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Enjoy the Fresh Air While It Lasts! Lockdown Causes Drop in SA Air Pollution

By allafrica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:47:44 GMT

[GroundUp] This may be little comfort to people facing hunger or crippling job losses because of the lockdown, but air pollution is nevertheless a major global killer

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Crystal Meth Worth Almost R4 Million Seized En Route to Cape Town

By allafrica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:35:57 GMT

[News24Wire] Police confiscated drugs worth close to R4 million as they were allegedly being smuggled into Cape Town.

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Community Assistance Sought By Uitenhage Detectives

By allafrica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:36:11 GMT

[SAPS] Detectives attached to the South African Police Service in Uitenhage are investigating an inquest after the body of a female baby was found amongst the refuse at the Koedoeskloof refuse sight at about 08:00 on Monday, 4 May 2020. A vagrant was busy searching through the rubbish bags, when he made the discovery. A post mortem will be held to determine the exact cause of death. The circumstances surrounding the discovery and how the body landed up amongst the refuse is not clear and it is under investigation

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Last Obstacle Falls Ahead of Zuma Corruption Trial As Thales Case Dismissed By Concourt

By allafrica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:37:16 GMT

[Daily Maverick] The last legal challenge to the prosecution of former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales has been dismissed by the Constitutional Court. On Friday, the apex court ruled that Thales' attempt to persist in having the prosecution permanently stayed had no chances of success.

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Only Petty Criminals Will Be Released to Combat Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons - Lamola

By allafrica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:59:59 GMT

[News24Wire] Only offenders who committed petty crimes will be eligible to be included in the 19 000 inmates who will be released on parole to combat the spread of Covid-19 in prisons.

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89-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Queenstown Old Age Home, Cops Launch Manhunt for Killers

By allafrica.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:49:21 GMT

[News24Wire] Police have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of the murder of an 89-year-old woman in an old age home in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape.

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ETSU promotes assistant Shay to replace Forbes

By www.espn.com
Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 22:10:31 EST

East Tennessee State University is promoting Jason Shay to be head coach of the men's basketball team, replacing Steve Forbes, who left for Wake Forest last week. Shay was on Forbes' staff the past five seasons.

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For Stacey: A prospect's commitment to his hometown and the mother he lost

By www.espn.com
Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:50:02 EST

Elite college basketball prospect Donovan Clingan has offers to transfer to better programs, but he wants to stay at Bristol Central to break his mother's records.

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Light Snow and 31 F at Fort Drum / Wheeler-Sack U. S. Army Airfield, NY

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Winds are from the West at 15.0 gusting to 20.7 MPH (13 gusting to 18 KT). The pressure is 1010.3 mb and the humidity is 65%. The wind chill is 20. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:56 am EDT.

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