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A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says during a UN press briefing in Geneva. The WHO declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of a new strain, the Clade 1b, in the DR Congo and its spread to nearby countries. SOUNDBITE
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus estimates the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 to be "at least 20 million", well above the official number reported to WHO of "almost seven million deaths". SOUNDBITE
The head of the European Parliament vows that MEPs will be subject to new rules against "corruption" and "foreign interference" after a graft scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco. SOUNDBITE
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola promises a package of "wide-ranging" reforms as the EU grapples with a widening graft scandal over allegations that MEPs received bribes from World Cup host Qatar in exchange for influence over EU policy. SOUNDBITE
"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
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