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THE ANDREW Holness administration has come under immense pressure from the powerful and influential Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), which has called for a planned reopening date of the island’s borders for international and local
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Africa: Masiyiwa in Call for Collaborative Approach in Fighting COVID-19 in Africa
Businessman Strive Masiyiwa has urged Africans to adopt what he calls the 'ITTIT' formula to fighting the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus epidemic as governments across the continent gradually ease national lockdown restrictions imposed to reign-in the spread of the
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US autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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Murkomen: Why I was ousted
You have been at the heart of government virtually all your political career, enjoying State power and its
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Bishop Paul Morton Shares A Retirement Update
Nationally renowned pastor and gospel singer Bishop Paul S. Morton had announced that he would step down as senior pastor of the Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church megachurch in Atlanta in July on his 70th
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Africa: Let's Prepare for a Marathon Struggle Against COVID-19
African health practitioners should own the narrative of the coronavirus pandemic and take advantage of Africa's experience of other outbreaks of disease in order to mount a tailored response, says the writer in a guest column for
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Brazil coronavirus deaths surge
Brazil saw its highest number of coronavirus deaths yet Tuesday as, more than four months after Covid-19 first emerged in China, the force of the pandemic was beginning to hit hard in Latin
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COMMENTARY: COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result
As this continued to happen, I made the decision to call the Chief Medical Officer for United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), Dr. Joseph Varon and share my
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Namibia: African Swine Fever Contained in Omusati
The African swine fever that has killed close to 300 pigs in parts of the Omusati region, with an enormous and costly impact on small-scale farmers in the region has been successfully
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Africa: U.S. - What Virus? COVID Who?
The United States is easing out of lockdown, but many citizens appear unaware of this as they flock to bars and restaurants in some
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AC Green on Saving Homes and What to Avoid with Banks During COVID-19
In December 2008, AC launched his radio show during the height of the recession while everyone was losing their homes and
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Fear has helped keep games away
Since March 1 when the NBA found out about positive coronavirus test results for Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, all the sports world games
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Africa: COVID-19 Threatens Important Progress in Africa
Secretary General António Guterres — As COVID-19 spreads across the continent, Africa has responded swiftly to the pandemic, and as of now reported cases are lower than
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot and a host of other changes be made to ensure the August
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Facing the coronavirus, still haunted by Ebola
We don't talk much about her early life in Sierra Leone, when 3,956 people died during the Ebola epidemic from 2014 to
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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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US Autoworkers Return, While Possible Vaccine Shows Promise
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Chinese scientists believe new drug can stop virus - VIDEO
A drug being tested by scientists at China's prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery time for those infected, but even offer short-term immunity from the virus, researchers
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Japan’s Abe says vaccine a priority for Olympics
TOKYO — Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said the swift development of vaccines and effective treatments for COVID-19 are priorities towards achieving the Tokyo Olympics next
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South Africa reports resurgence of African swine fever
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Ghana coronavirus: 6,617 cases, Ashanti region pass 1,000 mark
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COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On that Friday, March 27th, things took a drastic turn for the worse, as it relates to my
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COVID-19 layoffs in US nearly 39 million
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the US has swelled to nearly 39 million, the Government reported yesterday, even as states from coast to coast gradually reopen their economies and
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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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Ghana coronavirus: 6,269 cases, 'learn to live with virus' - prez urges
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Leading the Charge: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Uses Political Platform to Advocate for Testing and Necessary Resources in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the midst of one of the deadliest pandemics in the history of the United States, there has been at least one elected official who has truly led the charge and been on the frontlines of dealing with addressing this unprecedented COVID-19 virus – that elected official has been none other than
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week | The Atlanta Voice
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