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Algeria cracks down on media
BOUIRA, Algeria—Anti-censorship groups have criticized Algeria’s government for launching an assault on the media with a wave of arrests, detention of journalists and the blocking of several popular news
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Kemar Roach back in business
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach is happy to be back in the swing of things as he prepares for the proposed tour of England starting next
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Libya: More Than 16,000 People Displaced
The information was made public on Sunday, June 7, 2020 by the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as the civil war
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Algeria Recalls Paris Ambassador Over Airing of 'Revolution' Documentaries
Algeria has recalled its ambassador in France, in response to the airing of two documentaries on the anti-regime protest movement known as
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David Oyelowo Says Academy Members Threatened to Not Vote for Film ‘Selma’ After Cast Went to Premiere Wearing Shirts That Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences responded to actor David Oyelowo‘s claim that Academy members wouldn’t vote for the film “Selma” because the cast wore “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts to the New York premiere in
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Joe Biden endorsed by Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
CBTU is the independent voice of 1.2 million Black workers represented by 57 international unions in the U.S. and Canada and has been involved in presidential politics since 1972 — defying the AFL-CIO by backing George McGovern against President Richard
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COMMENTARY: COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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TV Stars Learn the Hard Way That Racism Doesn't Pay
The week started with the firing of actor Hartley Sawyer, who has been a regular cast member on the last few seasons of The CW superhero series The
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Yelp Officially Announces Its Partnership With Black Receipt To Help Spotlight Black-Owned Businesses
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Kenya: Union Mobilises Journalists for Support to Colleagues Affected By the COVID-19 Crisis
In recent weeks, nearly all media houses in Kenya have either applied pay cuts or suspended certain work benefits temporarily, leaving dozens of journalists jobless or with a substantial financial
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Minnesota Twins Remove Statue Of Ex-Owner Calvin Griffith Over Racist Remarks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing his racist remarks in 1978 and saying the team could no longer “remain
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Cameroon: Fighting Continues in Anglophone Cameroon Despite COVID-19 Concerns
In the first week of April, government forces raided the village of Muyenge in Southwest region and loaded over a hundred people onto
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‘Shoot Those Motherf----ers’: NYPD Investigating After Police Scanner Audio Exposes Desire to Commit Violence Against Protesters
Initially, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio empathized with and defended the
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No, COVID-19 TRACE Act doesn't remove people from their homes
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Burundi: A Perfect Storm Is Brewing in Burundi
While most of the world tries to slow the spread and limit the death toll of Covid-19, Burundi is expelling health
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Lawmakers Call Out The Higher Risk To People Of Color As States Reopen
Democratic Reps. Karen Bass (Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) are joining the many activists and journalists of color drawing attention to how states reopening businesses too soon amid the coronavirus pandemic are likely placing workers of color at disproportionate
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MAN ABOUT TOWN: Covid rules block visit as mum’s health fails
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Scotiabank offers zero-rated data access for its mobile banking app
“Additionally,” Henry said, “for those customers who have Internet access, we are strongly encouraging them to sign up for online banking which is also convenient, low-cost and, most important, keep persons physically distant to minimise any potential exposure to the
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Eliud Kipchoge now runs to save wildlife
On Saturday, the world marathon record holder was at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in central Kenya for a “recce” ahead of his next big thing: The Virtual Lewa Safari Marathon Challenge on June
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Cleaner seas in Kingston, MoBay
The polluted Kingston Harbour has appeared much clearer in recent weeks, with some marine scientists suggesting that the economic malaise brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is possibly a contributing
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3 Brothers: Spike Lee Drops New Short Film In Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
As protests continue to flair up every night in America due to the killing of George Floyd, the director has debuted a new short film to shine an even greater light on the injustices that Black Americans have faced over the
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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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Holyfield open to third Tyson fight for charity
(Reuters) – Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has said he is open to facing one-time rival Mike Tyson in a trilogy fight for charity on the condition that Tyson asks for the bout to be set
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Warren pivots on 'Medicare for All' in bid to become Biden's VP
In the thick of primary season, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden brawled over “Medicare for All”: He called her approach “angry,” “elitist,” “condescending”; she shot back,   who defends the health care status quo with industry talking points is “running in the wrong presidential
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Libya's GNA says it is targeting retreating Haftar forces
Libya's internationally recognised government has launched air strikes against forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar after his forces announced they were pulling back from Tripoli front
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TCI's Opposition PNP wants economy reopened
The Opposition Progressive National Party (PNP) in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has urged the Government there to hastily convene a high-level conference of stakeholders to craft a plan for speedy reopening of the economy, hopefully by the beginning of
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Sierra Leone coronavirus: Record 100 new cases, tally now at 721
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