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Gov’t providing over 30,000 meals per day for vulnerable persons
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says that since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government has been providing more than 30,000 meals per day for poor and vulnerable persons in...
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Canada to spend C$19 billion on ‘safe restart’ after lockdown, Trudeau says - Stabroek News
OTTAWA,  (Reuters) - Canada’s federal government will give the 13 provinces and territories more than C$19 billion ($14 billion) to help pay for the costs of restarting the economy after several months of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, the prime minister said
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U. K. City Removes Statue Of Black Lives Matter Protester That Replaced Slave Trader Monument
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Attorney charged with fraud
Fifty-three-year-old attorney Peter Asher is facing several fraud-related charges after being picked up today by detectives assigned to the Fraud Squad of the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigation Branch . Asher was charged with...
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Video shows Megan Thee Stallion bleeding on the street after shooting incident - TheGrio
Megan Thee Stallion says she feels 'incredibly grateful to be alive' after she was shot multiple times over the weekend,... View Article The post Video shows Megan Thee Stallion bleeding on the street after shooting incident appeared first on TheGrio.
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Half of world’s 1.3 billion poor are children – UNDP
Despite efforts to reduce global poverty worldwide, roughly 1.3 billion people across 107 developing countries are still multidimensionally poor, lacking access to proper nutrition, healthcare, education, and a decent standard of living. This was...
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Covid-19: Children eat 'plants' to survive as hunger explodes in SA | News24
The number of households going hungry has doubled, according to new research.
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Nick Cannon Issues Apology Statement, Intends to 'Take a Break' From His Morning Show
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Entertainment Tonight After his displacement from Viacom-CBS for making "anti-Semitic" comments during a podcast, entertainer Nick Cannon (pictured) has issued a public statement of apology. This all started late last month after an episode of the
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Understanding what is going on
CONVENTIONAL economics do not often apply to the Zimbabwean economy. If we take as an example the period during the government of national unity (GNU) from 2009 to 2013, the hard currency revenues to the State (without changing the rates applied) grew by an average of over 70% per annum. In
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Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the sun, reveals 'campfires' near its surface - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The mission, which is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, launched in February and conducted a close pass of the sun in mid-June. All 10 of its instruments were switched on together for the first time during this pass to collect images and
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‘Battle of the Dogs’: Snoop Dogg And DMX Fight For Bragging Rights In Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle
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Olympian Lauren Gibbs To Share Journey From Corporate To Bobsledding In Olympics' First-Ever Virtual Festival - Blavity
Olympian Lauren Gibbs will be participating in the Olympics' first-ever virtual festival hosted on Airbnb.
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St Thomas men plead not guilty to breaching COVID curfew
Six St Thomas men charged with breaching the nightly COVID curfew pleaded not guilty when they appeared before the parish court on Wednesday and were ordered to return to court on September 19. Charged are Marlon Russell, Lamar Pusey, Dontee Reid,...
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Keep schools open because 'nobody knows when peak will end', says Fedsas amid Covid-19 uncertainty | News24
Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools CEO Paul Colditz said the organisation was of the view there was no need for schools to close.
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Washington NFL team hires law firm to review culture - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  Owner Dan Snyder has hired a District of Columbia law firm to review the Washington NFL team's culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct. Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the
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Shilling hits historic low against the dollar after reopening
Traders expect the gradual reopening of the economy to boost demand for commodities such as fuel and raw materials for many manufacturing firms.
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Brazil's president gets new positive coronavirus test result
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus for a second time, following his July 7 announcement that he had COVID-19.
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Streaming On Disney Plus: Hamilton - Carolina Peacemaker
If history classes were this entertaining, there would be lines around the block to get in. For many, Hamilton is an enigma. It was the toast of Broadway. Attention-grabbing scenes were performed during the Tony Awards Show. But if you weren’t willing to spend a fortune for tickets, you‘ve probably
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ED must heed UN rebuke on human rights abuses
A REPORT by the United Nations special rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, makes for interesting reading. NewsDay Comment Zimbabwe, he noted, was suffering from political polarisation and poor governance while a fragile economy has
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Zim not conducive: young cricketer
…I’d rather play club cricket anywhere else in the world Sports Reporter Zimbabwe born cricket prodigy, Tawanda Muyeye, who recently completed high school at Eastbourne College in East Sussex England and was named the Wisden school’s cricketer of the year has hinted that be may never feature
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John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary - Black News Channel
By Nsenga K. Burton, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor As long as I have breath in my body, I will do what I can. – Congressman John Lewis Congressman John Lewis is known and revered worldwide for his social justice activism as a young man during the modern Civil Rights movement which
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Twitter says 130 accounts targeted in cyberattack - TechCentral
Twitter disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyberattack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organisations were compromised.
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Rich travellers escape to the wilderness
The European Union has asked its citizens to shelve travelling plans to Africa and the local clientele is too small to sustain tourism.
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‘Mthuli economic review damp squib’
ZIMBABWE’S main opposition MDC Alliance party yesterday described the 2020 mid-term budget and economic review statement presented by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube as a damp squib for failing to address critical issues afflicting Zimbabweans such as price increases and low disposable incomes
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Courtney Adeleye: the vlogger who built a multi-dollar brand with just $500 from her kitchen - Face2Face Africa
With a paltry $500, Courtney Adeleye started “The Mane Choice” in her kitchen in 2013. She formulated a science-based product line to help women and men in the African diaspora take care of their natural hair. She built her little business from the ground up into a multi-million-dollar brand and
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Investigators list potential crimes in Indiana assault case - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America/ BNC Contributor  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State investigators identified six potential crimes Thursday in an incident report concerning the reported assault on a Black man at a southern Indiana lake. Vauhxx Booker, a local civil rights activist and
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'Whiteness' exhibit at Smithsonian's African American History Museum causes stir
… Examiner. “The National Museum of African American History & Culture wants to … ,” he wrote. “Certainly millions of black Americans work hard every day, respect … to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, ‘whiteness’ it …
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'The Way He Loves You': Keyshia Ka'oir Shares Video of Husband Gucci Mane Crediting Her for His Growth
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Amazing Atlanta Black teens win third consecutive Harvard debate competition - Face2Face Africa
A team of African American students known as 'The Atlanta Great Debaters' won the championship title for the international Harvard debate competition for the third time in a row this year. The team defended and competed against students from more than 25 countries in this year’s event held
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Trump Used N-Word, Anti-Semitic Slurs: Niece Mary Accuses President On TV | NewsOne
Mary Trump told Rachel Maddow that her uncle, President Donald Trump, along with the rest of her family, has routinely used the N-word and anti-Semitic slurs.
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