International News
Spain to donate 500 000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 Spain will donate 500 000 doses of the mpox vaccine, or 20% of its stockpile, to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, the Health Ministry... →
Briton must face South African Eskom bribery charges, court says
By: Bloomberg 23rd August 2024 A British national wanted in South Africa over allegations of bribes paid in a deal struck with state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings lost a bid... →
West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine's alleged rebel support
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 The juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukraine's alleged support of rebel... →
UN migration agency appeals for $18.5-million in assistance for mpox outbreak
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 The United Nation's International Organisation for Migration appealed on Wednesday for $18.5-million in assistance to provide health care services... →
Thailand says mpox case recorded in foreigner travelling from Africa
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a... →
Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire... →
Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations
By: Reuters 20th August 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as he visited Egypt on Tuesday, but... →
Mpox is not the new Covid, says WHO official
By: Reuters 20th August 2024 A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new Covid, as... →
