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Slavery documents from Southern saltmakers shed light on dark history Slavery Abolition

Slavery documents from Southern saltmakers shed light on dark history

Inside the cramped and dusty attic overlooking the pale green Kanawha River in the Appalachian Mountains, stacks of 100-year-old business records — deposit books, letters from customers, employee records — balanced precariously on cabinets, lined shelves and sat scattered across the wooden floor.Siblings Nancy Bruns and Lewis Payne stumbled upon…
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April 16, 2020
Informal Sector Gets Lifeline Robert Mugabe

Informal Sector Gets Lifeline

INFORMAL traders yesterday received reprieve and will be allowed to operate during the nationwide lockdown, although on strict conditions. President Hage Geingob made this announcement when he addressed the nation on further measures the government is taking to curb the spread of Covid-19. These included the introduction of a national…
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April 16, 2020
India virus-track app gets 50 million users amid privacy concerns Privacy Concerns

India virus-track app gets 50 million users amid privacy concerns

By: Bloomberg | Published: April 16, 2020 6:57:50 pm While countries including Singapore say that contact tracing will be used strictly for disease control and cannot be used to enforce lockdowns or quarantines, Aarogya Setu retains the flexibility to do just that.An app launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government…
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April 16, 2020
Tory councillor suspended after baking ‘swastika into a hot cross bun and posted image on Snapchat’ Scottish National Party

Tory councillor suspended after baking ‘swastika into a hot cross bun and posted image on Snapchat’

A Conservative councillor has been suspended after he allegedly baked a swastika into a hot cross bun and posted an image of it on Snapchat. The Tories launched an investigation into former city Lord Mayor Lee Mason after a leaked photo showed the hot cross bun with the Nazi symbol apparently…
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April 16, 2020