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S.Korea’s population mobility keeps falling for 16 months

SEOUL -- South Korea's population mobility kept falling for 16 straight months last month owing to the lackluster housing market and the aging population, statistical office data showed Wednesday, May 25.

WHO chief: The pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’

The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over” World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sunday, May 22, at the 75th World Health Assembly.

Belarus develops test systems for monkeypox detection

MINSK -- Test systems for detecting monkeypox will be ready to use in Belarus by mid-June as planned, the country's Deputy Health Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Alexander Tarasenko said Tuesday, May 24.

Monkeypox virus detected in Portugal less aggressive, researcher says

LISBON -- The monkeypox virus circulating in Portugal belongs to a less aggressive lineage spreading in West Africa, the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge said Tuesday, May 24.

Texas school shooting death toll rises to 21, including 18 children: Senator

A gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde in U.S. state of Texas on Tuesday (May 24) afternoon and killed 14 children and a teacher, Governor Greg Abbott said at a news conference.

Monkeypox cases in France rise to 3

The French Public Health Agency reported two new cases of monkeypox in the country on Monday, May 23.

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