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As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia's vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going
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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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Black Market and Black money redirect here. Market socialist
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17
1945
iPhone maker Foxconn's profits gutted by smartphone slump
Hon Hai Precision Industry’s profit plunged by the most on record after the coronavirus disrupted its China production and walloped global smartphone
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Mauritius: COVID-19 - Mauritius Embarks On First Phase of Easing Its Lockdown Protocol
This present day marks two important chapters in Mauritius' history, with the implementation of the first phase in easing the lockdown introduced on 20 March 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, with some sectors resuming their business activities, and the introduction of the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous
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Lester Young
Lester Willis Young was a famous jazz saxophonist born in Woodville, Mississippi on August 27, 1909. He belonged to a musically accomplished family. His father was a teacher who taught Young to play the trumpet, violin, drums and the saxophone, and his brother was a drummer. The family relocated to
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Dec
13
1940
Nigeria: Decline in Non-COVID-19 Ailment Consultation in Hospitals Worries Govt
The federal government also said wearing face masks in public places is compulsory, going by the COVID-19 regulations signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to Quarantine
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Zimbabwe: Mutodi and the Tragicomedy That Mnangagwa's Admin Is
After the bizarre remarks by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri that the Covid-19 pandemic, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives globally, was divine punishment for countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe, it seemed the dross emanating from the corridors of power could not get
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Tanzanian Doctors Sound Alarm Over Hidden Coronavirus Cases
The Tanzanian government's tepid response to COVID-19 and seeming lack of transparency over coronavirus cases is fuelling concern that it is covering up the true extent of the pandemic, according to doctors and health experts in the East African
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Online Polls Will Not Determine Lagos Decision On Another Lockdown - Official
The Lagos State Government says its final decision on the possibility of another lockdown will not be based solely on the outcome of the online public polls on the
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Bouncing back from COVID-19 setbacks
To assist in starting the process of personal and socioeconomic recovery, Ihama offered a psycho spiritual strategy of three keys in becoming resilient and
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‘Our resources have dried up’ - Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country
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WATCH | Zimbabwe water shortages add to multiple crises amid coronavirus pandemic
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington was a popular singer from the 1950s who sang jazz, blues, R&B and pop. Her birth name was Ruth Lee Jones. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and moved to Chicago at a very young age. Her first exposure to music stemmed from the church, where she learned to
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It is trying to find ways to allow people to get back out to do things they want to do, and business to do business,” said Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer at the Association of State Health
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Grave says CWI ‘optimistic’ ahead of second ECB meeting
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Rwanda: Govt to Scale Up Interventions to Accelerate Technology, Innovation
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Cameroon: Security Arrests People Without Masks as COVID-19 Cases Increase
Police in Cameroon have detained several hundred people for not wearing face masks in public, as COVID-19 cases in the central African state continue to
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After witnessing poverty and discrimination in Depression-era Georgia, Louis Wade Sullivan committed his career to education and public service, rising to become Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush.  He also was the founder and long-time president of Morehouse
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
A small but growing number of black women are slowly being recognized for their contributions to the “long” civil rights movement, the nearly century-long struggle by African Americans against all forms of racial discrimination.  In the account below University of Texas-El Paso
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4
2013
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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The Frances Ellen Harper branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was founded in Seattle by Mrs. Emma Ray in 1891.  It was a local branch of the WCTU, an organization dedicated to total abstinence from alcohol based on the belief that alcohol was responsible for many of the economic
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17
1967
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On February 18, 1915, the silent film Birth of a Nation (originally titled The Clansman) by director/producer D.W. Griffith premiered at Clunes Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The 12-reel, three-hour-long film was a first in American film history for its length, cost, music, and
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Africa: 20 Percent of Africans Believe They Can't Contract COVID-19 - Report
But as cases increase, a May report by the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC), a public-private partnership initiative on COVID-19 in AU countries, found that certain misconceptions about coronavirus infections exist among
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Nigeria coronavirus: 4,641 cases, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar syrup
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