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President Donald Trump announced his intention to urge the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, along with its primary member, Saudi Arabia, to lower crude oil prices during his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Donald Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet by Eric Trump. “Two great, courageous Americans,” Trump’s son tweeted. He removed the tweet with a photo of the two rappers in […]
by Derek Major -The largest Black bank in the U.S. has proudly announced it has achieved a milestone of 100,000 customers after a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and a focus on racial [...]
Protests in Sudan have turned deadly after one person was reportedly killed and a dozen others were wounded, according to a group of doctors linked to the movement that led to the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir.
The demonstrations on Wednesday in the cities of Kharthoum and Omdurman are over the country's worsening economic situation. Protesters are also demanding justice for the hundreds killed during the 2019 uprising, which led to Bashir being toppled.
'We demanded freedom, peace and justice'
Eyewitnesses said police fired teargas to disperse the small gatherings of about 100 protesters.
\"There has not yet been any sentencing for the martyrs,\" said one protester.
\"We demanded freedom, peace and justice and neither achieve peace, neither freedom nor justice.\"
Sudan has embarked on a rocky three-year transition since then under a joint civilian-military administration but has struggled with severe economic woes and skyrocketing consumer prices.
High inflation and a shortage of hard currency mean people are finding it difficult to even buy the basics. Long queues outside grocery stores have also become the norm as have power cuts that can last up to six hours.
Authorities have vowed to rebuild the economy and to bring to justice those responsible for killing protesters.
More than 250 people were killed during the anti-Bashir protests and the ensuing unrest, according to doctors linked to the protest movement.
The transitional authorities have been pushing to end the country's isolation and to rebuild its economy.
On Monday, President Donald Trump declared his readiness to remove post-Bashir Sudan from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, a move Khartoum hailed as a vital step towards securing debt relief and spurring economic recovery.
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Ethiopia has set up a network of committees to identify children forced into work or marriage during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure schools are safe to re-open this week although campaigners fear it will hard to reverse the damage done.
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe's August Wilson adaptation 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' showcasing Chadwick Boseman's final performance opposite Viola Davis' powerhouse blues singer. The film, shot last year, was already one of the year's most anticipated, coming as the next chapter in Denzel Washington's ongoing project to turn Wilson's plays into films, following 2016's Oscar-winning 'Fences.' But since the unexpected death in August of 43-year-old Boseman from colon cancer, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' has taken on a elegiac aura. Boseman's performance has been said to be among the […]
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On Thursday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will share a debate stage for the last time before the November 3 election. Maybe. Why only 'maybe?' Well, several reasons actually. 1) Biden said last week Trump needed to test negative for Covid-19 on the day of the debate or he […]
The Republic of Sudan will no longer be on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, according to US President Donald Trump on Monday, after Sudan committed to pay some $353 million to American terrorism victims and their families. Trump tweeted: 'New government of Sudan, which is making great progress, agreed to pay $335 MILLION...
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Lena Waithe teams up with The North Face to lead the charge on advocating for change in the outdoor space for communities of color.
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China's shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gaining strength as consumers return to shopping malls and auto dealerships while the United States and Europe endure painful contractions. Growth in the world's second-largest economy accelerated to 4.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, up from the previous quarter's 3.2%, official data showed Monday. Retail spending rebounded to above pre-virus levels for the first time and factory output rose, boosted by demand for exports of masks and other medical supplies. China is the only major economy […]
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