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How garbage has robbed Kakamega of its beauty - The Kenya News
Nobongo sewage system pipes leakage. Sewage flows into a stream where residents fetch water for human consumption. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] The approach to Kakamega town from either side of the Kisumu-Webuye highway is scenic. The lush green of the countryside gives way to the modern dual
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Source: The Kenya News
South Africa: Immigrants Arrested in Labour Inspection Sweep in Eastern Cape
[GroundUp] Rights organisation says Home Affairs has done nothing to help people get their documents in order during lockdown
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Who Conned Museveni That Locked-Down Learners Are At Home Avoiding Covid?
[Observer] For complaining that our teens have been impregnated for sport under lockdown, we were told, "shut the f**k up you poor parents."
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: Epidemiological Indicators Positive - Director General of Health
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Epidemiological indicators are positive, said Director General of Health Faycel Ben Salah. The bed occupancy rate in ICUs dropped (65%) as well as the number of patients under life support (50%). Likewise, the positivity rate fell to 15%.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Mombasa Leads Mobile Internet Speed in Kenya - Report - The Kenya News
Mombasa is the place you will experience the fastest internet on your smartphone in Kenya, a survey by global network testing and data analytics firm Ookla through its Speedtest tool has revealed. The study, Kenya's Mobile and Fixed Broadband Internet Speeds, was conducted in April, May and June
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Source: The Kenya News
All hail Queen Mwana Mkisi! The founder of Mombasa city
Royalty is often associated with kings; a tradition that has existed since the medieval period when societies were extremely patriarchal.
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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Can VIDOJ Prosecute Child Sex Crime Case When St. Thomas Man Has Identical Twin?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Although Dwight E. Isaac was arrested in April and charged with first-degree unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police Department only released that information to Twitter in a late night post. The VIPD did not release the public information about Isaac through the
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How the Great Eviction Avalanche Could Worsen Black America’s COVID-19 Crisis - Texas Metro News
By AMETHYST DAVIS NABJ MEDIA NETWORK Tiana Caldwell had been diagnosed with cancer for the second time when she, her husband, and son were evicted from their home in 2019. The working mother and two-time cancer survivor sought shelter with her family in a hotel for six months. It was then she was
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Says 11 Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Attack
[Shabelle] At least 11 people were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide car bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu's Wadajir district on Tuesday evening, the police and witnesses said.
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Source: allAfrica.com
D.C. City Leaders Urge Renters Fearing Eviction to Seek Assistance
District officials urge residents who need rental assistance during the coronavirus pandemic as a federal moratorium on evictions ends to apply for the STAY DC program so they can stay in their
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Source: The Washington Informer
Former USIU-Africa VC Freida Brown reappointed
Prof Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, a Malawian don, was appointed vice-chancellor in 2016, taking over from Prof Freida Brown who had served for 21 yearS
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Kenya: Mololine Founder Kibera Muchai Dies in Nakuru
[Nation] Businessman and founder of Mololine Services Limited Kibera Muchai is dead.
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Nigeria: The Brief - Shekau's Rival Killed, Smuggling Jets, Rising Debt
[Daily Trust] Another great news for the people of Nigeria's North East and the Lake Chad region as the vicious ISWAP leader, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi has been killed in Borno. Does this herald an end to the decade long insurgency in the North East?
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J.T. Ibe Dropped From Carolina Panthers After Hitting Teammate Too Hard During Practice
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Ethiopia: News Analysis - Fed. Government Vows to Take Punitive Measures Against CSOs, NGOs Who Step Outside Their Mandates, Threaten Ethiopia's Sovereignty
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Yesterday, Agency for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) said it will take punitive measures against aid agencies suspected of working on issues outside of the purpose for which they were established that threaten Ethiopia's sovereignty, unity and security.
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How The late President started cheating with his secretary then got her husband diplomatic posting China
Just learnt some small nugget of fact about Robert Mugabe and his marriage to Grace. Apparently, Grace was married to some army guy when she was a secretary of Bob. But they started to cheat, long before Bob's first wife died. Mugabe was fined for adultery, but it is what he did to Grace's husband
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Covid-19 : entrée en vigueur en France de l'obligation vaccinale pour les soignants - Haiti24
Emmanuel Macron l’avait annoncée il y a deux mois. L'obligation vaccinale contre le Covid-19pour le personnel soignant entre en vigueur mercredien France. Les professionnels des hôpitaux et maisons de retraites mais aussi lesaides à domicileou les pompiers pourront être suspendus, sans
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Power slowly returns as Greater Houston begins Nicholas cleanup - DefenderNetwork.com
Power was returned to nearly 300,00 people Tuesday evening in the wake of Tropical Storm Nicholas, which moved through Greater Houston after being downgraded from a hurricane in the early morning. As of 4:57 p.m., CenterPoint Energy reported 156,782 customers without power across
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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source
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The DP must come from Mt Kenya region, Central Kenya leaders demand from presidential aspirants
Top politicians Mt Kenya politicians demand a guaranteed Deputy President slot from presidential candidates, say matter non-negotiable.
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Tunisia President Saied says 'mafia' in charge of country | Africanews
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City Council Approves $6.9 million for Repaving Across Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times The ride across some Birmingham roads will be a lot smoother after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve $6.9 million for street resurfacing. Some councilors said it’s only the beginning. Councilor Darrell O’Quinn said Tuesday’s vote is “the
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Source: The Birmingham Times
WHO: COVID-19 Deaths up 80% in Africa, Delta Variant to Blame 
COVID-19-related deaths increased by 80% in Africa in the last month, according to the World Health Organization. 'Death rates have increased across Africa, with the highest weekly rate (6,343) to date reported during the week starting 19 July 2021,' Phionah Atuhebwe, WHO's vaccine introduction
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Shame as 39 bars flouting Covid-19 protocols, some owned by senior government officials
Makueni County is currently one among the nine counties that are recording the highest number of COVID-19 cases.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom survives recall challenge - L.A. Focus News
California voters rejected a push to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, offering Newsom at least another year in office and Democrats a potential playbook to beat Republicans if they back Trump-style ideals and politicians in future elections. Initial results, based on Democrat-heavy mail-in
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Newsom Emerges Victorious in Recall Election - Los Angeles Sentinel
Gov. Gavin Newsom trampled his Republican competitors to emerge victorious in the Gubernatorial Recall Election, which means that he’ll serve the remaining 18 months of his term.  The post Newsom Emerges Victorious in Recall Election appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Africa: Leaders Make Urgent Call to Accelerate Vaccination Globally and in Africa
Press Release - WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders today issued an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa in particular. The leaders stressed that the worst pandemic in the last hundred years will not end unless and until, there is
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Source: allAfrica.com
How Did National Watermelon Day Become A Thing, And Why? No One Seems To Know
As the country settles in for yet another annual installment of National Watermelon Day, no one seems to know the origin of the succulent fruit's American holiday.
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Metro Ready to Mandate COVID Testing as Employees’ Vaccination Rate Lags
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said he is ready to order coronavirus testing for employees if the transit agency's vaccination rate doesn't reach the 70% level. The post Metro Ready to Mandate COVID Testing as Employees' Vaccination Rate Lags appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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To protect democracy, we have to fix the Supreme Court
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