(Reuters) -Africa's top public health body declared what it termed a "public health emergency of continental security" on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) had warned last week...

Africa Public Health Body Declares Mpox Emergency

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A rise in sexual violence means food prices have leapt in CAR as women and girls say they fear working in the fields

‘They turn our farms into rape centres’: Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic

Racist anti-immigrant protests breaking out across several British cities have prompted six nations to release travel warnings for the UK. The protests and riots involved attacks on businesses and have been increasingly violent since they began on Friday, August 2. Some of the attacks targeted hotels, including multiple Holiday Inns, according to CNN. The hotels were housing asylum seekers.

6 Countries Are Warning Travelers Not to Visit This European Nation

The Conversation UK

Amid the racist, far right violence sweeping the UK this week has been a theme present in anti-immigration politics around the world: the idea that immigrants are “taking” jobs that would otherwise go to native-born residents. The economics of labour migration are complicated, and there has been plenty of research over the years that shows this trope is not true.

Asylum seekers aren’t ‘taking your jobs’ – but it would be better for all of us if they could work

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Turkey invaded part of Cyprus in 1974 and claimed it as an independent territory for the Turkish ethnic population, going on to rename areas of the island and destroy historical sites.

Turkey's invasion threats should be taken 'very seriously': Cyprus official

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No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

Sudan is at a catastrophic “breaking point,” with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations’ migration agency warned Monday. The International Organization for Migration said famine and floods were adding to a catalogue of challenges facing millions of people in...

Sudan at ‘Cataclysmic Breaking Point,’ Says UN Agency

Dozens of Russia's Wagner mercenaries were killed in a brutal ambush over the weekend by Tuareg rebels in northern Mali following days of fighting near Algeria's border.

Dozens of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries massacred in Mali ambush

Africa's main public health body has declared a continental emergency over an agressive strain of the mpox virus. Tens of thousands of people have been infected in an outbreak that began in Democratic Republic of Congo last September and has since spread to neighbouring countries. The head of CDC has made a "clarion call" for action to quash the outbreak.

Africa Centres for Disease Control sounds alarm over mpox outbreak

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

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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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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

Ain al-Asad air base was targeted by at least two rockets on Monday evening, according to security sources speaking to Reuters. The attack comes as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops attacked with rockets amid escalating tensions in Middle East: report

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida pushed through Japan's biggest wage increases in decades, but it was not enough to make up for the impact the battered yen has had - or keep him in his job as prime minister. Kishida on Wednesday succumbed to months of woeful public support numbers...

Analysis-Japan's Kishida Championed 'New Capitalism' but Was Undone by Yen

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It's been four decades since Emmy-nominated actor Lloyd Haynes died of lung cancer at only 52 years old. Best known for his compassionate performance as history teacher Pete Dixon on television's groundbreaking, academic-geared dramedy, Room 222 (ABC, 1969-1974), Haynes was beloved by his fans, family, friends and colleagues alike. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Room 222' TV Actor Lloyd Haynes: 4 Decades After His Tragic Death From Lung Cancer

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Mpox Vaccines Likely Months Away Even as WHO, Africa CDC Discuss Emergency

LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African...

Mpox Vaccines Likely Months Away Even as WHO, Africa CDC Discuss Emergency

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