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Youth discuss climate change, health - Barbados Today
A panel of five young people from as young as 12 years old and hailing from Barbados, Dominica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, participated in a recently held UNICEF Activate Youth Talk Session. The conversation was hosted on the UNICEF Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Instagram Page, in
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Saharan Dust to Limit Shower Activity Monday
A drier air mass with Saharan dust is expected to filter into the region and limit shower activity on Monday. Winds will increase to the 15-20 miles per hour range with higher gusts from time to time. Daytime highs should average in the middle to upper 80s, possibly into the low 90s. Mariners can
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Bread, milk and a vaccine jab: Boxer stores help to get Cape Town residents vaccinated | News24
Registration for Covid-19 vaccinations has been very low in some areas.
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Kenya: CJ Koome's Speech During Inaugural Sitting of the Supreme Court
[Capital FM] I extend my appreciation and gratitude to everyone, representatives of the various actors and state organs in the justice sector, learned counsel, members of the public, and court staff, who have joined us for this inaugural sitting of the Supreme Court following the Court's recent
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Source: allAfrica.com
Gambia: Women Lives Matters Condemns Baba Jah's Comment On Maternal Death
[The Point] Women Lives Matters, a movement established to fight for the safe labour and delivery of women in The Gambia has strongly rebutted what it called the "false and malicious" statement of Baba Jah against women who died during labour.
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Moyale Barracks Soldier is best MSCE Geography Teacher in the North | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
The 2020 academic calendar was one of the most disrupted in recent history with the end result being also one with the worst Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination results recorded in about a decade. The year saw schools being closed for almost six months due to the high
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Kenya's Health Ministry Unveils First-Ever Emergency Medical Care Program
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has launched the first-ever Kenya Emergency Medical Care Program, and also inaugurated the National Steering Committee in Emergency Medical Care Policy.
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USVI To Welcome First Cruise Ship To St. Thomas In 15 Months This Morning
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Celebrity Edge will be the first cruise ship to return to St. Thomas since March 2020 when it arrives just before noon today. The U.S. Virgin Islands tourism industry has benefitted from an increasingly popular charter yacht business and Airbnb visits in the months after the
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We’re Not All Going Back To the Office: America Gets Ready To Go Hybrid
Only 44 percent of American employers asked their workers what their preferences were for returning to the office, a new study by executive coaching organization Vistage has found. The majority of firms with workers who had gone remote because of COVID-19 restrictions came up with policies about
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Democrats Face Uphill Battle To Close Guantanamo Bay Prison – The Wilmington Journal
A group of House Democrats are trying a new way to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison nearly 20 years after it was opened by then-President George W. Bush: defunding it. President Joseph R. Biden [...]
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Uganda: Busia Elders Write to Gender Ministry Over Kingship Row
[Monitor] Busia Elders Council has written to the Gender ministry expressing their dissatisfaction over a new cultural leader.
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Five years later, Philando Castile's death highlights need for police reform: ‘America, you must act’
The death of Philando Castile transfixed the nation and increased the volume on the demand for police reform, as he... View Article The post Five years later, Philando Castile's death highlights need for police reform: ‘America, you must act’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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Virus Elimination Not An Option: Australian Treasurer – The Omaha Star
A formula from medical experts is being prepared for the government, while states continue to fear for vulnerable populations. The post Virus Elimination Not An Option: Australian Treasurer appeared first on Zenger News.
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D.C. Mayor Part of Roundtable with Biden on Gun Violence
The White House on Monday released a memorandum ahead of the release of President Joe Biden's comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence. The post D.C. Mayor Part of Roundtable with Biden on Gun Violence appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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SEE | #ZumaUnrest: Durban mosque set alight by looters | News24
A mosque, which was used as a base to feed community members in Mayville affected by fires as a result of unrest since Thursday, has been set alight.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones' Remarks About Going Where You're Wanted Might Be A Rallying Cry For Black Professionals - Blavity
Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about race and gender affecting her tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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These Two Coworkers Become Heroes For Their Dying Husbands - Blavity
Two women who worked together at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta had no idea they would be the ones to save their husbands’ lives.
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Australian Treasurer Defends Pre-poll Car Park Fund – The Omaha Star
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has defended a controversial car park commuter fund which was the subject of auditor-general's report. The post Australian Treasurer Defends Pre-poll Car Park Fund appeared first on Zenger News.
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The Officers Who Killed Lindani Myeni Won’t Get Charged; Prosecuting Attorney Says The Officers Were Justified - The New York Beacon
The officers responsible for shooting and killing Lindani Myeni, a 29-year-old South African rugby player, will not be charged for his death because the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney believed the officers were in the right. As BLACK ENTERPRISE previously reported, on April 14, Myeni
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Teacher from STX Creates Children’s Show to Provide Pandemic Instruction
Having been told that his elementary school drama classes would have to be conducted online last school year, Crucian native Julius Petersen III, who teaches in Houston, Texas, created a children’s show called "Mr. Pete’s Playhouse."
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Saharan Dust to Limit Shower Activity Monday
A drier air mass with Saharan dust is expected to filter into the region and limit shower activity on Monday. Winds will increase to the 15-20 miles per hour […]
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Virtue of the Week: Assertiveness
Assertiveness is speaking one's truth with peaceful confidence. It is discerning the song we were given to sing and using our talents as a gift to the world. We have the courage to speak up for what we believe is right.
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The sad story of the Afro-Argentine soldier who became a beggar after fighting for her country
María Remedios del Valle was a war heroine whose identity was erased from history until recently. She was present in many battles, but in very few history books. Known as the 'Madre de la Patria' (Mother of the Homeland), the Afro-Argentine camp follower turned soldier participated in the Argentine
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Morocco/Cameroon: Cameroon-Morocco Friendlies - Promising Victory for U20 Lionesses
[Cameroon Tribune] The Lionesses edged the Lioncelles of Morocco 2-0 in the first leg of a double international friendly that took place in Yaounde on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
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South Africa: Premier Alan Winde in Response to Presidential Address
Press Release - "Government must embrace innovation to save both lives and livelihoods"
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Uganda: Govt to Distribute 46,000 Beds to Hospitals Countrywide
[Monitor] The Ministry of Health is set to distribute 46,000 beds to all referral and general hospitals by the end of this month.
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DPW Issues Stop Work Order To Liberty Mobile Over ‘Unsafe’ Working Conditions
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works has issued a stop work order, effective immediately, on the current undergrounding project being performed on Liberty Communications USVI behalf by Bermudez, Longo, Diaz-Masso, LLC (BLDM, LLC). In his letter addressed to Liberty Communications of
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Africa: Sustainable Development Report Shows Devastating Impact of Covid, Ahead of 'Critical' New Phase
[UN News] The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take 'critical' steps on the road out of the
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Biden 'frustrated' over stalled civil rights bills critical for Black America
President Joe Biden is said to be “frustrated” over what some call the collapse of the current police reform negotiations... View Article The post Biden 'frustrated' over stalled civil rights bills critical for Black America appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Punitive War on Drugs Unnecessarily Harms Sha'Carri Richardson— and Many Other Black Women
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