Jen Psaki had the perfect response to a Newsmax reporter trying to get Biden's UN ambassador firedWhite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to a reporter from the right wing website Newsmax who asked if President Joe Biden will fire the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield joined the U.S. Foreign Service four decades ago, in 1982. Her extensive resume in....
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Minnesota police 'accidental' shooting of black motorist sparks protests for a second nightPolice clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb in the United States where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a black man during a traffic stop.
Brooklyn Centre Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting ....
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Liberians reject Weah plan for shorter terms, dual citizenshipMonrovia, Liberia, April 1 – Liberians have rejected plans to shorten presidential terms and to allow dual citizenship, the country’s electoral commission said Thursday, announcing referendum results delayed for months over allegations of fraud. The West African nation went to the polls....
The gaming world often overlooks players of color. This new studio is changing thatAt age nine, Nicodemus Madehdou moved from Monrovia, Liberia to Philadelphia and discovered how video games could connect him to a new culture. Always a puzzle aficionado, Madehdou liked the ways that visual exercises could be translated into the virtual world through gaming.....
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Guinea declares Ebola epidemic, neighboring countries actDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea has officially declared it has an Ebola epidemic after at least three people have died and four others have been infected in the West African nation.
Neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia have put their citizens on high alert as the three West African nations battled....
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These P&G Hair Care Brands Are Helping Black Families Connect With Their RootsNadirah Mutala has always loved to face paint, but recently, this hobby has taken on a much deeper meaning. After using AfricanAncestry.com to learn more about her heritage, she was able to trace her DNA back to the Kru, an African tribe from present-day Liberia that is known for its body art. "That....
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Korea Shipbuilding wins W288b in ordersKorea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday that it has won a combined 288 billion won ($263 million) in orders from three companies in Liberia, Oceania and Asia. Under the deal with a Liberian company, a 174,000-cubic meter liquef....
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Four imported cases in S'wak, including three from Johor - SDMCKUCHING: All the four new Covid-19 cases reported in Sarawak today were imported, with three involving individuals who arrived from Johor, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).This brings the cumulative number of cases in Sarawak to 1,114, SDMC said in a statement.The three B import c....
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Play Store opens up paid apps to 22 new countries across Africa, Oceania, and elsewhereIf I had a nickel for every country, I'd have enough for an app!
Developers in 22 countries are now able to set prices for their Android apps listed on the Play Store. The new batch of countries also features heavily from Africa, but includes some nations in the Caribbean, South America, eas....
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The Latest: Global alliance pledges $20B in aid for newbornsUNITED NATIONS — A global alliance of more than 1,000 organizations has announced $20.6 billion in pledges to help women, newborns, young children and adolescents deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as longstanding issues.
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, which is hos....
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Five merchant ships ordered to leave Malaysian waters for anchoring without permissionJOHOR BAHRU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) ordered five merchant ships from various countries to leave as they were found to have anchored without permission in the waters of Tompok Utara, near Kota Tinggi, yesterday.Johor Maritime director First Admiral (Maritime) Nurul Hizam Zak....
Full list of Nobel Peace Prize winnersOSLO: Here is the full list of Nobel Peace Prize laureates from 1901, when the prize was first awarded.This year's prize went on Friday to the World Food Programme for its work to combat hunger and foster peace.2020: The United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP)2019: Abiy Ahmed (Ethiopia)2018: Deni....
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We war-gamed Trump getting COVID in March. It didn't end wellby KENNETH OSGOODI wasn't trying to make a prediction, but seven months ago I presented my students with a hypothetical that just might come to pass. Imagine this, I asked: President Trump ends up in Walter Reed Medical Center, incapacitated by coronavirus. His cabinet invokes the 25th Amendment, th....
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The Latest: COVID-19 outbreak on ship off Australia's coastPERTH, Australia — Authorities are concerned by a COVID-19 outbreak aboard a cargo ship off Australia's northwest coast that has infected most of the crew.
Eight more members of the Filipino crew tested positive for the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the number of infections to 17 out of a....
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PayPal Blocks Purchases Of Tardigrade Merchandise For Potentially Violating US Sanctions LawsModeration at scale is impossible. And yet, you'd still hope we'd get better moderation than this, despite all the problems inherent in policing millions of transactions.
Archie McPhee -- seller of all things weird and wonderful -- recently tried promoting its "tardigrade" line of goods only ....
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AIIB's membership in Africa growsThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) now has 10 members and nine prospective members from Africa after its board of governors approved an application from Liberia to join the bank.....
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AIIB member count hits 103The number of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank members has reached 103 after the inclusion of West African country Liberia, The Paper reported on Tuesday.....
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Liberia set to ease virus restrictionsMONROVIA, Liberia – Liberia has made good progress in containing the spread of coronavirus and will open its international airport and hotels on June 21, the government has said.
A state of emergency that was declared in April and due to expire on June 9 would not be renewed, President Georg....
ArcelorMittal locks down Liberia site after outbreakMONROVIA, Liberia – The world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal said on Monday, May 18, that it will lock down its concession near the Liberian port city of Buchanan for two weeks, after discovering several coronavirus cases there.
Residents in the concession area – which includes hous....
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Many African Nations Are Importing A COVID-19 'Cure' From MadagascarMany African nations are relying on an alleged cure tonic from Madagascar as their defense against the novel coronavirus, sparking fears about a potential health crisis on the continent. Though the tonic has been widely hailed as a cure, it has not been properly tested. As a result, the World Healt....
