Nigerian photographer embracing Yoruba vintage style

Nigerian photographer embracing Yoruba vintage style

Written by Helen Jennings, CNN For his latest project, Nigerian photographer Oye Diran drew inspiration from his old family photos. She was especially drawn to the stylish clothes her parents used to wear, including her mother in classic Irish and Nigerian buba style (a wrapped skirt and tailored top), often paired with a gele (headwrap). “I was amazed at how …

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AMD’s Lisa Su was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P 500 last year

She brought AMD back from the brink of bankruptcy

She is the first woman to head the annual review, compiled by The Associated Press and the executive compensation analysis firm Equilar, since it started in 2011 Su earned a total of $ 58.5 million in 2019, nearly $ 13 million more than the next highest-paid CEO, Discovery Inc’s (DISK) David Zaslav, who earned $ 45.8 million. The study, published …

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UP Man dragged out of the house at night, tied to a tree, burned alive

Pratapgarh: Police say two men accused of the crime have so far been arrested. Pratapgarh: A 22-year-old man in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, 166 km from the state capital Lucknow, was tied to a tree and burned alive by his neighbors on Monday night. Neighbors in his village were reportedly angered by the man’s alleged affair with a …

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Unemployment rate COVID-19 blockade: improving labor market conditions, 2.1 million jobs added in May: Think-Tank CMIE

Labor market conditions improved in May as several people returned to work, even though the unemployment rate remains “very high” at 23.5 percent, the Indian Economic Monitoring Center (CMIE) said Tuesday. . A total of 2.1 million jobs in crore were added in May, and the labor participation rate improved significantly, CMIE said in a statement released Tuesday. The latest …

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Updates from around the world.

Updates from around the world.

Migrant workers are seen in a quarantined dormitory building in Singapore on May 20. Roslan Rahman / AFP / Getty Images Singapore, which has been dealing with an outbreak of coronavirus infections among its migrant workers, is building new dormitories with improved standards. By the end of this year, the country plans to create additional space to house some 60,000 …

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Boris Johnson’s Brexit nightmare returns at the worst possible time

As it happened: The day the UK left the EU

This is where things are: The UK formally left the EU on January 31. Since then, it has been in a transition period in which it still obeys EU rules in exchange for regular business in key areas, especially trade. The main objective of the transition period was to create a space where both parties could safely negotiate their future …

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Top 10 Quotes About Economics Made In India Made For The World

Our entire focus is on growth-oriented reforms: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 125th annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday and said that India will definitely regain its economic growth as the government continues with various reforms. Prime Minister Modi said the government has taken difficult steps to combat the coronavirus …

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India will regain growth. Trust me, not so difficult

NDTV News

Prime Minister Modi said that for his government, the reforms meant having the courage to make bold decisions. New Delhi: India will surely regain its economy soon and is already on the way to revive with “Unlock 1” to get out of the coronavirus blockade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at a meeting of companies and economists days after …

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Black Tuesday: Music industry leaders promise to stop business for a day

Music industry leaders pledge to pause business for a day in observance of Blackout Tuesday

Music executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang spearheaded the effort to shut down normal business operations on June 2 through their #theshowmustbepaused initiative. It appears that a Twitter account linked to the group was created on Sunday, in the middle of a weekend that saw communities across the country protesting the killings of George Floyd and others by the police. …

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Lenny Dykstra alleges massive Mets conspiracy in Ron Darling complaint

Lenny Dykstra alleges massive Mets conspiracy in Ron Darling complaint

Following a judge’s decision to dismiss his libel and defamation suit against former Mets teammate Ron Darling, Lenny Dykstra claimed that the owners of the Darling and Mets, the Wilpons, were “fully involved” in conspiring against him in a series of confusing and profane videos posted on Twitter Monday night. While filming on the side of a highway, Dykstra explained …

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Prime Minister’s First Keynote Speech On Economy After Unlock1: Highlights

This is Prime Minister Modi’s first speech after the Unlock1 government announcement on Saturday. (Proceedings) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the annual session of the main industrial body, the Confederation of Indian Industry, this morning, his first major speech on economic-related issues since the government announced a gradual plan to reopen the country after two months of blockade …

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