Key words : monkeypox africa first
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Spain's health authority has reported the country's first monkeypox-related death.
No information was disclosed about how the deceased was infected or if the person had any underlying health problems.
The Reuters news agency reports that it was the first known monkeypox death in Europe.
Brazil has also reported its first monkeypox-related death.
Its health ministry announced on Friday that a 41-year-old man had died in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais on the previous day.
The ministry said that he was suffering from lymphoma, which weakened his immune system.
Tallies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Brazil recorded 696 cases as of Thursday.
Brazilian health authority set up an emergency task force to monitor the spread of the disease and secure vaccines.
The World Health Organization revealed that more than 18,000 cases in a total of 78 countries had been confirmed. It reported five deaths, all of them in Africa.
Key words : ukraine black sea visited
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited a key Black Sea port in the country's south where grain exports are soon expected to resume.
The United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal between Ukraine and Russia to restart exports of Ukrainian wheat and other grains.
A Joint Coordination Center opened in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Wednesday to ensure the safe passage of ships carrying Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
Ukraine says operations have resumed at Odesa and two other ports.
Zelenskyy visited the Chernomorsk port in the Odesa region on Friday to watch crews prepare to export grain for the first time since Russia blockaded Black Sea ports.
He said, "Our side is fully prepared." He added, "We are waiting for a signal from the United Nations and Turkey that we can start."
Ambassadors from the United States and other Western countries to Ukraine accompanied Zelenskyy to the port to observe the implementation of the deal.
The captain of a cargo ship that is expected to carry the first shipment of Ukrainian grain spoke to Turkish media on Friday.
He said that his crew started loading grain on Friday morning and would finish the work by noon on Sunday. He said that the ship will then head to Istanbul.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continue attacks on the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.
The governor of the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, said on Friday that the city of Bakhmut was heavily shelled.
He said four people were killed, five others were injured, and that more than 30 houses and a kindergarten were damaged.
Key words : security council
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Russia has come under fire at the United Nations Security Council over its missile attack on a port in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa.
Russian forces attacked the port on July 23, one day after the warring parties signed a deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine under the mediation of the United Nations and Turkey.
The UN Security Council discussed the situation in Ukraine at a meeting on Friday.
Ambassadors from Western nations condemned Russia for the missile attacks and urged Moscow to fully implement the deal on grain exports.
US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that the world saw "Russia's true character" a few hours after the deal was signed when it launched the attack.
She said that "bombing a port does not make it easier for grain to get out" and urged Russia to "allow grain and food to leave Odesa unharmed to feed a hungry world."
Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN, defended the attack, saying that Russian troops targeted a depot of weapons delivered by the US.
The Russian diplomat said that placement of military goods and facilities in the Odesa port can hardly promote successful implementation of the grain deal.
He said that Russia will keep destroying such cargoes and facilities, as it did on July 23.
Key words : blinken first time
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have held direct talks for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.
The two officials spoke by phone on Friday.
Blinken described the talks as "frank and direct." He said he told Lavrov that Russia should keep its pledge to allow shipments of grain from Ukrainian ports.
Blinken said, "It is important and vital that Russia make good on the commitments it's made to the world. As I made clear, we're looking to see that move forward as soon as possible."
Blinken also pointed out that Russia is trying to annex Ukrainian territory. He told Lavrov that the situation is unacceptable.
He also urged Moscow to accept a US proposal to release two American citizens detained in Russia.
Russia's foreign ministry said Lavrov blamed the US and NATO for providing weapons to Ukraine. He said that is prolonging the fighting and increasing the number of victims.
He said Western sanctions have complicated the situation, including the export of Russian agricultural products.
Key words : Hayashi outrage
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Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has stressed his country's intention to play a larger role in its alliance with the US amid an increasingly challenging security environment in the Indo-Pacific region.
Hayashi gave a speech on Friday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the US capital of Washington.
Hayashi also talked about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He called it "an outrage that has shaken the very foundation of the free and open international order."
He added that Moscow's actions have "disrupted the peace and prosperity we have enjoyed since the end of the Cold War."
Hayashi went on to say that "what is happening in Ukraine must never be allowed anywhere in the world including, especially, in the Indo-Pacific."
Then, in an apparent reference to China, he said that "a logic of brute force is gaining more traction over the rule of law."
He added that the strategic balance in the region is a growing challenge for Japan and the US.
Hayashi said that "there is an urgent need to strengthen deterrence and response capability of the Japan-US alliance" and "Japan intends to play a larger role in maintaining the balance."
Key words : heavy rain pacific side mie
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Heavy rain is falling in parts of western Japan's Pacific side as atmospheric conditions grow unstable.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warns that heavy downpours in southern Kyushu and Shikoku through Sunday may cause mudslides.
Weather officials say rain clouds are developing over the western Japan along the Pacific as well as Mie Prefecture in central Japan.
This is due to Tropical Storm Songda and damp air around a Pacific high pressure system.
The officials say the storm is expected to move away from Japan but damp air is likely to continue flowing into Kyushu and Shikoku, mainly on the Pacific side.
Rising temperatures are also causing unstable conditions in wide areas from western Japan to Tohoku in northeastern Japan.
A maximum 250 millimeters of rain is forecast in the 24 hours through Sunday morning in southern Kyushu and Shikoku.
Weather officials are urging residents to stay alert for mudslides, rising rivers, flooding in low lying areas, strong winds, high waves, lightning and tornadoes.
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