Monkeypox: Should we be worried?
Today on Post Reports, what to know about monkeypox and how prepared the United States is for future pandemics. Plus, in New Orleans, the return of a beloved Mardi Gras tradition.
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Ukrainian refugee camp in Mexico’s capital to close
Organizers of a camp for Ukrainian refugees who had traveled to Mexico say they will soon close it and discouraged Ukrainians still in Europe from traveling to Mexico as they try to enter the United States
The White House keeps walking back Biden’s remarks
President Biden regularly makes unscripted, pithy remarks that violate the rules of diplomacy and get a lot of attention. His staff always walks them back — but should they?
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico rise by 35%
Mexican experts say the number of monarch butterflies that arrived this year to winter in mountaintop forests rose by 35% compared to the previous season
Vaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America
After a reprieve of months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in the southern tip of South America
UN calls on Taliban to reverse new rules for girls and women
The U.N. Security Council is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to “swiftly reverse” their policies and practices restricting the human rights of women and girls
Who are the Uyghurs, and what’s happening to them in China?
China’s crackdown on the Muslim ethnic minority in Xinjiang, explained.
Russia, China conduct first joint military drill since Ukraine invasion
Russia and China flew strategic bombers over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea while President Biden was in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Russia releases jailed Danish Jehovah’s Witness, group says
A Danish Jehovah’s Witness has been released after spending five years in a Russian prison under Moscow’s crackdown on the religious group, the organization says
Taliban ordered female newscasters to cover up. Men joined in protest.
“We are in a deep grief today,” Khpolwak Sapai, deputy director of Afghanistan’s ToloNews, said in a Facebook post Sunday, the day after the Taliban’s edict went into effect.
Europe accepts Putin’s demands on gas payments to avoid more shut-offs
The E.U. gives Putin a public relations victory while continuing to fund his war effort in Ukraine.
Pope offers solidarity to Gaylord, Michigan, after tornado
Pope Francis is offering his condolences and solidarity to the people of Gaylord, Michigan following a deadly tornado
Report: Mexico’s immigration enforcement relies on military
Mexico’s immigration enforcement is increasingly militarized with the armed forces and National Guard now accounting for more migrant detentions than immigration agents
Churches of Serbia, North Macedonia, end decades-old dispute
The head of Serbia’s Orthodox Church says he will recognize the full independence of the church in neighboring North Macedonia, signaling an end to a decades-old religious dispute
United Arab Emirates detects first case of monkeypox
Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates say they have detected the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in a young woman who traveled from West Africa