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Sudan: it's official, direct cash payments to its neediest citizens
Sudan will begin rolling out an experimental programme of direct cash transfers to its neediest citizens starting next week as the...
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What changes are companies making in response to George Floyd protests?
The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African Americans has included pledges to increase diversity,...
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BREAKING NEWS: UN rights body to examine 'systemic' U.S. racism and police brutality
The top U.N. human rights body agreed on Monday to hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and...
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France: George Floyd protests are personal for black people
Mathilla Diagana’s in the northern French city of Rouen cried like many of us while watching the online video of the Minneapolis police...
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Do the police need defunding?
While "defunding the police" is not a new idea, the term has been used more frequently in recent news and among public interest.
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COVID-19: 8,418 Jamaicans overseas approved to return home
8,418 approvals have been granted to Jamaicans to return home under the controlled re-entry programme.
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Ruth, 8, tags along as Great Ethiopian Run goes virtual
when the coronavirus put paid to the Great Ethiopian Run, they overcame their disappointment by signing up for the virtual event
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Ghana's president says health minister tested positive for COVID-19
Ghana recorded 11,964 positive coronavirus cases, one of the highest in the region, but has carried out one of the highest number of tests
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