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By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just President-elect Joe Biden's transition that's under a microscope. President Donald Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency was denied a fair chance
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Africa: Is Timber The Key For Africa's Sustainable Cities?
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Five African countries with low bribery index - Face2Face Africa
The anti-bribery standard-setting organization TRACE has released this year’s Bribery Risk Matrix, which measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions. According to the 2020 data, North Korea, Turkmenistan, South Sudan, Venezuela and
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Nigeria: Fellow Nigerians, Jawjaw Is Better Than Warwar
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Federal Revolt: Several Indian States Withdraw Consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation – The Wilmington Journal
Guwahati, Assam - Several Indian states, especially those ruled by parties opposed to prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have withdrawn permission from the country's top federal investigation agency to carry out probes [...]
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Egypt - Authorities Must Release Activists Detained in 'Unprecedented' Crackdown
Press Release - Three members of respected Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights group arrested in space of five days Arrests appear to be reprisal for their meeting with Western diplomats Call on UK to make public statement after Dominic Raab phone call 'This is a test for the international
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Embedded Value: What LICs proposed IPO means for investors
The preliminary public providing (IPO) of LIC goes to be a significant occasion within the historical past and development of the Indian securities market. LIC just isn’t solely an establishment…
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Today In History, Saturday, November 28th - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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India Ranks High among Asian Nations in Corporate Tax Evasion – Free Press of Jacksonville
Kolkata — India loses $10.1 billion to corporate tax abuse annually, one of the highest amounts among Asian countries, according to a new report. China loses about $3 billion annually, or 818 percent of the [...]
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Africa: Countries With Poor Nutrition Found to Have Shorter Children
[Nation] An analysis conducted from studies in a span of 34 years reveals that poor nutrition has greatly contributed to a difference in height and weight for school going children.
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Zimbabwe: DCCs to Strengthen Zanu-PF
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Dems Nominate Pelosi as Speaker Again to Lead into Biden Era - Black Voice News
Alan Fram |  Associated Press House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday to be the speaker who guides them again next year as Joe Biden becomes president, and she quickly seemed to suggest these would be her final two years in the leadership post. The California Democrat, the first woman
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POLITICO Playbook: Happy Thanksgiving
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Tracing the Dark Side of the Indigo Story | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Who will take the lead in this new social contract? - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The world has welcomed with a huge sigh of relief the arrival of anti-COVID-19 vaccines. The article Who will take the lead in this new social contract? appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa: The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Harmed Trans People. Governments Need to Act
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Sri Lanka Cabinet Backs Handing Over Strategic Port Terminal to Indian Firm – The Wilmington Journal
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Joe Biden unveils national security team, including John Kerry - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his national security team, declaring 'America is back', demonstrating the changed diplomatic tone his administration will take compared to Trump's. 
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Stocks open higher on Wall Street on latest vaccine hopes - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a good start on Wall Street Monday after AstraZeneca said that late-stage trials showed that its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% in the early going Monday following a loss last week. Companies that
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Preserved by Purpose– Seeing Through Eyes of Thankfulness | Dallas Weekly
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NZ to focus on T20s with World Cup in mind - Stabroek News
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) - New Zealand’s Twenty20 series against West Indies starting Friday should be a springboard for the home side to look to improve their results and build a squad for next year’s World Cup, former captain Brendon McCullum
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Global stocks rise on more good news on vaccines - Black News Channel
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — World stocks and Wall Street futures rose Monday after more good news on potential vaccines but unease about anti-coronavirus restrictions on businesses. AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to
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Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online - Black News Channel
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, JOSEPH PISANI and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of
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Politicians Woo Refugee Sect Ahead of 2021 Elections – The Wilmington Journal
Kolkata - As India's eastern state of West Bengal goes to the polls next year, a community of refugees, neglected for decades, is being wooed by opposing political parties. 'The Matuas have been facing discrimination [...]
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In souvenir shops from Times Square to the World Trade Center, shelves full of T-shirts and trinkets still (heart) New York. But the proprietors wonder when their customers will, again. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a voracious bite out of
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Africa: Former Ambassador and President Head High-Powered Council to Support Afrobarometer
[Afrobarometer] Accra, Ghana -- Former U.S. Ambassador Johnnie Carson, ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, and 14 other global political and thought leaders are joining forces to provide strategic intelligence, foresight, and influence in support of Afrobarometer, the pan-African
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Africa: Millions of New Poor Are On the Way - Who Cares?
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