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Mediators meet in Cairo in effort to resolve gaps on Gaza truce proposal
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. and Israeli delegations started a new round of meetings in Cairo on Thursday aimed at resolving differences...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...
Aug 17, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Mpox in Africa prompts $500 million funding from Gavi for vaccines
LONDON - The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
China to monitor arrivals of people, goods for mpox virus
BEIJING - China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox for the next six months, a statement from its customs...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO - Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army's no-show
CAIRO - Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Landslide kills eight in Ugandan capital
KAMPALA - A landslide at a landfill in Uganda's capital Kampala has killed eight people, the city's authorities said on Saturday. The...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Analysis-In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
LONDON - Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo. ...
Aug 9, 20244 min read
South African slap fighter wants rule book for little-known sport
JOHANNESBURG - He started out as a boxer, then switched to the wrestling ring. Now, South Africa's Danie "Pitbull" van Heerden wants...
Aug 8, 20241 min read
Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians, minister says
MOGADISHU - At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital...
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Olympics-Athletics-Kenya's Chebet charges to 5,000m gold, Kipyegon's silver reinstated
PARIS - Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's Olympic 5,000 metres as she delivered a textbook performance to outkick compatriot Faith...
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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