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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
India COVID cases hold close to record highs as calls widen for national lockdown

India COVID cases hold close to record highs as calls widen for national lockdown

WORLD
INDIAN coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs yesterday, increasing calls for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lock down the world's second-most populous country. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths reported by the health ministry were off a little from recent peaks, taking India's tally to 22.66 million with 246,116 deaths as hospitals run out of oxygen and beds and morgues and crematoria overflow. (Graphic on global cases and deaths) https://tmsnrt.rs/34pvUyi Experts have said India's actual figures could be far higher than reported. Sunday's 1.47 million tests for COVID-19 were this month's lowest…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Uzbek blogger given 6.5 years in prison on libel, extortion charges

Uzbek blogger given 6.5 years in prison on libel, extortion charges

WORLD
A court in Uzbekistan sentenced a local blogger yesterday to 6.5 years in prison, finding him guilty of libel and extortion in a case that has drawn the attention of Western governments and media rights activists. Blogger Otabek Sattoriy, known for criticising local authorities in his home province of Surkhandarya in southern Uzbekistan, has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyer has called the case fabricated. "We are absolutely unhappy with the decision. This was an absolutely unfair sentence. After receiving a copy of the verdict, we will definitely file an appeal and continue (fighting)," lawyer Umidbek Davlatov said on a…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
We live in our smartphones, anthropologists say

We live in our smartphones, anthropologists say

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION
Umberto Bacchi ACCORDING to the saying, there's no place like home. But a group of anthropologists argue that smartphones have become so fundamental to human life, they are like places people live rather than mere tools of communication. The researchers at University College London (UCL) say smartphone users are like "human snails carrying our homes in our pocket" in a study analysing use of the devices across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. "You have one room for watching entertainment, another one for socializing with your friends, another one for organizing your life," Daniel Miller, the study's lead author, told the Thomson Reuters…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

ENVIRONMENT
NITA BHALLA CLIMATE change is set to ravage tea production in Kenya, the biggest global supplier of black tea, threatening the livelihoods of millions of plantation workers, a report by British charity Christian Aid warned on Monday. The report looked at how shifting temperatures and rainfall patterns in tea-growing regions in Kenya, India, Sri Lanka and China could affect the quality and yield of the world's most popular beverage. Tea is one of Kenya's top foreign currency earners, along with tourism and remittances, employing about three million people. But the East African country - which produces almost half the tea consumed in…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Lady Gaga, Glenn Close join Prince Harry and Oprah for mental health TV series

Lady Gaga, Glenn Close join Prince Harry and Oprah for mental health TV series

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
BRITAIN's Prince Harry and U.S. chat show queen Oprah Winfrey will premiere their television documentary series on mental health issues later this month, with singer Lady Gaga and actress Glenn Close among those contributing. "The Me You Can't See" series, co-created and produced by Harry and Winfrey, will feature stories from high-profile guests and others across the world about mental health and emotional well-being issues, Apple TV+, the streaming service which will air the programmes from May 21, said on Monday. Winfrey said the series aimed to spark a global conversation, and replace the shame surrounding mental health with wisdom…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
German priests defy Vatican ban by blessing same-sex unions

German priests defy Vatican ban by blessing same-sex unions

RELIGION
ENRIQUE ANARTE THE Catholic Church has lost touch with the "living reality" of LGBT+ people, said one of more than 100 German priests who are defying the Vatican this week by blessing same-sex couples. In a move that angered liberals within the 1.3 billion-member Church, the Vatican's doctrinal office said in March that priests cannot bless same-sex unions in lieu of marriage, despite ministers doing so in countries such as Germany. "If we say that God is love, I cannot tell people who embrace loyalty, unity and responsibility to each other that theirs is not love, that it's a fifth-or…
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May
10
2021
By The African Mirror
J. Cole set for pro basketball debut in Rwanda

J. Cole set for pro basketball debut in Rwanda

SPORT
BOITUMELO RANTAO  AMERICAN rapper Jermaine Cole (known as J.Cole) has been added to the BBC Patriots (Rwanda) roster for the upcoming Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was photographed training with the Patriots ahead of the team’s first game.  Cole has been seen on social media training with National Basketball Association (NBA) trainers synonymous with superstars such as Carmelo Anthony and CJ McCollum from the Portland Trailblazers.  Speculations had surfaced that Cole, who previously played basketball before his rap career, was training to become an NBA player. The rapper has previously told rap legend Master P of his attempt to play…
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May
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Triumph at Gran Premio de España

Triumph at Gran Premio de España

SPORT
REIGNING World champion Lewis Hamilton stole an emphatic win over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after a late overtake at the Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya. Verstappen controlled the pace after a fantastic start which saw the Dutch driver vault into the lead after starting in second on the grid.  Mercedes were on the backfoot until Hamilton’s race engineer made the call to pit for fresher tyres with 23 laps to go, in an attempt to catch the leading Red Bull, on the 44th lap. The championship leader exited the pit lane 22 seconds behind Verstappen, yet soon had the upper…
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May
10
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Genocide is taking place in Tigray’

‘Genocide is taking place in Tigray’

NEWS
THE head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church has said that atrocities amounting to genocide are being committed in Tigray, in his first comments on the conflict in the region that broke out in November and has killed thousands. Abune Mathias, who has been head of the church since 2013, did not say who was responsible for this. He spoke in a video message that was posted on Twitter by an American religious charity worker. Dennis Wadley, who heads a U.S.-based church group called Bridge of Hope International, said Abune Mathias had asked him to post the video. "He wanted the world…
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May
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Gunmen kill six at Nigerian police station

Gunmen kill six at Nigerian police station

NEWS
TIFE OWOLABI Armed attackers killed six people at a police station in southern Nigeria, a police spokesman said on Sunday, bringing the total number of officers killed over the weekend to 12 amid escalating violence nationwide. The attack early on Saturday morning in Akwa Ibom state killed five officers and one of their wives, spokesman Odiko Mcdon told Reuters. The killings followed three attacks on Friday night in the southern oil hub of Rivers state where seven officers were killed. Rivers is the home to Port Harcourt, the gateway to the oil-rich Delta region - while Akwa Ibom state is…
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