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Brazil confirms 2nd case of monkeypox

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil on Saturday, June 12, confirmed its second case of monkeypox, detected in a 29-year-old man who arrived this week from Spain.

At least 4 people killed by explosion in Colombia

At least four people were killed by an explosion in the Colombian town of Cartagena del Chaira in the department of Caqueta, the Colombian government reported on Friday, June 10.

Monkeypox cases rise to 31 in Nigeria

LAGOS -- Confirmed cases of monkeypox in Nigeria have risen to 31 as more cases were reported across the most populous African country, a report by health authorities said.

Americans’ concerns around gun violence, school safety intensify — report

NEW YORK -- Americans' search interest in firearms surged in nearly every congressional district after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, news portal Axios reported this week.

Superworms could become mini plastic recycling plants: Aussie researchers

SYDNEY -- Australian scientists found that superworms have a surprisingly healthy appetite for polystyrene, which the researchers hope could eventually be used to recycle plastic in an environmentally safe way.

Three dead, one critically injured after shooting in US state of Maryland

Three people died and another was critically injured after a shooting broke out in Smithsburg, US state of Maryland, on Thursday afternoon.

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