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    A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Santiago, Chile. AFP
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    A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at the Ultimo Trolley public beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AP Photo
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    A woman waits for her dose of the Cuban Abdala Covid-19 vaccine In Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
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    A young boy walks past a mural promoting vaccination for Covid-19 in Duduza township, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
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    Containers with Covid-19 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Janssen arrive in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
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    Medical workers attend an intubated Covid-19 patient in the ICU at the General Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo
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    A paramedic carries a patient suspected of having Covid-19 in a wheelchair, outside the San Felipe Hospital, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. EPA
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    Russia's Emergencies Ministry member sprays disinfectant while sanitizing the Kiyevsky railway station in Moscow, Russia. Reuters
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    Hungary fans celebrate as they watch the match in Budapest. Reuters
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Coronavirus latest: Saudi Arabia says Hajj limits due to low global vaccination rates and variants

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June 25, 2021

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THE BIO

Favourite author - Paulo Coelho 

Favourite holiday destination - Cuba 

New York Times or Jordan Times? NYT is a school and JT was my practice field

Role model - My Grandfather 

Dream interviewee - Che Guevara

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Washmen Profile

Date Started: May 2015

Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Laundry

Employees: 170

Funding: about $8m

Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures

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Company name: baraka
Started: July 2020
Founders: Feras Jalbout and Kunal Taneja
Based: Dubai and Bahrain
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $150,000
Current staff: 12
Stage: Pre-seed capital raising of $1 million
Investors: Class 5 Global, FJ Labs, IMO Ventures, The Community Fund, VentureSouq, Fox Ventures, Dr Abdulla Elyas (private investment)

The specs
Engine: 3.6 V6

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Power: 295bhp

Torque: 353Nm

Price: Dh155,000

On sale: now 

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

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While you're here
SUNDAY'S ABU DHABI T10 MATCHES

Northern Warriors v Team Abu Dhabi, 3.30pm
Bangla Tigers v Karnataka Tuskers, 5.45pm
Qalandars v Maratha Arabians, 8pm

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