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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden fielded questions about race relations in America during the final presidential debate Thursday, after an intense clash on the topic in their first meeting sawBiden calling the president “racist.” The exchange was one of the more heated of
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Africa: From Women to Migrants - What Does a Biden Win Mean for Africa?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- From climate to human rights, how Joe Biden's appointment as the United States president will impact on Africa's 1.3 billion population
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2020 is the most important election year for the environment | Earth Day
The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day comes during a big election year, with 65 major elections worldwide. Register, grab your friends and vote green.
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8 Takeaways From The Final Presidential Debate Of 2020 - Blavity
On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met in Nashville for the last presidential debate of the year, facing off less than two weeks before Election Day. Although the Commission on Presidential Debates did not take any of Blavity’s suggestions for
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Vaz shifted... Removed from land portfolio, given water and housing
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Jamaica House said Prime Minister Andrew Holness has instead assigned him responsibility for the water and housing
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Africa: 'Earth School' Gives Students in Lockdown a Closeup Look At Nature
With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting education worldwide, Earth School sought to bring together compelling and interactive resources for learning about nature and the environment on a single global
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Africa: Idris Elba Sounds Alarm As Pandemic Threatens Food Crisis for Farmers
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Idris Elba on Friday called for urgent action and creative solutions to prevent a looming hunger crisis in poor countries, where food production and transport have been disrupted by the coronavirus
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President Lincoln received first group of Blacks
President Lincoln received first group of Blacks to confer with a U.S. president on a matter of public policy. He urged Blacks to emigrate to Africa or Central America and was bitterly criticized by Northern Blacks.
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Africa: Despite the Pandemic, Frontline Nations Push Ahead On Stronger Climate Plans
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Countries from Jamaica to Kenya and Gabon "know how vital this process is" of boosting national action to meet global climate goals
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Barack Obama's Stirring Iowa Caucus Victory Speech - Full Text January 3, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama delivered this eloquent, soaring speech to thunderous ovation and public accolade after he won the Iowa Democratic caucus on January 3, 2008, which was the first vote in the 2008 presidential primary race. (See Obama Soars to Iowa Victory for more
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Google says it won't build AI tools for oil and gas drillers
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Gunmen kill 21 in fresh northwest Nigeria attacks
Armed gangs have killed 21 people in the latest bloody assaults on villages in restive northwest Nigeria, police
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Govt blames poor roads for failure to feed villagers
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Green Legacy: Ethiopia's 5 billion tree seedlings project kicks off
Ethiopia’s plan to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year as part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reforestation initiative has taken
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US$4-trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation
PARIS, France (AFP) — Investment funds managing close to US$4 trillion in assets called on Brazil yesterday to halt deforestation of the Amazon in an open letter warning that biodiversity loss and carbon emissions pose a “systemic risk” to their
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Minneapolis Has A Bold Plan To Tackle Racial Inequity. Now It Has To Follow Through
Such covenants were attached to tens of thousands of homes across Minneapolis, carving inequity directly into the city's map and creating a foundation for one of the biggest racial wealth gaps of any major American
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How Some Mississippi Teens Are Saving Their Town From Climate Change
Their tiny, rural town of just over 1,000 people suffers from severe flooding, made worse by climate
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Dozens killed in fresh northwest Nigeria attacks
Armed gangs killed 57 people in a string of attacks on villages in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Wednesday, as security forces struggle to curb violence in the
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Africa: Addressing Africa's Nutrition Challenges By Strengthening Indigenous Crops
The African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) is an international effort to improve nutrition, productivity and climatic adaptability of some of Africa's most important food crops, thus helping to decrease malnutrition and stunting among the continent's most vulnerable population, especially rural
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SEBUNYA: Where is conservation in the East Africa budget
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Tropical Storm Bertha forms, hits South Carolina coast
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Wednesday morning shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane
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Digicel goes fully digital
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CARICOM mourns passing of Miles Stoby
The Caribbean region is mourning the death of one of its most highly respected international public servants, Mr Miles Stoby, who retired from the United Nations Secretariat after decades of service, most of it in the area of economic and social
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Africa: The Consequential Effects of COVID-19 On the Climate Crisis
The shock of the sudden onset coronavirus pandemic and the dreadful experience that the world is presently going through must laser-focus us all on the benefits of proactive action on climate
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