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Health / Medical

WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?

Inkoly/Shutterstock   By C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney   The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international response to an extraordinary event and the mobilisation of resources, such as vaccines and diagnostic testing, to curb the spread of this infectious disease. But […]

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Doctors protests intensifies in India

Medical professionals have intensified their protests in the East Indian city of Kolkata after clashes with the police on Thursday. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets across the nation in the past one week demanding justice for the young medic who was brutally sexually assaulted and murdered on Friday. Ishan Garg has this report for us from New Delhi.  

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UK’s MET Police “Failing” In Key Areas Says Report

The police inspectorate has found Britain's biggest force is not adequately investigating crime or managing risks posed by sex offenders. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary assessed the Metropolitan Police's performance across eight areas. In its report, it graded the Met as requiring improvement or "inadequate" in seven of the eight. The Met says it's using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards. Inspector of Constabulary […]

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Environment

At-risk groups in Indonesia demand greater say in climate policymaking

  By Hans Nicholas Jong, via Mongabay    Civil society groups and communities most affected by the effects of climate change are calling on the Indonesian government to include them in the decision-making process of climate policies. Groups such as those representing the urban poor and the disabled say they haven’t been meaningfully involved in the process, particularly the drafting of Indonesia’s revised goals and commitments for reducing greenhouse gas […]

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Why did Japan’s prime minister decide to step down? And who might replace him?

    By Craig Mark, Hosei University   In a surprise announcement, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, bringing his premiership to an early end. Since coming to office in October 2021, Kishida has struggled to overcome dire approval ratings. The party has been dogged by revelations of ties to the Korean-based Unification Church […]

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South Korea offers talks to ease tensions with North

South Korea's President says he's open to establishing a working group with North Korea in a bid to ease tensions. The comments come as Seoul marks National Liberation Day and the country's independence from Japan. East Asia correspondent William Denselow reports.  

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Trump fails to get hush money trial judge to recuse himself

Donald Trump has failed for the third time at having the Judge overseeing his New York hush money case to recuse himself. The former US President is set to be sentenced next month after being found guilty of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of an election. Here's Mitch McCann reporting:  

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