18M facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel: UN
A total of 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned…
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New strain may be behind spread of monkeypox in Europe
The new strain of the disease may have caused the current spread of monkeypox in Europe, North America, and Australia, South African radio station SABC reports citing Oyewale Tomori, a…
Rare monkeypox outbreak: What you need to know
The disease is incurable and it’s already been found in at least 10 countries The hands of a monkeypox patient displaying the diesase’s characteristic rash, Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WHO convenes emergency meeting over rare disease outbreak – media
The international health watchdog summons experts to discuss the rapid spread of monkeypox, the Telegraph reports © AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI The latest sp UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said…
Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US, Canada and Australia
Cases of monkeypox are being investigated in several European countries as well as the US, Canada and Australia, according to health authorities and local media reports. The new cases were…
EU to map out escape route from Russian fossil fuels
The European Commission will on Wednesday unveil a 210 billion euro plan for how Europe can end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and use the pivot away…
Winners of Baku Marathon 2022 awarded
The ceremony of awarding the winners of the Baku Marathon 2022 was held in Baku on Sunday. Among men, the first, second and third places were taken by the Russian…
Baku Marathon 2022 starts on Heydar Aliyev Foundation’s initiative
The 5th Baku Marathon has started on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Report informs. About 15,000 participants have registered for the Baku Marathon 2022, held under the “Beat…
Сase of rare disease confirmed in England
There’s no cure for the Africa-linked infection, which can cause severe disease in some people, British medics say Pox virus, illustration © Getty Images / ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A…
The EU is destroying its own energy security with the planned Russian oil embargo
With no clear alternatives and surging energy prices, sanctions look set to hurt the bloc more than they will harm Russia By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst © Sputnik/Maksim Bogodvid…