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21/05/2022

Joe Biden reacts to low unemployment insurance claims: America is back to work https://bit.ly/3wFDcMN

21/05/2022

President Biden reacts as U.S. Senate approves nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine https://bit.ly/3866GtG

21/05/2022

Rights group says Biden redeployment of troops to Somalia should stress civilian protection after U.S. forces killed many Somali civilians starting in 2017, lied about it, provided zero redress and faced no consequences https://bit.ly/3sOz2zL

20/05/2022

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COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, once again called for action to close vaccine equity gap on Friday, which is largely affecting countries in Africa.

20/05/2022

JUST IN: Damning world health statistics just published by WHO show has significantly curtailed access to vital health services and set back global progress on life expectancy made in the first 20 years of the century

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The World Health Organization has published its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic – which led to an estimated 4.5 million excess deaths in that year.

20/05/2022

BREAKING:

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New Plant in Texas will Create 3,000 New Good-Paying Jobs; Biden to Call on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Innovation Act to Supercharge New Investments in Innovation

20/05/2022

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The United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Samantha Power met on Thursday in Washington with a Zambian government delegation that included Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo, Secretary of the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa,...

20/05/2022

Rights group says Biden redeployment of troops to should stress civilian protection after U.S. forces killed many starting in 2017, lied about it, provided zero redress and faced no consequences

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Minimize Civilian Harm, Ensure Justice for Abuses

19/05/2022

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19/05/2022

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18/05/2022

Covid-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in for fourth consecutive week

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18/05/2022

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Here is our top story today: People are speaking out against an attack on Simon Ateba at the White House, and two prominent media personalities have now joined many others. What they said is totally true, except the part that I had never been called on. I had been called on a few times, skipped over...

18/05/2022

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There are at least 1.5 million people in Kenya living with HIV. According to the Kenyan Health Ministry, about a million HIV Positive Kenyans are receiving ART (antiretroviral therapy).

17/05/2022

Attack on Simon Ateba! REVEALED: How WH Press Is SILENCING Outside Voices | Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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Krystal and Saagar re examine the structures in the White House press briefings that rig the process for the benefit of legacy media at the expense of outsid...

17/05/2022

Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly to focus on “Health for Peace, Peace for Health” for recovery and renewal

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In a world threatened by conflict, inequities, the climate crisis and pandemics, the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Assembly

17/05/2022

The White House Correspondents' Association has threatened me with suspension or even expulsion in an attempt to silence me, says Simon Ateba
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Here is our top story today: I could not believe it when I received an email on Monday from Steven Portnoy, the President of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) who works for CBS radio, telling me that if I 'disrupt' a White House briefing again the way I reportedly did last Friday du...

17/05/2022

Joe Biden redeploys troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabaab as ex-president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returns to power five years after his first term

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U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is redeploying troops to Somalia to fight against al-Shabaab, 'which has increased in strength

17/05/2022

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The reporter who mixed it up with Jen Psaki on her last day has been put on notice that he may be expelled from the White House press corps.

17/05/2022

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The WHCA threatened to suspend or expel Today News Africa White House correspondent Simon Ateba for interrupting Friday's briefing.

17/05/2022

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Simon Ateba, the chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, has been warned by the White House Correspondents Association.

17/05/2022

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A reporter who interrupted Friday’s White House press briefing has been threatened with suspension or expulsion from the White House Correspondents Association.

16/05/2022

JUST IN: New report by WHO and UNICEF says nearly one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology are denied access

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A new report published on Monday by WHO and UNICEF reveals that more than 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products,

16/05/2022

JUST IN: WHO says it is ready to support respond to pandemic

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The World Health Organization on Monday reiterated its commitment to supporting the country respond to the coronavirus pandemic after the

16/05/2022

JUST IN: Human Rights Watch warns armed Islamist groups, government security forces and militia committing increased abuses against civilians in Burkina Faso as conflict intensifies and widens

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Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against civilians as the conflict there intensifies and widens. The organization called on the Burkina Faso government, which took power in a Janu...

15/05/2022

JUST IN: Joe and Jill Biden to travel to Tuesday to grieve with community that lost 10 people to mass shooting

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U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Jill Bien will on Tuesday travel to Buffalo, New York to grieve with the community that lost ten lives "in a senseless and horrific mass shooting," the White House said in a statement on Sunday.

