World in brief: September 5, 2024
DR CONGO: The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital today, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organisation declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
The 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, have been donated by the European Union through HERA, the bloc’s agency for health emergencies.
KOREAN PENINSULA: North Korea is flying more rubbish-carrying balloons toward South Korea, officials said today, in the latest confrontation between the rivals.
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