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Addis Ababa, Oct 24 (EFE).- The public health agency of the African Union reported Thursday 45,327 mpox cases (9,114 confirmed) and 1,014 deaths from the disease since the beginning of 2024 in 18 countries of the continent. Epidemiologist Ngashi Ngongo, head of the Executive Office of the African Centers for...
Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct 18 (EFE).- Experts and feminist groups are working to generalize access to abortion in Jalisco, the third most populous state in Mexico, following the reform that decriminalized the procedure up to 12 weeks. Violeta Sandoval, a lawyer specializing in human rights, told EFE that two weeks after...
Los Angeles, Oct 8 (EFE).- Actress Jenna Fischer, most known for her role as Pam Beesly in ‘The Office’, revealed on Tuesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fisher, 50, announced the diagnosis on her Instagram account where she posted a photo of herself with her hair regrowing. «I...
Islamabad, Aug 16 (EFE).- Pakistani authorities have confirmed the first case of mpox in the country after the World Health Organisation declared its outbreak “a public health emergency of international concern.” It marked the first confirmed case in Asia since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency for...
Sydney, Australia, July 1 (EFE). – Australia became the first country to restrict the sale of vapes to pharmacies when a law to combat smoking came into effect on Monday, stipulating sentences of up to seven years in prison and million dollar fines. The law forces people, who want a...
Bangkok, Apr 11 (EFE).- More than 240 million minors are at risk from conditions related to heatwaves in East Asia, which is preparing for a summer with record temperatures, the United Nations said Thursday in a statement. A street vendor cools down from the heat as he waits for customers...
Kathmandu/Bangkok, Feb 15 (EFE).- The air quality in South and East Asia plummeted to «unhealthy» levels, with seven cities in the regions ranking among the ten most polluted major metropolitan areas in the world on Thursday. However, alarm bells rang louder in the Thai capital, Bangkok, which ranked as the...
New York City, US, Feb 14 (EFE).- New York City on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube for fueling a nationwide «youth mental health crisis.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference about a review on crime in 2023 at the...
United Nations, Feb. 13 (EFE) – «Empty bellies fuel unrest,» Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday at a session dedicated to addressing the relationship between the climate crisis, food insecurity, and armed conflicts in the world. The meeting was convened by Guyana, the current president of the...
Washington, Feb 11 (EFE).- United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Sunday due to an «emergent bladder issue,» the Pentagon said, less than a month after his earlier hospitalization sparked a controversy. «After a series of tests and evaluations, the Secretary was admitted into the critical care unit...
By Caty Arévalo Madrid, Feb 8 (EFE).- Juan Antonio Bayona wanted ‘Society of the Snow’ to exude realism, so he sought scientific advice to ensure that 30 actors lost 30 kilos within a few months, mirroring the victims of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes in...
Kinshasa, Feb 8 (EFE). – The NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday denounced a considerable increase in the flow of war-wounded patients, mostly civilians, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a new upsurge in fighting between the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) and...
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