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The president of State University of New York at Oneonta, has stepped down from the role after a coronavirus outbreak... View Article The post College president steps down after 700 students test positive for virus appeared first on TheGrio.
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BODIES repatriated from South Africa are topping the list of burials at most Bulawayo cemeteries, with council expressing concern that residents were not adhering to the 30 stipulated numbers of people allowed per burial, council minutes show.
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