By Alan Boswell Nairobi 03 November 2009   Researchers behind the world’s leading malaria vaccine candidate announced a major clinical trial involving thousands of children in seven African countries is well underway and on schedule. Top experts are converging in Nairobi from around the globe this week to attend the largest malaria conference in four years. The vaccine, known as... 

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By John Wilkens Tuesday, November 3, 2009   When Meb Keflezighi won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, word spread quickly among members of San Diego’s tight-knit Eritrean community. Yesterday, they were still reveling in what he had done and what it meant. "He’s one of us," said a beaming Elsa Tecleberhan, who helps run the City Heights restaurant Asmara, named after...