Nigeria: Senate Proposes Bill Prohibiting Payment of Ransom to Kidnappers
[This Day] The Senate has passed for a second reading a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nyasa Big Bullets held by TN Stars, Tigers maul Lions | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Nyasa Big Bullets' title hopes suffered a massive blow when they were held to a goalless draw by TN Stars at Kasungu Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The defending league champions were coming from a 1-0 victory over Blue Eagles and had hoped to register another win over the Kasungu based side to close
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Joey Womack focuses on supporting development of entrepreneurs | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - Show the mountain the team can move, [and] convince them they can move it. Define how their role plays a role in moving it and explain to them that they will be held accountable for moving the mountain.| By Krishna Lee Business leader Joey Womack chats with rolling out about what it
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UZ student refuses further remand - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA ALAN Moyo, a 23-year-old University of Zimbabwe student, who is being accused of inciting public violence after he allegedly The post UZ student refuses further remand appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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India tells social media firms to take down 'Indian variant' posts
India is unhappy that the B.1.617 coronavirus variant is being widely referred to as the "Indian variant".
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Kaizer Chiefs' CAF Champions League semi-final opponents confirmed!
Kaizer Chiefs will play Moroccan side Wydad Athletic Club in the semi-finals of this season's CAF Champions League.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Scientist who developed Moderna vaccine boosts Jamaica during MSNBC interview
Jamaica received an unexpected travel endorsement last week on MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Show. The endorsement came from Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, the African-American viral immunologist, who is credited with...
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African Author Pens Children’s Book About Diversity in Skin Tones | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My father was a man of humble beginnings who worked hard to provide for eight children,” said author Nonkululeko Kunene Adumentey, adding that it was his conditional love, wisdom, and work ethic that inspired the core of her principles and life mottos. He also inspired her to
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Former NBA Player Charles Barkley Gives $1,000 to Every Employee in Leeds City Schools Where He Grew Up news -The Black Chronicle
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley donated $1,000 to each Leeds City Schools employee. On Tuesday, the school district announced Barkley’s gift to his high school alma mater. Over
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Source: The Black Chronicle
St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level
With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.
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Twitter suspends Jamaica Gleaner over 'copyright infringement' - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Twitter account of the Jamaican newspaper the Gleaner has been suspended over copyright issues. When readers tried to find the account on Wednesday morning, they were met with an error page saying: "This account has been suspended." Twitter accounts can be suspended for several reasons,
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WATCH | Mamelodi Sundowns humiliate Al Ahly 5-0 at home in 2019
The Brazilians will be aiming to repeat history today after demolishing Al Ahly 5-0 at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in 2019.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Khusela Diko: 'SIU investigation into PPE scandal the result of patriarchy'
Diko and former Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku were cleared of any wrongdoing relating of the procurement of PPE on Saturday.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Gavin Hunt takes no credit for Kaizer Chiefs' historic CAF Champions League run
Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has made history by leading the Soweto giants to their first ever CAF Champions League semi-final.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Blues music was birthed by slavery, racism, and Jim Crow
… brilliantly illuminates the influence of African Americans on American culture and history … twentysomething, Newark, N.J.-born, African-American, Lower East Side-based Beat … blues span the experiences of Black American life. Worksongs were the music …
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Scheme to make nutritious food cheaper - Health Minister - Barbados Today
Barbadians can look forward to the removal of taxes on some foods considered nutritious and healthy choices, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic declared Wednesday. A new set of protocols are being developed to once and for all tackle the issue of non-communicable diseases
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Tanzania: Court Nullifies Reginald Mengi's Will, Orders New Arrangement
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The High Court has rejected a will that was allegedly written by the late prominent businessman Reginald Mengi among other things stating that it does not meet the legal requirements to be regarded as a valid will.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tyra G. Morrison: Living the Dream | BlackPressUSA
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY - How did this 20-something from St. Francisville, Louisiana emerge as a force to be reckoned with in an industry that now takes a different approach to be successful? “I didn’t initially set out to be an actress, but I was in a play for Earth Day in elementary school
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Court Halts President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Quest To Change Kenya’s Constitution – The Wilmington Journal
NAIROBI, Kenya — A court on May 14 quashed an attempt by Kenya President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Amollo Odinga to change the East African country’s constitution. In its ruling, a five-judge bench [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Missing documents stall progress in case before the Supreme Court - Barbados Today
The apparent misplacement of the file of a murder accused who has been wanting to plead guilty for the past seven months has raised the ire of a High Court Judge. “This is absolute nonsense regardless of where it is delayed. A man wants to plead guilty to murder since November, 2020. “This is
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
DNA Evidence Raises Questions After US Man Who Protested His Innocence Was Executed - St. Lucia Times News
Ledell Lee maintained his innocence until the end. Before he was executed by the state of Arkansas in April 2017, Lee gave some of his last words to the BBC, telling the broadcaster, 'My dying words will always be, as it has been: I am an innocent man.' Now, four years after Lee was put
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Source: St. Lucia Times News Online - Breaking News & Daily News
How to get your share of the multiple million research funding - African Voice Newspaper
[Five simple steps for any BAME researcher to get over $11.36 money free…. but deadline is looming] Research England and the Office for Students (OfS) have launch a new $11.36 million (approximately £8 million) funding to improve access to and participation in postgraduate research study for
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Source: African Voice Newspaper - African news from a British perspective
It Was an 'Emotional Time': Massachusetts Officer Charged with Assault to Intimidate After Reportedly Threatening Son's 14-Year-Old Friend Over His Support of BLM
A Massachusetts police officer who threatened a 14-year-old Black boy over his support of Black Lives Matter was arraigned via a telephone hearing on Tuesday, […]
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The Black Hair Experience is the new beauty space for women | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - As of May 2021, The Black Hair Experience has expanded from Atlanta to Washington D.C. The 20,000 square foot exhibit has been a beacon of light to women as they enter a space that celebrates their traditions when it comes to Black hair. The creators of the modern-day Black beauty
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Facebook Received 40,300 User Data Requests From India In Second Half Of 2020 | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
CHENNAI, India — Social networking company Facebook on May 19 said it restricted access to 878 posts or accounts in India for the second half of the year from July-December 2020, in response to directions from the country’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, known as MeitY. The
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Source: The Florida Star
Facebook Received 40,300 User Data Requests From India In Second Half Of 2020 – The Wilmington Journal
CHENNAI, India — Social networking company Facebook on May 19 said it restricted access to 878 posts or accounts in India for the second half of the year from July-December 2020, in response to directions from the country’s [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Pitso Mosimane lashes out at Mamelodi Sundowns 'fans': They swore at my mother!
Not for the first time, coach Pitso Mosimane has revealed that he has been on the receiving end of insults hurled at him from South African "supporters".
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Cameroon: Sexual Violence Rampant As Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis Intensifies
[DW] The UN documented more than 4,000 cases of sexual and gender-based violence in the volatile region in 2020. A thousand women are on hunger strike now to highlight the drawn-out conflict.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Chauvin, Other Officers in George Floyd Death | Atlanta Daily World
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Chauvin, Other Officers in George Floyd Death By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump and members of his team who won a $27 million civil judgment in favor of George Floyd’s family and whose
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Prostate and Aging: What You Need to Know | BlackPressUSA
THE ORLANDO ADVOCATE - First of all, the prostate begins to growly slowly by the age of 25. As you age, it grows larger and can cause issues for your body down the line. 50% of men over the age of 50 years old have issues related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as the growth of
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