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a laboratory nurse takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case mpox at a treatment centre in munigi north kivu province democratic republic of the congo on july 19 2024 photo reuters

WHO issues global alert as new mpox variant triggers emergency

September 3, 2024

ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan’s Darfur region
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