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Germany set to extend hard lockdown as daily deaths mount - Black News Channel
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control center on Tuesday reported 944 more COVID-19 deaths, fueling expectations that Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state governors will extend the country's lockdown until the end of the month. Germany's latest
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The Latest: Education head DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric - Black News Channel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 9:05 p.m. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter
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WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in - Black News Channel
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is 'disappointed' Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COVID-19. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom
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Greek Church tells priests to ignore pandemic closure order - Black News Channel
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's powerful Orthodox Church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship under a weeklong drive to tighten virus restrictions before the planned reopening of schools. The conservative Church's ruling
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EU reviews BioNTech request for 'extra dose' of virus shot - Black News Channel
By MIKE CORDER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union medicines watchdog said Thursday that German company BioNTech has applied for clearance in the 27-nation bloc to administer up to six doses of its COVID-19 vaccine from each vial, instead of the five
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The UK declares more travel bans with African nations as new COVID-19 strain takes hold - Voice Online
THE UK has imposed an extended ban on visitors departing from or travelling through southern... The post The UK declares more travel bans with African nations as new COVID-19 strain takes hold appeared first on Voice Online.
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FOOD: Sweet Potato Creme Brûlée - Black News Channel
By Paris Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Today is finally the day where I take on creme brûlée, one of the fanciest desserts of all. I’ve wanted to make it for a long time with my own twist, but I just never got around to it. So, I put my foot down and said, “Today’s the day, no more
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Covid Vaccine: NHS Staff Struggle To Get Jab In Echo Of PPE Shambles
Frontline NHS workers have described the Covid-19 vaccine rollout amongst staff as a “shambles” as they struggle to access the jab.  With echoes of the PPE crisis that defined the…
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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders approve merger - Black News Channel
By COLLEEN BARRY and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers MILAN (AP) — Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world's fourth-largest auto company which, its architects hope, can more readily take on an enormous technological shift in the industry. Addressing
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Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law - Black News Channel
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory's legislature last year. The mass
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Tsai credits Taiwan for virus wins, notes China's threats - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday hailed the island's progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic and growing the economy while facing military threats from China. In her annual New Year's Day address, Tsai said Taiwan had effectively
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In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill - Black News Channel
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year's Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the
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AP VoteCast: Competing coalitions define GA Senate races - Black News Channel
By JOSH BOAK and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia's Senate runoff elections were a clash of two closely matched coalitions, with Democrat Raphael Warnock edging out his rival in the one-time Republican stronghold. Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff — whose race was
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Asia Today: Bangkok shuts schools, entertainment venues - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined BEIJING (AP) — Thailand's capital is shutting down venues including schools and entertainment areas as coronavirus cases continue to spread. Thailand reported 279 new cases on Friday including two deaths. Seven provinces including Bangkok have been designated red zones
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(BPRW) January is Get Organized Month | Press releases
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Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in virus cases - Black News Channel
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As a result of holiday gatherings, African officials warn of a resurgence of COVID-19 on the continent and urge increased testing to combat it. The level of testing across the continent is considerably less than what health experts say is
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GOP torn over Trump's Electoral College challenge of Biden - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week's joint session of Congress to confirm the
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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday 5 January
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In Georgia, Biden's presidency meets early defining moment - Black News Channel
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Usually it's a president's first midterm election that reorders a White House's political approach and priorities. For President-elect Joe Biden, his most defining congressional election is coming before he takes office. Two runoffs Tuesday in Georgia
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China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined BEIJING (AP) — China said Saturday that it would take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange's announcement that it would delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Beijing and Washington. The stock
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Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Wednesday ignored warnings issued by health authorities to abstain from mass gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic and kept instead to their centuries-old Epiphany traditions. Young
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Biggest Czech crematorium overwhelmed by pandemic deaths - Black News Channel
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — All three cremation chambers are working round the clock, while storage capacity for caskets has been repeatedly boosted. Despite all the efforts, the Czech Republic's biggest crematorium, in the northeastern city of Ostrava, has been
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Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press DALTON, Ga. (AP) — With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would 'fight like hell' to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this
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Bolsonaro's tough 2021 balance between ideology, pragmatism - Black News Channel
By DIANE JEANTET and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA (AP) — Brazil's pugnacious president, Jair Bolsonaro, survived 2020 in surprisingly good shape personally and politically, with buoyant popularity ratings despite his own bout of COVID-19 and a broader pandemic that has killed nearly
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Biden Heads to Georgia with Message: 'Send Me These Two Men' - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The importance of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia cannot be overstated. It is why President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are headed to the Peach State to campaign for the Democratic
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Minneapolis to release bodycam video in fatal shooting - Black News Channel
By DOUG GLASS Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Minneapolis said they would release body camera video on Thursday from a traffic stop that ended with a man shot dead, the city's first police-involved death since George Floyd died while being restrained by officers in May. Police said
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Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tick-Tock-Tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Monday. Tick-Tock-Tick. Also on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would consider calling a state of emergency as new
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Biden's pick to lead Treasury made over $7M in speaking fees - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's choice to be treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees in 2019 and 2020 from major financial firms and tech giants including Citi, Goldman Sachs and Google, according to
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California bypasses tough nurse care rules amid COVID surge - Black News Channel
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nerissa Black was already having a hard time tending to four COVID-19 patients who need constant heart monitoring. But because of staffing shortages affecting hospitals throughout California, her workload recently increased to six people
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Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Bianca Smith, an African American woman, has made baseball history. Smith, who most recently served as an assistant baseball coach and hitting coordinator at Wisconsin’s Carroll University, was named a coach in the
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