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WHO discusses declaring emergency on monkeypox
WHO discusses declaring emergency on monkeypox
by  AFP

Monkeypox experts discussed Thursday whether the World Health Organization should classify the outbreak as a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. On June 23, the WHO convened an emergency committee of experts to decide if monkeypox constitutes a so-called Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) -- the UN health agency's highest alert level.

Mane wins second African Player of the Year award
Mane wins second African Player of the Year award
by  AFP

Sadio Mane was crowned African Player of the Year in Rabat on Thursday for the second time. It was the second successive continental player of the year award for Mane after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the last two editions of the annual celebration of African football.

Fresh negotiations to end Panama living cost protest
Fresh negotiations to end Panama living cost protest
by  AFP

The Panamanian government and protesters were set for a fresh round of negotiations Thursday to end more than two weeks of living cost protests that have interrupted food supplies and harmed the economy. As the roadblocks and marches persisted this week, the government agreed to a new round of talks to be mediated by the Catholic Church.

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