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Injuries have Rockets stuck in seven-game losing streak - DefenderNetwork.com
The Rockets are coming off a stretch of games where at times it has seemed like it isn’t a fair fight. Injuries to starters Christian Wood, Victor Oladipo and P.J. Tucker have stretched the Rockets thin and played a major part in the seven-game losing streak they are currently on.
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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source
‘I’m In This For We’: Mckayla Wilkes On Why She’s Challenging Steny Hoyer For His Seat In Congress
Wilkes, 30, an activist and movement leader, recently launched her second campaign to run for Maryland's 5th Congressional District, in hopes to beat out Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat.
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More Seed Co investors agree to surrender fortunes
BY SHAME MAKOSHORI A FURTHER block of investors holding a combined 7% shareholding in the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed seed breeding group, Seed Co Limited (SCL) have accepted a proposal to have their company swallowed up by its offspring, Seed Co International Limited (SCIL), according to
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes grow - DefenderNetwork.com
Power was restored to more homes and businesses Thursday in states hit by a deadly blast of winter that overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold this week. But the crisis was far from over in parts of the South, where many people still lacked safe dr
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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source
Lakers’ Dennis Schröder misses start vs. Nets due to COVID-19 protocols | L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — While Frank Vogel is often guarded about revealing his game plan prior to tip-off, there was one thing the Lakers coach singled out that he wanted to see in the ensuing clash with the Brooklyn Nets. “Looking forward to seeing the Dennis Schröder-Kyrie Irving matchup,” he
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Donald Glover Ditches FX For Amazon Overall Deal, Don’t Worry Seasons 3 & 4 of ‘Atlanta’ Still Happening
According to THR Donald is exiting his deal with the Disney-owned FX Network for much more greener pastures in the form of an eight-figure overall deal with Amazon. According to the report, Donald will not only be bringing his immeasurable talents to the network. He will also be getting his own
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Start-up to unlock mining opportunities
BY BUSINESS REPORTER A LOCAL company Zimvest Mining yesterday unveiled a new online marketplace connecting extractive industry players with investors and suppliers in a move seen transforming the mining industry. The website, which has already garnered views from around the world, provides
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Soul Jah Love: The voice that resonated with them all
BY PHENIAS SADONDO I HAD travelled from Cape Town to Harare, seeking a hideout from the gruesome months that I had endured at the University of Cape Town. While the vice was still on me and very much inescapable, I had been given a little relief when the examiners were going through my
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Rajput misses quartet, but …
BY KEVIN MAPASURE Zimbabwe national cricket team coach Lalchand Rajput will miss the experienced players that have failed to make the squad for their tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where they will play Test and T-20 series due to injuries and illness, but he is pleased to see fringe and
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Model on anti-abuse campaign
BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO RISING commercial model Lucia Mazhou, widely known as Lucy Bardie, has set her eyes on fighting the abuse of up-and-coming female models through the Models Against Abuse and Exploitation (The Voice) campaign to be launched next month. A video vixen, Lucy Bardie told NewsDay Life
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Covid-19: Cases rise to 1 498 766, as 2 260 healthcare workers are vaccinated | News24
South Africa has recorded 2 327 new Covid-19 infections, along with 230 new Covid-19-related deaths.
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'Heavy' gunfire breaks out on Somalia protesters, calm returns | Africanews
Gunfire broke out on an opposition demonstration in the Somali capital Mogadishu Friday. The city is currently under heavy security surveillance as political tensions deepen.
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SAFA to CAF: South African teams will NOT use neutral venues
SAFA has told CAF that none of its clubs and national teams will use neutral venues for their continental matches.
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CARICOM calls on WHO to host vaccine distribution summit | New York Carib News
The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) Thursday reiterated its call for the World Health Organization (WHO) to host an international summit on the distribution of the vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it continued its call for the global community to realize that the virus affects
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Bafana striker Luther Singh buoyed by interest from big clubs
Luther Singh currently plies his trade in Portugal's Primeira Liga being deployed as a winger or wide midfielder while on loan with the Pacenses.
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Giant cruise ship operator MSC has given up on South Africa until at least November
Alongside night clubs, cruise ships have been consistently banned in South Africa. Now a big operator is calling it quits on even trying to get out of harbour until the next season.
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Full Text | Government initiates criminal investigation into 'alleged data breach'
The government says it has initiated a criminal investigation into the security vulnerability associated with the JAMCOVID app. On Wednesday, the Ministry of National Security reported that a security vulnerability associated with the...
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Koko trying to 'mislead' Zondo inquiry on mystery Eskom emails, says Suzanne Daniels | Fin24
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Out of Office, Trump Remains the Driving Force in the Republican Party
More than a month after leaving office, former President Donald J. Trump remains a contentious force in Republican politics, with the party increasingly risking a splinter over his continued leadership from outside
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Watch: Cele breaks his silence on Nkandla meeting with Zuma
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South Africa's president fights own party over corruption | Africanews
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political foes within his own party
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Algerian President Pardons Dozens of Jailed Hirak Activists | Africanews
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to carry out a ministerial reshuffle within 48 hours and to pardon dozens of jailed Hirak protesters.
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$5 billion allocated for 3 million doses of COVID vaccines
The Government has allocated $5 billion for the procurement of more than three million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that, it expects, will significantly improve the country's immunisation programme. This will take the country well over the initial 16 per cent of the population that the Ministry of
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Meek Mill Drops Foul Kobe Bryant Line In Leaked Song, Blames ‘Internet Antics’ For Backlash
Meek Mill is facing plenty of backlash on social media after a song referencing the death of the late Kobe Bryant leaked on social media Wednesday (February 17). The Lil Baby collaboration is listed as "Don't Worry (RIP Kobe)" on Genius and has plenty of people hot at the Philly MC for one
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Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past
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5 Domboshava gang rapists in court
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE FIVE men from Chinamhora, Domboshava, appeared in court separately this week after they were arrested for raping a girl, whose age is not given, after making her drunk. Three of the accused persons appeared in court on Tuesday after their co-accused appeared on Wednesday and
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How Biden could use foreign and trade policy to protect the Amazon rainforest - Stabroek News
BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As U.S. President Joe Biden develops his climate change agenda for the global stage, foreign and trade policies could also be used to tackle the thorny issue of rising deforestation in the Amazon, researchers and former officials
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Morris breaks auction record, Vivo back as IPL title sponsor - Stabroek News
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - South African all-rounder Chris Morris became Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most expensive buy in the players’ auction on Thursday, while China’s Vivo returned as the title sponsor of the eight-team
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Ex-FARC commanders accept Colombia war crimes accusations - Stabroek News
BOGOTA, (Reuters) - Former commanders from Colombia’s demobilized FARC guerrillas yesterday accepted accusations by a transitional justice court that they committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the group’s 50-year war with the
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2 million targeted in new vaccine drive
WESTERN BUREAU: In a radical shift to a moderate inoculation plan, the Jamaican Government will now purchase 3.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at a cost of $5 billion to immunise two million citizens in 2021. Originally, the Government had...
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