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Mauritius môrĭsh´ēəs, –əs [key], officially Republic of Mauritius, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,231,000), 790 sq mi (2,046 sq km), in the SW Indian Ocean. It is part of the Mascarene Islands , c.500 mi (800 km) E of Madagascar. The island of Rodriguez and two groups of small islands, Agalega and
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Africa Shines - How Elon Musk and Dr Thomas Mensah Have Changed the Worldforever
Dr Thomas Mensah described by one of the major American TV Networks CBS Television , as one of the Engineers who revolutionized the Modern Internet platform that supports Social Media worldwide, and Elon Musk who developed the Dragon I , Spacecraft that recently took two Astronauts to the
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Four alleged gangsters killed in shootout with police in Negril
Western Bureau: Four men who reportedly engaged members of the security forces in a blazing gunfight in the resort town of Negril, Westmoreland, early yesterday morning, were shot and killed and six firearms, including three rifles, seized. While...
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News Brief: Minn. Protests, Texas COVID Testing Sites, Trump Tweet
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Mauritius records 2 new Covid-19 cases after month-long lull
Two residents of Mauritius who were recently repatriated from India have tested positive for Covid-19, the country's first cases in nearly a month, the government announced late on
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Diana Chappell: Norfolk Social Activist, Folklorist, & Now, Photographer » The New Journal and Guide
Diana Chappell, known for her work as a social activist and folklorist, recently held her photography exhibition, "In the Spirit of Sankofa," at the For All Handkind Gallery in Norfolk. This marks Chappell's journey from activism to artistic photography, celebrating the stories and history of he
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Katherine G. Johnson, the Groundbreaking NASA Mathematician Featured in Hidden Figures, Has Died at 101
Katherine G. Johnson, the NASA mathematician who played a key role in helping America win the space race and whose story was featured in the 2016 film Hidden Figures, died
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Black People’s Fears Of Clinical Racism Must Be Addressed In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials, Experts Say
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Kenya, Ethiopia, DRC Ahead of Region in Benefits of Agoa Treaty
According to data contained in the US Trade and Investment with sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends and New Developments report, Ethiopia at 81.9 per cent and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at 68.2 per cent are the other eastern Africa countries that have also taken advantage of the treaty to
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Nigeria: jihadist attacks increase ahead of Eid
It has become a pattern every year for insurgents to step up attacks near Eid to sabotage the celebrations
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Historic SpaceX Launch Postponed Because Of Stormy Weather
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of
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N1.2 billion cash was airlifted to Fayose in 2014, Ex-minister tells court
“We airlifted the funds from Lagos in two tranches because the aircraft could not accommodate the funds. We used two aircraft and I was in one of the aircraft." The post N1.2 billion cash was airlifted to Fayose in 2014, Ex-minister tells court appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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A defining moment: SpaceX will this week launch humans into space
You’ve turned over the keys to the private sector for low-earth orbit, which frees up Nasa to do other things
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Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry’s signature on stage was the “duck walk” — playing the guitar while squatting and hopping on one foot… A sample of “Johnny B. Goode” was included in a compilation of music aboard the spacecraft Voyager I, launched by the United States in 1977… Chuck Berry claims
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Let’s Not Forget to “Reopen” Our Children
Just think about the major things that have happened in the lives of young people in the past few months: 1) an abrupt closing of schools; the major center of the educational and social lives of students; 2) being forced to “shelter in place”, indefinitely, cutoff from friends and extended
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Citing Jobs, Trump Claims Victory Over Virus, Econ Collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19 on Friday and major progress against racial inequity, heartily embracing an unexpectedly good jobs report in hopes of convincing a discouraged nation he deserves another four years in
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Madagascar reports first coronavirus death
Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the
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Protesters mass near White House for 2nd day
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Ellis: How ‘Collective Trauma’ Affects our Children
Just think about all of the major disruptions in the lives of young people over the past few months: 1) an abrupt closing of schools; the major center of the educational and social lives of students; 2) being forced to “shelter in place”, indefinitely, cutoff from friends and extended
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Triston scandal: welcome home, Yagnesh Devani
Devani, a man with a deceitful persona, was in a class of his own and when he pulled the Triton scam, he not only left the country reeling with an oil shortage but left so many unanswered
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Trump Uses SpaceX Launch To Criticize Protesting 'Thugs' And 'Angry Mobs'
President Donald Trump led his remarks on the country’s first manned rocket launch in nearly a decade with some harsh words for civil rights protesters around the country demanding police
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Liberia: Pres. Boakai's Bloated Government: a Change That Never Was
[FrontPageAfrica] LED government of President Joseph Boakai is clearly working in contradictions, a development which needs to be resolved urgently.
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Cranston teenage girl attempts to derail postal express - Warwick Beacon
Labored breaths brought forth jagged coughs. Every movement of the chest, be it violent coughing or mere inhalation was accompanied by pain. Hot with fever yet shivering with chills, Fannie Taylor …
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Katherine G. Johnson is born
Katherine G. Johnson, Born August 26, 1918. died February 24, 2020, worked for NASA with the tracking teams of manned and unmanned orbital missions. Ms. Johnson was an Aerospace Technologist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. Trained
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Royal Caribbean alters 2024 cruise itineraries to skip Israel – Virgin Islands Free Press
MIAMI (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean Group is removing Israel from its 2024 itineraries due to the Israel-Hamas war, according to an email sent to travel agents on Thursday seen by Reuters, making it...
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UN deplores attacks on Libyan hospitals
In April 2019, Eastern Libyan strongman, Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive to seize Tripoli, where the UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNA) is
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Zoom suspends activists' account after Tiananmen event
Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of US-based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, the activists said on
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