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Amazon announced Tuesday that the megaretailer is expanding its computer science education program, Amazon Future Engineer, to more than 5,000 schools, benefitting over 550,000 students in need each year. The expansion more than doubles Amazon Future Engineer’s reach, adding more than 3,000 new
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National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has been ordered to pay Ecobank over half-a billion shillings for a botched financing deals linked to the supply of digital driving licences.
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Rwanda: Amavubi in Fitness Training Ahead of Afcon Qualifiers
[New Times] Players of the men's senior national football team have started informal fitness training at Amahoro Stadium as the resumption of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers edge closer.
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The Multicultural Male Coalition That Could Give Trump Four More Years
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Black and Hispanic kids die from COVID-19 more than white kids do, CDC says - DefenderNetwork.com
A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in older patients. The report examined 121 deaths of those younger than 21, as of the end of July. Like older adults, many of them had one or more medical condition — like lung
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Proposed Ban on Cow Slaughter in Sri Lanka Could Leave 300,000 Out of Work
The government of Sri Lanka is proposing a ban on cow slaughter, citing the protection of the island's Sinhala-Buddhist culture, whose population helped bring the ...
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States Face Pressure To Ban Race-Based Hairstyle Prejudice
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. Advocates this week presented a draft proposal to New Mexico state lawmakers that would outlaw employers and schools from
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Jamaican innovator elbows room from Zoom - SmartTerm takes flight in local schools - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Come October 5, distance learning will become the reality for tens of thousands of students, and Jamaican Shamir Saddler is hoping to help schools improve their educational and administrative
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17 Streaming Platforms in India Sign Self-regulation Code – The Wilmington Journal
Streaming platforms SonyLIV and Lionsgate are the latest to sign on to a universal code in India that sets guidelines for age classification, content description, and access-control tools. The code also includes a two-tiered grievance-redress [...]
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Arena Stage Releases Third World-Premiere Film, ‘The 51st State’
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Jackson Park Golf Association Host its 3RD Annual Golf Invitational | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Jackson Park Golf Association (JPGA) is set to host its 3rd Annual Golf Invitational - Impacting Junior Golf In Chicago, Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the historic Jackson Park Golf Course, 6401 S. Richards. Play will begin at 9 AM. Masks will be required and COVID-19 precautions will be
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Venture Capital Firms Pump $1B into Indian Ed-Tech Startups - L.A. Focus Newspaper
India's education technology industry has raked in over $1 billion during the first six months of the current financial year from the likes of Silver Lake Partners, SoftBank, and Sequoia Capital, among other venture capital firms. India follows an April-March financial year. Bengaluru-based
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Kenya: Covid-19 - Kenya Lifts Amnesty on Free Stay for Foreigners
[Nation] Kenya has lifted an amnesty stay for foreigners caught up in Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and ordered them to leave the country within 14 days.
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Rwanda: RBC Explains Drop in Daily Covid-19 Tests
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Covid-19 in SA: Cases at 653 444 as death toll hits 15 705 | News24
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would be moving to level 1 of the lockdown, 1 923 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported in the last 24 hours.
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Taylor poised to achieve historic double - Stabroek News
West Indies Women’s team captain, Stafanie Taylor is ecstatic about cricket returning as she moves closer to another milestone. The article Taylor poised to achieve historic double appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Learn How to Build Your Own E-Commerce Empire on Amazon With the Help of This Training – Black Enterprise
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Pandemics, Politics And The Impact Of Women In Leadership Roles - Milwaukee Community Journal
Despite enormous strides in business, government and other areas, women don’t always get the respect men do for their leadership abilities, even when they can boast greater accomplishments. But the combination of a pandemic, a recession and an election that 2020 brought could be the impetus for
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Job losses expected as T&T media company restructures
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Cedella Marley to receive Jamaica National Award | New York Carib News
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Grassroots Groups Distribute About 11,000 Masks to Unhoused Residents Over Weekend
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Stanbic launches contactless debit cards and POS machine
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank is set to launch contactless debit cards and POS machines as the institution pushes ahead with its highly innovative technology advancement approach under the “new normal” accelerated by COVID-19. Head of Personal and Business Banking, Patson
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Cultural strategist Adah Parris joins mental health social enterprise as new Chair - Voice Online
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New website and community-based campaign to focus on supporting diverse and hard-to-reach populations SACRAMENTO – The City of Sacramento has launched a new website and community outreach-campaign to assist local residents and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. SacramentoCOVIDrelief.org
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