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Burundi Kicks Off Mass COVID-19 Testing in Bujumbura
[East African] Over 1,200 people were tested for Covid-19 in three communes in Bujumbura, with the Health ministry saying 41 people tested positive as of last week after the government launched a mass testing campaign in the country.
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Legal adviser to Haiti's President Moise resigns
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, July 18 (CMC): Reynold Georges, the legal adviser to President Jovenel Moise, has resigned, claiming that “the policy currently followed by your administration is not in line with my ideal and my convictions”....
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Lowe's More Than Doubles Small Business Grant Program to $55 Million, Expands Minority Grant Offering and Extends Reach to Rural Communities
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Nigeria: Cacol Writes Buhari, Laments Collapse of Federal Roads in Lagos, Ogun
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Guyana rejects request from US to relay VOA to Venezuela
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Kenya coronavirus: 13,353 cases; Nairobi's 1,200+ new cases in 3 days | Africanews
Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of counties including the capital Nairobi and imposed a night-time curfew as part of containment
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Hotel Industry Releases Top 5 Requirements to Travel Safely
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Kenya: COVID-19 - Lockdown Looms If Kenyans Don't Change
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Obama credits John Lewis with helping him become first Black president : TheGrio
President Barack Obama paid tribute to John Lewis on Saturday saying that the late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman... View Article The post Obama in tribute credits John Lewis for his presidency: 'I was only there because of the sacrifices he made' appeared first on TheGrio.
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A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis | The Atlanta Voice
Born in rural Alabama during the dark days of Jim Crow segregation, Rep. John Lewis rose from poverty to become a leader of the civil rights movement and later was elected to Congress. Here is a timeline of some major events in Lewis’ life. Feb. 21, 1940: Born the son of Black sharecroppers near
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Donald Trump is trying to lead America away from John Lewis' legacy - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Mali opposition rebuffs mediation offer, demands president resign | News24
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