15/05/2022

JUST IN: Harris leads U.S. delegation to Abu Dhabi to offer condolences on passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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U.S. Vice President Kamala D. Harris will depart Washington, DC, on Sunday, en route to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Vice President is leading a Presidential Delegation to offer condolences on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration and the American people on the passing of His Highness Sh...

15/05/2022

BREAKING: Biden describes mass shooting that killed 10 people Saturday as ‘senseless’, ‘horrific’ ‘racially motivated hate crime’ after white man who said he is a ''white supremacist' traveled hundreds of miles to kill many in black neighborhood

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U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday night reacted to the mass shooting earlier in the day in Buffalo, New York, that claimed the lives of ten people, calling it 'senseless', 'horrific' and a 'racially motivated hate crime'.

14/05/2022

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WH press secretary Jen Psaki’s last briefing chaotic. Simon Ateba hecklesWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki’s final briefing with reporters went off the r...

14/05/2022

Top Biden officials in Africa meet with President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland, discuss security

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U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, along with Larry E. André, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, met with Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, in Hargeisa, Somalia, on May 12, 2022, and discussed a wide range of issues, including what they described as "expanded and ...

14/05/2022

MailOnline writes, "Jen Psaki chides frustrated reporter on her final day as White House press secretary after he EXPLODED and shouted that she should 'take a question from the back of the room'

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Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki chided a reporter for an African news site after he repeatedly interrupted her and other journalists at her final press briefing on Friday.

14/05/2022

That 'Chaos' at Psaki's final White House briefing: Here is my side of the story - Simon Ateba

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Our top stories today can be found below. But first, here is my side of the story following that 'chaotic' White House press briefing yesterday.You might have seen all the headlines about me. Simon Ateba did this, Simon Ateba did that at Jen Psaki's final press briefing as White House Press Secretar...

14/05/2022

JUST IN: In joint statement, G7 says it will help battle to the very end

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In a joint statement on Saturday, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, said there were solidly behind Ukraine and will help the European nation battle Russia to the....

14/05/2022

JUST IN: President congratulates ‘long-time friend’ Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates.

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U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday congratulated his 'long-time friend' Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates.

14/05/2022

Biden calls for ‘significant’ focus on human rights in Africa, says he ‘convinced G7 to agree’ to provide more resources to continent

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U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said on Friday that he 'convinced G7 to agree' to provide more resources to African nations, adding that there is also a need for 'a significant increase' in focusing on human rights on the continent.

13/05/2022

Breaking two-month decline in overall infections, Southern Africa now facing upsurge in COVID-19 cases for third consecutive week as winter season in the region approaches

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Southern Africa is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week as the winter season in the region approaches. The uptick has broken a two-month-long decline in overall infections recorded across the continent.

13/05/2022

JUST IN: ‘deeply saddened’ over passing of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahran: He was ‘a true partner and friend of the United States’

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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday mourned the passing of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahran, saying that he was "a true partner and friend of the United States."

13/05/2022

At second summit, leaders mobilize nearly $3.2 billion in new commitments to fight pandemic and prevent next one, urge countries to avoid complacency as people continue to die

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The coronavirus pandemic is far from over and countries should avoid complacency, leaders said at the Second COVID-19 Summit held virtually on Thursday. They also mobilized about $3.2 billion in new commitments to fight the current pandemic and prevent the next one.

12/05/2022

Commitments, takeaways and all remarks from all participants at the second summit held on may 12, 2022

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The second Global COVID-19 Summit convened over partners and organizations from around the world to accelerate collective efforts to get shots into arms, enhance access to tests and treatments, protect the health workforce, and finance and build health security for future pandemics and other health....

12/05/2022

A wicket world!

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Here is our top story today: A WICKET WORLD: At the second COVID-19 summit holding today, richer countries should know that abandoning Africa, refusing to grant vaccine rights waivers, keeping all their vaccines for endless booster shots and failing to fight misinformation will keep COVID around for...

12/05/2022

A WICKET WORLD: At the second COVID-19 summit holding today, richer countries should know that abandoning Africa, refusing to grant vaccine rights waivers, keeping all their vaccines for endless booster shots and failing to fight misinformation will keep COVID around for a very long time for all of us, rich or poor, black, white or brown people, all of us

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The governments of Senegal, United States, Germany, Indonesia and Belize will be co-hosting the second COVID-19 summit today, May 12, 2022, barely eight months after the first Global COVID-19 Summit was convened by the United States on September 22, 2021.