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New app revolutionizes health system in Togo | Africanews
In order to remedy these shortcomings, in 2015, Kofivi Agbetiafa developed an application known as 'Dokita Eyes', that allows health professionals to keep an eye on their patients at all times, wherever they are.
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Bill banning abortions at 6 weeks heads to Abbott’s Desk, set to become TX law - DefenderNetwork.com
Legislation that would ban abortions after as early as six weeks — before many women know they are pregnant —and let virtually any private citizen sue abortion providers and others was given final approval by lawmakers Thursday and is headed to Gov.Greg Abbott, who has signaled he
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UNCF and OZY Partner to Reset America, In a Star-Studded, One-of-a-Kind Festival - Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
UNCF and OZY Partner to Reset America, In a Star-Studded, One-of-a-Kind Festival  OZY Fest, the one-of-a-kind festival where “TED meets Coachella,” will be streaming live on YouTube, May 15-16, and will feature a special focus on the future of HBCUs in partnership with the largest scholarship
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Ntcheu West MP pleads for ambulance | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Member of Parliament for Ntcheu West has asked the Ministry of Health to consider providing an ambulance to Tsekera Health Centre, saying the health facility serves people from several areas. The legislator Simeon Salambula said that people in his constituency walk long distance to access medical
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Newspaper front pages from around the world, Tuesday 18 May 2021
We take a look at the stories and pictures that made the front pages of newspapers around the world on Tuesday 18 May 2021.
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Mangaung Shutdown: Security guard arrested for murder of 15-year-old
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by a security guard during the Mangaung Shutdown on Monday, 17 May.
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Mount Nyiragongo erupted at night and sent thousands of Congolese fleeing in panic | Africanews
A volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of two million had been mostly spared
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We Are At War: We’ve Seen “the” Video, Let’s Talk About the Problem—Unchecked Gentrification | BlackPressUSA
THE NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE - It’s time for the people of New Orleans to rise up and protect their neighborhoods, their homes, their history and their culture without fear or hesitation. And we don’t have to be nice about it. And we don’t have to “go around” because there is nothing at all nice about
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A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past : NPR
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Road to 2021 Women's College World Series news -The Black Chronicle
The Women's College World Series returns after last year's NCAA softball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have all the scores and updates, from the regionals until… The post Road to 2021 Women's College World Series appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
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Authorities vaccinate thousands attending Catholic pilgrimage | Africanews
More than 35,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims gathered Saturday at an open-air shrine in Romania for a centuries-old procession that was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Greek villages evacuated as forest fire rages | Africanews
Several Greek villages have been evacuated with no injuries reported as firefighters battle the country's first major blaze of the year on a mountain range overlooking the Gulf of Corinth
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Equity Driven Healthcare Reform Legislation. | BlackPressUSA
CHICAGO DEFENDER - “The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the systemic economic, educational and health disparities that have historically plagued African Americans across our country. For centuries, Black people have been disrespected, abused and misused in the name of health care, starting with
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Richelle Parham Appointed President of Global E-Commerce & Business Development by Universal Music Group
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1921 The Black Wall Street Music Project To Headline Legacy Festival May 30th | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire The Black Wall Street Music Project set during Legacy Fest on Sunday May 30th performance is from 5pm to 7pm One Tulsa, LLC and its founder Fred Jones is all about unity in the community and today announced more details about the multi-generational, multi-genre
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Japanese forces hold annual fire power exercise | Africanews
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Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights - TheGrio
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can... View Article The post Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights appeared first on TheGrio.
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