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The Latest: Biden to mark 500,000 lives lost with ceremony | L.A. Focus News

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON __ President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. crossing 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House. The nation is expected to pass the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality due to […]

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This Day in History — January 14

Today is the 14th day of 2021. There are 351 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1907: An earthquake in Jamaica destroys Kingston, takes 1,000 lives and leaves 25,000 homeless. It causes fires across the capital and triggers a tsunami on the north coast. The damage is put at $25 million.ï¿½OTHER

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JAS wants to help drive down food import bill

Western Bureau: With Jamaica importing more than US$900 million worth of agricultural produce annually, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Vice President, Denton Alvaranga, wants urgent steps to be taken to improve local production and reduce the...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

'Shameful disregard for human rights' - Black Sash slams cops over Sassa water cannon incident | News24

The Black Sash has slammed the use of force against social grant beneficiaries as they queued outside the Bellville Sassa office in Cape Town.

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Silvera calls for another stimulus package

WESTERN BUREAU: President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Janet Silvera, is appealing to the Government to provide another stimulus package for seriously impacted businesses and citizens, including displaced tourism...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Niger: 10,000 Nigerien Civilians Still Afraid to Return Home After Attack

[RFI] Some ten thousand civilians remain displaced after fleeing an attack in Niger's western Tillabéri region at the beginning of the year that killed at least 105 people and wounded many more, according to the UN High Commission for Refugees in Niamey.

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Critical staff shortage hits Gweru

BY Stephen Chadenga THE Gweru City Council finance department is failing to efficiently discharge its obligations due to shortages of staff in critical positions, mayor Josiah Makombe has said. In his recent presentation on the state of the city, Makombe said the local authority had been failing to

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Nigerian Navy Warns Niger Delta Militants Over Threat to Resume Attacks

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Navy has warned Niger Delta militants, who last week threatened to resume attacks on oil facilities over alleged Federal Government lackadaisical attitude to the development of the zone to have a rethink and toe the path of dialogue or be dealt with decisively.

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African Union secures 270 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for Africa - Ramaphosa | News24

The African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team – established by AU chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa – has secured a provisional 270 million vaccine doses for African countries.

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Why MLK chose Birmingham (Ala.) as focus for his campaign

history.howstuffworks.com In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. chose Birmingham, Alabama, as a new place of focus for his campaign. The city was notorious for its violence against blacks — 18 unsolved bombings had occurred over six years, and several Freedom Riders were hurt because of then-public

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Tanzania: Harmonize's Italian Ex-Wife Not Ready to Forgive Him for Cheating

[Nairobi News] It seems Tanzanian singer Harmonize's Italian girlfriend is not keen on mending ways with the Bongo star, if her current social media post is anything to go by.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ugandans vote in charged election under internet blackout | News24

Ugandans began voting in a tense election Thursday under heavy security and an internet blackout as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni pursues a sixth term against a former pop star half his age.

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COVID-19 vaccine policy on cards

BY RICHARD MUPONDE GOVERNMENT is in the process of coming up with a national COVID-19 vaccination policy, amid calls by a top health expert that the country must also embrace COVID-19 vaccines that meet international standards and get approximately 10 million people vaccinated to curtail the

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Tears of relief and joy as mom beats Covid-19 to meet her premature baby at last | News24

A mother gave birth to a baby via emergency C-section at only 25 weeks while she was unconscious and on ventilator support for Covid-19. She thought her baby died but has since been reunited with him.

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Court case thwarts PAAC’s Bengal-Puerto Bueno probe

An attempt by a parliamentary committee to dig into a controversial bid for a licence to allow mining in the ecologically sensitive Puerto Bueno Mountains came up empty-handed yesterday after the Attorney General’s Department cautioned them against...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Barbados prime minister, seven others take COVID-19 vaccine

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the nation Thursday that she was among eight people here who recently received COVID-19 vaccines, and reported that in a few weeks more front line workers and vulnerable residents could get theirs.

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Uganda's Museveni wins sixth term in office | News24

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with 34.8 percent.

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Zimbabwe: Dangarembga Bags PEN Freedom of Expression Award

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's multi-award-winning novelist and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Wednesday scooped the PEN Award for Freedom of Expression.

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Heroic Act: Harrisonburg Cops Brave Fire To Evacuate Residents – The Wilmington Journal

Virginia, USA — The Harrisonburg Police braved an accidental fire on Dec 26 to evacuate the residents of Alleghany Avenue. “In the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec 26, the day after Christmas, a structure [...]

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Nets bound! - Stabroek News

The James Harden saga ended yesterday when the Houston Rockets traded the star guard to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade, according to multiple reports. The article Nets bound! appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Floods Devastate Southern France, Rivers Overflow – The Wilmington Journal

Landes, France — Storm Bella has caused havoc in the Landes region of southwest France with roads being cut off due to severe flooding and hundreds of homes still without power. Aerial footage released by [...]

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Feds: Capitol mob aimed to 'assassinate' elected officials

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Trelawny laments trail of broken promises

Western Bureau: While Trelawny has benefited from significant infrastructural developments over recent years, including a multibillion-dollar cruise shipping pier in Falmouth, some residents are nonetheless disappointed with the growing list of...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Cheney faces calls to resign from GOP after impeachment vote

Several of Trump’s GOP loyalists have called on Representative Liz Cheney to resign from leadership after she supported the push... View Article The post Cheney faces calls to resign from GOP after impeachment vote appeared first on TheGrio.

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Chitown council, residents clash over demolitions

BY MOSES MUGUGUNYEKI/HARRIET CHIKANDIWA CHITUNGWIZA residents were up in arms with their local authority yesterday after council revealed plans to demolish over 11 000 illegal structures, subject to a court order. The uproar came after the director of works, David Duma on Tuesday indicated that

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Rushwaya granted bail

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Ruswaya, who is facing charges of attempting to smuggle six kilogrammes of gold worth US$330 000 at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, was yesterday granted $100 000 bail on changed circumstances by Harare

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Education minister says expansion of Marlie Mount Primary crucial to learning

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, says expansion of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine is pivotal to the success of the students. Ground was broken on Thursday by Williams for the expansion of...

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Kenya: Trouble Brewing At LSK Over Sh186 Million Tax Bill

[Nation] The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is staring at a financial crisis as it grapples with a Sh186 million tax bill, risks losing a prime piece of land in Nairobi and more millions to corruption perpetrated by staffers colluding with lawyers.

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Central African Republic refugees flee to Cameroon to escape violence | Africanews

About 60,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries over the last few weeks since six powerful rebel groups launched an offensive a few months ago to try and prevent the re-election of President Faustin-Archange Touadera.

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We do need a major programme backed by all groups to counter Venezuela’s pernicious propaganda - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, Venezuela’s latest aggressions need to be fully understood by us Guyanese for what they really are. The article We do need a major programme backed by all groups to counter Venezuela’s pernicious propaganda appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Mrs. Bector: From Backyard Kitchen to Bourses | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

KOLKATA, India - Not long ago, Mrs. Bector was an unknown name on Dalal Street, the financial district in Mumbai.But, among food connoisseurs, she was famous as the ice cream lady. A resounding entry into the bourses has made the ice cream lady a known name in the financial circuits as

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