Germany to start Omicron-adapted COVID vaccinations next week

BERLIN: Germany can next week start using COVID-19 vaccines which have been adapted for the Omicron variant and got approval for use in the European Union on Thursday, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said. He said approval of the BA.1 vaccine was a quantum leap in the fight against the pandemic as vaccines were now available that work well against all previously known virus variants. “From next week, vaccinations can begin with the new doses. Now is the optimal time to close the gaps in vaccination for the autumn,” he said in a statement. On the other hand, Britain’s medicines regulator on Friday approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 17 years. Read more: Britain approves Novavax COVID vaccine for 12-17 year-olds The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna as well as the partnership between Pfizer-BioNTech are also cleared for use by this age group, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said. In the 12 through 17 year-old population, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been granted authorization in the U.S., India, the European Union, Australia, Japan, Thailand, and New Zealand, and is actively under review in other markets.

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The commemoration of martyrs Rajaei and Bahoner and commemoration of government week was held in Yazd

According to IRNA's reporter, the governor of Yazd, in honoring the memory of the martyrs of the Islamic Revolution, Rajaei and Bahoner, said: "Serving the people by attracting the cooperation of different groups is one of the goals of the government."

Mehran Fatemi said that the 13th government is honest in fulfilling its promises and continued: serving the people with the participation of all members of the society and the double efforts of managers should be pursued with strength and tact in the province.

The governor of Yazd further pointed to the performance of the 13th government in Yazd and said: 14 steps in different departments with the aim of reaching a new planning Yazd, which is carried out according to the plan with the support of the people and the activities of the officials.

Fatemi said: Acquiring four airplanes to strengthen and develop Yazd's flight lines in the first phase, creating defenses for transferring water from industrial sources to drinking water, and developing a development plan in 2 phases are among the government's goals and approach in this province.

The governor of Yazd mentioned the start of the executive operation of 31 thousand 980 residential units in the form of the National Housing Movement plan, attracting the highest amount of credit in the province from presidential travel credits and job scholarships among other important programs.

According to Fatemi, financial accounts and tax offices of large mines have been transferred to the province, creating an atmosphere of direct communication with the people, developing the field of technology and knowledge base, and providing rural drinking water infrastructure.

He said: the significant expansion of solar energy production in the province, the family planning plan and the establishment and operation of stagnant and closed units It has been part of the government's program along with cultural affairs and other needs.

The governor of Yazd mentioned one of the important actions of the government to follow up on the issue of vaccination and said: 95% of the people of the province have been vaccinated against Corona in the first dose, 86% in the second dose, and 42% in the third dose, and this process is strong with the cooperation of the people and the follow-up of the authorities. continues.

Fatemi stated: Although before the 13th government, we witnessed about 50 water cuts to the province, but due to the importance of the issue, we are setting up a water committee for the first time in the country and the issue of follow-up and prevention of water cuts.

He informed about the importance of following up the handing over of a mine to cover the cost of transfer water to the province, that so far good measures have been taken in this regard and this process continues seriously and 110 thousand billion Tomans have been allocated for it, which is unprecedented.

In this ceremony, a eulogy program was held and an exhibition of martyrs' photos was held.

2nd to 8th of Shahrivar month is named government week.

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What happened after the UAE changed its work week

The United Arab Emirates shifted its working week at the start of 2022 to better align with the rest of the world. The government's aim was to improve the work-life balance for citizens and cement Dubai's position as the business hub of the Middle East. But do its residents think the change has worked?

With just three-and-half-weeks' notice, the United Arab Emirates government changed the country's working week. Government employees began working Monday to Friday, with a flexible half day on Fridays, a change from the previous Sunday to Thursday work week.

While the decision was sudden, it wasn't a surprise. It was one of the many initiatives from authorities that aimed to boost the UAE's post-pandemic economy and help it stand out among its neighbors.

It also isn't the first time the country has changed its weekend. The UAE adopted Friday as a weekly holiday back in 1971 and didn't add Thursday to make it a two-day weekend until 1999. Then in 2006, the weekend was changed to Friday and Saturday.

Steven Valentino is the CEO and founder of the London Project, a restaurant in Dubai that specializes in brunches. The Friday brunch was hugely popular for champagne bottle-popping tourists and a mainstay for the city's "work hard, play hard" residents, but it has now moved to Saturday.

"When I speak to people that have been here for a long period of time, they have had trouble adjusting. You do notice the change, but I think really, everyone's adapted quite quickly," Valentino said.

