Somalia orders gov’t staff to work from home as COVID-19 strikes back
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somali government has instructed all employees to work from home save for critical departments following an upsurge in COVID-19 pandemic…
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Somalia records 90 COVID-19 cases as pandemic resurges
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A further 90 people tested positive for COVID-19 Monday maintaining a 6% infection rate in two days as the country…
Read moreGlobal COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million
By (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world…
Read moreFarmaajo to secretly sign oil deal with US firms-Opposition
By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Opposition presidential candidates in Somalia have revealed what they term as ‘planned secret deal’ by President…
Read morePfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine found to be 90% effective
By A Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech has been found to be more than 90 per cent…
Read moreInternet outage to last for ‘unspecified time’-Hormuud Telecom
Major parts of Somalia will be without internet for an ‘unspecified time’ the country’s largest telecommunications operator has warned barely two…
Read moreTrump takes a brief car ride, ignoring own COVID infection
By Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday…
Read moreTurkey’s wealth fund in talks over urgent support for hard-hit Turkish Airlines – sources
By ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s wealth fund is in talks to provide emergency funding to flag carrier Turkish Airlines THYAO.IS, one of…
Read moreFood losses in Sub-Saharan Africa up to $4b annually-FAO
Sub-Saharan loses up to $4 billion annually in food losses owing to inadequate storage facilities and insufficient agro-processing skills. In marking…
Read moreVaccinate your children against polio, WHO, UNICEF urge parents in new campaign
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the children’s agency UNICEF have called on caregivers and parents in south-central Somalia to avail…
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