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Monkeypox vaccine availability and effectiveness
A smallpox vaccine shown to protect against monkeypox has come under huge global demand, leading health authorities to warn against repeating the unequal distribution seen during the Covid pandemic.. The WHO has called on countries that do have vaccines to share, urging the world not to repeat the inequality of access to Covid vaccines between rich and poor nations.
Kansas abortion vote rocks US midterms outlook
The surprise vote in Republican-heavy Kansas to repudiate a push for abortion bans fired shockwaves through the US political landscape ahead of November's midterm elections, with President Joe Biden's Democrats now seeing a glimmer of hope that they may avoid their predicted drubbing.. - Trump card - The November midterms, which will decide which party controls Congress for the last two years of Biden's first term, is shaping up as rough for Democrats who even now only control the legislature by a few votes.
Comanche warriors take spotlight in 'Predator' prequel 'Prey'
Having battled mighty heroes across time and space, the invisible extraterrestrial hunters of the "Predator" films have a new -- or rather, old -- foe in an 18th-century female Comanche warrior.. Disney-owned 20th Century Studios' decision "to get behind a movie like this that has not just a female action hero, but an Indigenous female action hero... that's something that I don't recall seeing, maybe possibly ever," she said.
Focus on Samira, celebrity snapper of southern Iraq
She's southern Iraq's celebrity photographer, a former political prisoner who has spent more than 60 years behind the lens documenting people and places and defying convention.. It was not to be: she spent the next four years, ill and abused, in a Baghdad prison.
Hong Kong mahjong carver among the last of his kind
Eyebrows furrowed in careful concentration as he chisels images and Chinese characters onto mahjong tiles, 70-year-old Cheung Shun-king is one of the last craftsmen of his kind in Hong Kong.. Cheung does not know how to play mahjong himself -- his interest lies only in crafting the tiles.
Apple TV+ counts its 'Luck' as fallen 'Toy Story' exec makes comeback
Like all good animated family movies, "Luck" has a thoroughly optimistic premise: that no matter how hopeless or dire your circumstances may seem, something good will eventually come of it.. "Sometimes what appears to be bad luck can end up being good luck.
Colombian deforestation policy 'failure' a headache for new government
Colombian President Ivan Duque's environmental policies "failed" according to experts who dispute the outgoing right-wing government's claims to have reduced deforestation.. - 'Modest' government success - President-elect Petro, who will be Colombia's first ever left-wing leader, has said he will prioritize the fight against climate change and environmental protection.
In Haiti, children who fled gang wars face uncertain future
Skipping ropes, dominoes and some light manual work: this is how the 300-plus Haitian children at the Saint-Louis de Gonzague school -- transformed into a shelter -- try to forget, at least for a while, the gang violence that forced them to flee their homes. . The evacuees were gradually distributed across six shelter sites, including the Saint-Louis de Gonzague school.
Oscars group elects Janet Yang as new president
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected film producer Janet Yang as its new president, the group behind the Oscars announced Tuesday.. "I am thrilled that she is taking on the esteemed role of Academy President and look forward to working closely with her on our shared vision to serve our membership, celebrate the collaborative arts and sciences of motion pictures, and inspire the next generation of filmmakers," he wrote.
