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One girl is on a mission to raise an army of female surfers from her home country Senegal. Khadija “Khadjou” Sambe found love for the waves at age 14 and now aspires to represent her country at the Olympics. Without any role models to fall on, she is forging her own path and moved
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Environmentalists cheer as Atlantic Coast Pipeline canceled | The Orlando Advocate
Following the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, a Virginia-based environmental policy analyst says coal is the big winner in Virginia and North Carolina, two states the pipeline would have run through. “A safe pipeline is canceled, but the coal trains roll on,” said Andrew
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KISERO: Why I fear for beer factory’s survival
Yet I fear for the Kisumu Breweries Limited factory, by far the biggest recent investment in the Western Kenya region and which has remained closed since March 23 following closure of bars, if the National Treasury alters the tax regime that made the investment attractive in the first
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Jordan says he was pushing for COVID risk allowance for frontline workers - Stabroek News
Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan on Saturday said that he had recommended a COVID-19 Risk Allowance (CRA) for frontline workers but that the former Ministry of Public Health had failed to provide the requisite information over four
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Oracle Wins Bid for Partnership with TikTok, Beating Microsoft - The New York Beacon
By Joséphine Li TikTok has been rapidly gaining popularity in the US and other western countries and has become the first Chinese social media platform to attract users and gain major traction outside of its home country. In the first three months of this year
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Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Experts Say that We Should Trust Science to Save Lives
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Youth Fund halts loans recovery, CRB listing in virus fight
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba's Remains Return Home to Find Rest At Last
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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding along the Gulf Coast | The Atlanta Voice
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Symbols vs. Substance: The Statues Are Going, But What’s Next? - Houston Forward Times
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Angola: Prodesi Spends Akz 143.6 Bln On Productive Sector
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US to seek joint maritime patrols with Guyana to fight drugs - Stabroek News
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Temple announces $1 million anti-racist initiative, police evaluation - African American News Today - EIN News
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Don’t Pooh-Pooh This: Zoo Helps Hippos Swim with the Fishes - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Baker Botts and Official Black Wall Street to Provide $10 Million in Legal Services to Support Black Entrepreneurship
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US Secretary of State scheduled to visit two Caribbean countries | New York Carib News
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 Jagdeo defends budget support for private sector - Stabroek News
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday defended his government’s support for the private sector in this year’s national budget, calling it part of its vision for economic development.   The article  Jagdeo defends budget support for private sector appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Federal Lawsuits Allege Systemic Bank Lending Biases In COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program
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