Fri 22 July 2022: On Thursday (July 21), experts discussed whether the World Health Organization (WHO) should declare the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, the highest level of alert. Monkeypox cases are rapidly increasing, with nearly 15,400 cases reported in at least 71 countries. A second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Autocrats, dictators and serial human rights abusers employ some of the most sophisticated techniques to execute their war propaganda, which in recent years has been waged through social media. The latest example of such disinformation campaign was uncovered by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) which uncovered Twitter accounts posting pro-Kremlin narratives in Arabic by using attractive […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, spoke by phone on Thursday and underlined the importance of further cooperation within the OPEC+ group of oil producers, the Kremlin said, Reuters reports. The conversation took place six days after US President, Joe Biden, visited the Prince in Saudi Arabia – […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: Pope Francis has urged world leaders to pay attention to the “chorus of cries of anguish” coming from the Earth as a result of climate change, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss. He urged nations to address climate change with the same attention as global challenges like wars and health crises in […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: The apparent claim that US President Joe Biden has cancer was clarified by the White House on Wednesday. WH clarified that he was making reference to a skin cancer diagnosis he received prior to taking office that has since been treated. Speaking on climate change in the US state of Massachusetts, […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (C) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), arrive to hold a joint tripartite news conference after the 7th summit in Astana format in Tehran, Iran on July 19, 2022. Thu 21 July 2022: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said US forces should withdraw from areas […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: The number of cases of the coronavirus has doubled in the past six weeks, according to the head of the World Health Organization. In addition, it noted that by 2022, reports of cases of monkeypox had increased to almost 14,000 across 70 countries. According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, coronavirus deaths are […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: In its conflict with Ukraine, Russia has reportedly already lost 15,000 troops, according to CIA Director William Burns. Burns stated during a speech at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado that he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was mistaken in thinking he could split the NATO alliance prior to the start […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, one of the final two candidates to take over as prime minister after the departure of Boris Johnson, says she does not support sending British soldiers to Ukraine to help fight against Russia. Speaking to the BBC in an interview on July 21, Truss ruled out […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: The WHO reported in Geneva that local residents in the countries where migrants and refugees arrive receive higher standards of medical care. The World Health Organization also said on Wednesday that migrants on average had a poorer level of health, and that this was not down to being naturally less healthy […]
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