GENEVA, The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines hit a “key milestone” Saturday when it delivered its one billionth dose, one of its key backers said. The Covax facility was set up in 2020 by the World Health Organizatio…
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Shorter Berlin Film Festival to go ahead with masks, COVID testing
Berlin, The Berlin Film Festival will go ahead in person next month but will use only half the available seating capacity and require attendees to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, organizers said on Wednesday.With the Omicron variant of the coronav…
Read MoreShorter Berlin Film Festival to go ahead with masks, COVID testing
Berlin, The Berlin Film Festival will go ahead in person next month but will use only half the available seating capacity and require attendees to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, organizers said on Wednesday.With the Omicron variant of the coronav…
Read MoreGovernment Spokesperson, Former Journalist Injured in Somalia Bombing
A suicide bomber in the Somali capital has injured government spokesman and former journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu.Witnesses told VOA Somali that a suicide bomber ran toward Moalimuu’s vehicle in central Mogadishu and detonated an explosive vest.Mo…
Read MoreGovernment Spokesperson, Former Journalist Injured in Somalia Bombing
A suicide bomber in the Somali capital has injured government spokesman and former journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu.Witnesses told VOA Somali that a suicide bomber ran toward Moalimuu’s vehicle in central Mogadishu and detonated an explosive vest.Mo…
Read MoreNetflix raises monthly subscription prices in U.S., Canada
Los Angeles, Netflix Inc has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the crowded streaming TV market.The standard …
Read MoreUS Africa Envoy to Visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa will visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia next week amid ongoing crises in the two African nations, the State Department announced Friday.David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State Mo…
Read MoreDartmouth Offers ‘Need Blind’ Admissions to Foreign Students
Dartmouth College, the Ivy League university in New Hampshire, has announced that it will admit international students through a “need blind” process, meaning that their ability to pay tuition will not dictate their admission.Dartmouth already had a po…
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