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A young Tunisian woman was sentenced to six months in jail by a Tunis court over a parody posted on Facebook linking the Q'uran and Covid-19.
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Supreme Court ruling could overturn convictions in Oklahoma
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His Excellency, your promises trailed to nothing
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Your Excellency, in Genesis, a story is told of the Garden of Eden. It is said that in it, man does not have to work by the sweat of his brow to survive. There is a tree of life located in the middle of the exquisite garden from which man may eat of all he
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Togo issues arrest warrant for ex-prime minister Agbéyomé Kodjo | Africanews
A Togolese court has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition figure Agbéyomé Kodjo, who came second in the February presidential election won by president Faure Gnassingbé, and who now lives in “hiding in Togo”, according to one of his lawyers on
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Despite the gloom, fear and uncertainty engendered by the pandemic, the launch of the trade deal negotiations signal a future after the damage wrought by the novel virus.
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Lebombo border post closed as staff member tests positive for Covid-19 | News24
The Lebombo border post between South Africa and Mozambique has been temporarily closed after a SARS official tested positive for Covid-19.
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The Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students (JUTS) says it has received complaints from more than 500 university students that placement agencies have charged them cancellation fees of up to US$600 after the annual Overseas Work and Travel Programme ground to a halt because of the novel coronavirus
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David Johnson/ BNC Digital Reporter Norfolk, VA (BNC) - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced Thursday they will not be going fourth with fall sports due to growing concerns of COVID-19. The Council of Presidents and Chancellors took this action out of a concern for the safety as
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Coronavirus spurs crackdown on Nigeria Quran schools where children fend for themselves | News24
Two dozen boys read verses of the Quran aloud on the dilapidated veranda of one of the thousands of informal Islamic schools studding northern Nigeria's biggest city Kano.
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Nigeria mourns first ever female helicopter combat pilot: Tolulope Arotile | Africanews
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Why it's so very difficult to compete with Netflix - TechCentral
Whatever Netflix’s second quarter results show, it’s clear that the Covid-19 crisis is fortifying the company’s lead in streaming TV entertainment. Other services that have been trying to build audiences in recent weeks and months — Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Quibi — are merely competing for second
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Gov. Kemp explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities | The Atlanta Voice
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Four more years? Trump struggles to outline second term plan - Black News Channel
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is adamant that he wants another four years in office. It's less clear what he would do with them. The Republican president repeatedly assailed Democratic rival Joe Biden during a rambling, hourlong Rose Garden news
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