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Africa: Covid-19 - Global 'Fair Shot' Campaign Launched to Combat Vaccine Nationalism

Press Release - Pharmaceutical companies' restrictive patents denying vaccines to poorer countries

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The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has denied that it plans to resume passenger flight operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International

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Jamaica on Virtuoso's top 10 destinations for affluent travellers

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica is among the top 10 destinations that well-heeled travellers are now booking for their holidays, according to a Virtuoso survey published in CNBC 's Personal Finance section earlier this

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LOS ANGELES — Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Los Angeles County reopened some beach parking lots and authorized retail businesses inside enclosed shopping malls to reopen with curbside pickup service only, while continuing to warn of the continued spread of the

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An Open Letter to Church Leaders: ⋆

It was necessary that the people of Israel do a series of particular things in a particular way, sacrifice a lamb, eat it hurriedly with loins girded, each in their own

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Domestic Violence Programs Can't Get Funds Quickly Amid COVID-19. This Bill Can Fix That.

That would allow organizations to focus solely on helping families rather than worrying about funding during the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a domestic violence

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Coronavirus: Living the new normal

It is trying to find ways to allow people to get back out to do things they want to do, and business to do business,” said Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer at the Association of State Health

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Barrett Shares Specifics on Business Restart Grants Small Businesses Eligible for Up to $15,000 to Resume Operations

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Wednesday, specifics on how the Milwaukee Business Restart Program will assist small local businesses as they resume

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Coronavirus Update: Economy or Public Health? Reopening States During the Pandemic Has Polarized Us

As the U.S. experiences increases in the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths, leaders remain divided on how to define and implement the way business and life should be conducted going

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Lesotho: South Africa Worried by Liquor Smuggling From Lesotho

Lesotho could be forced to reinstate the ban on the sale of alcohol after complaints from the South African government about the smuggling of the product from

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Source: allAfrica.com

Civil Rights Groups & Attorneys Press for Release | Dallas Weekly

Attorneys and activists representing 10 ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, TX filed a petition in federal court last night demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release detainees needlessly put at risk of severe injury or death from

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TEXAS RAMPS UP COVID-19 TESTING

Governor Abbott, CVS Health Announce 44 New COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Sites In Texas

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Study: New injectable PrEP prevents HIV infections

In the study, a large and carefully-designed trial, injections every two months of cabotegravir stopped seven out 10 (69 per cent) more HIV infections than what has been up till now, state-of-the-art PrEP, namely a daily dose of the pill formerly known as

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WHO to hold first virtual assembly

The World Health Assembly, which has been trimmed from the usual three weeks to just two days, Monday and Tuesday, is expected to focus almost solely on Covid-19, which in a matter of months has killed more than 310,000 globally, and infected nearly

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Howard University Opens Free COVID-19 Testing Site For Underserved Communities

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected the Black community and Howard University is stepping up to ensure that vulnerable groups in Washington, D.C. have access to adequate testing and resources amid the public health

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Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus submits $457 million plan for CARES Act funds and creation of $100 million endowment for Mississippi’s HBCUs | The Mississippi Link

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus is asking for $457 million from Coronavirus monies and $100 million endowment for HBCUs – Alcorn, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Tougaloo, Rust, Coahoma and Utica Branch of

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In Virtual Speech To Black Graduates, Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership On Coronavirus

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NYC Together And Actor Michael K. Williams Lead Youth Employment Initiative

As the summer season approaches, the decision to restore New York City’s youth employment program has been a topic of

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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads

The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health

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Africa: UK Donates to Africa COVID-19 Kitty

The money, to be channelled through the African Union, will fund the training of health professionals in member states to handle

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States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As large parts of the U.S. ease their lockdowns against the coronavirus, public health officials in some states are being accused of bungling infection statistics or even deliberately using a little sleight of hand to make the some of the data look better than they

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No home, no hope ... It’s a dog’s life

Deprived of work and access to aid, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Morocco are struggling to make ends meet under Covid-19

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South Sudan: Improving Access to COVID-19 Treatment in South Sudan

To provide supportive treatment for severe and critical COVID-19 patients, the World Health Organization (WHO), working with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Medical Corps (IMC) has supported the Ministry of Health to upgrade and equip the Dr John Garang Infectious Diseases Unit

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Source: allAfrica.com

Truck drivers decry long border wait

Past studies conducted in Kenya found that truck drivers face a higher risk of contracting and spreading viruses, like HIV/Aids, because they are a highly mobile vulnerable group that traverses the country and often spends nights stopped in temporary locations, where exposure is high and testing

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Junk food ads on TV tend to target African-American and Latino youth

One way to fight health disparities and obesity may be to turn off the TV. Food companies disproportionately target television advertising for unhealthy products like candy and sugary drinks to Latino and African-American youth, new research

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Caribbean Resort Starts Relief Fund For Staff | Dallas Weekly

Bay Gardens Resorts in St. Lucia is offering resort credits on future stays to travelers who donate to a relief fund created to support its staff members during the Coronavirus Disease

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Africa: Local Ownership of Peace Processes in African Countries in Times of COVID-19

International support is hindered by measures to contain the virus

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Privacy rights and protection/safety needs clash over COVID-19

“Both privacy of individuals and protection of first responders are very important, but they are not mutually exclusive,” said State Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-93), chairman of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators

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Up To 3,000 Churches Plan to Reopen on Pentecost In Defiance of Governor’s Shutdown Orders

Earlier this month a federal judge ruled that Newsom had the right to ban church services in the interest of public health after a Lodi church—whose locks were changed when they were found to be in violation of the order— filed

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Spike Lee releases short film as 'love letter' to New York during COVID-19

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Congressional Black Caucus Gathering To Be Virtual

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. has announced that it will deliver its Annual Legislative Conference completely online later this

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