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Liberia eases prayer restrictions but extends lockdownMONROVIA, Liberia – Liberian President George Weah has said he will partially lift restrictions on praying in mosques and churches aimed at curbing coronavirus, while extending a lockdown in the capital Monrovia.
In a statement on Friday, May 8, the former international footballer said em....
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UN appeals for $6.7bn to fight Covid-19 in poor countriesUNITED NATIONS: The United Nations called on governments, companies and billionaires on Thursday to contribute to a $6.7 billion fund for immediate needs in fighting the coronavirus pandemic in vulnerable countries, warning that a failure to help could lead to a hunger pandemic, famine, riots and mo....
How Netflix's 'Becoming' Captures Michelle Obama at Her Most CandidFor years, Nadia Hallgren would say that her best experience as a documentary cinematographer was shaking Michelle Obama’s hand in Liberia while shooting the 2016 CNN Films project “We Will Rise,” about the first lady’s efforts to expand education for girls worldwide. So when....
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Apple launches Apple Music in 52 more countriesApple is expanding many of its services to a large number of new countries.
The company is making Apple Music available in 52 additional countries, and with a very good deal: a six-month, free trial of the service.
Additionally, Apple is making the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Podcas....
10 African countries have no ventilators. That's only part of the problemSouth Sudan, a nation of 11 million, has more vice presidents (five) than ventilators (four). The Central African Republic has three ventilators for its 5 million people. In Liberia, which is similar in size, there are six working machines — and one of them sits behind the gates of the US Embassy.....
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Confusion as Liberian capital starts lockdownMONROVIA, Liberia – Traffic was circulating and people thronged the streets in parts of Liberia's capital Monrovia on Saturday, April 11, on the first day of a lockdown introduced to curb coronavirus.
George Weah, the president of the West African state, has imposed a two-week lockdown for ....
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Coronavirus transforms New York as US deaths top 4,000Emergency field hospitals were readied in New York's Central Park and at the home of the US Open tennis tournament as the number of American deaths from the coronavirus pandemic surged past 4,000 — higher than the toll in China.
The pandemic has killed more than 1,700 New Yorkers and President ....
IMF hints at helping Pakistan to fight off corona impactISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has announced that it would consider Islamabad's request for financial assistance under IMF's Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) facility to shore up the country's foreign exchange reserves and budgetary support in the wake of the adverse impact of the corona....
Pakistan ranked least internet inclusive country in S. Asia: reportKARACHI: Pakistan has been ranked 76th out of 100 countries on the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), falling into the last quartile of the global index overall.
The 'Inclusive Internet Index' benchmarks countries on the internet's availability, affo....
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How door-to-door canvassing slowed an epidemicLiberia was the epicenter of a high-profile Ebola outbreak in 2014-15, which led to more than 10,000 deaths in West Africa. But for all the devastation the illness caused, it could have been worse without an innovative, volunteer-based outreach program Liberia's government deployed in late 2014. A s....
Western media's unhelpful response to the novel coronavirus outbreakThe response by Chinese authorities to the novel coronavirus outbreak has, as you would expect of an economic powerhouse, been far superior to that in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ebola outbreak of 2014.....
Liberians rally in anti-government protestMONROVIA, Liberia – Thousands of Liberians marched in the seaside capital Monrovia on Monday, January 6, to protest the deepening economic crisis under President George Weah .
The demonstration follows two mass rallies against the footballer-turned-president this summer, as the impoverished ....
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Malala most famous teenager of this decade: UNUNITED NATIONS: Malala Yousafzai became the most famous teenager in the world in the second decade of the 21st century, says a UN review.
In this review, the United Nations news service looks back at some of the big stories that happened in the teenage years of the 21st century and Malala's globa....
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'No cheers for George Weah' this ChristmasThe financial crisis Liberia has been worsening since ex-footballer George Weah became president two years ago, writes Jonathan Paye-Layleh.....
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Nobel laureates ask Suu Kyi to be held accountable for crimes against Rohingya MuslimsSeven Nobel peace laureates, in a statement, have called on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to acknowledge the crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims and hold the country's army commanders responsible, it emerged on Tuesday.
The case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hagu....
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Film: MUNA to hit cinemas DecemberBy Gabriel Olawale
MUNA, a film with story line of love, secrets, betrayal, vengeance, and forgiveness will on Friday, December 6, hit cinemas across Nigeria, Liberia....
Oil tankers 'go dark' off Venezuela to evade US sanctionsIn May, after pulling out of a Chinese shipyard for repairs, a giant oil tanker set out on a perilous journey. Dialing in 'Caribbean' on a mandatory tracking system, the captain of the Liberia-flagged vessel headed west. Then, weeks later, as it.......
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Andrew Yang Calls For Paid Maternity Leave For New Parents In United StatesDemocratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, whose campaign centers are a universal basic income (UBI), recently took to Twitter to voice his support for paid maternity leave for new mothers. He highlighted that Swaziland, Lesotho, and Liberia recently passed paid leave for new mothers and pushed....
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?African players not respected in Ballon d?Or vote?PARIS: African players still do not get the recognition they deserve, Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o told AFP in an exclusive interview, as he hopes that this will finally be the year another player from the continent wins the Ballon d’Or.George Weah, the former Paris Saint-Germain and AC ....
