Health Monkeypox failings show world hasn't learned lessons of the pandemic THE World Health Organization has finally sounded its most serious alarm over the spread of monkeypox, declaring it a "public health emergency of international concern", just as it did for covid-19 in 2020. Many researchers think this decision should have been taken a month ago when the WHO first considered it. The disease is spreading … News
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Environment Legal battle over UK's Net Zero Strategy poses challenge for next PM Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor will have to sign off on a new net-zero strategy after the UK government's plan was ruled unlawful News
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