So, how many private businesses are going along with the change? How does it affect the UAE's relationship with the rest of the region? Watch our video above to learn more.

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Kiely Rodni: California police 'modifying' search effort next week as few signs of missing teen emerge

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The search for missing 16-year-old Kiely Rodni will be scaled down to a "task force"-based investigation next week, California investigators said Monday, 10 days after the teen vanished under disturbing circumstances.

"We are still looking for any clues, videos, tips, any information to help us to put pieces together and help us to direct where we're going and how we're going to continue to do a search," Capt. Sam Brown, of the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, said during a Monday news briefing. "We are moving into a more limited but continuous search and rescue effort."

He said the massive interagency search effort has put in more than 9,000 man-hours since Rodni was reported missing on Aug. 6.

"Our biggest problem is where do we go, and how do we keep sustaining this?" he added.

MISSING KIELY RODNI: INVESTIGATORS FIND NEW VIDEO OF VANISHED TEEN ON NIGHT OF PARTY; REWARD INCREASES TO $75K

Kiely Rodni was last seen a week ago on Aug. 6 at Prosser Family Campground after midnight. (findkiely.com)

The search started last week in the immediate area of where the girl's phone had last pinged, near the Prosser Creek Reservoir, and has steadily expanded outward. Police have been unable to locate the girl, her SUV or any other signs.

And they say they have still not found anyone who actually saw Rodni leaving the area before she went missing. They are asking for anyone who may have taken photos or videos to share them with investigators.

"I'd like to say that we're putting the pedal down, that we are continuing to work this week, and that after this week we will be modifying things to a task force style," said Lt. Josh Barnhart, of the Placer County Sheriff's Office. "That means our resources will continue to move forward, but in somewhat of a different manner."

MISSING KIELY RODNI: A TIMELINE OF THE 16-YEAR-OLD'S DISAPPEARANCE FROM CAMPGROUND PARTY

Lt. Josh Barnhart of the Placer Co. Sheriff's Office speaks to reporters on Monday, Aug. 15, 10 days into the search for missing Kiely Rodni, 16. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)

The FBI has partnered with local detectives to conduct interviews with people at the party and residents who live nearby, and the public has largely been cooperative, Barnhart said.

"I would say for the most part, everyone has been very cooperative," he said.

Detectives have also overcome earlier resistance from at least one parent who allegedly told their children, who had attended the party, not to aid in the investigation.

MISSING KIELY RODNI'S MOTHER SAYS AMBER ALERT ‘SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY,’ WANTS TO STAY ‘POSITIVE’

"Many people have come forward and given us information, but we haven't run into very large roadblocks and people not wanting to give us information," Barnhart said. "I think [that] was probably an isolated incident that we were able to get past."

Kiely Rodni was last seen on Aug. 6 at the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, California. (findkiely.com)

Rodni, who was last seen at a packed outdoor party with hundreds of other young people just after midnight on Aug. 6, has an outdoorsy upbringing and strong resolve, according to Cassie Hebel, a family friend and spokesperson.

"She has more than the survival skills to make it back," she said Monday. "She was raised in a family where they know how to survive in the outback, in the ‘Back 40’ as I like to say. That is where she was raised."

The party, near the Prosser Family Campground in the Tahoe National Forest, involved between 200 and 300 juveniles and young adults, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. There was suspected use of drugs and alcohol, and Rodni’s friend told Fox News Digital last week the girl was likely too drunk to have attempted driving.

MISSING KIELY RODNI: MASSIVE SEARCH AS FRIENDS REVEAL TEEN'S LAST KNOWN FOOTSTEPS IN POSSIBLE ABDUCTION CASE

Kiely Rodni went missing on Aug. 6 just after midnight, shortly after telling her parents she was coming home. (findkiely.com)

Angela Musallam, a spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, said during a Monday news briefing investigators were not ready to release the photo.
Separately, she told Fox News Digital, it contains no person of interest. She declined to discuss the video further, citing the open comment investigation.

At 16, Rodni had a full driver’s license and a silver 2013 Honda CRV, which is also missing, Hebel said Monday. She graduated high school early and with honors and hoped to study pediatric orthopedics and music in college. Her 17th birthday is next month.

The car has a ram head sticker under the rear windshield wiper, according to police. Hebel said it has no particular significance other than being an identifying characteristic, and it may have been on the car already when Rodni acquired it.

