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Security forces dismantle Sri Lanka's main protest camp
Security forces dismantle Sri Lanka's main protest camp
by  AFP

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Colombo early Friday, dismantling it and evicting activists gathered outside the president's office. Witnesses saw soldiers surrounding the sea-front presidential office and removing temporary structures set up in the area to provide logistics for thousands of anti-government demonstrators since early April.

Guinea political coalition announces demonstrations
Guinea political coalition announces demonstrations
by  AFP

An influential Guinean political coalition Thursday called for renewed demonstrations against the ruling junta despite an ongoing protest ban, a day after regional mediators met with junta leaders over a return to civilian rule.

WHO discusses declaring emergency on monkeypox
WHO discusses declaring emergency on monkeypox
by  AFP

Monkeypox experts discussed Thursday whether the World Health Organization should classify the outbreak as a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. On June 23, the WHO convened an emergency committee of experts to decide if monkeypox constitutes a so-called Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) -- the UN health agency's highest alert level.

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