Jiddah - Black News Channel
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said they struck a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jiddah on Monday with a new cruise missile, just hours after the kingdom finished hosting its virtual Group of 20 leaders summit. An unnamed official
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Moroka Swallows vs Kaizer Chiefs: PSL preview and kick-off time
An iconic South African rivalry is renewed on Tuesday night as Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs lock horns for the first time in five years.
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Murder wave tops C-MOC agenda | New York Carib News
Murder is at the top of the agenda as Jamaica’s Crime Monitoring and Oversight Committee (C-MOC) prepares to update the nation on its deliberations. The unit is an independent oversight body to monitor and report on the programs agreed under the new national consensus on crime. The wave of violence
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California Northstate University Center And Teaching Hospital Is On Track To Serve Elk Grove Residents — The Sacramento Observer
ELK GROVE - Nothing brings home the importance of a community having adequate hospital facilities than the pandemic nightmare that Americans are experiencing today. California has a serious hospital bed shortage ranking 44th out of 50 states, and the nine-county region has a shortage of 1,800 to
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Spain's mortuary workers endure the daily march of death - Black News Channel
By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Marina Gómez and her fellow mortuary worker enter a room at a nursing home to remove the body of a COVID-19 victim, they work methodically and in silence. They disinfect the mouth, nose and eyes to reduce the risk of
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Methodist Hospitals acquires new technology | The Crusader Newspaper Group
First hospital in Northwest Indiana to Offer Carto® 3 System Version 7 Suite of Tools Methodist Hospitals’ Heart Rhythm Center has acquired Biosense Webster, Inc.’s CARTO® 3 System Version 7 and the CARTO PRIME® Mapping Module, the most advanced version of the CARTO 3 System, the
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Not just lizardsalligators can regrow their tails too
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Credit score: Ruth Elsey and the Louisiana Division of Wildlife and Fisheries. American alligators are about as near dinosaurs as you may get in fashionable occasions,…
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IN MEMORIAM: David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Dies at 93 - Black News Channel
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent David Dinkins was the stuff of political legend in New York’s Harlem. From 1990 to 1993, Dinkins served as the 106th Mayor of the largest city in America — New York. Dinkins was a historic figure as the first African American to hold the
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Op-Ed: Why the GOP is so rattled by Rev. Warnock's faith-based Georgia Senate campaign | The Atlanta Voice
The Rev. Raphael Warnock is not just a candidate in one of the pivotal US Senate runoffs in Georgia, he's also a successor to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Like King, Warnock roots his call for the government to respect the
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Four more COVID-19 deaths, 79 new cases
Jamaica on Monday recorded four more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 243. One more case was recorded as a coincidental death, pushing that figure to 30. Those who have died are: – A 59-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew. –...
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Raining Volvos: 'Most extreme' crash test involves 100-foot drop [watch]
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Kwaito star Mshoza, ex-boyfriend Anele Ngcongca die days apart
Along with the shock news that Mshoza's ex-boyfriend Anele Ngcongca died in a car crash this morning, the music icon, 37, joins the list of South African stage greats who all died too soon.
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Coronavirus Update: New Study Shows Those Covid-19 Survival Rates Are Improving
An analysis by the medical website STAT shows that patients who must be hospitalized for Covid-19 are surviving at higher rates than at the beginning of the crisis. Patients are also requiring shorter hospital stays, declining from 10.5 days in March to 4.6 days in September. Health experts believe
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PM responds to Opposition calls for resignation of Finance Minister  | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis Monday broke his silence on opposition calls for the resignation of his Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest amid allegations of his involvement in a reported US$20 million fraud scheme.
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David N. Dinkins, NYC's first black mayor, dies at 93 | New York Carib News
David N. Dinkins was a barber’s son who became New York City’s first Black mayor died on Monday night at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was 93.
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MasterClass announces Alicia Keys to teach songwriting and producing : TheGrio
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Black Lives Matter protests erupt in Brazil after Black man is fatally assaulted by guards - Face2Face Africa
Protests against racial discrimination erupted in Brazil after a Black man, identified as João Alberto Silveira Freitas, was fatally assaulted by two White security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre during an altercation on Thursday. The incident, which happened a day before the
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PETA: Ramaphosa response to trophy hunting recordings 'embarrassing'
This issue just won't blow over for Cyril Ramaphosa: PETA are furious with the president's reply to claims that he is profiting from trophy hunting.
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Nation mourns passing of NYC only black mayor, David Dinkins - Atlanta Tribune
RECALLING HIS COMPASSION AND STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE MOURNS THE PASSING OF MAYOR DINKINS David Norman Dinkins, 93, was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. He was the first and, to date, only
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Protests in Brazil after Black man is killed by security guards - Voice Online
PROTESTS HAVE taken place across Brazil after a Black man was beaten to death by... The post Protests in Brazil after Black man is killed by security guards appeared first on Voice Online.
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Suspect arrested, charged with murder for Sonic Drive-In shooting that killed two, injured two – National News – The Black Chronicle
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Carl Bernstein reveals 21 GOP senators contemptuous of Trump - TheGrio
Former Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein took to Twitter to list the names of 21 Republican senators who he says have... View Article The post Carl Bernstein reveals 21 GOP senators contemptuous of Trump appeared first on TheGrio.
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Gratitude: How to Remain Thankful Even Amid Unrest and a Pandemic | Chicago Defender
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