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It’s Friday 22 January 2021, and this is The South African's Daily News Wrap - with the latest news you really need to know.
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COMMENTARY: Another Viewpoint – Talking "All-Time Greats" with the Grandkids - Black News Channel
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO LeBron James can’t seem to stay off of this page, but this time he brought Michael Jordan along. I am sure you have guessed there has been another chapter added to the “Who is the greatest baller of all time” debate: James or Jordan? This latest argument comes from
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China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines - Black News Channel
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials indicating it is safe. A government spokesperson has raised the unsubstantiated theory that the coronavirus could have emerged from a U.S. military
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World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Biden - Black News Channel
By LORNE COOK and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor
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'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future - Black News Channel
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding. The shift to minority status is
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Fauci unleashed: Doc takes 'liberating' turn at center stage - Black News Channel
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci is back. In truth, the nation's leading infectious-diseases expert never really went away. But after enduring nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former President Donald Trump, Fauci now speaks with the
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Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to
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Trinidad PM worried about new COVID-19 variant - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says he is 'worried' that the first case of the more contagious UK COVID-19 variant is in Trinidad and Tobago. The article Trinidad PM worried about new COVID-19 variant appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Bobi Wine files detention complaint at the UN - Voice Online
The former pop star's complaint comes days after being under house arrest following Museveni's election triumph The post Bobi Wine files detention complaint at the UN appeared first on Voice Online.
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Black Clergy Leader, Rev. Dr. Sylvester Beaman, Delivers Historic Inaugural Benediction - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The African American community at large can trust President Joe Biden to fulfill his campaign commitments of ensuring that Black people would be better positioned to prosper in the U.S., according to the man chosen to
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Keir Starmer on anti-vaccine misinformation: "The government has let down ethnic minority communities” - Voice Online
KEIR STARMER has called on the government to come up with a proper plan to... The post Keir Starmer on anti-vaccine misinformation: 'The government has let down ethnic minority communities” appeared first on Voice Online.
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Trump impeachment to go to Senate Monday, launching trial - Black News Channel
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president's trial on a charge of incitement of insurrection over the deadly
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Aaron's death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers - Black News Channel
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — As his adopted hometown mourned Hank Aaron's death, some fans called on the Atlanta Braves to change their name to the Hammers in his honor. 'Hammerin' Hank' died Friday at age 86, drawing praise from all segments of society — including the current
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Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles - Black News Channel
By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte intends to offer his resignation on Tuesday, his office said Monday, a move likely to be a gamble that the embattled leader will get a fresh mandate from the president to forge a more viable coalition. Conte survived
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More heads roll at US-funded international broadcasters - Black News Channel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of three federally funded international broadcasters were abruptly fired late Friday as the Biden administration completed a house-cleaning of Donald Trump-appointees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Two officials familiar with the
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TCL closes packaging subsidiary in Trinidad - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) TCL’s Packaging Limited will cease operations next month as the TCL Group says it has become uneconomical to continue. The article TCL closes packaging subsidiary in Trinidad appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Trinidad man charged with murder, body still missing - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Kevon Matamoro, akaalso known as ‘Preacher’ of Pinto Road, Arima, has been charged with murder following the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard SC. The article Trinidad man charged with murder, body still missing appeared first on Stabroek News.
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EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House - Black News Channel
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top officials breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday that Joe Biden will be taking over as president of the United States, but they warned that the world has changed after four years of Donald Trump and that trans-Atlantic ties
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Organists offer soundtrack to jabs at medieval UK cathedral - Black News Channel
By DANICA KIRKA and JO KEARNEY Associated Press SALISBURY, England (AP) — David Halls isn't a doctor, nurse or ambulance driver, but he wanted to contribute in the fight against COVID-19. So he did what he does best: He sat down on the bench beside at Salisbury Cathedral's historic organ and began
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Rand isn't world's most undervalued currency any more. It should trade at R6/$, index shows
The currency is undervalued by 62% against the dollar.
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Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades - Black News Channel
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people. Right-wing
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Russia welcomes US proposal to extend nuclear treaty - Black News Channel
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks. Russian President Vladimir
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A massive message on masks by Daytona’s AKAs - Black News Channel
The Gamma Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKAs) is sponsoring a billboard on the corner of International Speedway and Fentress boulevards to encourage residents to wear masks to fight the spread of COVID-19. The billboard sponsored by the Daytona Beach organization will run through
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Music exam board brings back only Black composer on curriculum, following outcry - Voice Online
The decision to drop Pine's work from the syllabus was "wrong," Pearson EdExcel admits The post Music exam board brings back only Black composer on curriculum, following outcry appeared first on Voice Online.
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UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses - Black News Channel
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major British doctors' group says the U.K. government should 'urgently review' its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by the
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Guyanese need to protect themselves in view of govt’s Covid-19 lethargy - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, At the stroke of midnight 2020, it was the wish of everyone that 2021 be a better year. The article Guyanese need to protect themselves in view of govt’s Covid-19 lethargy appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Angry farmers storm India's Red Fort in huge tractor rally - Black News Channel
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesting farmers drove long lines of tractors into India's capital on Tuesday, breaking through police barricades, defying tear gas and storming the historic Red Fort as the nation celebrated Republic Day. They waved farm
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Vice President Kamala Harris Makes History—Swears In First Black Senator In Georgia
The past several months of Madam Vice President Kamala Harris' ascension have been full of firsts—and she's not done yet! On January 20 at 4 pm EST, she swore in […] The post Vice President Kamala Harris Makes History—Swears In First Black Senator Of Georgia appeared first on Essence.
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