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PRETORIA -- The first three months of 2022 recorded increases in murder, robbery of cash in transit, kidnappings, and truck hijacking because of the country's socio-economic levels, said Minister of Police Bheki Cele on Friday.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday, June 3,  urged Congress to take action on gun violence in a prime-time address from the White House.

A United Nations (UN) environment meeting which kicked off here on Thursday has called for urgent and socially inclusive climate action.

COPENHAGEN -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, May 31, that it aimed to contain the monkeypox outbreak by stopping human transmission to the maximum extent possible, warning that the potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere this summer is high.

South Korean pop band BTS met with United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, June 1, to discuss issues of anti-Asian hate crimes.

BUDAPEST -- Hungarian health authorities on Tuesday, May 31, confirmed the country's first case of monkeypox in a 38-year-old man.