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Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days, WHO says

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's government has asked Japan to donate at least 2 million doses of mpox vaccine, a senior official at Africa's top public health body and a Congolese official said on Tuesday.

Congo asked Japan for 2 million mpox vaccine doses, health officials say

Simi Jolaoso in Lagos & Glody Murhabazi in eastern DR Congo. With mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization because of its rapid spread, all eyes have been on the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and more than 450 deaths.

The children bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak

After a summer of Olympic fever, it's back to business in France. But uncertainty dominates after snap elections earlier this summer returned a hung parliament. As suspense continues over who will be the country's next prime minister, France's largest employer federation, Medef, held its annual conference on the theme of ''power''. So after seven years of pro-business policies, what's next for France's business community? FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer talks to Medef's Vice President Fabrice Le Saché and asks business leaders what their top concerns are.

Business unusual: What's on French bosses' minds?

The group's leader said the operation took place earlier this week. Since then, the rebels have agreed to allow rescue teams to access the ship. A video shared on the rebels' media outlets showed masked men planting explosives on the vessel and then detonating them, causing several fires on board.

Yemen's Huthis blew up stranded oil tanker: video

The perfect meteorological conditions and pristine waters of Madagascar make it one of the best kitesurfing spots in the world. Some local communities are trying to promote the sport to bring in extra income. But for most tourists, the cost of traveling to the country in the first place remains prohibitively expensive.

Madagascar: A perfect place for kitesurfing, but will tourists come?

As the Paris Paralympics get underway, African athletes are hoping to match or even top the 97 medals the continent won at the Rio Games in 2016. Sports journalist Mbulelo Thinta joined Eye on Africa to take a look at some of the African athletes to watch at this year's competition.

African athletes hope for record medal haul at Paris Paralympics

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It's been over twenty-five years since actor/photographer Roddy McDowall died of lung cancer in 1998. McDowall, despite some career challenges, was one of that breed of rare former child actors who successfully transitioned into Hollywood adulthood. He was also, however, one of the industry's "openly closeted" actors, which came with its own sense of issues. This is his story.

The Not-So-Secret Gay Life of Actor Roddy McDowell: 25 Years After His Tragic Death From Lung Cancer

It’s been a year since soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo shot dead 56 people at an anti-UN protest. Several officers were sentenced for the killings. But on the anniversary, survivors say justice has not been done.Also in the programme, the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit is taking place in Kenya. It brings together several countries that are interested in investing in nuclear power.And surf's up in Madagacar. Kitesurfing aficionados have found their paradise on the island nation.

Goma protest survivors say justice has not been done

They are a much-loved part of the Mediterranean fauna - pink flamingos can be found stalking the marshland of the south of France. Yet the species could be under threat due to changes in their habitat. Olivia Salazar-Winspear has this report.

France’s flamingos under threat?

Typhoon Shanshan soaked large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm's centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories.

Typhoon Shanshan drenches Japan, prompting landslide and flood alerts

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed to the Philippines, and warned it could destabilize the region. But Manila’s top diplomat said Friday he reassured his Chinese counterpart that the weaponry was only in the country temporarily.

Philippines says China was `dramatically’ alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north

China is facing a crisis in its vast real estate sector as well as lackluster confidence among households and businesses, which is hindering consumption, while geopolitical tensions with Washington and the European Union threaten foreign trade. In August, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key barometer of industrial output...

China manufacturing contracts for fourth straight month

Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of the platform following a months-long standoff with the tech billionaire over disinformation in South America's largest nation. Moraes handed down the ruling after Musk failed to comply with an order to name a new legal representative for...

Brazil block on X comes into effect after judge's order

Invisible, and now silent. Three years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghan women continue to see their few remaining rights dwindle away. A Taliban ministry promulgated a new set of laws on August 21 that it said “will be of great help in the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice”. The laws aim to control all aspects of the social and private life of Afghans, especially of Afghan women.

Afghan women are erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on

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  It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and two friends from his home country of Guinea wanted to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice.“We were enjoying life, playing music, walking through the city at night — we just wanted to be together again and have a good time,” Diallo, 22, told The Associated Press in Erfurt, in the eastern state of Thuringia.He was not prepared for how the day would end. Suddenly Diallo and his friends were confronted by three black-clad white men.“They...

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French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation.

French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO

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Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

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Venezuelans spent most of Friday in the dark as a major outage knocked out power in the capital, Caracas, and several states. President Nicolás Maduro's government blamed the outage, which it said began about 4:50 a.m., on “electrical sabotage.”

Venezuelans in the dark as power outage hits capital and other states

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo, WHO says

A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic...

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo, WHO says

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