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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
The mother of Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez, Leonor Nunez, celebrates with friends and neighbours the victory of her son after he won the men's greco-roman 130kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at her home in the town of Herradura, Pinar del Rio province. Lopez made Olympic history when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual golds in the same event, bettering the records of Games icons such as Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps. IMAGES
Gendarmes resume the search operation for Lina in a forest more than 130 km from the place where the teenager disappeared last September in Bas-Rhin. 90 gendarmes, accompanied by dogs trained to detect human remains, have been mobilised for the operation in the Saulx sector of Haute-Saone. IMAGES
Relentless downpours and howling winds hamper search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed 126 people, most believed to be labourers and their families. IMAGES
Rescuers work to pull survivors from landslides triggered by pounding monsoon rains in India's southern coastal state of Kerala. The landslides have killed dozens, with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris. IMAGES
Recovery operations are underway in Kathmandu after a passenger plane crashed on take-off, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP. IMAGES
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