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By The Associated Press (AP) - Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensusmen’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. Kentucky’s big man decided to take a different route.He’s coming back — and he may be even betterthis season. “He’s a better passer. He’s a better […]
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Abiy's government and the regional one run by the Tigray People's Liberation Front each consider the other illegitimate.
\t There was no immediate word from the three AU envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe. AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo did not say whether they can meet with TPLF leaders, something Abiy's office has rejected.
\"``Not possible,'' senior Ethiopian official Redwan Hussein said in a message to the AP. ``\"Above all, TPLF leadership is still at large.'' He called reports that the TPLF had appointed an envoy to discuss an immediate cease-fire with the international community ``masquerading.''
\t Fighting reportedly remained well outside the Tigray capital of Mekele, a densely populated city of a half-million people who have been warned by the Ethiopian government that they will be shown ``no mercy'' if they don't distance themselves from the region's leaders.
\t Tigray has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world since Nov. 4, when Abiy announced a military offensive in response to a TPLF attack on a federal army base.
That makes it difficult to verify claims about the fighting, but humanitarians have said at least hundreds of people have been killed.
\t The fighting threatens to destabilize Ethiopia, which has been described as the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa.
\t With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray, home to 6 million people, and the United Nations has asked for immediate and unimpeded access for aid.
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For the next style, Cole is releasing the colorway that we first saw when the rapper debuted the kicks during the NBA All-Star game in Chicago. Unlike the recent \"Blood Sweat and Tears\" and \"Super Mario 64\" styles, the \"Ebony and Ivory\" style keeps it real simple with a white color scheme paired with black accents.
Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides' of 1961, died Monday. He... View Article
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Announced on Monday (Nov.30), the apparel and footwear brand is blessing long time signature athlete Steph Curry with his own legacy brand called The Curry Brand. The Curry Brand will not only be pushing shoes, it will also be working heavily to bring sports to children in lower-income neighborhoods.
The NBA just announced the new date for the class of 2020.
Besides breaking glass ceilings on the tennis court, three-time grand slam champion, Naomi Osaka, is also leading a cultural and representation revolution back in her birth country of Japan. In a very rare move, influential and popular Japanese manga magazine Nakayoshi announced they are set to debut a new manga character inspired by the 23-year-old...
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to the right people could change the course of the pandemic in the United States. But who are the right people? As the decision looms for President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration, a new analysis argues for targeting the first vaccines to the same low-income Black, Hispanic and Native American households that have disproportionately suffered from the coronavirus. But no one at the federal level has committed to the idea, which would be a significant shift from the current population-based method adopted by Operation Warp Speed. 'It's not […]
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Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Tracey Davis, an author and daughter of Rat Pack entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and actress May Britt, has died. She was ...
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy Saturday and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic. Two new 'princes' of the church, from Brunei and the Philippines, didn't make it to Rome because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, though they were shown on giant screens watching it from home in the nearly empty St. Peter's Basilica. Throughout the socially distanced ceremony, which clocked in at an unusually quick […]
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The Associated Press Luol Deng wants to build up basketball in his native South Sudan and sometimes that means coaching the national team himself. The two-time NBA All-Star, who became president of the South Sudan basketball federation after retiring as a player last year, stepped in when the team was a late addition to the […]
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Lawmakers in Massachusetts on Tuesday voted to ban the state’s police department as well as public agencies from using facial recognition technology. According to TechCrunch, the police reform bill, which was passed by the state’s House as well as its Senate, brought the curtains down to months of stalemate. The Senate voted 28-12 in favor...
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Former Minnesota prep and college basketball standouts Zeke Nnaji Tyrell Terry, Daniel Oturu, and Tre Jones have matured the past couple of years to prestigious members of the NBA Draft Class of 2020.
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[New Times] The just-concluded African Basketball Championships (Afrobasket) qualifiers in Kigali ended on a high and a number of lessons were learned from both participating teams and organisers.
Another Slam Dunk: Michael Jordan Donates $2 Million From \"The Last Dance\" Earnings To Fighting Hunger
An influential government advisory panel convened on Tuesday to answer one of the most pressing questions in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Who should be at the front of the line when the first vaccine shots become available? The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was scheduled to vote on a proposal that would give priority to health care workers and nursing […]
Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory broke new ground by becoming the first US cardinal of African descent in a Vatican ceremony. Pope Francis also gave the title to 12 others and warned the group against corruption.
