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People change. Feelings change. So Alfie, who thought Hustler pressed too hard when shaking hands, suddenly found the DP's handshake more relaxing than the best massage money can buy.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced that the National COVID-19 Vaccine Coordinating Committee will soon be established.\tThis comes as more pharmaceutical companies have reported success in the efficacy of new vaccines to mitigate...
NNPA NEWSWIIRE — Alejandro Mayorkas, a former Deputy Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, will become the first Latino and immigrant nominated to serve as the Department of Homeland Security Secretary.
Special to The Dallas Examiner BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo – As the race to find a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is showing increasing promise, a new World Health Organization analysis finds [...]
The post WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for cOVID-19 vaccination drive appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
More than 2,000 registered to listen to the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci engage with religious leaders in Roxbury via Zoom on a potential coronavirus vaccine and the need to get vaccinated.
The post Fauci, Walsh urge Bostonians to get vaccinated appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Neera Tanden, President-Elect Joe Biden’s pick to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), would be the first woman of color and first Indian-American woman to lead that office. But, her nomination is being dogged by politicians on the right and the Left because […]
The post Tanden confirmation hit from left and right appeared first on Afro.
[Nation] National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has warned of tough times ahead that could lead to delayed disbursement of money for State operations as Kenya's debt level hits Sh7.1 trillion.
[Nairobi News] For a governor who once put his phone call with President Uhuru Kenyatta on speaker in public to demonstrate his powerful connections, the impeachment of Mr Mike Sonko on Thursday marked a dramatic fall from power.
The Earth’s plentiful resources have been literally stolen by a minority of heartless and greedy socio-economic elites who have somehow managed to co-opt the political aristocracy all over the world, writes Themba Monare.
[New Times] APR football club were bundled out of the CAF Champions League after losing to Gor Mahia of Kenya 1-3 at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday, December 5.
DHS supports revised CDC guidelines to shorten quarantine for close contacts In response to new guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health Services (DHS) has updated quarantine guidance for close contacts of someone diagnosed with COVID-19. The updated guidance will go into effect for Wisconsinites on Monday, […]
The post DHS Announces New COVID-19 Guidance on Quarantine Duration appeared first on Milwaukee Community Journal.
[Unicef] New York -- Primero, an innovative online and offline application, empowers social workers to help more children
The transition has only just begun, but already the liberal media are fawning over Joe Biden’s “historic” choices to staff his administration, as he selects “very experienced,” “very diverse”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 House Democrat told colleagues Thursday morning that the chamber won’t adjourn for the year without delivering at least some measure of COVID-19 relief, as Democrats show greater flexibility after absorbing losses in last month’s elections. But Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., also told lawmakers on a virtual caucus gathering […]
[New Times] Rwanda's representatives in the CAF Champions League, APR departed for Kenya on Wednesday, December 2 for their second leg champions league tie against Gor Mahia on Saturday, December 5 at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi.
Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will 'look like the country.' But that task is proving to be a major challenge for the President-elect as he tries to achieve the right ideological balance and avoid alienating key allies - while some Black and Latino leaders voice disappointment about the diversity of his choices so […]
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Due to the political nature of the crisis, the marginalization of women in decision-making roles in the countries analyzed \"locks in\" the suppression of women's voices, the report said.
[Nation] Young girls form the bulk of new HIV infections in the country according to the latest report by the National Aids Control Council (NACC).
Djaïli Amadou Amal the Award-Winning Author
Cameroonian literary star Djaïli Amadou Amal was proclaimed the winner of the 33rd Goncourt des Lycéens on Wednesday for her book titled \"Les Impatientes\" - a revival of a novel published in her country in 2017 under another title, \"Munyal,\" a Fulani word meaning patience.
In the words of the president of the high school jury Clémence Nominé on the book’s contents, \"The writing is simple and touching and sounds right, without superfluous lyricism. It is a subtle book that allows us to observe the issue of forced marriage through the prism of this moving testimony,\" said by way of videoconference
Inspired by her own experience as a woman forced to marry a polygamist at the age of 17, the poignant novel explores the status of women in an oppressive patriarchal society in the South Sahel.
The now-award-winning writer expressed that the interest shown by the youth in the subject o violence against women \"means hope for the future.\"
Contest Background
Traditionally proclaimed in Rennes, France the city where it was created more than 30 years ago, the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens - one of the most prescriptive prizes for book sales, was announced by videoconference in the presence of French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer following the final phase decision taken by a 12 student jury.
The Prix Goncourt des Lycéens is a prestigious prize for French-language literature that was created as a sort of younger sibling to the Prix Goncourt. The ten members of the Académie Goncourt select twelve literary works as nominees.
[Nation] The government borrowed an average of Sh2.62 billion daily within four months this year as its appetite for loans to finance ambitious capital projects amid the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
[East African] The Horn of Africa is facing a delicate security situation with the Al Shabaab terrorist group still targeting Kenya and wreaking havoc on Mogadishu, especially hospitality infrastructure and federal government facilities.
As if 2020 hasn't brought enough challenges, government is preparing contingency plans for higher than normal rainfall, and subsequent flooding in parts of the country over the festive season.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Come January 20, 2021, we will have a new President of the United States in Joseph Biden and the first female African American Vice President Kamala Harris. This election was a hard-fought, intense race full of division and emotion. But in the end, as a record number of voters turned out (in person and via mail), it was a fair and legal vote that now gives us a leader who has been a long-time friend of labor, and an individual who represents much needed progress for this country. I want to thank all my brothers and sisters from coast to coast for making sure our voices were heard in this election.
Our family had a virtual Thanksgiving this year and I'm so glad we did.
Max Verstappen has returned a negative test for Covid-19 ahead of this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after being in contact with Lewis Hamilton.
Adam Beam and Kathleen Ronayne | Associated Press California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, part of new rules triggered when fewer than 15% of beds are available in intensive care units for regional hospital networks. Newsom said four of […]
The post Governor Newsom: Most of State Nears Stay-Home Order appeared first on Black Voice News.
Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Karen Bass has amplified the call for justice countless times within Capitol Hill. The major benchmark Bass headed this year was the drafting and passing of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, unveiled on June 8; a “bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, and change the culture of law enforcement and our communities,” said Bass. Her willfulness to take a wide and powerful stance showed the nation that she is more than qualified for one of the seats as U.S. Senate; Bass represents a new era of women in power.
The post Potential U.S. Senate Appointee Karen Bass solidifies the idea of Women in Power appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
Some call it a plague. Yoav Motro calls it a war. The enemies are huge armies of desert locusts destroying farm and grazing lands across nine East African countries. In Ethiopia alone, the locusts have [...]
