Thailand has confirmed its first case of the Mpox Clade 1b variant, marking the second time this strain has been identified outside Africa and the first one in Asia. According to Reuters, the patient is a 66-year-old European man who arrived in Thailand last week from an unspecified African country where the disease was prevalent.“The…
Botswana has unveiled one of the largest diamonds ever discovered, a 2,492-carat gem taken out from Karowe Mine. According to the Associated Press, this discovery is set to be showcased on Thursday, marking it as the biggest diamond ever found in the country and the second-largest ever extracted globally.Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp reported…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the escalating transmission of mpox in Africa constitutes a global health emergency, warning that the virus could potentially spread across international borders.The declaration was made by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus following a convening of the UN health agency’s emergency committee. This announcement comes just a…
STOCKHOLM: Sweden has confirmed its first case of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact. This follows the World Health Organization‘s declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency after an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo spread to other countries.Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed announced the confirmation on…
Comedian Tiffany Haddish has been slammed for a viral TikTok video in which she is seen expressing shock that Africa has grocery stores. Now she has defended her viral video and said she was showing it to the world that they were taught wrong things about Africa. The actor was in Zimbabwe and as she…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to attend the annual G7 summit which is scheduled to be held in Italy in the region of Puglia from June 13 to 15. PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, continuing their dialogue from her visit to India in March…
Representative Image Less than a fortnight before the deadline to weed out Russian diamonds from the world’s affluent markets, a confused, volatile trade is feeling the pulls and pressures: a rigid rule pushed by Europe to probably regain its waning influence; the emerging voices of Africa and India opposing it; and, a new, different plan…
