The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting Thursday at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to decide a new name for monkeypox while determining if its spread is an emergency of international concern. More than 1,600 confirmed monkeypox cases and almost 1,500 suspected cases have been reported this year from seven countries where monkeypox has been detected for years and 32 newly affected countries, according to W.H.O. director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Before this outbreak, monkeypox was only ever seen in areas of central and western Africa. The virus is not thought to be overly dangerous, however pregnant women and children may be at risk. British officials have told those suffering from monkeypox that they should abstain from sex in the hopes of curbing the spread of the disease. https://t.co/x9WkcWK7C3 — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) June 1, 2022 Tedros told the United Nations that the “global outbreak of monkeypox … [Read more...] about W.H.O. Ready to Meet in Geneva and Decide New Name for ‘Monkeypox’
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Minister Wants to use Nuclear Despite Energy Tsar Labelling it ‘Backwards’
Germany’s Finance Minister has called for the country to keep using nuclear power to ease the ongoing energy crisis, despite one energy tsar in the country labelling it “backwards”. Christian Lindner, an elected representative who serves as Germany’s Finance Minister, has called for his country to keep using its remaining nuclear power plants for some time, despite the fact that they are scheduled to be shut down by the end of this year. The call comes after critics of the government labelled the plan to end the use of nuclear in Germany during a period when the country is facing immense energy insecurity as “complete nonsense”. While the nation’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far resisted external calls to extend nuclear power, according to a report by Die Welt , he is now seeing those within his own cabinet calling for continued use of the technology. “My concern is that in a few weeks and months we could have a very worrying situation. And in this situation we must not … [Read more...] about Minister Wants to use Nuclear Despite Energy Tsar Labelling it ‘Backwards’
How Jose Siri could have started a potential Astros-Mets feud
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 The Astros opened an important nine-game stretch – all against the two teams with the best records in baseball, the Mets and Yankees – with a bang, crushing the National League-leading Mets 8-2 Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. The Astros got it done on the strength of home runs by Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Jose Siri, but it was what Siri did after his blast that might add a little extra explosiveness to the teams’ remaining four meetings, beginning with Wednesday afternoon’s series finale. When Siri blasted a ball 413 feet and onto the train tracks behind the Crawford Boxes in left field to put the Astros up 8-2 in the eighth inning, he stood at home plate for a couple seconds admiring his work before flipping his bat and finally starting his home run trot. When he got to third base, the Mets’ Eduardo Escobar, standing near third, appeared to tell Siri something about his … [Read more...] about How Jose Siri could have started a potential Astros-Mets feud
Arundhati Roy: ‘The damage to Indian democracy is not reversible’
Opinion by Arundhati Roy Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) June 22, 2022 Arundhati Roy is the author of "The God of Small Things," which won the Booker Prize in 1997 and "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness," which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2017. Her collected political writing has been published as "My Seditious Heart" (2018) and "Azadi" (2020). She lives in New Delhi. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN. New Delhi (CNN) When two spokespeople from India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made derogatory comments about the Prophet Mohammed last month, it prompted an international firestorm. The incident led to protests among India's Muslim minority in several states. Some Muslim-majority nations summoned their India ambassadors. India's foreign ministry said the comments did not reflect the views of the government, and the officials involved -- one of whom later withdrew her remarks -- … [Read more...] about Arundhati Roy: ‘The damage to Indian democracy is not reversible’
Powell: Fed will decide on rate hikes ‘meeting by meeting’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank's fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession. Powell also said the pace of future rate hikes will depend on whether — and how quickly — inflation starts to decline, something the Fed will assess on a “meeting by meeting” basis. Its decision-making will be based on “the incoming data and the evolving outlook for the economy,” Powell said to the Senate Banking Committee, which he is addressing as part of the Fed's semiannual policy report to Congress. The Fed's accelerating pace of rate increases — it started with a quarter-point hike in its key short-term rate in March, then a half-point increase in May, then three-quarters of a point last week — has alarmed investors and led to sharp declines in the financial markets. Powell's testimony … [Read more...] about Powell: Fed will decide on rate hikes ‘meeting by meeting’
Men under the influence of women are more likely to take better care of their health
(BPT) - Men are notorious for avoiding the doctor and ignoring warning signs when it comes to their health. New research confirms this isn’t just a myth with 2 in 5 men saying they've put off seeing a doctor until their symptoms were urgent and 1 in 3 men avoiding the doctor altogether out of fear of finding something wrong. Men also are more likely to smoke, drink and take more risks. Yet a surprising 84% of men rate their health as “excellent” or “good” in a Men’s Health Survey conducted by MDVIP and Ipsos, suggesting that they mistakenly believe they’re healthier than they really are. “Men are typically on the defensive, waiting for an emergency to happen before seeking medical care — when it’s sometimes too late,” said Dr. Andrea Klemes, chief medical officer at MDVIP. “What they need is to play better offense.” The key to improving men’s health What, or rather who, is the key to helping men be more proactive about their health? Women. An impressive 4 in 5 men say their … [Read more...] about Men under the influence of women are more likely to take better care of their health
