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'A great day for humanity': Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective
We've had a major breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus: More than a billion doses of this highly-effective vaccine will be made available in 2021.
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Schools reopen amid fresh COVID-19 fears
TEACHERS yesterday remained defiant, vowing not to return to work before their salary demands were met as they also raised the red flag over rising COVID-19 cases in the country. BY MOSES MATENGA Government has insisted on reopening schools for the remaining classes — Early Childhood Development to
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How Biden-Harris — and good — won, according to Mayor Woodfin, Rep. Sewell
By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Leading up to the 2020 president election, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin studied the field of eminently qualified candidates to represent the Democratic Party and knew he could only choose one to support. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator; Cory
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Nigeria: Advisory - How to Avoid Yellow Fever - NCDC
[Premium Times] Yellow fever is a vaccine-preventable disease, and a single shot provides immunity for a lifetime.
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Flights to Botswana resume as borders reopen
The Southern African country famous for magnificent landscapes and abundant wildlife is taking a phased approach to reopening its borders.
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Pen Pal Initiative Brings People Together During the Pandemic | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Most of us are used to a daily dose of digital communication that we receive through video calls, emails or text messages. But during the lockdown, forced isolation made us crave for human interaction. And that's how Rohini Kejriwal, a 29-year-old from Bengaluru, India, came up with the idea of
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Staring down a recession - COVID swallows up job gains made under IMF programmes
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out a significant portion of the jobs created under the country’s recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes, threatening a devastating recession as businesses shutter their doors islandwide. Still,...
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Dave Chappelle on SNL delivers biting commentary on Trump, race : TheGrio
Four years ago, comedian Dave Chappelle was the first guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live after the 2016 election. It... View Article The post Dave Chappelle in SNL monologue delivers biting commentary on Trump, COVID and race appeared first on TheGrio.
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Whitney Houston, B.I.G. Inducted Into Rock Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — In a normal year, the newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class would have hit the stage and perform the well-known songs that made them famous and helped them enter the prestigious organization. Not in 2020. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s all-star group was
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Trauma and triumph: the 10 moments that made Joe Biden
… Obama as “the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright … with Trump and that of African American voters, especially in swing states … vote share among Latinos and African-Americans. And yet slowly and inexorably …
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West’s major crimes still trending down post-SOE
The police Area One High Command is attributing the reduction in serious crimes to the state of emergency (SOE) imposed in three of its four divisions to arrest a wave of murders across the western region last year. Though the security measure was...
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Donald Trump Is The First President With No James Bond Movies
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Virtual JAPEX 2020 starts today with record participation
Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), the island's premier tourism trade show, is scheduled to open today and the organisers are reporting that it will be the 'the largest ever based on a record number of registrations'.
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Bridgeview Early Childhood centre seeks fresh start
The Bridgeview Early Childhood Development Centre, now in its 67th year, is looking to do major upgrades to the facility in a bid to offer more programmes for literacy and early childhood education. With the assistance of the Rotary Club of East...
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Fraud claims aimed in part at keeping Trump base loyal - Black News Channel
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump campaign's strategy to file a barrage of lawsuits challenging President-elect Joe Biden's win is more about providing President Donald Trump with an off-ramp for a loss he can't quite grasp and less about changing the
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Biden wins U.S. presidency, calls for healing in appeal to Trump... - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… 's lowest moments, the African American community had stood up for … the first woman, the first Black American and the first American of … support from groups including women, African Americans, white voters with college degrees …
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Harris Pays Tribute to Black Women in 1st Speech as VP-Elect
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries. 'Tonight I reflect on their
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Gunning for Fair Arms Ownership in India  | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Anvita Cowshish, a young lawyer practising at the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India, decided to obtain a gun license in 2017 when she inherited a couple of her maternal grandfather's civilian firearms. While the men in her family wanted to dispose of the heirloom guns, as they were
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Kamala Harris shatters barriers to become first Black woman VP | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Roz Edward Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries. The 56-year-old
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Róisín Ingle: Kamala Harris’s words washed over me like a wave of relief
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Black leaders greet Biden win, pledge to push for equality - DefenderNetwork.com
President-electJoe Biden’s victory was celebrated by civil rights activists and Black leaders who warned that a tough road lies ahead to address America’s persistent inequalities and the racial division thatDonald Trumpfueled during his presidency. Biden will take office in January as the nation
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Paytm to double loan disbursement to Rs 1,000 cr for MSMEs
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Backers note Harris' moves in shattering barriers
Kamala Harris on Saturday stood to make history as the first Black woman projected to be vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.
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Africa: A Biden Presidency - Here Is What It Means for Kenya and Africa
[Nation] America's president-elect Joe Biden has already offered to reverse some of the controversial decisions, on the global stage, issued by incumbent Donald Trump.
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“Black Americana”: Traditional and Modern Takes on Patriotic Songs by African American Artists (LISTEN)
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective - Black News Channel
By LINDA A. JOHNSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writers Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, putting the company on track to apply later this month for emergency-use
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More than 6K people hospitalized with COVID-19 in 1 day - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas on Sunday reported 5,404 new cases of the coronavirus, with almost 2,000 of those cases coming from the hard-hit El Paso area, state health officials said. The state's total number of cases since the pandemic began is nearing 1 million, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins
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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., is elected 46th President of the United States | Afro
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Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January. The General Services Administration is tasked with
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'Wow I See Where Waka Gets It Now': Fans Call Out Debra Antney After She Says She 'F-cks With Trump' In 'GUHH' Trailer
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