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At least 95 people were injured in a collusion between two passenger trains on Monday morning in the south of the Tunisian capital.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a Cabinet meeting Sunday to prepare a new state of emergency to stem surging coronavirus infections, a move that could impose curfews and other restrictions across the country. Sánchez's government said Saturday night that a majority of Spain's regional leaders have agreed to a new state of emergency and the meeting Sunday was to study its terms. The state of emergency gives the national government extraordinary powers, including the ability to temporarily restrict basic freedoms guaranteed in Spain's Constitution such as the right to free […]
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Friday (Oct.23), Sony confirmed its new strategic creative partnership with the Houston rapper and his popular Cactus Jack brand.
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says he feels well despite testing positive for the coronavirus, and he apologized Saturday to everyone who must quarantine because they had contact with him. Duda, 48, said in a recording published on Twitter that he was experiencing no COVID-19 symptoms 'but unfortunately, the test result is absolutely unambiguous.' 'I would like to apologize to all those who are exposed to quarantine procedures because of meeting me in recent days,' he said. 'If I had had any symptoms of coronavirus, please believe me, all meetings would have […]
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By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Academics, journalists and First Amendment lawyers are rallying behind New York University researchers in a showdown with Facebook over its demand that they halt the collection of data showing who is being micro-targeted by political ads on the world's dominant social media platform. The researchers say the disputed tool is vital to understanding how Facebook has been used as a conduit for disinformation and manipulation. In an Oct. 16 letter to the researchers, a Facebook executive demanded they disable a special plug-in for Chrome and Firefox browsers that they have distributed […]
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne, on Wednesday warned that while the Americas, including the Caribbean, urgently awaits a breakthrough, the regional health organisation will only support the distribution of a novel coronavirus vaccine that has proven to be 'safe and effective' in clinical trials.
At the courts and polls, President Trump and his allies move to limit voting. The GOP cites fraud, but voting rights advocates see an old foe: voter suppression.
www.blackdoctor.org By Dr. Phillip Gould As if being in the coronavirus pandemic was enough, we are coming out of the allergy season, and into flu season. All of which have some of the same symptoms. While it was initially thought that getting the flu and contracting the coronavirus COVID-19 were separate, now it appears […]
More and more African millennials are evidently redefining not only when to get married, but what marriage means to them. Unlike previous generations, many millennials are waiting longer to get married as they place their personal values and goals first, like their education and religion, as well as their career and financial future plus other...
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Determined to figure out which McDonald's locations had a broken ice cream machine, Rashiq Zahid put his technical skills and love of the McSundae to use.
[DW] Guinea's President Alpha Conde has won the Oct. 18 election with 59.5% of the vote, according to a tally from the election commission on Saturday. The victory gives 82-year-old Conde a third term in office.
Assailants storm private school in city of Kumba, Southwest Region, killing at least four pupils.
By RAF CASERT Associated Press HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant outside Brussels, it seemed the owners' decision to move the operation into the spacious village church to comply with coronavirus rules was paying off. The reservation book was full and the kitchen was bustling. And then Belgium's prime minister ordered cafes, bars and restaurants to close for at least a month in the face of surging infections. 'It's another shock, of course, because — yes, all the investments are made,' said chef Heidi Vanhasselt. She and […]
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[Global Witness] Protecting the environment has become even more dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Land and environmental defenders across the globe already face killings, threats, harassment and criminalisation for peacefully protecting their homes and our planet. In 2019, 212 environmental activists were murdered around the world - the highest number of killings that Global Witness has ever recorded in a single year. But this year, COVID-19 has made their situation even more precarious - and urgent action is needed
[Observer] Ouattara, Conde's unconstitutional ambitions could affect over 200 million people in Africa
By Associated Press Undefined WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle — killing a 19-year-old man and wounding his girlfriend — has been fired, the police chief announced late Friday. The officer who fatally shot Marcellis Stinnette and the wounded Tafara Williams following what authorities have described as a traffic stop late Tuesday committed 'multiple policy and procedure violations,' Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles said in a brief statement. No other details, including the officer's name, were provided. The announcement of the firing came shortly after Lake County's chief prosecutor […]
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… recognize that, until the 1960s, African-Americans were pretty much shut out … in 1965, the number of African-Americans who registered to vote in … basic level, bigger participation from Black Americans.” And for a while, that …
During the pandemic, many Americans have relied on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help with testing, treatment and to cover expenses possibly related to COVID-19, a soon to be “pre-existing” condition. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Black Americans and many other people of color exceptionally hard in the United States. The Supreme Court is … Continued
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