Tot 'n kwartmiljoen kinders, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in New Zealand’s faith-based and state care institutions in the past several decades, 'n openbare ondersoek wat Woensdag bekend gemaak is.
Blinken says he aims to create a more diverse State Department
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Washington Secretary of State Antony Blinken will launch a diversity initiative to make the US' oldest Cabinet agency look more like America itself, an effort he is framing as a national security imperative to make t...
He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he’s given $20 million to the university
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Wil jy meer inspirerend wees, positiewe nuus? Teken in op The Good Stuff, 'n nuusbrief ten goede in die lewe. Dit sal u inkassie elke Saterdagoggend verhelder. Two years after Calvin Tyler first enrolled at Morgan State ...
South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for two years after no-show
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A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma's time in power is seeking the former president's imprisonment for two years, after he defied a summons and court order to appear and give evidence. In an ap...
Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict Trump
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Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Republikeinse sen. Susan Collins' vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month...
Free sanitary products for all New Zealand schools to beat period poverty, Ardern announces
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WellingtonAll New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday, an initiative aimed at stamping out period poverty in the country. The anno...
Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China
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Washington Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The Biden administr...
Kids are going without dental care during the pandemic
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Children are missing out on preventative dental care including teeth cleaning and checkups during the pandemic, volgens 'n nuwe opname. Covid-19 is a barrier to getting kids the dental care they need, said a thi...
This state allows a companion for seniors to get the vaccine too. It has spurred online scams, governor says
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Caregiver vaccine scams are popping up in Massachusetts after the state announced that companions who bring people over the age of 75 to an appointment can get vaccinated themselves. "We have heard some pretty dis...
After the deadly shooting at Minnesota clinic, health care center says ‘our hearts were broken’
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For both patients and staff, the shooting at a Minnesota healthcare center that killed one person and wounded four others has been traumatic, the center said in a statement. "Our hearts were broken," Allina Health s...
Māori lawmaker ejected from New Zealand parliament for refusing to wear a ‘colonial noose’
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Wellington, New ZealandA New Zealand Māori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an att...
A Washington State Trooper was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling, amptenare sê
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A Washington State Trooper was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling Monday in Kittitas County, Washington, the county sheriff's office said in a press release. Search-and-rescue crews recovered trooper Steve Ho...
Byna 15,000 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in New York nursing homes and adult care facilities, data toon
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The New York State Department of Health is continuing to release data shedding more light on Covid-19 deaths among residents in the state's long-term care facilities, after a state Supreme Court judge ordered the de...