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Growing MPOX ‘crisis’ prompts Africa CDC to declare first-ever public health emergency

As cases of mpox skyrocket in Africa, health officials there have declared the continent’s first-ever public health emergency as a “call to action” for greater global support. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) made the statement during a press conference on Tuesday, a day ahead of a meeting of the World Health Organization emergency committee will …

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How Tim Hortons and Other Fast Food Chains Are Entering the War for Value Meals

The owner of Canada’s best-known fast-food chain managed to increase profits in the latest quarter despite a slump in consumer spending that has long plagued retailers and is now spreading to the fast-food restaurant market. The CEO of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) said his company’s brands — Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs — are …

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Robert Downey Jr. Reveals at Comic-Con That He Will Play Marvel Movie Villain Doctor Doom

Robert Downey Jr. revealed in a surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con that he’s returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — not in his iconic Iron Man role, but as villain Victor Von Doom, aka Doctor Doom, in the Avengers series. Downey heralded Marvel’s film success Iron Man and played the popular character in nine films, but on Saturday he …

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Ottawa launches map of boarding schools to help search for missing children

The Canadian government has launched a new interactive online map showing the location of residential schools. Experts say this will help in the search for unmarked or forgotten graves of children forced to go to the institutions. Many school buildings have been demolished, paved over or rebuilt since they were built. first opened in Canada in the 1830s and the …

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