UK: New study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine dose

Pharmacist Bhaveen Patel administers a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid vaccine to Joshua Labor at a coronavirus vaccination clinic held at Junction Pharmacy in Brixton, London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health chief says a new study showing that a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by

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Jambojet introduces payment of airfare in instalments

Passengers disembark from a Jambojet plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. By BONFACE OTIENO Budget carrier Jambojet is allowing its clients to pay their flights in installments as the airline seeks to boost uptake of air travel amid an economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the new payment plan dubbed ‘Jaza pole pole’,

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President Farmajo orders airlines to not carry Upper House Speaker Abdi Hashi to the Dhusamareb conference

Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the Somali government last night ordered airlines not to carry Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. Last night Abdi Hashi Abdullahi sent a letter to President Ahmed Abdi Karie (Qoor Qoor) informing him that he was on his way to Dhusamareb to attend the conference, which he was

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The Djiboutian opposition party sent a message to ruthless dictator Omar Guelleh

Photo: Credit Wikipedia Djiboutian ruthless dictator President Omar Guelleh. The chairman of Djibouti’s opposition RAD party has issued a statement calling on President Ismail Omar Guelleh not to run for a fifth term. He also called on the international community, especially the major countries with military bases in Djibouti, to stand with the people and

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Tesla to recall 134,951 U.S. vehicles under pressure from auto safety regulators

A Tesla Model S electric car is seen at its dealership in Seoul, South Korea July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall last month, according to a

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Farmajo’s statements make the opening conference in Dhusamareb hopeless

Photo/Somali Times Somali Times reports political analysts who already understand that the conference announced today in Dhusamareb will not yield any results. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has issued five resolutions announcing a conference in Dhusamareb, which aims to resolve all issues related to the country’s elections. The president announced that the conference would take

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Turkey’s exports hit highest January figure so far

Surpassing $15 billion last month, Turkey’s exports hit the highest January figure of the country’s history, the trade minister said on Tuesday. Turkey’s exports in January rose 2.5% year-on-year, Ruhsar Pekcan said at a meeting in the capital Ankara where she revealed preliminary Trade Ministry data. On the imports, she said they amounted to $18.1

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Tanzania says no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines

Credit: Associated Press President John Magufuli. DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s health ministry says it has no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines, just days after the president of the country of 60 million people expressed doubt about the vaccines without offering evidence. Health Minister Dorothy Gwajima told a press conference in the capital,

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President Farmajo arrives at Dhusamareb conference

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo recently arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state, where a conference between the heads of the federal government, regional governments and Benadir region is set to open. Earlier in the day, the presidents of some regional states arrived in Dhusamareb in the early hours of today. Conference,

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EU nations have received 18.5 million COVID-19 vaccines

A nurse holds a bottle of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Nurse Isabel Zendal Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) By SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — Seeking to rebound from heavy criticism of its slow coronavirus vaccine rollout, the European Union said Monday that 18.5 million vaccine doses have

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