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Bars Closed, New Orleans Scrambles to Watch Debates in New Ways During COVID Shutdown

“It was a business decision as much as anything else,” Newton told VOA. “I knew my regulars would want to watch as much as I did, so we made an event out of it.” 

Zimbabwe Says Hostile Western Governments Attempting to Smuggle Guns, Topple Emmerson Mnangagwa

“We are watching attempts to drive Zimbabwe into chaos. Some rogue elements among us, are conniving with some hostile Western governments to smuggle guns and set up so-called Democratic Resistance Committees that are, for all intents and purposes, of ‘Operation Light House’ ..."

MDC-T Granted Provisional Order to Evict MDC Alliance Youth from Harvest House

Hwende and MDC Alliance were "ordered not to harass, assault or commit any act of violence against first applicant’s members or second applicant in any manner likely to lead to breach of peace ..."

African Union Election Draws Fire for Unopposed Candidate at Top

The uncontested race has provoked outrage from observers of the 55-member African Union, who say the AU is failing to represent the needs of the continent’s 1.3 billion people.

Solar Mamas Brighten Rural Malawi

“We trained illiterate women because we believed that education is not just in the classroom, Mngoli said. "And we wanted to tell people that even women can be solar engineers. So, we purposely selected older women that were about 45 years old and who did not go past standard (Grade) 5.”

WHO Announces 120 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests for Lower-income Countries

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Monday that the tests would cost less than $5.  

MDC Youth Seeking Unity, Worried About 'Zanu PF Infiltration' Seize Morgan Tsvangirai House

“This has been necessitated by our realization on the need to unite the people in the fight for a better Zimbabwe.”

Trump, Biden Prepare for Contested Election Over Mail-in Voting

Trump, who is trailing in national presidential polls, has repeatedly – and without evidence – denounced mail-in voting as fraudulent and a scam.

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 in US Income Taxes in 2016, 2017

Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years.

Zimbabwe Opposition Activist Detained, Ordered to Undergo Mental Evaluation

WHO: COVID Global Death Tally Could Reach 2 Million

Dr. Mike Ryan, WHO's emergencies head, said that number could spiral even higher if countries do not formulate and adhere to a plan to stop the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.