Mpox hot spot in Congo
Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral.
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
In eastern Congo, a mother grieves her daughter's mpox death as officials struggle to contain the outbreak.
Fresh wolf pack sighting causes panic among locals of Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich
Operation Bhediya: Divisional Forest Officer denies presence of man-eater wolf in new pack terrorizing villages, cautioning against capture efforts.
Knowsley Safari Park hero vets perform first-ever surgery on rhino's broken leg
A team of more than 10 vets carried out the procedure for rhino Amara, who was born at the Knowsley Safari park in Merseyside in October 2022
Mpox outbreak horror as new strain tears through mining town
Miners, sex workers and traders pass through the remote town of Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been singled out as a major infection hotspot in the mpox outbreak
As New MPox Strain Spreads, Bustling Gold-Mining Town In Congo Emerges As Hotspot: Report
Kamituga is part of the South Kivu province, where more than 6,000 people are suspected to have contracted the virus. South Kivu is the 'epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak'.
Inside 'cancer-causing' factory left to rot after century of producing toxic chemicals
The chemical production plant in Preston, Canada, produced lethal substances for years, sparking a wave of legal claims from workers who say they were exposed to carcinogenic fumes
'Reel More Important Than Life': Video Shows Woman Dancing With Toddler Near Well's Edge, Internet Users Enraged
A video of a woman holding a child recklessly while sitting on the edge of a well to shoot a reel has gone viral on social media. She was criticised for putting the boy's life at risk.
World first medical procedure to heal 800 kg rhino's broken leg
The University of Liverpool's Leahurst Equine Hospital and Knowsley Safari worked together to conduct an ultra rare veterinary procedure.
Rare first edition Robert Burns poetry book fetches eye-watering amount at auction
One of 88 known surviving copies of Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect has been sold at auction for more than £60,000 in stark contrast to when the book originally went on sale
What items were once considered valuable but are worthless today?
In the 17th and 18th centuries, pineapples were one of the most expensive commodities in the world. They could cost around £60 each (nearly £10,000 today).
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said today. The vaccinations started...
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