Sweden confirmed its first case of the more contagious variant of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, marking the first time it
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Lula says he doesn’t yet recognize Maduro as winner of Venezuela election
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has made clear he does not yet accept Nicolás Maduro’s claim to have been re-elected as Venezuela’s
‘A violation’: Kenyan town removes athlete statues after uproar about unrecognisable features
Authorities in a Kenyan town known for its athletics prowess rushed to remove statues of runners on Wednesday night that some people had deemed shoddy,
‘Enforced disappearances’ send a chill through Kenya’s protests
One mid-morning in June, Emmanuel Kamau prepared to leave his home for work as a bus conductor in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. It was the
Jamaica declares state of emergency after eight killed in weekend shootings
Jamaica’s prime minister has issued a 14-day state of emergency in the country’s southern Clarendon parish amid fears of further violence after two shootings on
Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO
An outbreak in Africa of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox, resembles the early days of HIV, scientists have said, as the World Health
Bahia’s police killings pile pressure on Lula’s Workers’ party in Brazil
Activists have raised the alarm over police violence in the Brazilian state of Bahia, as new figures revealed that more children and adolescents are killed
Ernesto strengthens into hurricane after leaving half of Puerto Rico without power
Storm Ernesto has strengthened into a hurricane as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the US
At least 68 people killed in flooding as rains worsen Sudan’s plight
Heavy rains in Sudan have killed dozens of people, compounding hardship in a country that is already facing multiple crises. At least 68 people have
Half a billion children live in areas with twice as many very hot days as in 1960s
Almost half a billion children are growing up in parts of the world where there are at least twice the number of extremely hot days