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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Ghanaian authorities have launched a manhunt for the people who cut down a famous 300-year-old kola tree, which was believed to have healing powers, BBC reports.
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Report looks at 'policy concerns' facing Atlanta’s Buckhead community
(The Center Square) — The upscale Atlanta community of Buckhead garners headlines, whether it's a discussion about crime or the failed cityhood movement. Now, a new Georgia Public Policy Foundation report explores the key issues facing the community: Public safety, zoning, taxation and infrastru
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The old central block - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Taureef Mohammed IT WAS perhaps the ugliest building in Port of Spain. From the front - it might have well been the back - it looked like a massive, multi-storey cage that someone just dropped in the middle of the Port of Spain General Hospital grounds. Surrounded by buildings that spoke
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Atlanta Hawks Drop Close Contest Against Brooklyn Nets, Trae Young and Mikal Bridges Battle Offensively | Atlanta Daily World
Two weeks ago, the Atlanta Hawks faced-off against the Brooklyn Nets and both teams combined for nearly 300 points. The Hawks came out on top 147-145. The two high-powered offensive teams were equally impressive in rematch that took place on Dec. 6 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Trae Young and
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Mom Says 11-Year-Old Son Had Gun Pulled On Him, Was Forced To Fight After School
A Houston boy was forced to fight a group of teenagers after a gun was pulled on him as he walked home from school, his mom says.
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Jamaica- March for Palestine in Downtown Kingston
Hundreds of Jamaicans recentlyprotested the bloodshed that continues between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East, a conflict that has claimed hundreds of Palestinian lives and forced millions more to flee their homes. Several Jamaicans demonstrated against Israel's continuous bombardment of Gaza
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Angola: Public Calamity Situation Already in Force
Luanda — After 60 days of social confinement under the Presidential Decree on the State of Emergency, Angola is observing, as of Tuesday, a Public Calamity Situation, with new rules to overcome the coronavirus
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Uganda accuses U.S. of pushing 'LGBT agenda' using aid after new round of sanctions | Africanews
Uganda's Minister for Foreign Affairs told the AFP that there was no doubt regarding the fact that “some groups in the U.S.A and in the West” seek to bring [Africans and Ugandans] “to accept same sex relations using aid and loans”.
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Africa: COP28 Hits - Key Wins As Africa-Focused Pledges, Deals Announced
[IPS] Dubai -- A record-breaking drought is unfolding in the Horn of Africa, where millions of people are trapped in the world's worst acute food insecurity emergency. Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa are on track to reach a 10-year high as coastal countries edge even
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Nigeria: Ehime Mbano Attack - Uzodimma Gives N185 Million to Families of Slain Security Officers
[Vanguard] Owerri -- Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday gave N185 million to more than eleven families of security officers who were affected by the unknown gunmen attack resulting to killing, burning of officers as well as their vehicles last September 2023, at Umualumaku community in
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Uganda: Local Governments Body Welcomes Proposed Amendments to Public Finance Management Act
[Nile Post] The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) has expressed its support for the proposed amendments to the Public Finance Management Act, stating that it will enhance government planning, budgeting, and fiscal discipline in the management of public resources.
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Waters, Maxine (1938- )
U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters has dedicated over thirty years of her life to local and national politics. Born Maxine Moore Carr in St. Louis, Missouri on August 15, 1938, Waters moved to Los Angeles, California in 1961. While working in a garment factory and for a local telephone company, she
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Floyd death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
New York (AP) – Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived
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Rwanda FDA on Measures to Prevent Reappearance of Banned Products
[New Times] To safeguard public health, the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has outlined measures to prevent banned products from re-entering the market.
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"France is in no way being driven out of Africa" says Foreign trade Minister | Africanews
France is in no way being driven out of Africa, declared French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht on Wednesday ahead of a trip to Nigeria, calling on French companies to continue and step up their investments on the continent.
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Hampton University (1868-- )
Hampton University, located on the shore of Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Virginia, was founded in 1868 by Samuel Chapman Armstrong, the son of a prominent missionary family that settled in Hawaii in the early 1800s. Armstrong was enrolled at Williams College in Massachusetts when the Civil War
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UK charters more flights to help British nationals to leave Lebanon - African Voice Newspaper
Government set to help hundreds of British nationals leave Lebanon in the coming days, as they are urged to get the first flight available.   The UK government has chartered a limited number of flights from Lebanon to support British nationals to leave the country in response to the deteriorating
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Vast Arts Video and Audio Multimedia Collection Now Available for K-12 Schools, Local Libraries | Post News Group
Every public school student and teacher, as well as every Californian with a library card, can now access over 5,000 theatre, music and dance performance videos and audio performances and over 3,000 world music albums anytime they want, online at no charge through their school district and local
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Nigeria: Boko Haram, Nigerian Military Repeatedly Violate Children's Rights - Amnesty International
Nigeria must urgently address its failure to protect and provide education to an entire generation of children in the Northeast, a region devastated by years of Boko Haram atrocities and gross violations by the military, Amnesty International warned today in a chilling new
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Minister Usi emphasizes on climate change awareness messages Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi
Government through the Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Michael Usi has underscored the need for more awareness on climate change issues in Malawi. Minister responsible Michael Usi said this when he presided over the official opening of a two-day Pre-COP 28 Trialogue taking place at
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Nigeria: Imo Governorship - It's Three-Horse Race As Uzodinma Battles 17 Others
[Premium Times] Mr Uzodinma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, will conclude his first term in January 2024.
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Egypt: Ethiopia's Unilateral GERD Operation an 'Existential Threat' to All Egyptians - Irrigation Minister
[Egypt Online] Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam warned against Ethiopia's continued unilateral operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, saying it poses an "existential threat" to the more than 100 million people in Egypt.
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How Black Americans Kept Reconstruction Alive
… eradicated the pestilence of slavery. Black Americans who believed in multiracial democracy … repression journeyed along parallel paths. Black Americans preserved a vision of a … key to unlocking freedom for Black Americans: The Haitian Revolution, she …
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C.J. Stroud Shares Message After Statement Win
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud powered his team to another win on Sunday, Nov. 12. With under two minutes left and Houston clinging to a 27-24 lead, Stroud led the Texans on a successful scoring drive, setting them up for a game-winning 38-yard field goal by kicker Matt Ammendola. It was
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TTSEC welcomes new CEO - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC) has announced the appointment of Kester Guy as its chief executive officer (CEO), effective December 1. In a release, TTSEC said Guy brings a wealth of experience in the regulatory landscape of the financial sector. He previously
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Wisconsin McDonald's Restaurants to Hire 6770 Employees This Summer
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Mississippi Valley State University [Itta Bena] (1950- )
Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi.  MVSU is the nation’s youngest historically black public university.  In 1946 the Mississippi legislature passed an act authorizing the establishment of a new institution to be named Mississippi
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Le Premier ministre Garry Conille promet de la "transparence" aux Haïtiens - Haiti24
Le nouveau Premier ministre haïtien Garry Conille a promis mardi de la "transparence" à une population traumatisée par les gangs. Un deuxième contingent de la mission multinationale devrait arriver "très vite", "dans les prochaines semaines", a-t-il
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Judge Jeannice M. Reding set bail for Derek Chauvin at $1 million with conditions during a court hearing Monday, making the former Minneapolis police officer eligible for supervised
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