DP Ruto finally shares event with President Uhuru

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Vaccine Doubt, Covid Misinformation Linked: Australian Study – The Wilmington Journal

SYDNEY — No, the Covid-19 vaccine does not contain a microchip that allows large businesses to control humanity through 5G networks. Nor does it alter your DNA or cause cancers and infertility. But as per a new [...]

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Morocco Celebrates Eid Al Fitr On Thursday, Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs

[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco will celebrate Eid Al Fitr 1442 of Hegira on Thursday, May 13, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced on Wednesday.

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Millions of people lack bank accounts - The Bay State Banner

Recognizing that something more must be done to address the City of Boston’s persistent and growing racial wealth gap, former Mayor Martin Walsh created the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) to connect Boston residents with skills and resources to improve their financial empowerment and advance

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Enjoy an African football bonanza this weekend. - The Zimbabwe Independent

This weekend promises to be filled with thrilling football entertainment from around Africa as the continent’s top clubs fight for their spot in the semi finals. The teams that have progressed will be showcasing the talent that is on offer when they will play in their first leg of the CAF Champions

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Source: The Zimbabwe Independent - The Leading Business Weekly

Africa: Push for Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Isn't a Panacea - but It Could Nudge Companies to Share

[The Conversation Africa] A new proposal, this time from the US, on how to open up access to vaccines against COVID-19 by relaxing patent rights, has added to an already complex and fraught debate between the World Trade Organisation's 164 members.

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Zimbabwe: Madhuku Says Mnangagwa More Greedy for Power Than Mugabe

[New Zimbabwe] Opposition National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku says President Emmerson Mnangagwa has displayed more greed for power more than his predecessor Robert Mugabe.

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Africa: MSF Returns to Saving Lives At Sea in Central Mediterranean

Press Release - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces today the relaunch of its search and rescue activities in the central Mediterranean Sea to save the lives of refugees and migrants attempting the deadly sea crossing from Libya.

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PRESS ROOM: NAACP Launches ‘COVID. KNOW MORE,’ An Innovative, Timely New Initiative Empowering Black Americans With the Latest Information, Resources and Updates On COVID-19 | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP has commissioned proprietary research, which will be featured and updated bi-monthly, taking a consistent pulse of Black America’s status and progress as we collectively progress toward full recovery. African Americans surveyed have expressed ongoing concerns about the

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Uganda: What Museveni Promised Ugandans in His Inaugural Speech for Sixth Term

[Monitor] Your Excellencies,

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Nigeria Records 27% Drop in Diaspora Remittances

[This Day] Diaspora remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa declined by an estimated 12.5 per cent in 2020 to $42 billion, almost entirely due to a 27.7 per cent decline to Nigeria, which accounts for over 40 per cent of such flows to the region, the World Bank has disclosed.

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Egypt: Grand Mufti Greets President Sisi On Eidul Fitr

[Egypt Online] Egypt's Grand Mufti and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawqi Allam greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Eidul Fitr which falls on Thursday 13/5/2021.

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Auditor general faces PAC grilling

With decibel levels increasing sharply, Heroy Clarke on Tuesday insisted that as a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), he had a right to know why Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis did not attend an exit interview of an audit done by...

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Cameroon Military Says Rebels Turning to IEDS As Numbers Fall

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon authorities say anglophone separatists have been increasing their use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which killed 24 people in the past two weeks. Cameroon's military held an emergency meeting on the issue Monday.

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Bigger-than-life adventurer Sherman Kilimanjaro ‘had fun on his way to heaven’ - TSDMemphis.com

“If there’s one thing you can say about my brother, it’s that he had a lot of fun on his way to heaven,” said Vivian Jean Wilburn of her brother Sherman Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro died April 28 in Millington. He was 72. “He was a lover of life and lived it with passion. Sherman was a […]

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Australian Government Urge States To Do More On Housing Prices – The Wilmington Journal

BRISBANE, Australia — Australian states and territories are being urged to step up on community and social housing. House prices are surging, affordability is worsening, and dozens of people turn up for rental inspections in cities [...]

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Musician August Bleu Poised to Become One of the Best From the West | Atlanta Daily World

August Bleu’s new single, “Big Tymer” is a high-energy party song designed to crowd the dance floor. To know how far Bleu came to create that tune, you need to know his story. In 2006, Bleu was shot seven times and left paralyzed. The traumatic incident hurt his self-confidence and sense of

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ITG Brands Selects Kim Reed As the Company's Next President and CEO

Kim Reed will make a transition from Executive Vice President of Sales to president and CEO of ITG Brands. The company is reportedly the third largest tobacco company in the U.S.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Egypt: Sisi Greets Egyptians On Eidul Fitr

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday 12/5/2021 greeted the Egyptian people and Arab and Muslim nations on the occasion of Eidul Fitr (Lesser Bairam) which falls tomorrow.

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Mkhize admits SA’s health sector does not have enough resources for current and future needs | News24

The country's backlog as well as its current and future needs for health services far exceed the current allocation of resources, and all indications point to the sector's chronic underfunding.

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Nigeria: Covid-19 Variants - Lagos Places 14 Countries On Watch List

[Vanguard] As part of measures to prevent infection and possible spread of deadly new COVID-19 variants, the Lagos State Government has placed 14 countries under close monitoring.

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Africa: Nobody Cares About Africans - Museveni

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda's Yoweri Museveni was sworn in Wednesday for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a "sham".

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Emmy-Winning Cinematographer and Photographer John Simmons Details his latest Digital Exhibition “Capturing Beauty: The Artwork and Photography of John Simmons.” - Los Angeles Sentinel

Curated by Jimmy Centeno, Simmons' work is a full display of the historical framework of his start in 1965 to the present day

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South Africa: Routine Testing for HIV, TB Patients to Mitigate Against Covid-19 Interruptions

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza says government has introduced routine testing for certain high-risk groups - those living with HIV and those diagnosed with TB in order to address a gap of patients lost due to COVID-19 interruptions.

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Egypt: Industry Min. Meets Delegation of BSH Company to Discuss Expansion Plan in Egyptian Market

[Egypt Online] Trade and Industry Minister Niven Gamea asserted the keenness of the government to attract more investments and global industrial expertise to the Egyptian market to increase the rates of economic exchange, improve the national industry, promote the quality and competitiveness of the

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World Bank – remittance flows remained resilient in 2020 | New York Carib News

The World Bank Wednesday said despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected.

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Black Women Leaders Declare ‘State of Emergency’ For Vote On Clarke Nomination - The Seattle Medium

“When we describe ourselves as leaders of national Black women’s organizations, sometimes I think we need to add the obvious sentence: That we are spread out across the United States of America. The National Council of Negro Women, for example, has 2 million members…So when you add up this Black

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Egypt: Maait - 250 Importers Join ACI System in One Month

[Egypt Online] Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said 250 importers joined the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) system since piloting it in April 1 ahead of its enforcement as of July 1.

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Kenya: KQ Now Shelves Direct Somaliland Flights Plan

[East African] Kenya Airways (KQ) has put on hold plans to launch direct flights from Nairobi to Somaliland capital Hargeisa, on delayed clearance and approvals.

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Liberia: "Man Is One Name" - a Speech Delivered By Dr. William R. Tolbert When He Received 1974 Gold Medallion of the Society of "The Family of Man" of the Council of Churches of New York

Opinion - [Dr. William R. Tolbert, Jr., president of Liberia and a practicing Baptist minister, was the recipient of the 1974 Gold Medallion of the Society of "The Family of Man" of the Council of Churches of New York. We take pleasure in sharing with our readers the concluding remarks of

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