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Kenya ‘orders 24 million Covid-19 vaccine doses’
Kenya has ordered 24 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the Star newspaper has reported, citing health ministry officials. The Kenyan government will spend 10bn Kenya shillings ($89m; £66m) for the vaccines, the newspaper reports. The ministry submitted it's request to the Global Vaccine Alliance
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Focus on guaranteeing human rights in region | New York Carib News
St. John’s – Authorities and experts attending the high-level virtual Second Meeting of the Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement here, have underscored the importance of guaranteeing human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the United Nations’ Economic Commission for
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Respiratory therapist receives Puerto Rico's 1st vaccine - Black News Channel
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A respiratory therapist who treated the first two COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Puerto Rico became the first person in the U.S. territory to be vaccinated against the virus on Tuesday. Yahaira Alicea had treated an Italian couple who
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Ninvalle pledges full support to new AIBA president - Stabroek News
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has pledged its full support to newly-elected President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Umar Kremlev. The article Ninvalle pledges full support to new AIBA president appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Real Times Media Enhances Digital Impact Through Partnership with Second Street | Company News | The Michigan Chronicle
DETROIT, Michigan—Real Times Media (RTM), a Detroit-based multimedia holding company, announced today a new partnership with Second Street, the market leader in online media audience engagement and interactive content, as a next step in the evolution of its news organization into the preeminent
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Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths
PARIS, France (AP) - Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hold, according to a study released yesterday by 30 international organisations.
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At Least 34 Million Fewer Americans to Travel This Holiday Season - Milwaukee Community Journal
Three-quarters of Americans are expected to stay home; AAA advises caution for those who decide to Three-quarters of Americans are expected to stay home; AAA advises caution for those who decide to travel MADISON, Wis., (December 15, 2020) – AAA Travel expects the vast majority of Americans to stay
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Minneapolis Officer Kneels On Back Of Black Man Steps Away From Where George Floyd Was Murdered
A white officer was filmed using excessive force by kneeling on a bystander's back and reportedly dislocating the man's shoulder during a December 4 incident.
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Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation's next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump's refusal to concede he had lost. The presidential electors
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5 Tactics to Foster a More Inclusive Internal Workplace
The five considerations in this article will help ensure we as Black leaders are prepared and fortified for the road ahead on the path to progress, going farther than we ever have before, on a timetable that requires a commitment of immediate action in realizing results.
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Ethnic Relations Commission forum: Hughes advocates data gathering on impact of gov’t policies on each race - Stabroek News
Attorney at law Nigel Hughes has posited that ethnic relations in Guyana can be improved through the collection and analysis of data on the impact of government policies on each race and
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#Election2020: The 'urban myth' behind the GOP claims of voter fraud | The Atlanta Voice
The Supreme Court's rejection last week of the lawsuit from Texas and 18 other Republican-led states effectively ended the legal efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his election defeat. But the case likely marks the start of a new round of Republican efforts to challenge
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Helpful Tax Deductions for Small Business Owners | The Crusader Newspaper Group
It’s no secret that 2020 has been more than challenging for a multitude of small business owners across the country. The unforeseen pandemic left many scrambling to keep their doors open, but it also inspired the creation of many new ventures. The common denominator of it all is business owners
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SA’s former ambassador to the US says Trump was bad for Africa’s economic prospects | News24
Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s former ambassador to the US, says it cannot afford political instability.
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First foreign aid arrives in Tigray as civillians recount the horrors | Africanews
Jano Admasi, a resident of the small farming village of Bisober, said soldiers killed escaping civillians, including her son.
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In 'I Came As A Shadow,' Georgetown's John Thompson Offers Some Surprising Moments : NPR
The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who died in August, leaves us with the private thoughts of a public man, one who both raged against racial injustice and embraced chances to make things better.
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Grenada records massive spike in cases of COVID-19 | New York Carib News
The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported that a cluster of 26 positive COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed, originating from the Sandals resort.
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Barclays fined £26m for poor treatment of customers in distress
The City watchdog has fined Barclays £26m for historic 'poor treatment' of customers who suffered financial hardship after being offered credit. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pointed to failed customer contact policies between 2014 and 2018 at Barclays Bank UK Plc and its Clydesdale
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Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost - DefenderNetwork.com
The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation's next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump's refusal to concede he had lost.The presidential electors gave Biden a solid majority of 306
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Joe Biden Cabinet - Mainstream, Moderate, Middling.
(ThyBlackMan.com) I neither expected sparks nor extreme surprises as President-elect Joe Biden begin to announce his Cabinet. I did expect diversity, and we've seen it. But I didn't expect the number of Obama-era retreads to be included in this Cabinet. As I write this in mid-December, I can hardly
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Fifth Third Bank's Major Racial Equity Commitment Includes Over $2 Billion to Help Black Homeownership and Businesses
Taking some of its biggest steps ever to support Black Americans, Fifth Third Bank is committing nearly $3 billion to fight against racism and help fortify diverse customers.
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Global Carbon Emissions Dip for the First Time in History, says Report – The Wilmington Journal
KOLKATA — For the first time, the world has seen a dip in carbon emissions from fossil fuels, owing in large part to the global lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study states. “Daily [...]
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Africa: Almost 2 Billion People Depend on Health Care Facilities Without Basic Water Services – WHO, UNICEF
[WHO] Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and UNICEF.
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French theater, cinema workers protest against virus closure - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people working in the French theater and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. France earlier Tuesday lifted a partial lockdown imposed
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee requests TXDOT extension - DefenderNetwork.com
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee,a Democrat representing the 18th Congressional District of Texas, Senior Member of the House Committees on Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Chair of the Congressional Coronavirus Task Forcereleases statement on TxDot extension on comments: “Americans are dying at
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FDA authorizes first at-home, over the counter COVID-19 test - TheGrio
Pretty soon you will be able to take a COVID-19 test in the comfort of your own home. Read More:... View Article The post FDA authorizes first at-home, over the counter COVID-19 test appeared first on TheGrio.
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‘Democracy Prevailed’: Biden Aims To Unify Divided Nation
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed.” Speaking on Monday from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, on the
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World champion Lewis Hamilton 'grateful for his health and being alive' after COVID-19 scare - Voice Online
LEWIS HAMILTON has opened up on his Covid-19 nightmare and said that he is 'just... The post World champion Lewis Hamilton 'grateful for his health and being alive' after COVID-19 scare appeared first on Voice Online.
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Michelle Obama comes to Jill Biden's defense after op-ed calls for her to drop 'Dr.' from her name - Face2Face Africa
Former first lady Michelle Obama has expressed her disappointment with an opinion piece about incoming first lady Jill Biden that was published Friday by The Wall Street Journal. The op-ed written by Joseph Epstein argued that Jill should drop 'Dr.' from her name when she enters the White House
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Tourism needs tech boost, says Bartlett
W ITH the regional tour ism industry projected to contract by 30 per cent this year following a devastating blow from the coronavirus pandemic, players in the sector are being encourgaed to look at investment in technology to lead the rebound.
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