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Congo welcomes 1st mpox vaccine batch: Is it sufficient though?
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The first shipment of mpox vaccines arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The European Union, through its health emergency agency HERA, donated 100,000 doses of
UN investigators urge impartial force as Sudan war crimes intensify
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N.-backed human rights investigators called Friday for the establishment of an “independent and impartial force” to safeguard civilians in Sudan, condemning both warring sides for war crimes such as murder, mutilation and torture. They also warned that foreign governments supplying arms
Hezbollah launches rocket swarm into northern Israel, injuring 6
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Six people were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on northern Israel on Tuesday amid fears of a full-blown war between the two sides, according to Israeli media. The Israeli army said several drones were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel
Stocks drop as early sense of relief falters
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Global stocks retreated on Tuesday, surrendering earlier gains, as the uncertainty generated by the previous day’s aggressive selloff weighed on investor sentiment, even though central bank officials said all the right things to soothe nerves. The Nikkei’s (.N225), opens new tab 10% rebound in Tokyo overnight
CrowdStrike is sued by fliers after massive outage disrupts air travel
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CrowdStrike’s (CRWD.O), opens new tab legal troubles from last month’s massive global computer outage deepened on Monday, as the cybersecurity company was sued by air travelers whose flights were delayed or canceled. In a proposed class action filed in the Austin, Texas, federal court, three
WHO weighs international emergency status for mpox surge in Africa
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The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief said he was considering convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency. Since last September, cases have surged in the Democratic Republic of
Death toll from Mogadishu beach suicide bomb attack climbs to 37
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he death toll from a terrorist attack on a beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu climbed to 37 people and wounding scores more, officials said Saturday. The Al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabaab terrorists have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government
Iranian president urges expanded relations with Russia
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian called for expanded relations with Russia, as he spoke with a senior Russian official on Monday. Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s security council, met Iran’s president and top security officials as Tehran weighs its response to