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UNITED Nations Secretary General Ant�nio Guterres says women and girls are bearing the greatest impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic as the world continues to fail to address 'the most pervasive human rights violation of all, gender inequality'.
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New or used? Either way, price hikes squeeze US auto buyers - Black News Channel
By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press FENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The viral pandemic has triggered a cascade of price hikes throughout America's auto industry — a surge that has made both new and used vehicles unaffordable for many. Prices of new vehicles far outpaced overall
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Raphael Saadiq on Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion, creating music 'United States vs. Billie Holiday'
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Gains for bank stocks help lead major US indexes higher - Black News Channel
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks shook off a weak start and moved steadily higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street as gains for banks offset losses in Big Tech companies. Bank stocks benefited from another upward move in long-term interest rates in the bond market, which will allow
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Stigma is rife in the treatment of mental illness in the Black community
The Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) invited Dr. Alexis Hammond, associate medical director at the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy/Addiction Treatment Services, to highlight inequities in healthcare and destigmatize mental illness among the Black community. The BFSA hosted the event on
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Covid-19 worsens the fate of state-owned enterprises and several risk a debt default- Treasury | Fin24
The financial performance of state-owned enterprises continued to deteriorate in 2020/21, this with the Covid-19 pandemic and associate lockdown impacting their plans.
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Ghana receives world's first doses of free Covax vaccines | News24
Ghana has received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free.
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Next batch of J&J Covid-19 vaccine to arrive this weekend, says Mkhize | News24
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says South Africa will get another batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Saturday.
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Covid-19 corruption in Gauteng: Makhura vows to jail guilty culprits | News24
In his State of the Province Address, Gauteng Premier David Makhura has promised to tackle corruption and has flagged overcoming Covid-19 as a priority.
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Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines - Black News Channel
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of
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Doctors clash
MANDEVILLE Regional Hospital (MRH) yesterday denied claims of operational inefficiencies and exposure of medical interns to health hazards, saying that the hospital places great emphasis on the safety of its staff, patients and visitors.
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Analysis of proposed LA city ‘hero pay’ measure warns of possible layoffs, higher costs | L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles city officials, weighing a potential mandate on grocery stores to provide “hero pay” increases to essential workers, have released a 21-page analysis of the potential economic impacts. The assessment concluded that it could lead to higher pay for workers that could be funneled back into
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Ray McGuire Announces Plans For Education
New York City mayoral candidate Ray McGuire announced a plan to expand the city's gifted and talented program to those who lack digital access and pre-K
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Bushiris obtain court interdict preventing Malawian police from arresting them, lawyer says | News24
Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri have obtained a court interdict in the High Court of Malawi preventing police from arresting them before their next court appearance, their lawyer says.
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Kenya: Counties Get Greenlight to Borrow Loans of Up to Sh60 Billion
[Nation] County governments now have the greenlight to borrow up to Sh60 billion for development projects in a deal reached between the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) and the National Treasury.
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Somalia: Govt Bans Street Protests to Curb Covid-19
[Nation] Somalia on Tuesday banned street protests citing Covid-19, in what could raise another possibility of confrontations with opposition groups.
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Going Hungry: COVID-19 Has Put Restaurants on Lockdown - The Washington Informer
The restaurant industry has been in free-fall during the pandemic, and Mexico is no exception. The post Going Hungry: COVID-19 Has Put Restaurants on Lockdown appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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President Biden taps Meharry Medical College president for COVID Task Force | The Atlanta Voice
Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth has been named by President Joe Biden as a member of his COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. Dr. Hildreth, the renowned immunologist and academic administrator and Meharry’s 12th president, sat on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Budget Speech 2021: What will Tito Mboweni tell South Africans?
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Calif’s AB 5 Contractor Law Could Soon Become National Standard - Voice and Viewpoint
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media The national equivalent of California’s controversial AB 5 labor law is making its way through the United States Congress. On Feb. 4, House and Senate Democrats re-introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act as HR 842. The federal labor reform
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Former Black UPS Executive Boosts Pledge To HBCU Alma Mater By $15 Million | Atlanta Daily World
To help students avoid crippling college debt, former United Parcel Service executive and Morgan State University alumnus Calvin Tyler is increasing his $5 million commitment to his alma mater by $15 million to fund academic scholarships. The expanded Calvin and Tina Tyler Endowment Scholarship
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Nigeria: Analysis - CBN's Financing of Nigeria's Deficits, the Defiance and Risks
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Mexican president says Mexico doing better than US on virus
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"We continue to call on world leaders to support the COVAX facility to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries".
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