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In June 1940, as fighting was winding down in France, the pace of operations quickened in the Mediterranean. The area was vital for Britain, which needed to maintain access to the Suez Canal in order to remain in close contact with the rest of its empire. Following Italys declaration of war on
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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman won the Academy Award as best supporting actor for his role as a world-weary ex-boxer in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby. Morgan Freeman kicked around TV and movies during the 1970s and 80s as a reliable supporting character, then became a familiar face in the movies after his
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1992
Rwanda: Nyagatare District Launches City Master Plan
Nyagatare District on Wednesday, May 27 launched a new master plan for Nyagatare City, one of the six secondary cities in
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Covid-19 wrap: 1 127 new US deaths, Wuhan lab had '3 live bat coronaviruses' and DRC denies manipulation
Beijing – The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the Covid-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has
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Trump’s photo-op with a Bible is contemptuous
In a made-for-propaganda-TV moment, he led a bizarre parade from the White House to St. John’s Episcopal Church down the street on the evening of June 1, where he waited for someone in his entourage to hand him
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UN virus therapy trial pauses hydroxychloroquine testing
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug US President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all
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Hicks, Irvin (1938- )
Irvin Hicks was a career Foreign Service Officer who rose from a communications clerk position to serve three times as a U.S. ambassador.  Hicks served in the Department of State during the nascent years of African Independence from European colonial rule.  Hicks was appointed Ambassador
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11
1985
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Welcome change - Some Caribbean-Americans can’t wait for Biden to take office
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OBBO: Why an Ethiopia-Egypt war over River Nile dam might be
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Sudan wants PMs to solve Nile dam deadlock
Sudan proposed on Wednesday upgrading negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia on a Nile mega-dam to prime ministerial level in a bid to break the
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Malawi's opposition chief now president: Lazarus Chakwera [Profile] | Africanews
Lazarus Chakwera is the latest addition to the list of African opposition figures that have unseated incumbent presidents. He was on June 27 declared winner of Malawi’s presidential election
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28
1984
Nigeria: Gunshots in Presidency As Aisha Buhari Moves Against President's Aide, ADC Arrested
What security sources regarded as 'security breach' occurred at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, State House, Abuja on Thursday night, when the First Lady's Aide-de-camp, Usman Shugaba, attempted to force President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Assistant, Sabiu Yusuf, into self -isolation over
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Protest spreads to Europe
LONDON, England (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in London yesterday against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United
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Road Stories: Tens of Thousands Descend on D.C. for "Million MAGA March" | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of supporters of Donald Trump gathered Saturday in Washington, D.C. for a 'Million MAGA March' to encourage the president not to concede the 2020 election to Joe Biden. 'Stop the steal!' the pro-Trump coalition chanted as they assembled at the Supreme Court. While
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COVID-19 vaccine trial paused after participant gets 'unexplained illness' - TheGrio
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Confederate States of America
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'Brown-skinned' Tapia endorses peaceful protests
A “brown-skin” Donald Tapia yesterday endorsed peaceful protests that are now taking place in his home country and recounted his own experience marching for equality with civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr in his early
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EDITORIAL: We are being studied, so expect shocking findings on
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We can’t breathe: Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has psyched up hard-pressed Zimbabweans to liberate themselves from the heavy Zanu PF yoke which he claims has shrunk the democratic space and deprived citizens of the much-needed
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Ethiopia: Why an Ethiopia-Egypt War Over River Nile Dam Might Be 'Good'
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Young, Johnny (1940- )
Ambassador Johnny Young was a career diplomat and the third African American to be appointed ambassador by three presidents. In 1989 President George H.W. Bush appointed Young Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone. Five years later President Bill Clinton named Young Ambassador to the Republic
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Burroughs, Jr., John Andrew (1936–2014)
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