Category: World

NEARLY 1,400 MONKEYPOX CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN AFRICA: WHO

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Wed 01 June 2022: Seven African countries have cumulatively reported nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases so far this year, with 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday as the number of infections worldwide continues to climb following the latest outbreak. The cases have been reported in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, […]

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US TO PROVIDE LONGER-RANGE ROCKET SYSTEM TO UKRAINE: OFFICIAL

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Wed 01 June 2022: The US will provide Ukraine with the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which be equipped with munitions that will allow Ukraine to launch rockets about 80 kilometres, a senior Biden administration official has said. “These systems will be used by the Ukrainians to repel Russian advances on Ukrainian territory, […]

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TOBACCO KILLS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, DESTROYS MILLIONS OF HECTARES ANNUALLY: WHO

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Wed 01 June 2022: While tobacco use kills over 8 million people around the world, tobacco farming also destroys nearly 3.5 million hectares (8.6 million acres) of area annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Along with damage to human health, the “tobacco life cycle” also causes severe harm to the environment, as growing tobacco also contributes to […]

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RUSSIA’S LAVROV TO MEET GCC MINISTERS ON WEDNESDAY IN RIYADH

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Wed 01 June 2022: Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Saudi state media said, on a visit that Gulf officials said would feature a meeting with foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, Reuters reports. Lavrov, who also visited Bahrain earlier on Tuesday, is expected to meet ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain at the […]

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IAEA REPORT ON UNDECLARED NUCLEAR SITES ‘UNFAIR’: IRAN

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Tue 31 May 2022: Iran said Tuesday a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on undeclared nuclear material found at three sites was “not fair”. “Unfortunately, this report does not reflect the reality of the negotiations between Iran and the IAEA,” foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters while referring to the Monday report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. “It’s not a fair and balanced […]

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GEORGIA’S BREAKAWAY REGION OF SOUTH OSSETIA DROPS REFERENDUM ON JOINING RUSSIA

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Tue 31 May 2022: On Monday, the president of Georgia’s breakaway enclave, South Ossetia, canceled plans for a vote on Russian membership that his predecessor, Anatoly Bibilov, had planned for July 17. In 2008, South Ossetia was at the center of the Russian-Georgian war, after which the Russian government recognized the region as an independent […]

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MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK CAN BE JUST ‘THE PEAK OF THE ICEBERG’, WHO WARNS

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Tue 31 May 2022: The World Health Organization has warned that the monkeypox outbreak could be merely the “peak of the iceberg,” and has called for immediate action. Sylvie Briand, WHO’s chief of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, has raised alarm about the growing number of cases of monkeypox around the world. “We don’t […]

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NATO ALLIES FORGOT TURKEY’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALLIANCE: ERDOĞAN

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Tue 31 May 2022: Stressing the importance of Turkey for NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country’s partners forgot about its contributions to the alliance when there were no threats to their national security. In an exclusive article written for British weekly The Economist on Monday, Erdoğan said his country’s increased defensive capacity has contributed to the alliance’s resilience and […]

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“DONE”: ISRAEL SIGNS FIRST ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH UAE

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Tue 31 May 2022: The agreement has been signed amid escalating violence in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. On Sunday, ultra-nationalist Israelis marched through Palestinian areas of the Old City and attacked Palestinians while chanting racist anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian songs. Israel has signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, […]

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