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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Family Appeals Magistrate's Ruling On Late Strongman's Exhumation
[New Zimbabwe] The family of late former president Robert Mugabe has filed an appeal against the ruling by a Chinhoyi magistrate dismissing the application to nullify an order by a traditional court to exhume his remains and rebury them at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.
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Source: allAfrica.com
National Treasury & WFP partner to boost climate action in Kenya - The Kenya News
The National Treasury & Planning and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a partnership agreement to jointly implement, the Government-Financing Locally-Led Climate Action Programme (G-FLLoCA), which seeks to strengthen local resilience to the impact of climate change by
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Source: The Kenya News
Limpopo man in court for allegedly killing mom with broomstick over food | News24
A 26-year-old man who allegedly hit and killed his mother with a broomstick appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate's Court.
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Source: https://www.news24.com
Tanzania: Government Right On Secure Covid-19 Certificates
[Citizen] The national vaccination campaign against Covid-19 was officially launched in Tanzania on July 28. That was when President Samia Suluhu Hassan formally launched the campaign by personally being vaccinated live on television after receiving 1,058,400 Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19
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Source: allAfrica.com
VIPD Closes Records Bureau On St. Thomas Due 2 ‘Circumstances Beyond Our Control’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department said that 'due to circumstances beyond their control,' the Records Bureau offices on St. Thomas will be closed today, August 4. The VIPD's Bureau of Planning, Research, Records and Statistics is located at the Alexander A. Farrelly Justice
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Source: https://vifreepress.com
Laikipia calm but majority of teachers, pupils keep off schools
The turnout as schools in Laikipia resumed yesterday was poor despite the State’s assurance of security.
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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Residents torch homes of robbery suspects in Migori
The residents' actions followed the arrests of five suspects who were arraigned in court on Thursday.
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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Long droughts push girls to FGM, early marriages
The scorching sun on the plains of Kajiado Central is unforgiving to teenage girls who trek for several kilometres across dusty hills and valleys.
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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Egypt: PM - Govt Keen On Following up Work Progress in 'Decent Life' Projects
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Monday asserted that the government was keen on following up step by step the progress of projects implemented as part of the presidential initiative "Decent Life" in all governorates in order to remove any hurdles facing them.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Limetree Bay Terminals Says Layoffs Planned for December
Limetree Bay Terminals will cut its workforce by about 35 employees, or 28 percent, it announced in a news release on Monday.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Congresswoman Plaskett Announces $8M Grant for Lutheran Social Services
Plaskett released the following statement regarding an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
STX Parents Express Mixed Emotions About Return of Virtual School
As the 2021-2022 school year is set to begin virtually on Monday, parents on St. Croix have mixed emotions about their children returning to school.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Virtue of the Week: Certitude
Certitude is an attitude of faith, confidence and certainty. It is taking bold steps forward after discerning what we believe to be true, and trusting that all will be well. We don't allow the fads and ways of the world to control us. We hear a higher calling. We lead our lives by moral principles.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Algeria blames forest fires on arson, death toll rises to 24 | News24
Algeria’s government said arsonists were responsible for dozens of forest fires that have killed 24 people, including 18 military men, and destroyed homes east of the capital.
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Commentary: We Must Follow Laurance S. Rockefeller's Wishes for Caneel Bay
We should and must honor the wishes of Rockefeller, who wanted Caneel Bay properties to come under the control of the Secretary of the Interior and managed by the National Park Service, “for the use and enjoyment by visitors to the park of the outstanding scenic and other features of national
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Zimbabwe: Goat Farming Boon for Binga Women
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On St. Thomas, Little Dress Shop Has a Big Community Heart
When you grow up as Nicci Roos did, on a 13-by-3-mile island, you learn to think small, at least in the physical sense. Perhaps that’s why Roos is able to pack so much into her new storefront, Nicci’s Boutique, housed in a 11 foot by 11-foot by 11-foot n the Yacht Haven Grande waterfront promenade.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Territory's COVID-19 Infections Now Includes Small Children
As the territory comforts 40 families who have lost members cut down by the coronavirus, almost 400 others are infected with COVID-19 now, including small children who have been hospitalized, the governor and health commissioner said Monday.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Westfield defensive lineman A.J. Holmes is on the way - DefenderNetwork.com
Westfield has developed a reputation for producing high-caliber defensive lineman over the past years with the likes of Buffalo Bills tackle Ed Oliver and North Carolina State tackle Nick Booker-Brown as alums. Now it is 3-year lettermen senior A.J. Holmes' turn to make a name for
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Namibia: Local Study On Upside-Down Rhino Transport Wins IG Nobel Prize
[Namibian] A STUDY on the upside-down, airborne transportation of rhinoceroses conducted in Namibia is among the top winners of this year's Ig Nobel Prize awards.
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Source: allAfrica.com
STX Parents Express Mixed Emotions About Return of Virtual School
As the 2021-2022 is set to begin virtually on Monday, parents on St. Croix have mixed emotions about their children returning to school.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Family demands justice for brother allegedly killed for protecting wife
Six police officers arrested Robert on April 25 and the family could not locate their kin.
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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Virgin Islands' 66th COVID Death Was Vaccinated
The U.S. Virgin Islands is in the bottom five of U.S. states and territories in the rate of vresidents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 – 52.4 percent are vaccinated against COVID-19 – and sustained its first death of a fully vaccinated patient last week.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
The CDC Put These 16 Destinations On A “Very High” COVID-19 Travel Risk List
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just added 16 destinations onto its "very high" COVID-19 risk level list — and yes, some of these locations are definitely dream vacation spots.
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Court Sends Black Woman to Jail Over $40K, While White Woman Who Stole $250K Gets Probation • EBONY
According to Cleveland.com, a white woman accused of embezzling almost $250,000 in public funds was on Monday, Aug. 2, sentenced to two years of probation, while the same court sentenced a Black woman who stole $40,000 from another public institution to 18 months in prison the next day. This has
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Source: https://www.ebony.com
Vialet Sees a Bonus for GERS in Proposed FY 2022 Executive Budget
There may be some hope for the Government Employee's Retirement System, Sen. Kurt Vialet said Monday during a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee at which dozens of budget bills were advanced to the Rules and Judiciary Committee.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Seven-year-old boy drowns in Nambuma River | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
A seven-year-old boy has died after drowning in Nambuma river in Lilongwe. The deceased has been identified as Chisomo Hardwell, 7, who hailed from Chibanda village in the area of Traditional Authority Kayembe in Dowa district. Public relations officer for Mponela police sergeant Macpatson Msadala
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Generally Fair Weather Monday, Turning to Rain Tuesday
Generally fair weather is expected Monday and Monday night with the possibility of isolated to scattered showers. Daytime high temperatures will range from the upper 80s to near 90 with east winds of 10-15 miles per hour. There is an area of low pressure currently a few hundred miles east-southea
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Tourists behaving badly: Visitors risking their lives at Maasai Mara
Some tourists visiting the Maasai Mara Game Reserve flout laws on how one should behave in the protected zone.
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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Territory's COVID-19 Infections Now Includes Small Children
As the territory comforts 40 families who have lost members cut down by the coronavirus, almost 400 others are infected with COVID-19 now, including small children who have been hospitalized, the governor and health commissioner said Monday.
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