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An estimated 1,800 newspapers closed between 2004 and 2018 after the number of people buying print editions dropped, and now during the pandemic, it appears most small publications – especially minority-based ones – will be phased out
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Keith L. Black, M.D. – A Trailblazer Inspiring the Next Generation of Neurosurgeons
Bursting with excitement, about 135 seventh- and eighth-graders gathered in a conference room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and listened intently to a speech that could end up shaping their young
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COVID-19 testing now available in northeast Wichita, no symptoms required
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site with less-strict requirements than other clinics brought in dozens of people on its first
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Chad takes delivery of Madagascar virus cure, COVID-Organics
May 10: Chad sends official jet to collect ‘virus
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Black conservatism
Black conservatism is a political and social philosophy rooted in communities of African descent that aligns largely with the conservative ideology around the world. Since the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968), the African American community has often identified politically with liberals. Black
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South Africa: Swazi Editor Flees to South Africa, Wanted in False News Investigation
In the early morning of February 25, 2020, police in the Manzini region of Swaziland raided the home of Zweli Martin Dlamini, the editor of the privately owned news website Swaziland News, and arrested him, according to media reports and the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via messaging
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Nigeria: There's 'Urgent Need' to Decongest Nigerian Prisons - CJN Tells Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, has written to the chief judges of states on the 'urgent' need to decongest Nigerian prisons due to the coronavirus
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Africa's persona non grata diplomacy: Burundi sacks WHO experts
READ MORE – Burundi sacks WHO officials ahead of May 20 polls
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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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Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?
As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public service announcements and communication must focus on making citizens accept that the illness is a reality, giving them the knowledge to prevent and treat the infection and debunking myths and fake stories which impact the effectiveness of the
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South Africa cases pass 10,000; concerns grow over Cape Town hotspot
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa (as of Monday May 11) surpassed 10,000, including 194 fatalities, according to Health Minister Zwelini
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The responsibility to preserve
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Firm Advocates for Made in Nigeria Clothing
The recently launched e-commerce website will allow new and returning customers view, place and make payment for products
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Kenya: KAA - Passenger Flights Won't Resume Soon at JKIA
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has denied that it plans to resume passenger flight operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International
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Prominent coronavirus deaths: Somali ambassador to Egypt dies in Kuwait
From top politicians – former presidents, prime ministers and lawmakers, to entertainment icons and top sportsmen, the virus has left in its wake prominent casualties who could hardly get the send-off they would have been accorded in “normal
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Nigerians Stranded in Thailand to Pay Nearly N300,000 'Quarantine Fees' Each
The federal government has directed the Nigerian Mission in Thailand not to evacuate any stranded individual who fails to pay for his accommodation and feeding charges ahead of
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South Africa: Quarantine Everyone, Says Limpopo Health MEC After 13 Mineworkers Test Positive for COVID-19
The Limpopo government is at loggerheads with mining houses over quarantining workers as the sector emerges as the main source of the Covid-19 pandemic in the
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Cameroon: North West - Senator V.p, Nkeze Crusades Against COVID-19
The Vice President of the Senate, Emilia Nkeze offers Covid-19 prevention kits for population to stay safe and embrace the reconstruction of the North West
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Kenya: Sports Fund Avails Sh30 Million to Cushion Sportspeople in COVID-19 Distress
Nairobi — The Sport, Arts and Social Development Fund has availed Sh30m that will go towards cushioning vulnerable sports people whose income has been hugely affected by the cancellations of sports events occasioned by the COVID-19
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Nigeria coronavirus: 4,641 cases, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar syrup
May 12: Cases hit 4641, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar donation
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Africa: How Has Human Smuggling Changed Under COVID-19?
Concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, many smugglers, armed groups and communities are imposing their own restrictions on
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Tanzania: Why Tanzania Won't Close Borders
Amid the ongoing global battle against the novel virus, some countries have opted to close borders and enforce lockdown measures to impede the
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Nigeria: Congregational Prayers Remain Suspended - Bauchi Govt
Bauchi — Bauchi State Government has declared that the order for the suspension of Jumaat prayer and Sunday services remains
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Uganda: COVID-19 - Hospital Guards Who Don't Blink Day and Night
COVID — 19 isolation centres require full time security and round-the-clock watch, with the guards taking turns to take breakfast and
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Ethiopia coronavirus: 306 cases, how about 100 cases hit in a week
May 16: Cases pass 300 mark
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Dr. Julie Butler, Vet Who Cared for Harlem and Its Pets, Dies at 62
Not too long after she earned a doctorate from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the only African-American graduate in her class, Dr. Julie R. Butler took over the 145th Street Animal Hospital, for many years the only full-service vet clinic in
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Wilson, August, 1945–2005, American playwright and poet, b. Pittsburgh as Frederick August Kittel. Largely self-educated, Wilson first attracted wide critical attention with his Broadway debut, Ma Raineys Black Bottom (1984), a play set in 1927 that dramatizes the clash between the blues diva
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How Is COVID-19 Coronavirus Testing Really Going? What You Need To Know
Although this may sound like an ad for standardized test scores, it is presumably referring COVID-19 coronavirus testing, claiming that the U.S. is leading the world in such
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Rwanda Tourism Sector Turns to Domestic Market for Survival and Recovery
The sector's best chances for survival in the short and medium term lie in the domestic tourism, according to The Economic Recovery Plan, covering the period May 2020 - December
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Africa: Archaeology Shows How Ancient African Societies Managed Pandemics
About 76 infant burial sites at an abandoned settlement that now forms part of the Mapungubwe World Heritage site in the Limpopo Valley of South Africa suggest a pandemic hit the people living there after 1000
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