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Pedestrian 'watching YouTube video' when hit by car as he crossed road
Stoke-on-Trent Live
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July 24, 2025
A sports-mad cricketer was watching a YouTube video on his phone when he was struck and killed by a car on his way home from the pub. Robert Bown was crossing Weston Road near to Weston Coyney lights when he tried to take evasive action to avoid...
'Pillar of community' Councillor Robert Holden secretly filmed 27 women, a man and a child over 14 years - then fled to Cape Verde
Yorkshire Live
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September 27, 2024
A disgraced former Calderdale councillor who went on the run after using hidden cameras to film people in their most vulnerable moments during a chilling campaign of perversion has finally been jailed. Robert Holden was extradited from Cape Verde...
“Political potential” of immigrant voters in elections
The Portugal News
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This is the main conclusion of the analysis of Flash No. 2 of the FEP's Office of Economic, Business and Public Policy Studies, which highlights the “political potential” of foreigners residing in Portugal. “The participation of immigrants in...
EIB and EU funding package to modernise Cabo Verde’s energy system
Smart Energy International
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September 15, 2024
Image courtesy EIB The government of the Republic of Cabo Verde, the European Union and the EIB have signed financing of €300 million ($330.6 million) for the country’s energy, digital and port sectors; more than half will go to building a grid,...
(FOCAC) Chinese premier meets Cape Verdean PM
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday met with Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, who is here for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Li said China and Cape Verde should...
Togo: US aid suspension will negatively impact public health and education
Global Voices
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February 27, 2025
Boxes labeled USAID. Screenshot from the video “The suspension of USAID funds is already having an impact in Côte d’Ivoire on the RFI YouTube Channel. Fair use. Many developing countries receive development aid from USAID, a US government agency....
HORACE SILVER The Jazz Messenger with Cape Verdean Roots
The Point
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We have traced the origins of jazz to Africa, but it was not called jazz then, and the term jazz only came into existence after the music developed in New Orleans. The pioneers of the music later moved to Chicago where the word was used to...
Henley Passport Index: Visa-Free Countries For Indians Rise To 59
Times Now
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July 22, 2025
Visa-Free Countries For Indians Rise To 59 As Passport Strength Improves: Full List Inside There’s good news for Indian travellers! According to the Henley Passport Index 2025, the Indian passport has made a significant leap—rising from 85th to...
Cuban Foreign Ministry celebrates 49th anniversary of relations with Cape Verde
Radio Habana Cuba
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September 6, 2024
Cuban Foreign Ministry celebrates 49th anniversary of relations with Cape Verde Havana, September 5 (RHC) The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised the island’s relations with Cape Verde this Thursday, through a message on the social network...
Cuba hails 49 years of ties with Cape Verde
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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September 5, 2024
Both Cuba and Cape Verde are celebrating the 49th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Foreign Ministry said. “We ratify the will to continue strengthening the ties of brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations,”...
The latest Foreign Office travel advice for anyone heading to Cape Verde, Egypt, the UAE or the Canary Islands
Wales Online
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September 10, 2024
Though the summer is over that doesn't mean our thirst for vitamin D is any less. In fact there is strong evidence that sun during the colder months getting some sun can be very good for you health. Plus travel is a great way to relax, learn, and...
Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare & Media Capacity, and Break Infertility Stigma
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 1: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and...
Immigrants responsible for just over half Lisbon’s Sexually Transmitted Infections
Portugal Resident
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November 25, 2024
Majority of immigrants from Portuguese language countries Half of all cases of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) flagged in the Lisbon region last year were in immigrants, according to study of the data. And of those immigrants, 36.2% were...
Business News | Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare & Media Capacity, and Break Infertility Stigma
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 1: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and...
Ex-HOF leader Stephen A. Perry says education guided his career
The Canton Repository - Ohio
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"When I think of my career, it starts with my family," said Canton native Stephen A. Perry. "My perspective in trying to achieve things – in trying to do things for the community – started with my parents." "My mother and father were both people...
Polisario and the unfortunate tagging of African liberation movements as ‘terrorists’, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
The truth is that the Polisario is a hugely popular, grass-root, mass-based, representative, democratic, and secular organisation, which, in Zunes’ words, is a “moderately left-leaning liberation movement governing a Sunni Muslim population… Not...
AYOM to celebrate Brazilian and French cultural ties at Paris Au Fil Des Voix Festival
Euronews
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January 31, 2025
Ahead of performance as part of the France-Brazil season this year, Euronews Culture met members of AYOM to discuss spirituality, history, and bringing international musical traditions together. “Colonisation was a terrible thing, but music was...
Ayom: SaLiVa review – a fierce, devotional celebration, from Brazil to Cape Verde
The Guardian
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August 30, 2024
Amid the myriad varieties of “global fusion” on offer, transatlantic outfit Ayom offer something distinct and unexpected. Its members are drawn from Brazil, Angola, Italy and Greece, and are united by a love of mysticism centred on the Candomblé...
Settler Colonialism in the Light of Fanon
Black Agenda Report
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A century after their birth, the ghosts of Cabral, Malcolm, Lumumba, and Fanon still haunt the western empire, demanding not remembrance, but revolution. Originally published in Said Bouamama's blog. The year 2024 was the centenary of the birth of...
Discovering Africa: A Tourist’s Handbook
The Tech Edvocate
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July 26, 2025
Chapter 1: Introduction to Africa Overview of the Continent Africa is a continent rich in diversity, culture, and natural beauty. Spanning over 30 million square kilometers, it is the second-largest continent in the world, home to a multitude of...