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‘We will vaccinate 40 million people in 12 months’ SA Health Minister to Parliament

A few hours before he made the announcement that South Africa would receive its first million vaccine doses in January, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize took Parliament through the considerations around the vaccine rollout. What’s clear is the scale of the task. Forty million people to be vaccinated

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

“It’s About That Time” Meagan Good Shares After Freezing Her Eggs She’s Ready To Have Children

During an interview with Angela Yee, Meagan Good shared that after freezing her eggs, she's finally ready to have children.

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Curfew-busting New Year party-goers attack French police

PARIS (AP) — Ravers at an underground, curfew-busting New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to shut them down, torching one police vehicle and injuring officers with volleys of bottles and stones, officials said Friday. Ravers aboard

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Shutdown, impeachment, virus: Chaotic Congress winds down - Black News Channel

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ending a chaotic session, a two-year political firestorm that started with the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, was riven by impeachment and a pandemic, and now closes with a rare rebuff by Republicans

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Black Man Mistakenly Detained By Unmasked Officers in Virginia Tests Positive For COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Jamar Mackey was handcuffed in front of his family by Virginia Beach officers who weren’t wearing masks. Now, he has the coronavirus. By Jeremy Blum, HuffPost Jamar Mackey, a Black man wrongfully detained by unmasked officers in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now

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American Federation of Teachers on DeVos resignation: 'Good riddance' - TheGrio

The list of political leaders jumping the sinking ship of President Donald Trump's administration included education secretary Betsy DeVos, and... View Article The post American Federation of Teachers on DeVos resignation: 'Good riddance' appeared first on TheGrio.

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Renee Montgomery “Definitely Interested” In Buying WNBA Team

The WNBA's Atlanta Dream is a highly has caught the attention of Renee Montgomery after the current team's owner and staunch Republican Kelly Loeffler lost Senate re-election this week.

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Source: The Urban Daily

Fake Covid-19 tests at Limpopo and Mpumalanga border posts compound challenges

The news comes as Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi began a tour of the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina, Limpopo, to assess the situation there.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Massive drop in trauma cases attributed to nationwide alcohol ban

South Africa banned liquor sales amid coronavirus surge. In addition to the alcohol ban, the new restrictions include the closure of all beaches and public swimming pools in infectious hotspots as well as a curfew extension.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Trump suggests Georgia Senate runoffs voting is 'illegal and invalid'

It's a new year, but President Donald Trump has not backed off on his claims that the Nov. 3 election... View Article The post Trump suggests Georgia Senate runoffs voting is 'illegal and invalid' appeared first on TheGrio.

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Champion Trail Runner Andrea Huser Dies After Falling Down 460-Foot Slope – The Wilmington Journal

BERN, Switzerland — World-renowned mountain runner and cyclist Andrea Huser, 46, died while trying to cross a stream during training. Huser suffered a 460-foot (roughly 120-meter) fall down a steep slope in the Swiss Alps. [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Audi to phase out combustion engines in 10-15 years – WirtschaftsWoche

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen’s premium carmaker Audi aims to phase out combustion engines and offer only electric cars in 10 to 15 years, at the latest, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing no sources. The company is currently working on a concrete time plan and expects to have target

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Activists organize 131-mile walk for Julius Jones's freedom - TheGrio

Julius Jones is currently on death row in Oklahoma, and a group of activists seeking justice for Jones are in... View Article The post Activists organize 131-mile walk for Julius Jones's freedom appeared first on TheGrio.

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In Georgia, Biden's presidency meets early defining moment - Black News Channel

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Usually it's a president's first midterm election that reorders a White House's political approach and priorities. For President-elect Joe Biden, his most defining congressional election is coming before he takes office. Two runoffs Tuesday in Georgia

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Coronavirus: Totals of vaccinations administered in California’s six regions as of Jan. 8 | L.A. Focus News

The maps below show the California Department of Public Health’s totals for vaccinations administered as of updates posted Friday, Jan. 8. The CDPH site also said that as of Jan. 4, a total of 2,007,600 vaccine doses have been shipped to local health departments and health care systems. The total

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Chicago priest Michael Pfleger investigated for sexual abuse - TheGrio

A popular Catholic priest in Chicago known for his social justice activism has stepped down after an investigation into alleged... View Article The post Chicago priest Michael Pfleger investigated for sexual abuse appeared first on TheGrio.

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Pari Gul Tareen is Balochistan’s First Woman Police Officer – The Wilmington Journal

Pari Gul Tareen is the first woman in the history of Balochistan to be appointed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Quetta. She was appointed to the post on Nov. 24. Tareen who belongs to [...]

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Michael Apted, who directed ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ dies at 79 | L.A. Focus News

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director of the “Up” documentaries series and films as diverse as the Loretta Lynn biopic “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and the James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough,” has died. He was 79. A representative for the Directors Guild

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Hurt feelings, anger linger after Pence, Trump clash - Black News Channel

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They were never a natural fit, the straight-laced evangelical and the brash reality TV star. But for more than four years, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made their marriage of political convenience work. Now, in the last days

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Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying - Black News Channel

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Schwartz didn't ask for an oil painting of her cat. But she loves the portrait of Stinky that hangs in her upstate New York home, a surprise gift from an unlikely place: an online pet store. It's one of the more than 1,000 free paintings

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Health workers demand vaccine rollout to 'bring pandemic under control'

The petition calls on the health department to start by vaccinating frontline health workers, followed by those most at risk.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

2020 Year-in-Review | Afram News

The highs and lows of 2020 ranged from the rage surrounding murders of innocent Black folks, to the giddiness of discovering the availability of toilet paper. Overall, it was a year of learning how to truly count your blessings, embrace loved ones and feed families on a pot of beans, rice and

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Marathon Announces Property Purchase Program | Dallas Weekly

“Residents have experienced respiratory illness, cancer, and foul odors as they suffer from the pollution in the area,” said U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (Dist. 13), who urges residents to seek out legal guidance before fully participating in the program. “Residents have a right to be skeptical

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Trump says he will not attend Biden’s inauguration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend the inauguration of his successor, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, later this month, he said in a tweet on Friday, hours after promising a peaceful transition of power. - Reuters To all of those who have asked, I will not be

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Outrage and More Despair as Prosecutors Fail to Charge Officers in Jacob Blake Case | Dallas Weekly

In what’s become an all-too familiar story surrounding America’s systemic disregard for Black lives, Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley said the evidence didn’t support charges against the officers. “It is my decision that no Kenosha law enforcement officer, in this case, will be charged

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Condoms, Pregnancy Kits, Rolling Papers Among Most Ordered Items in Indian Metros – The Wilmington Journal

Bengaluru based delivery start-up, Dunzo released a report on December 26 that revealed that some of the highest ordered commodities in Indian metropolitan cities were condoms, pregnancy test kits, and rolling papers. According to the [...]

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Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in virus cases

As a result of holiday gatherings, African officials warn of a resurgence of COVID-19 on the continent and urge increased... View Article The post Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in virus cases appeared first on TheGrio.

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Ain’t Nothing Like The Old School Part 2.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with going back down memory lane to revisit old memories from your past even if they’re not the most memorable ones.

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Takes Further Actions on Criminal Justice Reform

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Takes Further Actions on Criminal Justice Reform Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced additional actions to further address public safety and criminal justice reform in the city of Atlanta. “Our Administration remains focused on strengthening public safety and enacting

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Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year - Black News Channel

By ROBERT BUMSTED and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gone were the revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year's Eve, replaced by empty streets and an eerie quiet as the final moments of 2020 ticked away. This was New Year's Eve in the age of

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