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The NAACP’s boycott call is a wake-up moment for the American Black athlete | Howard Bryant

[RSS: www.theguardian.com] In a country where their rights are being attacked from all sides, it’s time for Black college athletes to utilize their powerSix years after the nation underwent a so-called “racial reckoning”, Black America is under comprehensive assault.The assaul...

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Democratic Republic Of The Congo Football Team

DRC World Cup squad ordered to isolate before entry to US due to Ebola outbreak

[RSS: www.theguardian.com] DRC insist there will be no change to scheduleTeam’s first game is on 17 June against PortugalThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have no plans to change their preparations for the World Cup despite a warning from the United States that the na...

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Plants & Animals

Blue and fin whale sightings on the rise in the Southeast Atlantic

[RSS: phys.org] More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, published in the African Journal of Marine Science, compi...

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Environment

Atlantic seaweed blooms may be predictable, opening path to carbon removal and biofuels

[RSS: phys.org] Across the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and West African coasts, massive arrivals of Sargassum seaweed have become an annual crisis. Thick mats of algae blanket beaches, disrupt fisheries, damage tourism and release harmful gases as they decay, with cle...

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Africa

Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases as Africa CDC warns 10 countries 'at risk'

[RSS: www.france24.com] Health authorities in Uganda on Saturday confirmed three new cases of Ebola linked to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, adding that all three people were still alive. The Africa CDC warned that 10 nations across the region were at risk...

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Politics

Ebola: WHO raises health risk to 'very high' in DR Congo and new cases in Uganda

[RSS: www.france24.com] Gabriela Arenas, Coordinator for Regional Operations in Africa IFRC in Kenya, is our guest.

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Politics

Senegal's president Faye sacks PM Sonko after months of tension

[RSS: www.france24.com] Paul Melly, Consulting Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House, is our guest.

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Politics

Ebola epidemic threatens ten African countries in addition to DRC and Uganda

[RSS: www.france24.com] Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union's health agency warned on Saturday.

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Global Development

Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

[RSS: www.theguardian.com] Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global healthA US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola ou...

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Politics

'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts

[RSS: feeds.bbci.co.uk] Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.

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Sport

Mamelodi Sundowns vs AS FAR Rabat: CAF Champions League final preview

[RSS: www.aljazeera.com] South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns are seeking to end a below-par season on a high when they face AS FAR Rabat in Morocco.

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Politics

Health risks from climate change spur stronger public support for action, research finds

[RSS: www.climatechangenews.com] A survey by the Climate Opinion Research Exchange backed by Wellcome reveals high support for government action to tackle the health impacts of the climate crisis The post Health risks from climate change spur stronger public support for action, rese...

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