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Wednesday June 3 2020 was World Bicycle Day. Its history dates back to April 2018, when the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3 as International World Bicycle Day, acknowledging the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries. As you may
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Museums, exhibits in Nassau County to explore  - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
There are tons of museums on Long Island to visit for a day filled with historical fun. Here are notable museums and exhibits to explore in Nassau County this season. EMBED1 20TH CENTURY CYCLES, 101 A
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Niger: Merkel Promises Continued Support for Niger
[DW] The chancellor welcomed President Mohamed Bazoum to Berlin, praising the good things his country was doing while underscoring the difficult challenges it faced -- not least the terrorism that dominates the Sahel region.
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Zimbabwe: Govt Urged to Create Safe Spaces for Rights Defenders
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHCR) has appealed to government to ensure a safe and secure operating environment for human rights defenders as the nation joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Peace.
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Mauritius: Reinventing the Mauritian Economic Model
Although Mauritius has reinvented itself before, the consequences this time challenge its economic philosophy and will require vision, creativity and
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Kenya, Djibouti split regional votes for non-permanent UNSC seat
Kenya and Djibouti will later today know which of them will take Africa’s non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security
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Women and Gender Equality Commission condemns attacks against Mottley
The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) has condemned the “offensive, personalised and abusive” remarks being levelled against the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley on social media and in the
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Kenya bans single-use plastics in protected areas
Kenya will from Friday ban all single-use plastics – such as water bottles and straws – in its national parks, beaches, forests and other protected
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David Rudder 'not shocked' by Moise's assassination - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
VETERAN calypsonian David Rudder, who sang the 1988 hit Haiti, said he was not shocked by the news that Haiti's president Jovenel Moise had been assassinated. He said in keeping up with what has been happening in the country in recent months, "some drastic thing happening" was inevitable. Mo
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Eritrea: Call for Water, Soil and Environmental Conservation
Asmara — The Ministry of Land, Water and Environment called for reinforced water, soil and environmental
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COVID-19 not covered under business interruption policies, says IAJ
Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) President Vernon James says while industry players empathise with businesses that have been impacted by the current health crisis, business interruption insurance policies do not cover losses due to viruses such as
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Libya: President Cyril Ramaphosa Participates in AU Contact Group Meeting On Libya, 19 May
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, as Chair of the African Union, participate in a virtual meeting of the AU Contact Group of the High-Level Committee on Libya later today Tuesday, 19 May
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#BTColumn – Free media: vaccine against oppression - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Wayne Campbell “Freedom of the press is the staff of life, for any vital democracy.” – Wendell Willkie The month of May is known for many international
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EU Might Train Mozambican Forces to Aid in Anti-Jihadist Resistance | Africanews
Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva asserted his certainty regarding the support the European Union will provide to Mozambique in training its forces in the fight against terrorism — following a letter issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique requesting
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JN Foundation invites applications for Oliver Clarke Graduate Scholarship
The Jamaica National Group, through the JN Foundation, is inviting applications for the Honourable Oliver F. Clarke Scholarship to pursue graduate/postgraduate studies in the field of leadership and governance. Onyka Barrett Scott, general manager...
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Central Bank and FSC focusing on financial risk - Barbados Today
This month’s edition of the Domestic Financial Institutions Conference (DFIC) series will zoom in on the topic Navigating Risk in the Financial Sector. The Central Bank of Barbados and Financial Services Commission event will take place online on Thursday, July 8 at 10 a.m. “All organisations deal
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Nigeria: Tomato 'Ebola' Resurfaces in Kano, Ravages Farms
The Kano State chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Sani Danladi, has revealed that Tuta absoluta, one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops, has resurfaced in the state, destroying
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Congo-Kinshasa: Twenty Deaths and More Than 50 Cases of Ebola in Western DRC - Who
[RFI] Ebola is spreading in the western Democratic Republic of Congo near the border with Central African Republic with 20 deaths and 48 cases registered with three suspect cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Rwanda: Kagame Welcomes 'Change' From French Leadership
[East African] Rwandan President Paul Kagame has blamed some developed nations' inaction against suspects on the run, and their adamancy in refusing to recognise the genocide official appellation -- Genocide Against the Tutsi -- for the country battles against increasing cases of
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As COVID-19 cases surge in US, rural areas seeing jump too
While much of the focus of concerns that the United States is experiencing a dangerous second wave has been on big Sunbelt states that are reporting thousands of new cases a day — like Texas and Florida — the worrying trend is also happening in places like Kansas, where livestock outnumber
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Data from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam indicates that cargo to the airport dipped by 14.5 percent mainly driven by low volumes of flowers from Africa in the first half of 2020.
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Zambia
Zambia, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is about one-tenth larger than Texas. It is surrounded by Angola, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. The country is mostly a plateau that rises to 8,000 ft (2,434 m) in the
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South Africa vs Pakistan - First ODI: Preview, pitch report, weather
South Africa take on Pakistan in the first match of a three match One Day International series at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday 2 April.
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UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal - Black News Channel
By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a 'fundamental' change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to
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Horn of Africa's biodiversity threatened by climate change: experts - The Kenya News
NAIROBI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Horn of Africa region is grappling with climate change-induced biodiversity loss that is fuelling hunger, water stress, poverty and resource-based conflicts, experts said Wednesday. Levis Kavagi, African regional coordinator of ecosystems and biodiversity at UN
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Nearly ten years after the UN called for a major clean-up of areas of the Niger Delta polluted by the oil giant Shell and other oil companies, decontamination work has begun on only 11% of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by four NGOs
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[Monitor] The state minister for trade, industry and cooperatives Mr David Bahati has asked commercial banks in Uganda to provide affordable financial services as one a way of stimulating financial inclusion in the country.
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