Mpox ‘not the new covid’, says WHO
AFP The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it. While more…
World’s oldest person dies in Spain at 117, says family
Agency Report The world’s oldest person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, has died at the age of 117,…
UN warns of ‘unacceptable’ level of violence against aid workers
AFP GENEVA – The United Nations on Monday condemned the “unacceptable” level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023. And…
Indian PM Modi to visit Ukraine: foreign ministry
AFP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine, the foreign ministry said Monday, weeks after Kyiv condemned him for hugging President Vladimir Putin during a visit to traditional ally…
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
The declaration followed an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighboring countries Reuters The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox…
Putin tells Abbas of ‘great pain’ at Palestinian plight
Reuters MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that Moscow was pained by the plight of his people and backed their aspiration to…