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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed the first infection with a new strain of the virus outside Africa, in Pakistan and…
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MOSCOW: A key aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged on Friday that the West, particularly the US-led NATO alliance, had a hand in planning Ukraine's recent surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region. This claim, however, has…
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Health authorities issued a warning on Friday that Europe must prepare for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox, which has caused hundreds of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The World Health Organisation (WHO) called…
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The World Health Organisation was due to host an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss ways to ensure fair global access to tests, treatments and vaccines for mpox, a leading official said, as the viral infection spreads in parts of…
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ANKARA: A brawl erupted in the Turkish parliament on Friday during a heated debate concerning an opposition delegate currently imprisoned on charges widely seen as politically motivated. The altercation began when opposition deputy…
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A suicide bomber killed 16 Yemeni soldiers and wounded 18 other troops in a military post in the southern province of Abyan on Friday morning, authorities said. The attacker "drove a booby-trapped car into a site for the security…
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RALEIGH: Kamala Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban "price gouging" by grocers and boost affordable housing on Friday in her first major economy-focused speech as the Democratic presidential nominee. The US …
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DOHA: Ceasefire negotiations in Doha aimed at halting the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas were paused on Friday, with plans to resume talks next week. Despite progress, US President Joe Biden indicated that a final agreement…
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The UN chief on Friday stressed the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called for a critical "Polio pause" to facilitate a major vaccination campaign. Describing Gaza as being in a "humanitarian freefall," Antonio Guterres told…
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BRUSSELS: The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said Friday he would propose sanctions against Israeli government “enablers” of Jewish settler violence, following a deadly attack on a village in the occupied West Bank. “Day after day,…
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