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Welsh company Dulas pledge support during the COVID-19 crisis
Solar powered medical refrigerator supplier Dulas, based in Wales, UK, has pledged to do what it can to support global vaccination through the COVID-19
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‘We would rather die of COVID-19 than starve under lockdown’
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Lane, William Henry/Master Juba (1825-c. 1852)
William Henry Lane is credited as one of the most influential figures in the creation of American tap dance. Lane developed a unique style of using his body as a musical instrument, blending African-derived syncopated rhythms with movements of the Irish jig and reel. Lane’s melding of these
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‘LHHATL’’s Arkansas Mo Charged With Fraud After Spending Loan On Jewelry, Rolex
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Chile, Why Is Joe Biden Speaking On Black Identity?
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After five-week battle with COVID-19, Dallas pastor now faces rejection from peers
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Achebe, Chinua (1930-2013)
Chinua Achebe of Nigeria was one of the most famous 20th Century African writers.  He published his first novel Things Fall Apart in 1958 and has since published four more novels and a series of short stories, essays, and other literature.  Much of Achebe’s work focuses on the themes of
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Third Lusignan Prison escapee recaptured
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Nigeria: PDP Decries Rising Wave of Killings, Banditry
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Suspected poacher dies in police cells
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GWI receives 1200 COVID-19 care packages for Venezuelan migrants, residents in Region One
The Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) on Thursday  received 1200 care packages/hygiene kits to be distributed to Venezuelan migrants and locals of Region One to help stop the spread of
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Zimbabwe: Govt Orders Full-Scale Probe Into MDC Trio's Case
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Angela Simmons Opens Up About Her New Skincare Line, Unannounced Book, And Parenting In The Pandemic – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Lafarge braces for 30% sales plunge
SWISS-BASED cement maker Lafarge Holcim’s local unit, Lafarge Zimbabwe says it expects sales volumes to plunge 30% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year due to the COVID-19-induced
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (15th century- )
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Peru’s coronavirus response was ‘right on time’ – so why isn't it working?
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U.S. Embassy in South Korea Unfurls Giant Black Lives Matter Banner | HuffPost
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Ryan Williams, a 32-year-old black CEO, says America has been 'hallucinating' about racism and inequality. Until now. | The Atlanta Voice
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