Portland City Council votes to divest from companies doing business with Israel
Portland’s city council adopted a resolution Wednesday night urging the city to divest from companies doing business with ...
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The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks ...
Portland council votes to divest from companies doing business in Israel
The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to divest from companies doing business in Israel, taking the step after more than 3 hours of public comment from a large and emotional crowd. The ...
Radioactive soil linked to Manhattan Project finally being removed from along the Cuyahoga River
More than 80 years after Harshaw Chemical began producing uranium compounds along the Cuyahoga River for use in making atom ...
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How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty
A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt. The court handed down death sentences to 37 defendants. The charges included terrorism, murder ...
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Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Congo’s justice minister announced the move at a ...
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The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup attempt files appeal
Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for a coup attempt have filed an appeal. That’s according to their lawyer on Tuesday who spoke to The Associated Press. A military court in Congo had handed ...
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First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
Authorities in Congo say 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the United States have arrived in the country. The arrival on Tuesday came a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union.
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Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots
At least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital, authorities said Tuesday, most of them killed in a stampede. A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmat ...
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Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
Authorities say a vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru provinces ...
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20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo
Local authorities say a militia attack has killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, the latest in a series of violent assaults targeting civilians. Rebels from the Cooperative for the ...