First Case of Monkeypox Detected in Japan From Europe

Read More One case of monkeypox has been identified in Tokyo, Japan’s Health Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Monday. The case involved a man in his 30s who had recently returned from Europe. The ministry said the patient had close contact with someone who was later diagnosed with monkeypox before returning to […]

Pakistan Reports Polio Case to Take Year’s Count to 13

Read More A girl receives polio vaccine drops during an anti-polio campaign in a low-income neighborhood as the spread of COVID-19 continues in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 20, 2020. (Akhtar Soomro/Reuters) DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan—Pakistan’s polio count for the year has risen to 13 with one case reported on Friday as the South Asian nation […]

Deal with IT waste in way that makes environmental and business sense

Read More eWaste is the world’s fastest-growing solid-waste stream, increasing at a rate three times faster than general waste. This has resulted in a change in market sentiment towards refurbished products, a process that extends the usable life of redundant IT equipment and reduces its environmental footprint. It is, therefore, important for organisations to develop […]

The road to the 2024 elections: Four possible scenarios

Read More If 1994 inaugurated democracy in South Africa, 2024 may seal it. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) If 1994 inaugurated democracy in South Africa, 2024 may seal it. For 2024 may irreversibly pierce the once-impenetrable ANC electoral majority. If this moment arrives, what possible coalitions could replace an ANC majority government? The views expressed are those […]

Ministers don’t know if ?486m pandemic traffic light system worked, say MPs

Read More At least ?486m of taxpayer funds were spent on implementing the “traffic light system” for international arrivals during the coronavirus pandemic. But the government “does not know” whether it worked or not, according to a powerful committee of MPs. The traffic light system set the rules for arrivals from every country depending on […]

Today’s Brain of Britain contestants find quiz harder, says host

Read More Contestants on Brain of Britain are finding it more difficult to get five questions in a row correct than they did in the past, even though the show has become no harder, the quiz show’s host has said. Presenter Russell Davies said writers on the longstanding and notoriously difficult BBC Radio 4 quiz […]

Lockdown drinking increase could cause 25,000 excess deaths in England

Read More Up to 25,000 more people than usual could die over the next 20 years in England as a result of heavy drinking habits that began during the Covid lockdowns, two studies have found. They could also result in almost 1m more hospital admissions and cost the NHS more than ?5bn. The NHS-funded findings […]

Biden blasts Trump, says he lacked ‘courage to act’ during Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Joe Biden claimed in a prerecorded speech on Monday that former President Donald Trump “lacked the courage” to stop the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. “The police were heroes that day. Donald Trump lacked the courage to act,” the […]

Pope Francis ‘begs forgiveness’ over abuse at church schools in Canada

Read More Pope Francis has apologised for the “disastrous error” and “evil” of Canada’s church-run residential schools, asking survivors of the system that abused tens of thousands of children for forgiveness as he toured the country on a “pilgrimage of penance”. The pontiff’s widely anticipated apology came during a Monday morning visit to the community […]