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This file photo taken on August 9, 2022 shows vials of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine are prepared at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California.

Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.

The WHO on Thursday warned that further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.

Worried by the rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread to nearby countries, the WHO hastily convened a meeting of experts to study the outbreak.

Paris 2024: Dutch Athlete Sifan Hassan Breaks Two Records, Wins Olympic Marathon Gold

Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan managed to break two records by winning the Olympic gold medal in the marathon in Paris.

Tamirat Tola from Ethiopia emerged victorious in the marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, setting a new Olympic record by finishing the race in 2:06:26, breaking Samuel Wanjiru’s 2008 record of 2:06:32 from Kenya.

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to "bloodshed" on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship.

Thousands of demonstrators began taking to the streets last week to protest government policies and the high cost of living.

Google is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide detailed tracking of fire boundaries through Search and Maps, as well as location-based push notifications. According to a recent update, this tool is expanding to 15 additional countries across Europe and Africa, including Greece.

Kenyan President William Ruto announced Thursday the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a "broad-based government", as he scrambled to contain the fallout of deadly protests against his administration.

The scorching heatwave, known as “Lucifer,” is blazing through Geria Epirus, pushing temperatures back into the 40s across Greece.

Due to greenhouse gases emitted by human activities, global temperature records have been consistently broken for over a year now. June 2024 was the warmest month ever recorded, surpassing the previous record set in June 2023.

People cool off in misters along the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Las Vegas

Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves.