Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges – National

Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges – National

A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt. The defendants, most of them Congolese but also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that included attempted coup, terrorism … Read more

Is India Really At Risk Of A Monkeypox Outbreak?

Is India Really At Risk Of A Monkeypox Outbreak?

More than four years since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization) in March 2020, fear of another mass outbreak looms large. The WHO, on August 14, declared the current upsurge of Mpox or Monkeypox in Central Africa as a global emergency requiring urgent action. The global concern for the virus … Read more

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Emergency

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Emergency

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent. Earlier this week, the Africa … Read more