covid-19
16 states sue Trump administration over abrupt cut to school pandemic relief funds
Public officials from 16 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, demanding the reinstatement of pandemic-era relief funding for schools. The officials argue that the Education Department’s sudden withdrawal of hundreds of millions in promised aid will severely impact essential student services. The suit, lodged in U.S….
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Trump administration faces lawsuit over rescinding billions in health funding
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on...
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Chinese millionaire pays a staggering $33.4 million for Rihanna’s home, setting a new price record
Rihanna’s former historic estate, located in London’s prestigious St John’s...
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As Kenyan car buyers dash for hybrid cars, is it time to consider electric cars amid rising fuel costs in Africa?
The covid 19 pandemic brought in its wake tales of grim and a slump in economic activity in...
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Zambia is now first African country to suspend debt service payments on loans due to COVID-19
Zambia has temporarily suspended interest payments to private creditors totaling $3 billion as it struggles to contain the economic effect of COVID-19, making it the first African country to default on...
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Worried about lack of testing, US-based Ghanaian nurse dies of COVID-19
A US-based Ghanaian nurse, Freda Ocran, has joined the long list of health professionals killed by the deadly coronavirus. Ocran, 50, was the former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric...
