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Toronto Public Health identifies first 2 cases of mpox variant
Photo credit: Toronto Today The first two cases of a variant of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – have been identified in Toronto and Ontario, according to Toronto Public Health (TPH). Toronto Today reports that the two new travel-related mpox cases are from the clade lb variant, compared to the llb strain, which was previously the only…
Cuban doctors to leave Guyana
Photo credit: Jamaica Observer Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw the nation’s medical brigade from Guyana after it decided to provide full salaries to doctors and nurses from the island, rather than sending most of the funds to the Cuban government. The Gleaner reports that Cuban doctors have worked in African, South American and Caribbean…
Japan establishes pre-entry immigration checks
Photo credit: Kyodo News The Japanese government on March 10 approved a Bill to amend the immigration control law to establish an online pre-entry screening system for overseas arrivals and significantly increase residence status application fees for foreigners. The Straits Times reports that the Cabinet-endorsed Bill will be submitted to the current Diet session, and if enacted,…
Gas prices in Toronto expected to rise even higher: expert
Photo credit: CBC Gas may rise buu eight cents per litre in Toronto starting this Wednesday, according to an analyst. CBC News reports that the spike at the rumps comes aa gas prices have been climbing higher and higher amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, leaving many Torontonians aggravated. A resident of Toronto, Scott Low, says…
14 migrants dead after boat collides with Turkish coast guard
Photo credit: Aljazeera Fourteen people died after a boat carrying irregular migrants collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel off the coast of Antalya in southern Turkey early Monday, the DHA news agency reported, citing the Turkish Coast Guard Command. Turkish Minute reports that the incident occurred off Finike, a district on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, after…
Bahrain’s king strongly condemns Iranian attacks
Photo credit: Times of Isreal The King of Bahrain strongly condemned recent Iranian attacks targeting his country and allied states. He described them as unjustified and unprecedented. Kurdistan24 reports that Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on Sunday, expressed deep concern over the wide-ranging attacks carried out by Iran against Bahrain and several friendly nations. In a message addressing the regional security…
Community leaders call for more support after synagogue shootings
Photo credit: the Canadian Press Jewish community leaders in Toronto have called for more support after two Toronto-area synagogues were struck with gunfire this weekend. Toronto Today reports that Sara Lefton of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto said the shootings represent “a threat to all,” not just Jewish Canadians. Lefton called on all…