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Magufuli: Our economy comes first
President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday said that Tanzania’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is in such a way that the country’s economy comes first and above everything
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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME
Alabama Power holds informational meeting and exhibition on plans to close and seal coal ash pond at Greene County Steamplant near Forkland, AL
By: John Zippert,Co-Publisher and Editor On Monday June 29, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Alabama Power Company held an informational meeting and exhibition on its plans to close and seal a 474 acre coal ash pond, located on its Greene County Steamplant site, near the Town of Forkland in the southern
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
Tallahassee Police Shooting Victim Identified On Social Media As Black Trans Man
UPDATED: 5:08 a.m. ET, May 29
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A Summary of South African Apartheid
Just because youve heard about South African apartheid doesnt mean you know its history or how the system of racial segregation actually worked; with this summary, improve your understanding and see how it overlapped with Jim Crow in the United
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Stormwater capture project opens in Pacoima - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — City officials have celebrated the opening of the Glenoaks-Filmore Stormwater Capture Project, which will capture stormwater and urban runoff from a 115-acre watershed. 'The Glenoaks-Filmore Stormwater Capture Project will reduce localized flooding in an area that is
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Alleged Gunman Posts Arizona Mass Shooting Video As State Reopens
An alleged gunman in a mass shooting in Arizona on Wednesday night recorded himself during the shooting, according to footage posted to social
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Africa: Low-Cost Ultrasound Reveals Fluoride-Linked Bone Loss
Nairobi — An innovative ultrasound technique could be used to assess bone quality in hard-to-reach rural regions exposed to excessive intake of fluoride in drinking water, a study has
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Source: allAfrica.com
Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based
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Beach Advisory for June 28 – July 2
DPNR performed water quality analysis at 28 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of June 28 to July 2, 2021. The following beaches meet water quality standards and are considered safe for swimming and fishing.
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Heavy rains in Luanda kill at least 14 and leave 8,000 homeless | Africanews
Brutal flooding triggered by torrential rains killed 14 people and left 8,000 families homeless in Angola's capital Luanda on Monday.
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Mother and baby burnt as an urn with boiling water fell
The mother was carrying the urn with the boiled water when the handle broke which resulted in the water falling on her and baby.
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Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Weighs Heavily on Black Legal Professionals – Free Press of Jacksonville
Like others across the nation, Randolph has been closely following the Ahmaud Arbery shooting
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Gambia: Concerned Citizen Raises Issues of Fishmeal Plants in Gambia
[The Point] The existence of fishmeal plants along the country's coast has once again emerged in the spotlight with a concerned citizen adding his voice to the burning issue.
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Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Residents Fret Over Flooding
[Zimbabwe Standard] Residents have challenged Bulawayo City Council to urgently rehabilitate storm water drains in many suburbs after heavy rains saw some houses getting flooded due to blockages.
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Uganda: Let's Get to Bottom of L. Victoria Fish Deaths
Editorial - Yesterday's splash on Monitor newspaper's front page touched on the lives of aquatic animals, human beings and the country's economy in many ways.
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Kenya: Pain for Residents in Plan to Increase Price of Water
[Nation] Residents will in coming months have to dig deeper into their pockets following plans by the Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company (Mowasco) to raise water tariffs.
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Beach Advisory for June 14-18
The following beaches meet water quality standards and are considered safe for swimming and fishing:
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Almost 150 Pomeroon homes flooded due to rain, overtopping - Stabroek News
Constant rainfall and the overtopping of the Pomeroon River have resulted in severe flooding in two Upper Pomeroon areas, leaving almost 150 households severely affected. The article Almost 150 Pomeroon homes flooded due to rain, overtopping appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Kenya, Uganda endorse Sh7b water project
The estimated cost of the project includes Sh4.7 billion for constructing the dam.
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What the municipality hadn’t done in years, Gift of the Givers did in days
Villagers in Ngqusha have been begging the municipality for clean water for years. It took Gift of the Givers days to drill four boreholes.
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15 Leading Black Newspapers Awarded Among Facebook’s $10.3 Million in Relief Grants
Facebook announced recently that 15 member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will receive $1.288 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local
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'Caving Into the Mob': Email from California Agency About Derek Chauvin Verdict Quickly Goes Left as Employees Launch Into Tirades That Barely Hide Their Racism
A California environmental agency unintentionally incited chaos in its workplace when it sent a mass email to its employees about an available 'safe space' for […]
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Drought-busting
Minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Leslie Campbell says the Government is supporting studies of the country's water resources to address the yearly water problems.
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Bath fears fateful shower
Residents of Fountain Road in Bath, St Thomas, say they are trusting God to be their refuge this hurricane season in light of flood threats posed by the Sulphur River that flows through their
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Nation’s Largest Subprime Auto Financing Company To Pay Up To $6.4M To Washingtonians
OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced that Santander Consumer USA Inc., the nation’s largest subprime auto financing company, will pay as much as $6.4 million to Washingtonians in the form of cash relief and loan forgiveness, following a years-long, multistate
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NAACP launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign to take action against killings of African Americans
Washington, D.C. – The NAACP has launched its #WeAreDoneDying campaign, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American health care system and the country at
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Council says ‘No’ to Byhalia Pipeline - TSDMemphis.com
by James Coleman -  In what was hailed as an important first step toward an ordinance banning construction of the proposed Byhalia Connection Pipeline through areas of Southwest Memphis, the Memphis City Council has approved a resolution opposing the construction. The 12-0 vote resulted from
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Cornyn: Coronavirus Relief Program for Texas Farmers, Ranchers, and Producers Accepting Applications
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced that Texas agricultural producers who have suffered losses due to the coronavirus pandemic may now apply for assistance from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
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Underground water reservoirs’ sustainability in the face of climate change
BY PETER MAKWANYA Recently, Zimbabwe has been experiencing heavy downpours in most parts of the country. The rains have come as a blessing to the rain-starved citizens including the dry areas that had gone for years without normal rainfall. The incessant rains could have escaped many
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