PARIS (AP) — French activists fear that a proposed new security law will deprive them of a potent weapon against abuse — cellphone videos of police activity — threatening their efforts to document possible cases of police...
“Let’s think of so many types of corruption in the life of the priesthood,” Francis told the new cardinals, deviating from his prepared text. If they think of themselves so grandly, “you won’t be pastors close to the people, you’ll just be ‘Eminence.’ And …
By GRANT SCHULTE and AMY FORLITI | Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate bid to ease staffing shortages. With the virus […]
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The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building... View Article
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LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
James’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, confirmed the deal Wednesday during the first week of training camp for the NBA champions. The Lakers are still finalizing their new contract with big man Anthony Davis, who is also represented by Paul.
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Now 76, retired Tunisian referee, Ali Bin Nasser, is famously remembered for officiating the historic and controversial 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Argentina and England. The match, which ended 2-1 in favor of Argentina, with both goals scored by none other than Diego Maradona, is undoubtedly one of the most talked about football...
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There was mounting pressure this week from the international community to end the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a rebel stronghold in the nation’s northern […]
On Sunday (Nov 29), the \"Come Find Me\" rapper took to Instagram Live to end any rumored before with Louisiana native, NBA Youngboy, before revealing that both she and King Von have upcoming features with the \"Toxic\" rapper.
Cyber Monday: David Perdue's Best Stock Trading Deals Atlanta — New questions have surfaced concerning Senator David Perdue’s stock trades after a bombshell New York Times investigation uncovered that Perdue has been lying to Georgians all year about having “discretion over which trades were made and when” in his active stock portfolio. As Perdue … Continued
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The UAE Has Supposedly Halted Travel Visas
In light of an as yet unconfirmed and unexplained alleged ban on foreign visitors by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports are coming out of several travel agencies located in countries on the African continent and the Middle East who claim that the issuing of new visas to citizens on their soil has been momentarily stopped.
The news — or speculation, comes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the UAE's normalisation deal with Israel.
According to a document which surfaced this week and was leaked this week from Dubai’s state-owned airport free zone, restrictions against a range of nationalities have been declared and it appears that the supposed ban is confusingly aimed at 11 Muslim majority nations - in addition to Kenya and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, citing an order from the country’s immigration authorities, the note to companies operating in Dubai’s airport free zone announced a pause in issuing all new employment, long and short-term visit visas “until further notice” from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Iraq and Tunisia.
No Official Response From UAE Authorities
No reason has been offered and Emirati authorities are yet to acknowledge the suspension of issuing travel visas.
When asked by The Associated Press (AP) about the order, the country's immigration department said it’s “not aware of any formal list of nationalities requiring visa suspension.” Dubai’s airport free zone confirmed the veracity of the document to the AP and said it was waiting for further clarification from officials.
Meanwhile, across the region, agencies and authorities say their citizens are forbidden from entering the UAE.
Rumours and Speculations
The reports have reached social media where network feeds and news outlets worldwide with many foreigners wondering about the news concerning the country where expat workers and visitors outnumber locals nearly nine to one.
In Kenya, locals are speculating over the supposed travel-ban and some people assume that the East African nation has made it onto the list over an incident involving forged certificates of “negative” coronavirus test results that were used in an attempt to travel to the region and resulted in 21 arrests on Thursday.
People Want Answers
On a more official level, four travel agencies in Nairobi, the capital city, stated that they were seeking clarification from Emirati authorities after dozens of tourist visas were rejected.
According to one of the aforementioned agencies, Travel Shore Africa, 40 of its clients travelling to for Dubai had been blocked from boarding their flights at the last-minute on Thursday.
All this comes as the UAE welcomes Israeli tourists for the first time in history and right in the middle of the pandemic that sees a surge in confirmed cases across the region. In addition, foreigners looking for work in the federation of seven sheikhdoms increasingly overstay their tourist visas amid a cascade of business shutdowns and lay-offs.
