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Uganda Health Ministry reports first two cases of monkeypox

  • KAMPALA: Uganda has detected its first two cases of mpox (monkeypox), the Health Ministry said on Saturday, a day after the Africa Union allocated $10.4 million in funding to combat the outbreak. The cases were discovered in the western border district of Kasese, in the towns of Mpondwe and ne...
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Kenya reports first mpox case

  • NAIROBI: Kenya has detected its first case of mpox, the health ministry said Wednesday, as the regional East African bloc urged caution in the face of an outbreak. The case of the viral infection was detected in a passenger at a border crossing in southern Kenya, the ministry said in a stateme...
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Robert Downey Jr. is returning to ‘Avengers’ films as a villain in 1 of Marvel’s Comic-Con twists

  • SAN DIEGO: Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr. Downey is returning to Marvel’s films, but not as Iron Man....
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Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear

  • CHEBIKA, Tunisia: Amor Nouira, a farmer in Tunisia’s Chebika village, has lost hope of saving his prickly pear cacti, ravaged by the cochineal insect spreading across North Africa. The 50-year-old has seen his half-hectare of cactus crops wither as the invasive insect wreaked havoc on about a ...
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Bird flu hits McDonald’s breakfasts in Australia

  • CANBERRA: Good luck getting a late-morning McMuffin in Australia. McDonald’s has cut breakfast service timings by 1-1/2 hours, the company said, after a shortage of eggs caused by bird flu outbreaks that have led to the slaughter of about 1.5 million chickens. “Like many retailers, we are car...
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Pakistan Football Federation announces women’s futsal team participation in next year’s Asian Cup

  • ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) announced on Saturday the participation of the country’s national women’s futsal squad in the Asian Cup tournament next year, marking it their first competition under the auspices of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Futsal, a dynamic ind...
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WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu

  • GENEVA: A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The 59-year old, who died on April 24 after developing fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea and nausea, had “no history of expo...
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Bangladesh faces multi-dimensional threat as sea levels rise faster than global average

  • DHAKA: Sea levels in Bangladesh are rising faster than the global average, a new study has found, as officials race to address its multidimensional threats that include the destruction of 17 percent of the country’s lands over the next two decades. With its low-lying geography and location in...
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KSA makes significant strides in protecting digital infrastructure

  • A recent study revealed that Saudi companies are integrating artificial intelligence technologies into their cyberdefenses after incidents of electronic hacking, costing an estimated $588,000 in losses in 2023, according to American company Cisco. While this figure may seem small, global hack...
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The US-made helicopter in Iran president’s crash

  • PARIS: The helicopter in the crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was a US-made Bell 212, a model introduced in 1968 during the Vietnam War and last produced in 1998. Here is what we know about the Bell 212: Brought into service in 1971, the civilian helicopter had a military ve...
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