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WHO discusses declaring emergency on monkeypox
Monkeypox experts discussed Thursday whether the World Health Organization should classify the outbreak as a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. On June 23, the WHO convened an emergency committee of experts to decide if monkeypox constitutes a so-called Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) -- the UN health agency's highest alert level.
Mane wins second African Player of the Year award
Sadio Mane was crowned African Player of the Year in Rabat on Thursday for the second time. It was the second successive continental player of the year award for Mane after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the last two editions of the annual celebration of African football.
Fresh negotiations to end Panama living cost protest
The Panamanian government and protesters were set for a fresh round of negotiations Thursday to end more than two weeks of living cost protests that have interrupted food supplies and harmed the economy. As the roadblocks and marches persisted this week, the government agreed to a new round of talks to be mediated by the Catholic Church.
Facebook tweaks app with eye on rival TikTok
Facebook has split the news feed in two on its app, a signficant change that mimics the experience on its fiercest competitor, hugely-popular TikTok. Facebook apps will open to a personalized feed of posts called "Home", where artificial intelligence will offer posts from friends but also recommended content, the social network said.
YouTube vows to remove abortion misinformation
YouTube on Thursday said it will start removing videos containing false or unsafe claims about abortion in a crackdown on misinformation about the medical procedure. "Starting today and ramping up over the next few weeks, we will remove content that provides instructions for unsafe abortion methods or promotes false claims about abortion safety under our medical misinformation policies."
Lukashenko says Belarus is 'authoritarian'
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko admitted on Thursday that he ran an authoritarian state but claimed there were no political prisoners in his isolated country. "I am no dictator," Lukashenko insisted, while admitting that Belarus had "elements of authoritarianism."
US, UK say 15,000 killed in Russia's Ukraine 'cannon fodder'
Some 15,000 Russians have died in the five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, the US and British spy chiefs said, as they assessed that President Vladimir Putin was suffering far greater losses than expected. Ukraine has offered a much higher figure on losses inflicted on Russia, saying earlier this month that some 36,200 Russian personnel had died.
UN chief due in Turkey for Ukraine grain talks
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was due to arrive in Turkey on Thursday to help Russia and Ukraine agree on an elusive deal to allow grain to start flowing across the Black Sea. Almost all of the grain is usually shipped out of the region across the Black Sea.
Calls grow for Iran morality police to change course
In a rare move, Iranian newspapers on Thursday criticised the country's morality police, tasked with ensuring respect for Islamic laws, after a viral video of a woman pleading for her daughter to be released.
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