By Ludwig Burger and Miranda Murray (Reuters) -Far more diagnostic kits, treatments and vaccines need to be shipped to Africa to respond adequately to the outbreak of a new strain of the mpox virus there, an official of the Red Cross and Red Crescent humanitarian network said on Friday. “There is a critical shortage of …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – With her face caked in honey and hair smothered in butter, Saba Yilma wafts clouds of fragrant smoke out from under a heavy leather cloak to help moderate the temperature of her “weyba tis”, a traditional Ethiopian sauna therapy. Sat on a chair above a small fire of smouldering twigs and …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, its chief executive Sania Nishtar told Reuters. Gavi helps countries with fewer resources buy and deploy vaccines, usually against childhood diseases like measles, but it …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Talks aimed at ending Sudan’s shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate the country’s humanitarian crisis. U.N. officials have warned that Sudan is at “breaking point” and that there will be tens of thousands of preventable deaths …
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By Anna Ringstrom and Julie Steenhuysen STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning to join the party led by former president Jacob Zuma, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Floyd Shivambu’s departure is a blow to the Marxist EFF, headed by Julius Malema. The EFF saw its share …
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CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) -Sudan’s sovereign council said on Thursday it would allow the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad for three months – a move long waited by aid agencies seeking to send aid into areas of the Darfur region that are threatened with famine. Global monitors say that more than 6 million people …
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By Bhanvi Satija and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries. An emergency committee met earlier on Wednesday to advise WHO …
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RABAT (Reuters) – Chad opened on Wednesday a consulate in Western Sahara, joining African and Arab countries that have established diplomatic missions there in a sign of support for Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory. Morocco considers Western Sahara its own territory, but the Algeria-backed Polisario Front wants to establish its own state there. So far 29 countries …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man who was indicted in 2022 on felony charges of acting as an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a lesser charge, in the latest stumble for U.S. prosecutors trying to clamp down on foreign influence. Pierre Girgis, a dual Egyptian-U.S. …
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