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On a mission: Tom Cruise insists on social distancing on set - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined LONDON (AP) — Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest 'Mission: Impossible' movie, after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to respect social distancing rules. In audio released by the Sun tabloid, the 58-year-old
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‘A Violation Of Human Rights’: ‘Insecure’ Actor Kendrick Sampson Punched By Cop In Viral Video
Sampson shared disturbing footage of him being accosted and assaulted by a police officer in Cartagena, Colombia on Dec. 15.
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Australia’s Energy Market Operator Models Net-Zero By 2050

BRISBANE, Australia — Australia has not committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 but said it is a preference to get there by then. Going harder and faster on emission reduction beyond net-zero by 2050 would make Australia economically stronger, new modeling shows. The Australian Energy

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Rwanda Space Agency to Be Operational in July
Rwanda has laid ground for space technologies through the establishment of ESRI Rwanda, which provides mapping services and GIS solutions to government agencies, and the Centre of the Geographic Information System at the University of
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Kroger Shooter Sentenced To Life In Prison After Killing 2 Black Shoppers In 2018 Hate Crime
Gregory Bush, 53, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2018 hate crime shooting of Maurice Stallard, 69, and Vickie Lee Jones, 67, at a Kroger supermarket in Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
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History maker: Sha Sha wins BET award
SOUTH AFRICA-based Zimbabwean amapiano star, Charmaine Shamiso Mapambiro, popularly known as Sha Sha in the showbiz industry has written her own piece of history, by becoming the first local artiste to win a BET
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Electoral College Seals President-Elect Biden’s Election Victory
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though largely viewed as a formality, the many challenges and the outrageous – almost treasonous – behavior displayed by Trump, his supporters, and a large swath of Republican officials made this year’s Electoral College gathering more eventful, if not
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John Legend, Delroy Lindo, Tessa Thompson, Andra Day & More to be Honored at Celebration of Black Cinema - The New York Beacon
(Los Angeles, CA)– TheCritics Choice Associationannounced today the incredible talent that it will recognize, virtually, at the third annualCelebration of Black Cinemaon Tuesday,February 2, 2021. The ceremony will be hosted by author and media personalityBevy Smith. Delroy Lindo(Da 5 Bloods) will
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Africa: Dynamic WHO Dashboard for Island States Highlights Barriers and Progress On Climate Change and Health
Press Release - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face particularly acute health risks as a result of the climate crisis. Warming temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, rising sea levels and extreme weather events lead to increased risks of injuries, deaths, food insecurity and the
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Africa: Will UK Government Ensure Women's Voices Are Heard At Cop26 Climate Summit?
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Exxon says over 2,000 Guyanese supporting its operations here - Stabroek News
More than 2000 Guyanese are supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s operations, representing 55 percent of the total workforce. The article Exxon says over 2,000 Guyanese supporting its operations here appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa: Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Other Global Ills Share Root Causes
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the international treaties charged with solving two of the biggest problems of the 21st century, were both due to hold make-or-break meetings in
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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern
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Kerma - African Capital, Rival to Egyptian Pharaohs
Kerma is the name of the capital city of the Kerma society, a cultural group based in Sudanese Nubia, and part of the Kush or Kushite kingdom rival to Middle and New Kingdom Egypt. Kerma was the first Nubian state, situated between the fourth and fifth cataracts of the Nile River in what is now the
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CO2 emissions to drop in 2020
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent long-term global warming, researchers reported
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Rwanda: Govt Unveils U.S.$11 Billion Climate Action Plan
Rwanda has become the first African country to submit a new national climate plan, whose implementation requires $11 billion (10.2 trillion), as an essential tool to implement the Paris
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State Fair of Texas Grant Cycle Opens for Fall 2021 Summer Funding to Resume in 2022 - Texas Metro News
The State Fair of Texas is delighted to open the only grant cycle for the 2021 year. Last year, in addition to our core three grant categories: capacity building for nonprofits, economic development, and educational programming, the State Fair added a new category for social and racial justice. The
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Cassellius, teachers at odds over opening - The Bay State Banner
The Boston Teachers Union Sunday took a vote of no confidence in Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius after they say she refused to sign an agreement extending safety precautions to 28 schools that reopened for high-needs students
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Rwanda, Singapore Sign Pact to Boost Judicial Cooperation
[New Times] Rwanda and Singapore on April 19, signed a memorandum of understanding, which is expected to promote judicial cooperation between the two countries.
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Soldiers to get affordable housing access - Ali tells officer’s conference - Stabroek News
While laying out his administration’s new defence thrust, President Irfaan Ali yesterday emphasised the importance of taking care of the wellbeing of each soldier and announced that in addition to scholarships, affordable housing would be made available and 150 pre-qualified soldiers would be
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Facebook uncovers ‘French and Russian disinformation’
Facebook says it has uncovered rival French and Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at deceiving and influencing internet users in the Central African Republic ahead of an election later this month. This was the first time it had found 'two campaigns - from France and Russia - actively engage
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Australian Farmer’s Land Clearing Kyoto Case Turfed – The Wilmington Journal
SYDNEY — A New South Wales farmer’s bid to overturn land clearing laws by claiming his land is being compulsorily acquired from the fallout of the Kyoto Protocol has no reasonable prospect of success, a court [...]
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Barack Obama Pushes Back At Criticism Of His Problem With 'Defund The Police’ Slogan - The New York Beacon
Former President Barack Obama has pushed back at the criticism he received from progressive Democratsfor suggesting pithy slogans like “defund the police” may actually prevent real change. In a 32-minute interview that aired on Tuesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Obama expanded on his concern
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Rwanda Partners With Italy to Train Police Motorbike Riders
[New Times] Thirty Police officers on Tuesday, July 6, started a three-week 'motorbike riding' course at the Police Training School (PTS) Gishali in Rwamagana District.
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Cybercrime Bill a step closer to being enacted after NCOP passes it | News24
A Bill criminalising the distribution of harmful messages and which imposes obligations to report cybercrimes, could soon become law.
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Climate Change, Air Pollution Linked To Pregnancy Risks That Disproportionately Affect Black Mothers
A study published last week in the JAMA Network Open found that pregnant women who were exposed to higher temperatures and air pollution are more likely to birth babies that are premature, underweight, or
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Hack brings unwanted attention to obscure but vital IT firm - Black News Channel
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer Before this week, few people were aware of SolarWinds, a Texas-based software company providing vital computer network monitoring services to corporations and government agencies around the world. But the revelation that elite cyber spies have spent months
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Nigeria Records 717 Rape Cases in Five Months - Official
The police chief called on Nigerians to join in efforts to tackle rape and other sexual violence by ensuring prompt report of cases and working with the police to apprehend the
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