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The Pope said on Wednesday that the Mediterranean Sea must not become a "place of conflict".
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
DON THOMPSON | Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's coronavirus cases are at their highest levels in months, a disquieting reality Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday was 'obviously sobering' and that led San Francisco Bay Area health officials to urge people who travel outside the region to quarantine for two weeks upon return. Newsom […]
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The year two thousand and twenty has been an ongoing saga of life-altering events. Many of the adorned, traditional celebrations, trips, and gatherings were canceled, rescheduled, or modified for the safety of humankind. As the holiday season approaches, COVID-19 restrictions have once again forced us to make drastic changes to holiday family gatherings, but there … Continued
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Ethiopia's Minister of Defence Kenea Yadeta on Wednesday denied allegations that Eritrea is assisting Ethiopia in the fight against Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF in the Tigray region.
The statement comes after the Tigray president on Tuesday accused Eritrea of attacking his region at the request of Ethiopia, saying that \"the war has now progressed to a different stage.\"
Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing the deadly conflict, officials said Wednesday, while the first details are emerging of largely cut-off civilians under growing strain.
Communications remain almost completely severed with the Tigray region a week after Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a military offensive in response to an alleged attack by regional forces.
He insists there will be no negotiations with a regional government he considers illegal until its ruling “clique” is arrested and its well-stocked arsenal is destroyed.
Reports grew of the targeting of ethnic Tigrayans across Ethiopia, the Tigray Communication Affairs Bureau said in a Facebook post.
The administration of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, announced rallies in support of the federal government's measures there and in other cities in the Oromia and Amhara regions Thursday, along with a blood drive for the Ethiopian army.
The European Union, the African Union and others have urged Abiy for an immediate de-escalation as the conflict threatens to destabilize the strategic but vulnerable Horn of Africa region.
Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigray’s regional government, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, blame each other for starting the conflict. Each regards the other as illegal.
The TPLF dominated Ethiopia's ruling coalition for years before Abiy came to office in 2018 but has since broken away while accusing the prime minister's administration of targeting and marginalizing its officials.
Experts have compared the fighting to an inter-state conflict, with each side heavily armed. The Tigray region has an estimated quarter-million fighters, along with four of the Ethiopian military's six mechanized divisions.
That's a legacy of Ethiopia's long border war with Eritrea, which made peace after Abiy came to power but remains at bitter odds with the TPLF.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Food and Drug Administration is facing mounting calls to stop making pharmaceutical companies test drugs on dogs while the world waits for an effective coronavirus vaccine. The agency has for decades forced some drugmakers to perform dog experiments, which is not required by law, according to taxpayer watchdog White Coat Waste Project. While the FDA is […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Women are more likely to be renters, the group hit hardest by this recession. Nearly half (45%) of female renter households spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Dubbed the “she-cession,” women face disproportionate housing impacts due to unemployment, housing tenure and childcare. Unemployment claims for women were up […]
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BY HENRY MHARA IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA BOURNEMOUTH defender Jordan Zemura could make his first senior national team appearance for Zimbabwe when the Warriors take on Algeria in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) group H qualifier here in Algiers tonight. Kick-off for the match is 9pm Zimbabwe time. The 20-year old who plays as a fullback for the English side, could be thrown in as a defensive midfielder in place of Marshall Munetsi who didn't travel because of an injury. Warriors probable line-up E Chipezeze, T Darikwa, A Mudimu, T Hadebe, D Lunga, J Zemura, M Nakamba, O Karuru, K Billiat, K Musona, T Kadewere
BY PHYLLIS MBANJE HEALTH stakeholders have called on government to stop depending on external funding for the sector as it is not sustainable. Programmes such as HIV and Aids, tuberculosis, malaria are wholly funded from outside with little local contribution. “If donors pull the plug today, we will be seriously exposed,” Itai Rusike from the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) said, while addressing budget advocacy training for journalists. Rusike said there was too much complacency on the issue of domestic funding, yet that was key in ensuring the health sector is revitalised. Health funding has remained a sticky issue with stakeholders calling for at least 15% allocation to health from the national budget. “Currently, the Global Fund is talking of transitioning, who knows where this will lead. We may wake up with no funding,” Rusike said. Global Fund has been supporting Zimbabwe on HIV and Aids, TB and malaria programmes. “We will not achieve universal health coverage if we continue on this trajectory of depending on external donors,” Rusike added. Recently, CWGH made its pre-budget input to the 2021 budget proposal, urging the government to draw lessons from the COVID-19 response and reinforce preventive services and interventions. “While we applaud sentiments from Health minister Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga that there was need to relook funding models, I am concerned that the budget will still not address the pressing health needs.” Chiwenga has promised to reform and restructure the shambolic Health ministry which has been dogged by a myriad of challenges which include the perennial strike by health workers. Public hospitals are also facing their fair share of troubles, among them limited drugs and obsolete equipment. The situation has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic which has further put a strain on the already collapsed healthcare delivery system. While there have been notable achievements in the reduction of overall disease burden for the past two decades, natural disasters such as Cyclone Idai and droughts and health emergencies such typhoid and COVID-19 continue to plaque the country. This year’s health budget fell short of the 15% Abuja Declaration target with per capita spending on healthcare below the World Health Organisation recommended threshold of US$86. Follow Phyllis on Twitter @pmbanje
The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
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Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell will host the 2020 Soul Train Awards. This marks the third time the former Martin... View Article
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South Africa recorded 60 more Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 20 011.
