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Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96. Tyson’s death was announced by her family, via her […]
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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
Just Mercy is a film that’s sure to debunk any illusion that one might still hold that America is the ‘home of the free’.
Since the President refuses to develop a national plan to address the corona pandemic, even as the death toll increases, deaths increase, let him hawk beans. He is far more adept at that task than he is at running the country.
Uber believes every eligible American citizen should have access to vote and the company knows it is uniquely positioned to help move people to the polls. That’s why they’ve been working hard to ensure everyone, regardless of what barriers they face, has access to vote. In September, Uber announced a commitment to help get folks … Continued
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President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to whitewash our history—and deny the daily reality of being Black in America. He actively appeals to white supremacists and fans the flames of hatred and division in our country, because he thinks it benefits him politically. He ignores the most basic job of every president: the duty to care for all of us, not just those who voted for him.
BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO ORGANISERS of the Miss Zimbabwe Schools beauty pageant have said preparations for this year’s contest scheduled for December 12 in Harare have gathered momentum, with the eventual winner set to represent the country at the inaugural Miss High School Africa in the United States next year. Miss Zimbabwe Schools director Zinzile Mantiziba told NewsDay Life & Style the pageant is open to girls aged between 17 and 20, adding that registration ends on November 15. “We have partnered Miss High School Africa and this year’s Miss Zimbabwe Schools queen will contest for the African title in America. The main objective of the African pageant is to uplift genius girls in Africa,” he said. “Prizes to be won include US$1 000 monthly allowances, scholarship in America and many other prizes.” Miss High Schools Africa chairperson and producer Ashely Shumba said hosting the opening pageant in America was meant to let the America-based sponsors have a feel of the event. “Since Miss High School Africa Foundation is headquartered in the United States we saw it fit to afford our first-time participants the once in a lifetime opportunity to come to America. Also our corporate sponsors are US-based so we would like to showcase the programme to them at close hand,” he said. “To date 28 countries have confirmed their participation from north, east, west, central and southern Africa. However, we may be unable to enrol more countries due to COVID-19 regulations as we will be practicing social distancing during the contestants’ participation on stage.” Shumba said the second edition will be hosted in Africa He said the primary goal of Miss High School Africa is to support genius high school girls’ dream to further their education. “Miss High School Africa pageant is a scholarship event founded primarily to promote personal and educational opportunities for the genius young high school girls of African origin with talent who are ready to enter university level,” he said “This is the first event of its kind. Having African countries coming together in oneness and seeing girls competing for a study scholarship which will be taken in the US by the lucky winner.” Follow NewsDay on Twitter @NewsDayZimbabwe
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - Facebook and Twitter defended their handling of US election misinformation at a heated congressional hearing yesterday where one key senator assailed the platforms for being the 'ultimate editor' of political news.
LUCEA, Hanover - Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says Jamaica is closely monitoring developments in the United Kingdom, where a new variant of the coronavirus has been identified.The minister said this will guide Jamaica's decision-making process.
