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Covid-19 impact leaves major European football clubs with €1bn loss |

Twenty of Europe’s biggest clubs lost more than €1bn in revenue over the past year while almost 10% has been…

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COVID-19 testing on hold until kidnapped lab employee is released

National Laboratory employees took to the streets Monday and said they will not conduct any further coronavirus tests until kidnappers release their lab technician colleague.

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Michel Martelly tests positive for COVID-19

Haiti’s ex-president and pop star Michel Martelly has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his musical group Sweet Micky announced on Facebook Monday.

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Haitian pastors cry for help as financial toll mounts for Black churches nationwide

Churches nationwide have used federal relief funds to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but small Haitian churches in Brooklyn have been locked out, some pastors said. Now, they are asking the government to help.

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Woman kidnapped while leaving business meeting

A young entrepreneur was kidnapped in Port-au-Prince in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon.

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Brooklyn’s Evangelical Crusade among churches facing financial hardship as cash offerings drop

For nearly 50 years, the Evangelical Crusade Christian Church in East Flatbush has been a fixture in Brooklyn’s Haitian community. It has been a sanctuary not only for worshippers who call it their home church, but for area residents of social and spiritual need. The go-to stop for politicians on the campaign trail and place for high-profile funerals and festive cultural displays alike.

Health expert: Haiti won’t see second COVID-19 wave, despite spike in US

In the United States, new cases of COVID-19 are surging, recording a daily record of more than 187,000 cases and inching closer to 260,000 deaths. That crisis however does not predict a similar surge in Haiti, said Dr. Jean William Pape, director of the GHESKIO network of health clinics in Haiti.