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DR Congo has ended its national mpox emergency after two years, with officials reporting sharply lower weekly cases while surveillance stays in place.
UNICEF, MBRGI and CIFF launched a $300m partnership in Dubai to help save 3 million children from malnutrition through the Child Nutrition Fund and Edge of Life.
WHO prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2, a more genetically stable nOPV2 that can now be procured by UNICEF for outbreak response in 2026.
Preventable risks accounted for about 45% of new cancers in men and 30% in women, with smoking leading for men and infections for women WHO IARC data show this.
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Vietnam’s exports rose 19.1% in the first quarter of 2026 to $122.93 billion, led by electronics and machinery, while imports rose faster and widened the trade gap.
DR Congo has ended its national mpox emergency after two years, with officials reporting sharply lower weekly cases while surveillance stays in place.
China’s central bank added 12 banks to the digital yuan network, raising the number of authorized operators to 22 and widening access to e-CNY services.
South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $423.66 billion in March as a stronger U.S. dollar and FX swaps with the pension fund reduced reserve assets.
South Korea’s inflation rose 2.2% in March as higher oil costs lifted transport prices, while falling food prices helped keep the increase below forecasts.