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Written by Tom Schnabel I was heartbroken to learn that the great saxophonist Emmanuel N´Djoké "Manu" Dibango, known as the Lion of Cameroon, succumbed to Covid-19 a few days ago in France. The African music titan was 86 and still full of energy and joy, as can be seen in his performance last October at the Grand Rex in Paris, shown below. |
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FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing a protective suit enters a hall during his visit to the hospital for coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia. Russian authorities declared a war on "fake news" related to the new coronavirus. |
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MOSCOW. Two weeks ago, an opposition-leaning radio station in Russia interviewed political analyst Valery Solovei, who alleged the government was lying when it said no one had died in the country from the coronavirus. Solovei told radio station Echo Moskvy at least 1,600 people might have died since mid-January. |
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The way the dead are mourned is changing in these uncertain times. Death is no hushed whisper in Ireland. It's a rallying cry to a whole community. The dead person is brought home and laid out in an open coffin in the "good room". Blinds are drawn. |
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On this date: In 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York; Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House speaker. In 1891, the Wrigley Co. was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley, Jr. In 1917, Scott Joplin, “The King of Ragtime Writers,”.... |
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POLAND — The Poland United Methodist Church has caught the attention of churchgoers and church leaders from other area churches with a unique new style of Sunday morning worship. The church has started a drive-in service where the Rev. Kenneth Gifford stands under a carport by the church entrance, speaking into a microphone. |
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31 Mar 2020 - The border closure directive delivered by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ignited a new fight this time over... Image…
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At Poland United Methodist Church, the Rev. Kenneth Gifford has created a new way to worship together while staying apart, with a “drive-in” worship in the church parking lot. He said he stands at the front of the parking lot and gives the worship and prayer while people stay in their cars listening on FM Channel 88 on the radio. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as the setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home. Even the police department has trouble uploading its reports. Julie Dolan, a 65-year-old retiree in Sandwich, has asthma. |
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Chanaka Bandarage. After the war, all governments have miserably failed to settle the displaced Sinhalese (numbering about 50,000) in the Northern province. In the past five years, the governments have embarked on a massive ‘Sanhindiyawa’ campaign, placing lots of onus on the Sinhalese to embrace Tamil culture and Tamil way of life. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home. Even the police department has trouble uploading its reports. Julie Dolan, a 65-year-old retiree in Sandwich, has asthma. |
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