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Monkeypox epidemic spread mainly through sex, WHO officials say
An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is spreading primarily through sex among men with around 200 confirmed and suspected cases in at least a dozen countries, World Health Organization officials said Monday. The outbreak has grown rapidly in Europe and North America over the past week and is expected to […]
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Starbucks will leave Russia after 15 years, closing 130 licensed cafes
A woman drinks coffee at a Starbucks in a shopping center in Khimki, outside Moscow. Alexander Natruskin | Russia After 15 years in business in Russia, Starbucks will exit the market, joining companies like McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil and British American Tobacco in pulling out of the country altogether. The coffee giant announced on Monday that […]
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Hyundai plans US$5 billion investment in mobility technologies such as self-driving and robotics
Drew Anger | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hyundai Motor said on Sunday it plans to invest $5 billion in the United States by 2025 to further develop mobility technologies in areas including autonomous driving, robotics and AI. The investment comes on the heels of the automaker’s recent announcement of a plan to spend […]
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World Health Organization confirms 80 cases of monkeypox with outbreaks in 11 countries
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows oval-shaped mature monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog epidemic. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner | CDC via AP The World Health Organization has confirmed […]
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World Health Organization confirms 80 cases of monkeypox with outbreaks in 11 countries
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows oval-shaped mature monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner | CDC via AP The World Health Organization has confirmed […]
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Dr Scott Gottlieb says rising cases of monkeypox suggest it is spreading ‘quite widely’
The growing number of monkeypox cases in the United States and Europe suggests that the virus has already spread widely in communities, but it is unlikely to cause a major epidemic like Covid, the board member of Pfizer administration and former FDA commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb. “Now that there has been community spread, it can […]
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Dr Scott Gottlieb says rising cases of monkeypox suggest it is spreading ‘quite widely’
The growing number of monkeypox cases in the United States and Europe suggests that the virus has already spread widely in communities, but it is unlikely to cause a major epidemic like Covid, the board member of Pfizer administration and former FDA commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb. “Now that there has been community spread, it can […]
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Boeing tries again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station – here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on board is seen as it rolls out to the launch pad for the OFT-2 mission due to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | Nasa Boeing is preparing to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner […]
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Boeing tries again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station – here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on board is seen as it rolls out to the launch pad for the OFT-2 mission due to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | Nasa Boeing is preparing to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner […]
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The CDC is currently investigating 180 cases of children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause.
The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Tami Chappell | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating 180 cases of children who suddenly developed severe hepatitis in 36 states and territories, an increase of 71 cases since the public health agency’s last update at […]