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WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday. The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)” – is designed to trigger a coordinated international response and could unlock …

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Gang arrested after stealing 100 dogs a night

Police in the north central province of Nghe An have arrested six members of a dog theft gang on allegations of stealing around 100 dogs every night. Vuong Van Hong, 36, identified as the gang leader, and his five accomplices are being investigated for theft of property, police said Saturday. …

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Pit bull mauls boy to death

An 8-year-old boy in southern Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc Province was mauled to death by a pit bull. On Friday afternoon, the boy visited his grandparents’ house in Dong Tien Commune. His grandmother, Le Thi Lien, was lying on her hammock, so the boy went to the backyard by himself. Hearing …

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Vietnam to limit fossil-fuel vehicles from 2040

Vietnam will start imposing restrictions on the manufacture and import of vehicles using fossil fuel from 2040, according to a government program on energy transition. The program approved Friday sets out targets for reducing carbon and methane emissions by the transport sector, aiming for a zero-emission industry in 2050. By …

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WHO says heatwave caused 1,700 deaths in Spain, Portugal

WHO says heatwave caused 1,700 deaths in Spain, Portugal

The World Health Organization’s European office on Friday said the heatwave baking Europe has caused over 1,700 deaths on the Iberian peninsula alone, calling for joint action to tackle climate change. “Heat kills. Over the past decades, hundreds of thousands of people have died as a result of extreme heat …

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US identifies first cases of monkeypox in children

US identifies first cases of monkeypox in children

Cases of the viral disease monkeypox in the United States have been identified for the first time in children – a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident, health authorities said on Friday. The two cases are unrelated and are likely the result of household …

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New Zealand Covid death rate at record levels

New Zealand Covid death rate at record levels

New Zealanders are dying from Covid-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population. Deaths from the virus reached 151 in the seven days to July 16, compared with 115 in the worst week of the previous …

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