Seven protesters were shot to death in Sudan on Thursday, medics said, as large crowds took to the streets despite heavy security and a communications blackout to rally against the military leadership that seized power eight months ago.In central Khart…
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Seven Killed in Sudan as Protesters Rally on Uprising Anniversary
Seven protesters were shot to death in Sudan on Thursday, medics said, as large crowds took to the streets despite heavy security and a communications blackout to rally against the military leadership that seized power eight months ago.In central Khart…
Read MoreAt Least 20 Dead in South African Club; Cause Still Unknown
South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London early Sunday.It is unclear what led to the deaths of the young people, who were reportedly attending a party to celebrate the end …
Read MoreAmid COVID Battle, China Pledges to Bolster Economies of 4 Nations, Including Russia
TAIPEI — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged this week to help advance four economic powers, despite pandemic problems at home and knock-on effects from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Analysts expect the pledges to take time, with no immediate results.Xi ma…
Read MoreTwo Nigeria Churches Attacked; Worshippers Killed, Abducted
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Gunmen attacked two churches in rural northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks after a similar attack in the West African nation left 40 worshippers dead.The attack in Kajuru area…
Read MoreWHO Meeting on Monkeypox Outbreak, Disease Name Change
More than 1,600 confirmed monkeypox cases and almost 1,500 suspected cases have been reported this year from seven countries where monkeypox has been detected for years and 32 newly affected countries, according to the World Health Organization directo…
Read MoreMonkeypox to get a new name, says WHO
GENEVA— The World Health Organization says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox.It comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising” name for the vir…
Read MoreMonkeypox to get a new name, says WHO
GENEVA— The World Health Organization says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox.It comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising” name for the vir…
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