Africa CDC says gay sex ‘not relevant’ in monkeypox there
Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent’s reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men, and it warned Thursday…
WHO Africa sees 10-year growth in healthy life expectancy
Africa recorded a ten-year growth in its healthy life expectancy from 2000 to 2019, the World Health Organization Africa office said Thursday, exceeding the global average and progress seen in…
OPEC+ to decide oil output to world amid high inflation
The OPEC oil cartel and its allies are meeting Wednesday to decide how much crude to produce in September amid high oil prices and unstable energy supplies exacerbated by the…
Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the eight-legged stool, a symbol of authority for his ancient kingdom in Uganda, now glimpsed through a glass barrier at a museum thousands of…
New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak. The announcement Saturday…
Spain reports 2nd death from monkeypox
Spain reported Saturday a second death in as many days from monkeypox. These are believed to be the first confirmed fatalities from the disease in Europe since its recent spread…
In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID
Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of…
Oxford and Cambridge universities could return 213 looted artefacts from Benin
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge could return more than 200 artefacts that were looted by British colonial forces in 1897, after Nigeria this year requested the repatriation of the…
Red Arrows and raging bulls – the Commonwealth Games opens in Birmingham
To borrow an oft-quoted phrase, reports of the death of the Commonwealth Games have long been greatly exaggerated. The chorus of cynics fire their shots with the unerring accuracy of…