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The Untold Story of Jamaica’s Roots Drinks and Tonic Wines
Jamaica Observer
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August 21, 2025
A pot of homemade Jamaican roots tonic. Whether sipped at a rum bar, sold by the roadside in an unlabelled bottle, or brewed up in a big pot “round ah back”, Jamaican tonic wines and roots drinks are considered by many to be natural powerhouses....
From outbreak to elimination: Kenya’s 100-year battle with sleeping sickness
Star
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The World Health Organization (WHO) in August 2025 validated Kenya as having eliminated Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone. HAT is the...
Adams Calls for Peace; Neighborhood Calls for Resources Following Deadly Shootings in Crown Heights
Our Time Press - New York
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August 23, 2025
By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-Large NYPD has reported a record low in shootings and shooting victims during the past seven months since January 2025. But that steady decline was interrupted last Saturday/Sunday by gunshots ripping through the night...
Feature: Host Angola's rollercoaster win over Cape Verde electrifies AfroBasket crowd
Xinhua News Agency
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by sportswriters Wang Qi, Liu Jie and Wang Guansen LUANDA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- How can basketball ignite a frenzy in a Southern African nation of approximately 37 million population? One quarterfinal clash at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket said it all,...
‘Hostage’ 2025 Recap: Is President Vivienne Toussaint Dead?
Digital Mafia Talkies
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August 22, 2025
Created by Matt Charman, Hostage is the story of Abigail Dalton, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who faced the biggest predicament of her life when she was forced to choose between protecting her family or safeguarding her nation’s...
Group C CHAN 2024 delicate balance as race heats up
The Standard
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Uganda's Cranes [Courtesy] With three matches left in Group C of the CHAN 2024 Championship, the race for the two quarter-final spots is delicately poised. Uganda, Algeria, South Africa, and Guinea are still in contention, while Niger face a...
Goodbye Boule Friend; Grey Barn Era Comes to a Close
The Vineyard Gazette - Massachusetts
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On Sunday at the Grey Barn farmstand a ribbon of over 40 patrons lined up long before its scheduled 8 a.m. opening. “I was stunned when I pulled in at 7:36 a.m. that I was the last car at the end of the lot,” said Meg D’incecco, who hoped to...
Nigeria, Japan re-affirm commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 22, 2025
Nigeria and Japan have re-affirmed commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation, including on UN reform and global peace initiatives. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement issued Friday by his...
Church and Community Events for Aug 22-Oct 11
The Farmville Herald - Virginia
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August 22, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s calendar. Events should be emailed to CommunityCalendar@FarmvilleHerald.com. AUGUST 22 CURDSVILLE BINGO NIGHT —...
Prayer service held for 27-year-old Uber Eats driver killed in Crown Heights mass shooting
News 12 Brooklyn - New York
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The coffin of 27-year-old Amadou Diallo was carried into a packed mosque in Crown Heights on Friday, as family, friends, and community members gathered to mourn a life cut short. Diallo was one of three men killed in a mass shooting at the Taste...
The beastly dilemma facing Europe’s zoos — to cull or not to cull
The Times
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Tossing the torsos of half a dozen dismembered Guinea baboons into the big cat enclosure is perhaps an unorthodox way to start an ethical debate. The killing of 12 primates last month, which were judged to be surplus to requirements at Nuremberg...
Gov. Mbah and the Rebirth of Hotel Presidential
TechEconomy
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August 22, 2025
Advertisements Enugu’s renaissance is oscillating through the entire space of Nigeria, led by a man whose audacious governance and humongous vision is breathing new life into the legacy of the late Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara, the iconic Premier...
“I saw Satan.”
The New Dawn Liberia
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August 15, 2025
As Liberia’s drug crisis claims the nation’s attention amid deaths, a 48-year-old survivor reveals here that he encountered Satan while in a coma. By: Emmanuel Wise Jipoh Monrovia, Liberia; August 15, 2025 – One of four hardcore drug survivors, in...
FG Building Walls At Borders Will Secure Nigeria’s Economic Growth, Boost Competition With Neighbouring Countries – Aniemu
Daily Independent
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August 22, 2025
1 Mr. Ismail Aniemu is the Chief Executive Officer of The Journal of Maritime & Energy. He served in three Federal Government committees set up to advance the prospects of Nigeria’s maritime sector. In this interview with ANDREW UTULU, he speaks...
Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic
bioGraphic
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August 22, 2025
In theory, it would take just one of these monkeys to bring Paris to a standstill. Or New York City. Or, for that matter, Belgium, thought Belgian ecologist Cédric Vermeulen as he watched recent video footage of patas monkeys, vervet monkeys, and...
Stakes high as Minnesota enforces wild rice sulfate standard
Wadena Pioneer Journal - Minnesota
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August 22, 2025
CHISHOLM — Long on the books but not enforced, Minnesota regulators are beginning to implement the state’s limit on sulfate released into wild rice waters, reigniting a contentious environmental debate. The outcome could determine the future of...
Nigeria, Japan reaffirm commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation
Realnews Magazine
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August 22, 2025
Politics L-R: Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Takeshi Iwaya. (NAN) NIGERIA and Japan have reaffirmed commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation, including on UN reform and...
'An alliance based on the Bible' – Israel reopens embassy in Zambia, expands diplomatic and economic ties across Africa
All Israel News
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, August 21, 2025. (Photo: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO) Israel inaugurated a new embassy in Zambia on Wednesday, marking a renewal of ties after decades. Zambia...
News Today Live Updates, 22 August | Trump administration accuses George Mason University of illegally using race in faculty hiring
The Indian Express
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August 22, 2025
News Today Live Updates: Get the latest news updates from India and all around the world. Stay updated with breaking news today.In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court Friday is likely to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking stay of...
News Today Live Updates, 22 August | In Kolkata, PM slams TMC, promises to end ‘infiltration & corruption’
The Indian Express
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August 22, 2025
News Today Live Updates: Get the latest news updates from India and all around the world. Stay updated with breaking news today.In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court Friday is likely to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking stay of...