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Japan confirms its first Monkeypox case
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Japan reported its first case of Monkeypox on Monday in Tokyo with a 30-year-old man testing positive, local media reported citing a government source.
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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Rapidly spreading Monkeypox cases is matter of concern: WHO's Dr Poonam Kh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Expressing concern over rapidly spreading cases of Monkeypox, the first Indian elected as Regional Director of World Health Organization South-East Asia Region said that with cases concentrated among men who have sex with men, it is possible to curtail fu
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White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat Monkeypox outbr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the Monkeypox virus a public health emergency of international concern, the White House said that a coordinated international response is the need of the hour to end Monkeypox spread and protect
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Pakistan's cabinet okays ordinance to sell assets to prevent country from
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): Pakistan's cabinet has approved an ordinance to bypass all the procedures for selling assets to foreign countries in order to prevent the country from defaulting.
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WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 23 (ANI): Looking at the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries, the World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern.
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans unsure of their next meal, WFP says urgently ne
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, are "food insecure", according to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) which says it has so far managed to secure only 30 per cent of the USD 63 million funds it has targeted to provide 3 million
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Study recognises risks for long COVID in children
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Calgary [Canada], July 23 (ANI): A study conducted in eight countries and published in JAMA Network Open found that nearly 6% of kids who had COVID-19 when they went to the Emergency Department (ED) later on exhibited symptoms of extended COVID. Long COVID was linked to a first-time hospital
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Anupam Kher to play Jayaprakash Narayan in Kangana Ranaut directorial 'Eme
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The makers of Kangana Ranaut directorial 'Emergency' have unveiled the poster of one of the most important characters from the film, Bharat Ratna awardee Jayaprakash Narayan, who will be portrayed by Anupam Kher.
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WHO reconvenes emergency committee meeting as Monkeypox cases exceed 14,00
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak.
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Pak: Business community warns of Sri Lanka-like crisis as rupee in freefal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): As the dollar touched an all-time high of 224.92 against the Pakistani rupee, the business community gathered at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) to analyse the looming threat of a Sri Lanka-like economic emergency.
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WHO reports 14,000 monkey pox cases globally, 5 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Around 14,000 cases of monkey pox have been confirmed in over 70 countries this year and a total of 5 deaths have been reported in Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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