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Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned (15)
MARIA CHENG and FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated Press
July 1, 2022Updated: July 1, 2022 12:26 p.m.
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox
virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a
sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.
Serena's conqueror Tan into Wimbledon fourth round (4)
02/07/2022 - 13:26
London (AFP) - Harmony Tan, who knocked Serena Williams out of Wimbledon,
demolished British wild card Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday in just 51
minutes to reach the fourth round.
The 24-year-old French player broke Boulter five times in a dominant
display to disappoint the crowd on Court Two.
Tan was in charge from the start, racing into a 3-0 lead, and she never
relinquished her grip, showing impressive consistency to grind down her
opponent.
African officials: Monkeypox spread is already an emergency (2)
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African officials: Monkeypox spread is already an emergency
African officials: Monkeypox spread is already an emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe -
Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox
outbreak there as an emergency and are calling on rich countries to share
the world's limited supply of vaccines in an effort to avoid the glaring
equity problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nigeria: Germany to Return 1,130 Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria (2)
1 July 2022
Premium Times (Abuja) By Chiamaka Okafor
Nigeria's minister of information and communication, Lai Mohammed,
described the planned return as the "single largest repatriation of
artefacts anywhere in the world."
The Nigerian government on Friday in Berlin signed a declaration that will
see the return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes from Germany.
According to a press release by the Nigerian Ministry of Information and
Nigerian Ports Authority Records First Ship Berth at Lekki Seaport (3)
By David Adekunle, Lagos
Last updated Jul 2, 2022
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has received Three Ship-to-Shore, STS,
and 10 Rubber-Tyred Gantries, RTG, cranes critical to the commencement of
operations of the $1.5bn Lekki Deep Seaport.
The Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko described the successful
delivery of the three STS and the RTG cranes as a major step towards
berthing Nigeria's first Deep Seaport.
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