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire Situation Update To date, the Tulsa Health Department (THD) has confirmed 25,024 positive COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County. 21,744 residents have recovered and 228 have died. Test results are updated daily at www.tulsa-health.org/COVID19. For the most up-to-date news, information and business resources in Tulsa, visit www.cityoftulsa.org/COVID19. It’s more important than ever to […]
The president of Tigray the northern regional state of Ethiopia, Debretsion Gebremichael has accused Eritrea of supporting the military onslaught of the Ethiopian federal government in their region.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) accused Eritrean forces of entering Tigray on November 9.
\"We have been suspecting and expecting Isayas's forces (Isayas Afwerki, President of Eritrea) to join him (Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of Ethiopia) and it (Eritrea) has started taking military action since yesterday\" Debretsion Gebremichael, President of Tigray region said at a news briefing.
He accused Eritrean forces of using heavy weaponry in Baeker and surrounding areas. \"Isayas's forces' used heavy weaponry and they fired at Humera so that our people will be shocked, so that our people would panic, so that our people would scatter. To support Abiy's force on the Amhara side, he (Isayas Afwerki) began action backed with heavy weaponry from behind us as we were fighting in front of us. Therefore the war has now progressed to a different stage.\" Gebremichael claimed.
Eritrea’s foreign minister Osman Saleh Mohammed has denied the accusation.
The TPLF was part of Ethiopia’s minoritarian ruling coalition until Abiy’s appointment in 2018. Tensions between the TPLF and Abiy’s administration have escalated in recent months.
Abiy, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, ordered air strikes and sent troops into Tigray last week after accusing the TPLF of attacking a military base.
Tigrayans say Abiy's government oppresses and discriminates against them and behaved autocratically in postponing a national election.
Tigray has a population of about 9 million people.
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In the Republic of Congo, women are using sports betting to cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
This is the case of Geordine Bikindou based in Pointe-Noire, the commercial city of this Central African nation. Having gone bankrupt in trading bananas, Geordine took up betting. Thanks to a friend's advice and it's going well.
''I thought I could do something else. And I have a sister who plays sports betting who advised me to play as well. And the first time I played, I won an 89 euro ticket and since that day I've had a nack for it'', she told our Erika Jocia Macket.
The single mother of one, Geordine, an unemployed pharmacy graduate, has an ambition to operate her own pharmacy.
Charlène Matongo, another bettor has also succeeded to relaunch the business, having bet one day for just 0.92 cents. Today, her situation is better than before.
''This game helps me a lot in these times of pandemic. In spite of the difficult situation, I had taken the risk of betting 0.92 cents and I had won 230 euros. This money enabled me to advance my work and to make some provisions\", Charlene said.
But in Congolese society where sports betting is dominated by men, women here have to deal with preconceived ideas, and to some extent ridicule.
''I am not ashamed of what I do. On the contrary, I am proud to play among men and I encourage other women to do so'', she added.
Reporting from Pointe Noire, Erika Jocia Macket noted that '' In these times of health crisis, sports betting has become a real activity for the benefit of all social classes. While some women take responsibility for themselves, others prefer to bet in secret away from prejudices.''
According to a recent survey, women currently make up 15% of registered bettors in Congo.
[Nation] County officials are investigating claims that some private hospitals in Kisii town are colluding with patients to delay Covid-19 testing.
After days of counting in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, President Obama’s former Vice President, Joe Biden, and California Senator, Kamala Harris, won the 2020 race for the White House. News of their victory sparked spontaneous celebrations around the country. In Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York and Atlanta people took to the streets on foot and in cars in celebration … Continue reading \"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Defeat Trump and Change History\"
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud being leveled by President Donald Trump following his defeat. Election experts said the large increase in advance voting — 107 million people voting early in person and by mail — helped take pressure off Election Day operations. There were also no incidents of violence at the polls or voter intimidation. 'The 2020 general election was one […]
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By BEN FOX and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his base. The Biden administration plans to restore protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as minors and stop using Pentagon funds to build a border wall. Biden unveiled a detailed, highly ambitious plan on immigration, but it will take time to […]
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Lastassija White and Quincy Drone’s daughter, Tagan Drone, a kindergarten student at the Amarillo Independent School District in Amarillo, Texas,... View Article
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By Associated Press Associated NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white New Orleans elementary school, has died at the age of 86. On her Instagram account Tuesday evening, Ruby Bridges said, 'Today our country lost a hero. Brave, progressive, a champion for change. She helped alter the course of so many lives by setting me out on my path as a six year old little girl. Our nation lost a Mother of […]
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