Kiely Rodni's SUV is also missing – a silver 2013 Honda CRV with California license plate 8YUR127. It has a small ram-head sticker on the back window, under her rear wiper blade. (Findkiely.com)

Rodni is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall and about 118 pounds. She has blonde hair and hazel eyes. She has a tattoo on her ribs of the number "17." She has a nose ring and several other piercings and was wearing three gold necklaces the night she went missing, according to her friends.

She was wearing green Dickies pants, a black studded belt and a black spaghetti-strap bodysuit, according to authorities. And she was seen on video in a pink and white hoodie reading "ODD FUTURE" earlier on Aug. 5. She may have also been in possession of a dark gray hoodie with Lana Del Rey lyrics.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office says Kiely Rodni appeared on video earlier in the night she went missing wearing a pink and white "Odd Future" hoodie. (Placer County Sheriff's Office, FindKiely.com)

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s dedicated tip line at 530-581-6320. Callers can remain anonymous. Police are also asking anyone with photos of videos of the party to share them with investigators.

The reward for information leading to Rodni’s whereabouts has climbed to $75,000 after an anonymous donor gave $25,000 to the effort over the

Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.ruiz@fox.com and on Twitter: @mikerreports

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Ukraine exports 370K tonnes of grain in first week under Türkiye deal

Twelve vessels carrying more than 370,000 metric tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs have been authorised to leave Ukrainian ports, while several more grain vessels in Turkish waters await contracts.

Ukraine's grain had been stuck for months because of the ongoing conflict with Russia, now in its sixth month. (Reuters Archive)

Ukraine has exported nearly 400,000 tonnes of grain in the first week following the announcement of a deal brokered by Türkiye to address global food insecurity.

Twelve vessels carrying more than 370,000 metric tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs have been authorised to leave Ukrainian ports, the interim Coordinator for the UN at the Joint Coordination Centre, Frederick Kenney, said.

"We have seen tremendous interest from ship owners in terms of their willingness to make this transit," Kenney told reporters in New York on Wednesday.

"We're expecting to see a big uptick in applications."

Several empty grain vessels are sitting in Turkish waters waiting to arrange contracts. Once their deals are arranged, they will be transiting northbound, he added.

The vessels departing Ukrainian ports were loaded with corn and other foodstuffs and the first Ukrainian wheat shipment is expected next week.

"We actually have cleared the first ship inbound that's going to be picking up the wheat according to our records and that should occur sometime next week," said Kenney.

Türkiye, the UN, Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on July 22 to reopen three Ukrainian ports — Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny — for grain that had been stuck for months because of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, now in its sixth month.

READ MORE: Turkish-flagged ship carrying Ukrainian grain arrives in northern Türkiye

READ MORE: Global wheat, corn prices fall as more grain ships leave Ukraine

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Uber and Lyft stocks had their best week ever

Air travelers wait in the ride share lot near a sign for Uber at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

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Shares of gig economy companies Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Airbnb popped this week after the companies posted quarterly reports that showed strong demand.

Lyft finished the week up 46%, and Uber jumped 37%, the best week ever for both stocks. DoorDash closed up 15%, and Airbnb rose for a third straight week, climbing 5.5%.

Investors are encouraged to see that gig companies in the consumer market are, so far, withstanding inflationary pressures that have rocked other sectors, such as retail. It also may be an indication that grocery delivery platform Instacart can form a stronger pitch for an IPO. Instacart confidentially filed for an IPO in May, though it's had to bring its private market valuation down.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he's noticed a change in consumer spending from retail to services. And inflation may even have helped. Khosrowshahi said Uber saw a boost in the number of drivers on the platform as consumers look to other ways to increase their income.

Airbnb, meanwhile, posted an all-time high in bookings. DoorDash said it had a record number of orders. Lyft, which still had a net loss, posted its highest ever adjusted earnings figure.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Uber reported revenue of $8.07 billion, well above analyst estimates of $7.39 billion. Khosrowshahi said that driver engagement reached another post-pandemic high during the quarter.

• Lyft reported a 16% increase in active riders, to 19.9 million, the highest since the start of the pandemic.

• DoorDash posted better-than-expected revenue. Though it reported a wider loss per share than estimated, the company recorded 23% growth in the total number of delivered orders.

• Shares of Airbnb were up for the third week in a row. The company posted higher-than-expected earnings Tuesday and revenues in line with expectations for the second quarter. Airbnb said gross nights booked for cross-border travel exceeded pre-pandemic levels and doubled compared with the same period last year.

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