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Kenya: WRC Safari Rally Comeback Renews Toyota - Hyundai Supremacy Battle
Toyota GR YARIS 1st Edition"RZ High-performance 2020
2021-05-17, All Africa
Nairobi -- Rally purists believe the good-humored Hyundai-Toyota supremacy battles will add the much-needed zest to the fabled WRCSafari Rally which returns to the World...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes questions as part of a meeting of the German parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
2021-05-16, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Merkel speaks to young on climate angst BERLIN -- German ChancellorAngela Merkel says she understands young people's frustration about the pace of efforts to combat...
African states to revitalize maternal, infant health amid pandemic2021-05-18
Sina: NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- African countries on Tuesday renewed commitments to revitalizing the health of women, children and adolescents as part of COVID-19 recovery. Speaking at a virtual forum, senior policymakers from Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa,...
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2021 (Form 6-K) (Jumia Technologies AG)2021-05-18
Public Technologies: ) Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2021 We hereby invite the shareholders of our Company to our Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2021 on Wednesday, 9 June 2021 at 3:00 p.m. (CEST). The meeting will be held as a virtual event...
Community nurse uses her connections, experience to help Somali residents get vaccine2021-05-18
Post Bulletin: WILLMAR, Minn. — Whether in Willmar, Minn., or Nairobi, Kenya, Arfon Mohamud has always been involved, volunteering and working on behalf of families throughout her community. "Advocating is in my blood," Mohamud said. That drive has served her well...
Amnesty International wins Webby Award for multimedia tear gas project2021-05-18
Amnesty: Amnesty International’s online multimedia project, Tear Gas: An Investigation, has won a prestigious Webby Award today for the best activism website worldwide. Hailed as the “internet’s highest honour” by The New York Times, the 25th annual Webby Awards,...
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit2021-05-18
The Argus Press: GlobalForecast as of 18:00 GMT Tuesday, May 18, 2021 ————— City/Town, Country;Tuesday's Weather Condition;Tuesday's High Temp (F);Tuesday's Low Temp (F);Wednesday's Weather Condition;Wednesday's High Temp (F);Wednesday's Low Temp (F);Wednesday's Wind...
Global Forecast-Celsius2021-05-18
The Argus Press: GlobalForecast as of 18:00 GMT Tuesday, May 18, 2021 ————— City/Town, Country;Tuesday's Weather Condition;Tuesday's High Temp (C);Tuesday's Low Temp (C);Wednesday's Weather Condition;Wednesday's High Temp (C);Wednesday's Low Temp (C);Wednesday's Wind...
Kenyan president urges ways to financing Africa's COVID-19 recovery2021-05-18
Sina: NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan PresidentUhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday proposed several new approaches to financing Africa's COVID-19 recovery efforts saying the private sector should be supported to play a more central role. Speaking during a virtual...
India's halt to vaccine exports 'very problematic' for Africa2021-05-18
Live Mint: An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks derailing vaccination efforts already underway in Africa, one of the continent's top health officials said on Tuesday. India...
India’s halt to vaccine exports ‘very problematic’ for Africa2021-05-18
Metro USA: ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks derailing vaccination efforts already underway in Africa, one of the continent’s top health...
Chinese-built port in Kenya's Lamu to spur regional trade: officials2021-05-18
Sina: NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Lamu seaport built by a Chinese firm that is set to be launched on Thursday will pave way for seamless movement of goods in the greater Horn of Africa region, officials said Tuesday. The first phase of the Lamu port...
African experts say private sector key to boost COVID-19 vaccine coverage2021-05-18
China.dot.org: NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The ability of African countries to inoculate a critical mass of the population against COVID-19 hinges on greater involvement of the private sector in acquisition of vaccine doses, health experts said Tuesday. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma,...
Bartender Atlas and Corby Spirit and Wine Presents: 24 Hour Bar2021-05-18
Canada Newswire: TORONTO, /CNW/ - CorbySpirit and Wine and BartenderAtlas are bringing a 24 Hour Bar into homes! Beginning at , May 28th, 24 bartenders from across the globe will work 1 hour shifts from their home or work bar. They will be making cocktails, answering...
IOM Regional Office for East and Horn of Africa Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) COVID-19 Regional Overview on Mobility Restrictions as of 29 April 20212021-05-18
Reliefweb: The current outbreak of COVID-19 has affected global mobility in the form of various travel disruptions and restrictions. To better understand how COVID-19 affects global mobility, IOM has developed a global mobility database to map and gather data on the...
TENDER FOR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF 150 KVA GENERATOR FOR CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA, ELDORET BRANCH (Central Bank of Kenya)2021-05-18
Public Technologies: ) BANKI CENTRAL KUU YA BANK OF KENYA KENYA Haile SelassieAvenue P.O. Box 60000 - 00200 Nairobi KenyaTelephone: 2861000/2863000, Email: supplies@centralbank.go.ke ADDENDUM NO. 1 TENDER FOR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF 150 KVA GENERATOR...