Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout

US fugitive held in Jamaica extradited

A man who fled the United States just over 20 years ago after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and was hiding in Jamaica has been extradited to Miami, a release dated February 5 from Florida State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

As Peace Talks Stall, Afghan President Goes Into Huddle – The Wilmington Journal

Though negotiators have been in Doha, Qatar, since early January for the second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, top leaders from both sides have been notably absent. Meanwhile, President [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Immigration Corner|Appealing an adverse visa decision

Dear Mr. Bassie, How does one proceed to appeal against an adverse visa decision? I am hoping that you can give me some advice. – N.K. Dear N.K., Persons can appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) if the Home...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Deputy Saves Man Who Sought Suicide by Cop at Traffic Stop | The Orlando Advocate

Florida, USA – A deputy officer, on Jan 8, 2021, tased and arrested a man who held a gun in his hand and asked the officer to kill him. Marion County’s Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Eli Serrano managed a traffic stop on a 1988 blue Ford Bronco for breaking a signal. Allen Buford, the driver was

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Rep. Mondaire Jones decries ICE 'unlawfully' deporting constituent to Haiti : TheGrio

Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) has reacted to the 'unlawful' deportation of constituent Paul Pierrilus, who ICE targeted and illegally deported... View Article The post Rep. Mondaire Jones decries ICE 'unlawfully' deporting constituent to Haiti appeared first on TheGrio.

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Africa: What Do the New EU-Visa Rules Mean for Africans?

The rules on who gets a visa and how the application process works were decided by the EU a decade

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Shakira sells music publishing rights to UK company - Black News Channel

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, a U.K.-based investment company, has acquired 100% of Grammy-winning superstar Shakira's music publishing rights. Hipgnosis made the announcement Wednesday. Shakira's catalog includes 145 songs, including

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Guest Editorial: Trump’s threat to WHO is dangerous and callous

Last month, President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to temporarily cut U.S. funding to the World Health

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New Variants Raise Worry About COVID-19 Virus Reinfections

Evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. People also can get second infections with earlier versions of the…

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Source: The Black Chronicle

15 thought-provoking quotes to commemorate Black History Month - Face2Face Africa

Black History Month is once again upon us, but this year's observance comes in the wake of what has has been a period of racial reckoning in the United States following an unfortunate fatal incident that occurred over the summer and triggered nationwide protests. To commemorate what is largely

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Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council - Stabroek News

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of

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February 3: The Negro Baseball Leagues Were Founded Today in 1920

Photo credits: Negro Leagues Baseball c/o The New York Public Library TheNegro Leagueswere a United States-based union of professionalbaseballleagues, which predominately comprised ofAfrican American players and managers. To a lesser extent,Latin Americans were also involved in the Negro Leagues

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Arizona State University Renames Film School to Honor Sidney Poitier - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Arizona State University has named its new film school after legendary actor Sidney Poitier. According to a USA Today report, the decision to name the school after Poitier, 93, is about much more than an emphasis on diversity. In an

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Libya: Foreign Minister Maas On the Situation in Syria, Libya and Iraq

Berlin — Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued the following statement today (19 May) following discussions with his French, UK and Turkish

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Cuba Ready to Talk With United States, Ambassador Says

The Cuban government is ready for dialogue and discussion with the new United States administration led by President Joe Biden, the Spanish-speaking island's senior envoy in Jamaica has said, the Jamaica Observer reported

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Deceptions in the time of the ‘alternative facts’ president - TheGrio

Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office,... View Article The post Deceptions in the time of the ‘alternative facts’ president appeared first on TheGrio.

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Woman shot five times in her US home

OREGON, United States (AP) - Police say a woman was shot five times while in bed at her north-east Portland home early Tuesday.A woman called Portland police around 3:15 am and said that she woke to gunfire coming into her bedroom, was shot and could not move.The woman's two dogs were inside the

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Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia Ministers Hold Virtual Meeting Over Nile Dam

Water and Irrigation ministers from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on Tuesday resumed negotiations over the filling of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Access to Finance Rescues Farmers During COVID-19

Founder and Chairman of Mount Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise Ltd (MEACCE), he is proud of their signature product: specialty Arabica

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Walton-Desir seeks answers from Foreign Minister on gov’t hiring of lobbying firm used by PPP/C - Stabroek News

APNU+AFC parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir has moved to the National Assembly to get answers from Foreign Minister Hugh Todd on the government’s recent hiring of United States (US) lobbying firm Cormac Group, including about the criteria used for its selection and whether there will be an overlap

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

As Peace Talks Stall, Afghan President Goes Into Huddle

Though negotiators have been in Doha, Qatar, since early January for the second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, top leaders from both sides have been notably absent. Meanwhile, President Ashraf Ghani huddled with political leaders in Afghanistan during what

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Source: The Florida Star

Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge

By EMILY SCHMALL and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot - Black News Channel

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain's health chief said Wednesday that a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government's strategy of delaying the second

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French Ski School Uses Horses to Pull Children Up the Slopes – The Wilmington Journal

Saint-Leger-les-Melezes, France — A skiing school in the French Alps is using horses to pull tourists up ski slopes after mechanical ski lifts were shut down due to the Covid-19 lockdown. “Skijoring is a Scandinavian [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

EU unveils Sh8.4bn package for healthcare, cash transfer

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Kanye West’s YEEZY Brand Suing Summer Intern For Breaking NDA Contract

The company filed a complaint against the intern on Friday (Jan. 15) in hopes of enacting a $500,000 liquidated damages clause.

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Source: The Urban Daily

Around the globe, virus cancels spring travel for millions - Black News Channel

By DAVID McHUGH, CASEY SMITH and JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — They are the annual journeys of late winter and early spring: Factory workers in China heading home for the Lunar New Year; American college students going on road trips and hitting the beach over spring

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65-year-old woman rescued by US Coast Guard from a container near US-Canada border – The Wilmington Journal

STRAIT OF JUAN DA FUCA — The United States Coast Guard carried out an emergency evacuation of a sick woman. She was airlifted from an aground vessel between Canada and the United States, on Jan. 30 [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

‘We’ve lost so many’: Brazil starts vaccinating Amazon river dwellers - Stabroek News

MANACAPURU, Brazil, (Reuters) - Health workers sped along the Amazon river this week to start vaccinating riverside communities, bringing hope to a region hard hit by COVID-19 and now facing a lethal surge driven by a new Brazilian variant of

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Mining, quarry operators get $9 million in grants

Grants totalling approximately $9 million have been awarded to 12 mining and quarry operators under phase two of the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Minerals Development Programme. The funds are being provided to assist...

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