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Mumbai, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) along with social welfare organization Kinnar Maa Ek Samajik Sanstha, opened the city’s first dedicated COVID19 vaccination center for the transgender person, Hijras and LGBT community, who were facing difficulty in getting vaccine. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI).SHOT LIST: TRANSGENDER PEOPLE GET A DOSE OF A COVID-19 VACCINE AT A VACCINATION CENTER FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY, IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Miami, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- The Cuban community in South Florida kept attention on the situation in Cuba Wednesday with new requests for the United States government to act and concerts in support of demonstrations on and outside the island.The song "Patria y Vida" (Homeland and Life), an anthem of change for Cuba, resounded live on Calle Ocho in Little Havana, and Gente de Zona artists Alexander Delgado and Randy Malcom embraced the audience in an emotional concert. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA).SHOT LIST: CUBAN-AMERICANS ATTEND TO A DEMONSTRATION TO SUPPORT THE PROTESTERS IN CUBA, IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, US.
Bangkok, May 4 (EFE/EPA).- Thai health officials collected samples Tuesday during a COVID-19 nasal swab test drive at a community sports center in Bangkok.Several communities around Bangkok are receiving COVID-19 testing as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration steps up efforts to contain Covid-19 contagion. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 SWAB TESTS CARRIED OUT IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
The US Federal government's Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, doled out hundreds of billions of dollars to businesses. The PPP's goal was to assist businesses during the nearly inevitable slowdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. But according to Business Insider, many minority-owned businesses were left waiting for funds until the final weeks of the program. Many of our businesses were being turned down in the first and second round of funding. That caused application fatigue and frustration. Ron Busby President, US Black Chambers The Center For Responsible Lending says minority-owned businesses support 8.7 million jobs with an annual total payroll of $280 billion.
A US Postal Service employee in Kentucky is not only out of a job in the middle of a pandemic, he may soon have the Feds breathing down his neck. According to Business Insider, the man was terminated after authorities alleged he tried to discard over 100 absentee ballots. The ballots were intended for the Jeffersontown area of Jefferson County, and were found in a dumpster. None of the ballots were found marked or opened. They were returned to the Postal Service to be hand-delivered to residents on Thursday. The case has been accepted for federal prosecution by the US Attorney's Office. They will determine what charges are appropriate after a review of all the facts in the case. Special Agent Scott Balfour Statement, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Protesters gather in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, to demand justice after charges were filed against only one officer in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman whose name has become a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement. IMAGES