Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months,…
Net spend on temporary accommodation for homelessness up by 42% in a year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpending by councils in England on temporary accommodation for homelessness has soared by more than 40% in a year, as charities branded it…
UN demands justice for 'brutal' abuses committed by Libyan militia
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe United Nations said it has documented numerous human rights violations in the Libyan city of Tarhuna, where it alleged that the…
UNFPA laments as Nigeria fails to meet family planning commitments
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThough the availability of Family Planning (FP) commodities is a key deliverable to achieving Nigeria’s FP target of 27% MCPR by 2030,…
Brits ramp up mortgage debt to £2.8bn in July, hitting a near two-year high
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe volume of mortgage debt taken on by Brits in July hit its highest level since November 2022, indicating a resurgence in…
10% of cardiovascular deaths in Nigeria attributed to high salt intake
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr Salma Anas-Kolo Ibrahim, Special Adviser to the President on Health, has called for urgent action to address the growing issue of…
Funeral of refugee activist Viraj Mendis to draw mourners from all over Europe
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRefugees and human rights activists are making their way to Bremen in north-west Germany for the funeral of a man who fought…
Authorities move to evict Park Lane rough sleepers who set up tent city just yards from The Dorchester and Marble Arch
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAuthorities are moving to evict a ‘tent city’ of rough sleepers in one of London‘s poshest neighbourhoods located just yards from The Dorchester…
Trapped Thai tunnel workers found dead after five-day rescue operation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll the foreign nationals trapped in a tunnel that collapsed at a high-speed rail construction site in Thailand have been found dead, after five days of rescue…
Bangladesh garment industry short on cotton as floods worsen protest backlog
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGarment factories in Bangladesh, one of the world’s biggest clothing production hubs, are struggling to complete orders on time as flooding disrupts…