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Le Québec recense 759 nouveaux cas de COVID-19, dont 250 depuis les 24 dernières heures, et un décès supplémentaire au cours du week-end. Publié le 9 août 2021 à 11h02
The post Bilan de la COVID-19 | 759 nouveaux cas et un décès ce week-end appeared first on Haiti24.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs have an uphill task ahead of them if they wish to remain relevant in the 2020/21 DStv Premiership title race.
[Nation] Growing up, Teresia Wanjiru wanted to become a doctor. She believed that a good career would be their ticket out of Mathare slums, where she and her siblings were raised by a single mother.
[Dalsan Radio] Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni addressed the Somalia Partnership Forum, participating via virtual on Monday.
… he needs to nominate a Black American for at least one of …
(CBM) - More than half of California is now under a regional stay-at-home order. Last week, when the governor announced the impending shutdown, he said health officials had carved the state into five regions. Their goal is to coordinate a broad emergency response that would reach across county lines and consider the proximity and capacity […]
Efforts to overturn November’s election results in Pennsylvania are not dead, say the attorneys who continued working after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence ruling that was widely seen as the case’s last breath. [...]
QPR PLAYERS and staff will be taking the knee before kick off against Millwall today...
The post All eyes on Millwall as QPR prepare to take the knee at The Den appeared first on Voice Online.
A new education model is taking a fresh approach to preparing youngsters for the future.
An unexpected side-effect of lockdowns: It can be easier to get a meeting with a venture capitalist. For minority founders in tech, that’s made a big difference as Silicon Valley reckons with race issues
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As a leading congressional advocate of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries and a supporter of the Jubilee movement, I am especially proud of President Rawlings’ advocacy for African nations to have their international debts cancelled. Debt relief was critical to free more than thirty-five of the world’s poorest countries – […]
The post Waters remembers Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings on eve of country’s election appeared first on Afro.
The Virginia Military Institute has removed the statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, ending a months effort to remove the statue.
Paul Pogba is \"unhappy\" at Manchester United and should leave in the next transfer window, according to his agent.
The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday declined a request for an injunction that would have pressed pause on Pennsylvania’s effort to deliver the state’s 20 Electoral College votes to former Vice President [...]
"We decided to leave our village after 56 people were killed by bandits in one day," says Fatima Y. Sitting on a yellow chair in the shade and wearing an orange veil, Fatima's agitation is obvious. "About 30 people from our village had already been killed and our belongings were constantly being looted."
In the midst of the holidays, as Christmas decorations go up, so does the rate of COVID-19 infections. L.A County health officials are seeing their early holiday predications coming to light after Thanksgiving, as many visited with others outside their residences. The result has sent L.A. County into stricter Stay-At- Home order guidelines.
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[FAO] Rome/New York -- Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event
[Monitor] A section of the youth and veteran leaders from Bugisu sub region have urged government to scale up the skiling programs targeting the population that is yet to exploit the growing market for products generated from both the farming and crafts industry.
Dear Editor,
Yesterday I had a fishing experience off the Kingston Jetty.
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One leading candidate for agriculture secretary hails from Cleveland, has the backing of progressives and has worked for years to... View Article
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Kaizer Chiefs’ DStv Premiership clash with Black Leopards has been moved to Wednesday to give the Soweto side additional time to prepare.
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon's official news agency said. The four are the most senior individuals to be indicted so far in the investigation, which is being conducted in secrecy. Judge Fadi Sawwan filed the charges against Hassan Diab and former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, as well as Ghazi Zeiter and Youssef Fenianos, both former ministers of public works. […]
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As citizens in Ghana picked the country's next president this week, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, recalled the impact of former President Jerry Rawlings, who died on Nov. 12 at the age of 73.
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi and opposition leader-cum-First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad signalled a new beginning for Zanzibar on Tuesday when they spoke highly of the need to reconcile Zanzibaris after divisions brought about by the October General Election.
