Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion

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Police Chief Defends Officer Who Punched Black Alabama Store Owner: ‘I Would Much Rather Have a Punch Than an Officer-Involved Shooting’

Store owner Kevin Penn called Decatur Police to report a robbery at his store and informed the dispatcher he was holding the suspect at

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'Bff for Life Vibes': Draya Michele and Her Bestie Reen Have a Girls Night In and Fans Catch All the Feels

Reen and Michele have been close friends for quite some

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Africa: Rugby Africa Annuls 2020 Season

Due to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic Rugby Africa has decided to annul its competitions in 2020 to protect the health of all the players and their

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Source: allAfrica.com

CCBC appoints Dr. Joaquin Martinez Provost and Vice President of Instruction | Afro

Baltimore County, Md. (June 9, 2020) – Community College of Baltimore County is pleased to announce that Dr. Joaquin Martinez has been named CCBC’s next provost and vice president of

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Somalia: Galmudug Security Minister Says He Was Targeted for Assassination By Al-Shabaab

Galmudug regional state minister for security Ahmed Moalim Fiqi now says he was a target of a landmine planted to kill

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Rwanda: 79 Rwandans to Be Received From Uganda

The group is part of the 130 Rwandans that Uganda government officials promised to set free during a meeting with their Rwandan counterparts last

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'They Grow So Fast': Tamar Braxton's Touching Tribute to Son Logan Leaves Fans in Awe

“Braxton Family Values” reality star Tamar Braxton is valuing the life of her son Logan Vincent Herbert, whom she shares with ex-husband Vincent

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Uganda: Makerere COVID-19 Ventilators Pass Test

The locally-made low cost ventilator by Makerere University for giving breathing support to Covid-19 patients has successfully passed the engineering

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Alexis Skyy Has No 'Chill' In Her New Sexy Bikini Snapshot

In between raising her 2-year-old special-needs daughter, managing her KoKo Mi’ skin care business, and filming for “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta,” Alexis Skyy still manages to look hotter than

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Africa: Egypt Pushes Plan to End War in Libya

Egypt on Saturday unveiled a plan to end the years-long civil war in Libya, in an initiative accepted by the commander of the Libyan eastern forces that have suffered heavy losses in recent

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Death of Washington State Man In Police Custody Ruled a Homicide: ‘George Floyd Is Right Here In Tacoma, and His Name Is Manny’

Ellis died on March 3 in Tacoma, Washington, following a confrontation with four Tacoma Police

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Uganda: 69 in Isolation After Soldier's Wife Tests Positive for Coronavirus

At least 69 people in Magamaga Army Barracks in Jinja District have been quarantined after a wife of a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier tested positive for

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NATIVE SON Founder Emil Wilbekin Launches Virtual Black Gay Leadership Forum

In honor of Pride Month, Emil Wilbekin, an accomplished media professional and former ESSENCE Editor-at-Large, launched a virtual Black Gay Leadership Forum through his organization NATIVE

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Niecy Nash Says a Police Officer Pulled Out a Taser on Her Son and Questioned Him About Car He Was Driving

Not only because she’s been affected by the death of George Floyd and the ongoing protests, but because her son Dominic Nash was harassed by a police

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Rwanda: Uganda-Rwanda Border Talks End in Stalemate

The virtual meeting of the ad hoc commission for the normalisation of relations between Uganda and Rwanda ended on Thursday evening without a position, especially on the opening of the Gatuna border

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Africa: As Lockdown Fuels Food Shortages, Africa Goes Online for Groceries

From sharing grocery costs to food remittances, African tech entrepreneurs are finding ways to keep fresh food affordable

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Angola: COVID-19 - Journalists Covering COVID-19 Briefing Get Tested

Luanda — At least 38 journalists from various media outlets covering COVID-19 daily update press conference were tested Tuesday in Luanda as part of the prevention process against

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Rwanda: Drought-Hit Farmers to Get Solar-Powered Irrigation

Farmers who were counting losses due to dry spells for years could start harvesting vegetables- pepper, eggplants and French beans- thanks to a multi-million solar-powered irrigation along Lake Cyohoha in Bugesera

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Kenya: Editors Call for Review of Media Laws to Improve Press Freedom

Media guilds in Eastern Africa have called on their respective governments to review and update media laws in advocating for press freedom and sustainability measures amid the ongoing global

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Burundi: Nkurunziza's Wife Still On Treatment in Kenya Over COVID-19 Link

Nairobi — Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza succumbed to a heart attack in Bujumbura while his wife, Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, is still receiving treatment at the Aga Khan University Hospital, in Kenya's capital

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'This Is Us' Writer Jas Waters Dead

Jas Waters, best known for being a staff writer on This Is Us and Kidding, has

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Africa: Some Lessons From the History of Epidemics in Africa

The history of endemic diseases, epidemics and pandemics in Africa shows, contrary to a stubborn belief, that the continent has had a long experience of biomedicine - its theory, techniques, and modes of

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Judge delays removal of Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee

A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument

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Somalia: Manager of Health Facility Arrested in Connection With Abduction and Killing of 8 Healthcare Workers

The manager of the health facility where 8 healthcare workers were abducted and later executed is being held by the Criminal Investigations Department in Mogadishu for

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Africa: Continent Nears 200,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

As of June 9, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached

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Somalia: Leaders Vow to Hold Elections

Three top Somalia leaders--Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre, Somalia's ambassador to the UN Abubakar Dahir Osman and the Speaker of the Senate, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi--have promised that the country will hold its first universal suffrage elections since 1969, despite current challenges suggesting the

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South Africa: Collins Khosa - IPID Recommends Disciplinary Steps Against JMPD and Police Officers

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has recommended disciplinary action should be taken against members of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and police allegedly involved in the assault of Collins Khosa on Good

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African Union Squeezes Usa Pimple, Ignores Its Own Huge Boil

So last week, its chairman, Moussa Faki Mahamat, felt urgent need to add his voice to the unfortunate event of an American white policeman killing black George Floyd on the

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - UN Agency Seeks $182m for Families in North-East Nigeria

The UN agency disclosed this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES by its national communications officer, Kelechi Onyemaobi, on Wednesday

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