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The four-times Rugby World Cup champions will play 13 Test matches over the season, starting and ending with games against Wales.
A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.
The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
The post Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
So you couldn't catch the latest episode of Skeem Saam? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Be warned of spoilers!
(Reuters) - Bermuda and The Bahamas aren’t exactly big players in the oil-and-gas world.
The article How oil majors shift billions in profits to island tax havens appeared first on Stabroek News.
Omar Ibrahim is an Ethiopian refugee who’s set up a tailor shop in Um Raquba camp in Sudan. Using a foot-powered sewing machine Ibrahim rents from a villager. He helps fellow refugees by making new clothes and mending worn out ones. Now, in Um Raquba, Ibrahim worries for his elderly parents who decided to stay behind in Humera.
\"Even though I’m not fully satisfied, it's enough to sustain my life, my belly. I left everything I had behind because I was forced to and I started this job out of necessity and it's currently sustaining my life. I eat and drink daily thanks to my profession. If I didn’t have this job what would have happened to me? This machine is not mine. I got it from Um Raqouba. I keep half the profits and give the other half to the owner of the machine. And now I am better\", Ibrahim said.
His work as a tailor helps him both to earn a living and to fight his sadness. Despite the pain and loss he has suffered, Ibrahim is driven by a belief in self-reliance and the essence of serving his community.
Some 49,000 Ethiopians have fled into Sudan since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government launched a deadly offensive against the northern region of Tigray's ruling party on November 4.
Living in a string of camps dotted along Sudan's border with Ethiopia, most of the refugees must rely on aid to survive.
Many simply do not have the means to pay Ibrahim for his services, so he charges according to their means.
The Ethiopian federal government has claimed control of Tigray’s capital, Mekele. But the United Nations, which recently signed an agreement for ‘’unrestricted’’ access to the region reports of ongoing fighting.
For most, the year 2020 has been the most trying year of our lives. The…
The post Is It Worth It? Adding up the Cost of Escalating Violence appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
The Sunshine Tour has announced that it will tee off 2021 with a strong run of seven tournaments starting in early February.
[Swazi Media] King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini) is reportedly set to grab more than 90 percent of the shares in some of the kingdom's prestigious hotels.
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon's official news agency said. The four are the most senior individuals to be indicted so far in the investigation, which is being conducted in secrecy. Judge Fadi Sawwan filed the charges against Hassan Diab and former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, as well as Ghazi Zeiter and Youssef Fenianos, both former ministers of public works. […]
The post Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in August port explosion appeared first on Black News Channel.
[This Day] The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, signed a new partnership to strengthen the capacity of the Africa CDC to prepare for and respond to public health threats in Africa.
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a case Wednesday that could make it easier for the president to fire the head of the agency that oversees government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The case could also mean undoing an agreement between the companies and the government that has sent about $246 billion in their profits to the Treasury. That was compensation for the taxpayer bailout they received after the 2007 housing market crash. The case before the justices involves the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie and was […]
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The best inventors often have a knack for turning problems into profits with an innovative, market-shattering product.
Today is the 345th day of 2020. There are 21 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2010: Veteran journalist and university lecturer John Maxwell passes on.�OTHER EVENTS1520: Martin Luther publicly burns the papal edict demanding that he recant or face excommunication from the Roman Catholic church.
Chef Chris Williams is carrying on his family's legacy through his nonprofit organization Lucille's 1913. The organization, born during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides hot meals […]
Op-ed by Dr. Ben Chavis 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. From the racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other Black and Brown Americans at the hands of police officers have all contributed to the evolving social justice […]
The post Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions appeared first on Milwaukee Community Journal.
Donald Trump is on his way out of the White House and it looks like two of his top advisors... View Article
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[Daily Maverick] Young people in South Africa have a pervasive distrust of state institutions such as municipalities, the police and Parliament. These are some of the findings of a survey released by Corruption Watch on Wednesday, 9 December 2020.
VIENNA — Christmas came early for the Leopold Museum in Vienna recently when anonymous donors unexpectedly financed the purchase of a famous 19th-century oil painting at auction. “The Altar of Dionysos”, by renowned Austrian artist [...]
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican Professor Kevin Fenton has been named on the Powerlist 2021 as the second most influential black person in Britain for his role in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
The article Jamaican medic named Britain’s second most influential black person appeared first on Stabroek News.
The United States for the first time reported more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. So far on Wednesday, 3,049 have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins. The numbers are not complete for the day. The United States is averaging about 2,230 new death reports per day, the university's data shows. Over […]
[GroundUp] Mystery company is run by prominent businesswoman Carol Bouwer
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