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Peyper to referee France for first time since World Cup red card drama
South African officials Jaco Peyper and Marius van der Westhuizen will combine as referee and TMO in two 2021 Six Nations matches.
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Global virus rules for Christmas: Tough, mild or none at all - Black News Channel
The Associated Press undefined In Peru, you can't drive your car on Christmas. In Lebanon, you can go to a nightclub, but you can't dance. In South Africa, roadblocks instead of beach parties will mark this year's festive season. How many people can you share a Christmas meal with? France
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Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement - Black News Channel
By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. Once
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Armchair travel: Best road-trip movie selection to watch this January
With travel to COVID-19 hotspots discouraged, here's another way to satisfy your wanderlust.
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Liverpool maintain lead, Arsenal regain confidence | Africanews
Liverpool drew against West Brom to maintain lead in the EPL
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In Niger's Diffa, people are pressed by insecurity and climate change | Africanews
Found in the Lake Chad basin, Diffa has been hit hard by increasing extremist violence over the past few months. Climate change has also affected livestock farming and cultivation
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Report: John “Ecstasy” Fletcher Of Whodini Passes Away
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paul Natkin / Getty John Fletcher, the rapper better known as Ecstasy from the 1980s hip-hop group Whodini, has reportedly passed away. “One…
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Kenya: IEBC - We're Tied At the Hip With Ot Morpho
[Nation] Kenya has no way of cutting ties with the controversial French firm whose system failure in the 2017 polls occasioned nullification of the Presidential election results and nearly plunged the country into chaos, the IEBC has stated.
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Africa: 'African Leaders Are Not Thinking Right' - Thomas Mapfumo
[This is Africa] Zimbabwean music maestro Thomas Mapfumo channeled his revolutionary rasp and talked tough about Africa at the third edition of African Crossroads. The Chimurenga music legend was the headline performer and guest of honour at the event which was screened from seven hubs on December
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Meek Mill Donates $30K To Give Holiday Gifts To Underserved Youth
Rapper Meek Mill donated $30,000 to provide gifts for students and their families during the holiday season.
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This Day In History - December 23
Today is the 358th day of 2020. There are 8 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1996: The Anglican Church in Jamaica ordains four women as priests for the first time in its 330 years in the Caribbean. Deacons Sybil May Morris, Patricia Leontine Johnson, Judith Amelia Daniel, and Vivette Angella
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Old fears and pre-election violence flare in Central African Republic | News24
Ismail Dicky says he is afraid of political tensions and violence ahead of Sunday's general election in Central African Republic (CAR), a sentiment that reflects the anxious mood of a country desperate
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Ann G. Atwater: Lifelong Grassroots Civil Rights Activist in North Carolina
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Central African Republic: CAR - Violence Casts Shadow Over Elections
Analysis - Attacks in the Central African Republic have called into question elections scheduled for December 27. UN troops have retaken the rebel-held town of Bambari but the situation remains tense.
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Central African Republic: Who's Behind Renewed Crisis in Central African Republic?
[New Times] Rwanda early this week deployed force protection troops to the Central African Republic (CAR), under an existing bilateral agreement on defence between both countries.
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Global COVID-19 caseload reaches 80 million cases and 1.7m deaths
As of 26 December 2020, the global caseload of COVID-19 cases stood at 800 287 068, along with 1 759 266 deaths and 56 558 625 recoveries.
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The Negro Leagues are now part of official MLB stats. But don't expect major changes in the record books - Dallas Examiner
By RAY SANCHEZ CNN Josh Gibson, one of the greatest sluggers in the history of the Negro Leagues, could become big league baseball’s single-season batting average record holder with the .441 mark he
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Mali opposition leader dies of Covid-19 months after release by jihadists
Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé has died of coronavirus aged 71, his family and party said Friday, just two months after he was released by jihadist militants in a prisoner swap. Cissé 'died in France, where he had been taken for Covid-19 care', a member of his family told AFP. 'I can
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FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power grid
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S., and an Ohio teenager who allegedly shared the plan said…
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EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS - The European Union and Britain on Thursday struck a post-Brexit trade deal to cushion the economic blow of the UK's imminent departure from the single market after 10 months of tortuous negotiations. 'A deal is done,' British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted. 'We have finally found
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WORDS THAT SHAPED THE WAY WE ATE IN 2020 – Florida Courier
BY LIGAYA FIGUERAS ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/TNS There was a lot to swallow in 2020. Our plates have been too full, as we chewed on now-commonplace terms like personalm protective equipment, contact tracing, quarantine, social distancing and essential, or frontline, workers. All the while, the
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World Court sets date for management of Guyana-Venezuela boundary case - Stabroek News
One week after announcing that it has the jurisdiction to determine the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award on the frontier between Guyana and Venezuela, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has set January 15, 2021 as the date for the Case Management
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Black-owned Harlem restaurant, Ponty Bistro, robbed and vandalized : TheGrio
On Wednesday, Ponty Bistro in Harlem was robbed and vandalized as revealed by an Instagram post. Read More: Black Texas... View Article The post Black-owned Harlem restaurant, Ponty Bistro, robbed and vandalized appeared first on TheGrio.
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British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers - Black News Channel
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Around 1,000 British soldiers were spending Christmas Day trying to clear a huge backlog of truck drivers stuck in southeast England after France briefly closed its border to the U.K. then demanded coronavirus tests from all amid fears of
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Recipes: A low-key New Year’s Eve can still be festive with these drinks and appetizers | L.A. Focus News
New Year’s Eve at home? Yup, as we gratefully say goodbye to 2020, housebound celebrations may include restaurant meals collected at the curb. But whether you cook the meal or opt for takeout, an evening of Champagne toasts, good cheer and merriment sounds like a therapeutic idea. Food Network star
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Yemi Alade Presents Essence's Official Christmakwanzakah Playlist
Mama Africa, better known as Yemi Alade, is our not-so-Secret-Santa curator for this special holiday edition of Essence’s The Playlist.
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Rebel groups declare ceasefire ahead of Central African Republic's tense election | Africanews
The Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC), which began an offensive against the government last Friday, said a "72-hour unilateral ceasefire... will be observed across the country by all patriots' fighting troops."
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UK, EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
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French giants Montpellier move quickly to fill Bismarck du Plessis void
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