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Africa's Future Is At Hand - Safe Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Is Needed More Than Ever
[New Dawn] Today, over 398 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to improved reliable drinking water sources with over 600 million without access to basic sanitation services. In the same vein, 620 million children do not have decent toilets in school while around 900 million do not have
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Brazilian senators abandon call for homicide charges against President Bolsonaro | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN The accusations first appeared in a nearly 1,200-page draft report leaked to CNN by a representative of the Brazilian Senate Pandemic Parliamentary Inquiry (CPI). The draft report effectively blames Bolsonaro's policies for the deaths of more than 300,000
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FDA approves Moderna, J&J boosters, and ‘mix and matching’ of vaccines
The FDA approved the use of each of the available COVID-19 vaccines as a 'mix and match' booster dose in eligible individuals. Source
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Ziggy Marley Calls Out Singapore Gov't For Marijuana Possession Death Penalty
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Ziggy Marley took to social media to call out the Singapore government for its archaic laws relating to marijuana, which he termed inhumane. Ziggy Marley, who is the son of Reggae legend Bob Marley, shared an article with the headline “A Singapore
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Haiti's PM celebrates Jean-Jacques Dessalines, amid gunfire | New York Carib News
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he has “deposited…a floral offering” at a ceremony marking the 215th anniversary of the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
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Ugandan Opposition Party Official Backing President Museveni's Son? No, Photo Digitally Manipulated
[Africa Check] A photo posted multiple times on Facebook appears to show a prominent Ugandan opposition leader endorsing the current president's son, who is one of the country's top military bosses.
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Clansman Gang Trial | Hearing adjourned until October 25 due to COVID-positive case
The Clansman-One Don Gang trial was this morning adjourned to October 25 in the Home Circuit Court. The trial was yesterday adjourned for today after news that defendant Jermaine Robinson tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Justice Bryan Sykes...
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The danger of using Colin Powell's COVID-related death as reason to be anti-vaccine
The world continues to mourn the loss of Colin Powell, the former United States Secretary of State and the first The post The danger of using Colin Powell's COVID-related death as reason to be anti-vaccine appeared first on TheGrio.
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Newswire: Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle
Colin Powell By Devan Cole, CNN   Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his
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HU Alumnae Support and Provide Context for Blackburn Takeover
Students who’ve occupied Howard University's (HU) Blackburn University Center for nearly a week have not only gained the support of their peers and faculty but that of some HU alumni, many of whom point to similarities between this and former acts of
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Rwanda - Crackdown On Opposition, Media Intensifies
[HRW] Nairobi -- Space for Dissent Closes
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Zimbabwe: Poptain Resurfaces in Hip-Hop Collabo Since His Disturbing Posts
[263Chat] Popular Zimdancehall chanter, Poptain has emerged from a brief hibernation following his heartbreaking social media post several weeks ago about his upbringing- this time with a collaboration with upcoming rapper, Voltz JT on a new song titled System.
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Somalia Covid Deaths Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds
[VOA] Covid-19 deaths in Somalia were at least 32 times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic, according to a new study.
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Condoleezza Rice says white kids shouldn’t be made to feel bad over CRT on ‘The View’
Condoleezza Rice brought her own distinct view to the ABC daytime chatfest as the panel discussed critical race theory and The post Condoleezza Rice says white kids shouldn’t be made to feel bad over CRT on ‘The View’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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How sales of this Black syrup maker boomed after Aunt Jemima syrup controversy
After more than 129 years, Quaker Oats announced in 2020 that the Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, saying “Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racist stereotype”. Since the astounding announcement, a Black woman syrup maker has seen sharp patronage of her
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GEL COMPANIES DONATE VACCINATION VAN TO BDF | The Bajan Reporter
Barbados' efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19 got some added help on Tuesday with the donation of a mobile vaccination unit to the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) from the twelve local companies in the Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) group. The fully branded Nissan Urvan 2020, which will be part
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Unvaccinated More Than 11 Times Likelier to Die of COVID: CDC
Unvaccinated people are more than 11 times likelier to die from the coronavirus, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The post Unvaccinated More Than 11 Times Likelier to Die of COVID: CDC appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Cardi B Can’t Believe ‘You’ Star Penn Badgley Knows Her IRL
You is one of Netflix's top rated shows and it has garnered the attention of many fans including rap sensation Cardi B. She discovered actor Penn Badgley, who plays the series main character Joe Goldberg, may know her better than she knows herself.
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David Duke Is Big Mad Because Donald Trump And Tucker Carlson Keep Jacking His White Supremacist Style
David Duke said on a recent episode of his podcast that ex-President Donald Trump and Fox News host Tucker Carlson created their platforms out of his white nationalist ideas.
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COVID-19 Update: 381 new cases, 3433 in home isolation, 636 in isolation facilities - Barbados Today
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 381 new COVID-19 cases, 170 males and 211 females, on Tuesday, October 19. The facility conducted 2,331 tests. The new positives comprise 79 persons who are under the age of 18, and 302 who are 18 years and older. There are 636 people in
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Nigeria: #EndSARS Anniversary - One Year After, What Has Happened to Protesters' Five-Point Demand?
[Premium Times] The #EndSARS protesters put forward a five-point demand during the historic demonstrations last year. How much of the demands have been met one year after?
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First he fled North Korea. Now he's escaped from a Chinese prison, and has a $23,000 bounty on his head | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN The inmate, identified as Zhu Xianjian, entered China illegally in 2013. Three years later, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for illegal border-crossing, larceny and robbery, to be followed by his deportation, according to a court judgment. A bounty
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Family of Elijah McClain Reach Settlement With the City of Aurora, Colorado • EBONY
Sheneen McClain, the mother of Elijah McClain, has settled her federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Aurora, Colorado, CNN reports. Qusair Mohamedbhai, Siddhartha H. Rathod, Loren M. Brown, and Daniel A. Wartell, who represent Sheneen, stated that 'allocation of the proceeds' between
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Brazilian senators recommend Bolsonaro be charged with crimes against humanity over pandemic | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN Lawmakers investigating the President officially presented their report on Wednesday, condemning the populist leader's handling of the crisis and pushing for him to face a swathe of charges. They accused Bolsonaro of an epidemic resulting in
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Tunisia: Covid-19 - Only 27,293 Citizens Vaccinated On October 20
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Only 27,293 people honoured their vaccination appointments on October 20 out of 97,362 who received text message invites, the Health Ministry data show.
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Africa: Masiyiwa's Arduous Journey to Procure Covid-19 Vaccines for Africa
Guest Column - Vaccine hesitancy is doing arguably the greatest injustice to the African Union's (AU's) hard work that was led by Strive Masiyiwa, the continental body's special envoy dealing with the Covid-19 crisis.
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DP William Ruto on a charm offensive in Western
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CNN's John King says he has MS, grateful for vaccinations | The Atlanta Voice
CNN’s John King revealed during an on-air discussion of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis. “I’m going to share a secret I’ve never spoken before,” King said while leading a panel discussion on his “Inside Politics” show. “I’m immunocompromised. I have multiple
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Burundi begins Covid-19 vaccination despite hesitancy among its people | Africanews
Burundians are divided on whether or not to get vaccinated against Covid-19, with one opposition politician dismissing the vaccine as a "fad".
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