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Single mother elated after gift of groceries, computers for children
AT this stage of her life, being a single mother with three children was the last thing Alterine Shaw-Grant thought would have been her situation. In the middle of undergoing a divorce, Shaw-Grant has also found herself on the unemployment line - with her former domestic jobs a casualty of the
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Fifty journalists killed in 2020, Reporters Without Borders says | Africanews
The figure shows an increase in the targeting of reporters investigating organised crime, corruption or environmental issues, the watchdog said.
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Climate change measures top environmentalists’ 2021 state priorities | L.A. Focus News
California is helping lead the charge in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but more needs to be done asclimate change remains the state’s top environmental issue in 2021 issue, according to top environmental lobbyists in Sacramento. Other issues on their agenda include plastic
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House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The measure, approved a day after Trump signed a COVID-19 relief package, is now up to Senate Republicans. By Matt Fuller, HuffPost After President Donald Trump reluctantly signed the coronavirus relief legislation Sunday night, House Democrats still moved ahead Monday with passing new legislation
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Liberia: Ministry of Mines and Energy, Partners Hold Workshop for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata, Margibi County -- The Ministry of Mines and Energy in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Monday organized a one-day stakeholders workshop with the aim of developing a user-friendly handbook for
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Liberian government should prioritise supply and quality of Liberian dollar notes – says IMF
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 January 2021: As Sierra Leone struggles with its money supply, last month - December 21, 2020, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first and second reviews of Liberia's economic performance, under the Extended Credit Facility
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Sudan: Ten Killed and Wounded in South Darfur Tribal Clashes
[Radio Dabanga] South Darfur -- At least 10 people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the Fallata and the Rizeigat tribes in South Darfur in the past two days.
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Angola: Hidrochicapa Improves Electricity Supply in Lunda Sul
[ANGOP] Saurimo -- The construction in the year 2021 of the Chicapa II Hydroelectric Development Project, with the possibility of generating 32 megawatts of power, will improve the supply of electricity to the region, said last Tuesday the governor of the eastern Lunda Sul, Daniel Neto.
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‘I’m very confident in this vaccine’: Dublin VA director reacts to vaccine - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… some of the center’s African American population have shown hesitance toward … for good reason.  Whitmer says African Americans have been subjected to unethical …
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Multi-party local government councils are vital for Sierra Leone’s democracy – Op-ed
Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2020: Before proceeding with the main point of this article, let me briefly state that only an inane thinker will not easily recognise why the SLPP and President Bio are obsessed with bringing down Sylvia Blyden in this
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Pelosi's talk of limits on Trump nuke power raises old worry - Black News Channel
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's concern about President Donald Trump potentially ordering the launch of a nuclear weapon in his final days in office highlights a little-known fact: Launch authority rests with the president alone. It also
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A to-do-list for the government and people of Sierra Leone in 2021
Dr Babatunde Ahonsi (UN Rep in Sierra Leone): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 January 2021: As we put a very challenging 2020 behind us, Sierra Leone like the rest of the world must seek to build forward better from the devastating socioeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent a major
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Eskom loses SCA appeal to cut off power to two municipalities | Fin24
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed two appeals by Eskom to cut off power supply to the Thaba Chweu and Emalahleni municipalities
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VIDEO: Woman Hugs Father's Remains 84 Years After His Spanish Civil War Execution | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
NAVARRE, Spain - A weeping woman got to embrace her father's remains following an 84-year search after he was executed during the Spanish Civil War. The government of Navarre, an autonomous community in Spain, returned the remains of Claudio Doreteo Dieguez Loza to his daughter Concha Dieguez on
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Rwanda: 2020 Was Not a Kind Year for Many Farmers, Consumers
[New Times] The year 2020 is almost gone, but it will be remembered as a year when a lot changed. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the economy, diminished people's livelihoods and claimed lives.
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Maryland may repeal state song, a Confederate call to arms - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… slavery and denied citizenship to African-Americans. And this year, a panel …
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Nigeria: Victims Win Bonga Oil Spill Suit Against Shell Group in UK
[This Day] The 2011 Bonga spill victims, who have been pursuing legal means to actualise their quest to effect compensation under the aegis of Oil Spill Initiative Vanguard in a suit number HT -2017 -000383 and HT-2020 -143 Bonga Oil Spill, December 20th, 2011 against Shell Trading and Shipping
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Lucky few Bills fans eager to cheer on team from stands - Black News Channel
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was just like the pre-coronavirus pandemic days on Saturday morning for Scott Hammond and his son Landon when they were among the first to get to their seats before a Buffalo Bills home game. Everything else, however, felt different for
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As COVID-19 ravages US, shootings, killings are also up
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE DETROIT (AP) — When Andre Avery drives his commercial truck through Detroit, he keeps his pistol close. Avery, 57, grew up in the Motor…
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Nigeria: Leave Kukah in Sokoto, Fight Bandits in Your 'Shokoto', Shehu Sani Charges Northern Youths
[Vanguard] Senator Shehu Sani has called on Northern Youths to channel their energy towards the fight against banditry and leave Bishop Matthew Kukah alone.
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HOUSTON DEFENDER 2020 Year In Review: Top National Stories - DefenderNetwork.com
The biggest national stories of 2020 can be summed up in three words: pandemic, politics and protests. The deadly coronavirus crippled the U.S. health care system and economy. It changed how Americans voted, as millions cast mail-in ballots or voted early in the November election. America also
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WHO chief Tedros says he is in 'personal pain' over Tigray conflict | Africanews
"As if Covid is not enough, I have that personal pain also, I worry about my country," DR Tedros said.
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'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol officer - Black News Channel
By MIKE CATALINI and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. He enlisted in the National Guard six months after graduating high school in 1997, deploying to Saudi Arabia and then
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Black New Jersey Man Says He Spent 10 Days In Jail Over Faulty Facial Recognition Software - Blavity
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What did the FBI have to hide? - Voice Online
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Happy Birthday Thea Bowman: First Black Catholic Nun to Join 1960's All-White Female Ministry
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Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line? - DefenderNetwork.com
As the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations trickled out across the United States, many members of Congress lined up at the Capitol physician's office to get inoculated. President-elect Joe Biden got vaccinated, too, as did Vice President Mike Pence. Both rolled up their sleeves live on television
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Nigeria: Davido Makes U-Turn On Quitting Music, Promises More Hits
[Vanguard] Singer Davido has made a U-turn on his decision to quit music following the incident with 'Way Too Big' crooner Burna Boy at the weekend in Ghana.
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[Daily Trust] Governments spend money on acquiring goods and providing services for the public. The spending is usually planned in an annual budget, which is signed into law. However, there might be some off-budget spending that requires no legislative approvals. Such expenditure, known as public
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