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
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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
Canada’s 2023 wildfires produced nearly a decade’s worth of blaze emissions
Canada’s “record-shattering” wildfires last year produced nearly as much greenhouse gas emissions in one season as would be expected over a decade of fires in
Africa CDC declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency
The African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a “clarion
Ex-LRA commander convicted of crimes against humanity in landmark Ugandan trial
A former commander in the feared Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been convicted of crimes against humanity after the first such war crimes trial in
Sudanese factions using starvation as weapon is ‘cowardice’, US envoy says
The US special envoy for Sudan has accused the two factions in the country’s civil war of “cowardice” before crucial peace talks that are due
Tanzania opposition leaders and supporters arrested in crackdown
Police in Tanzania have arrested leaders of the country’s main opposition party and hundreds of its supporters in a crackdown that started at the weekend.