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Tokyo stocks ended mixed as the Nikkei hit a record close on tech gains while the Topix fell, showing narrow market leadership.
China manufacturing PMI returned to 50.0 in May as weaker orders offset expansion in output, high-tech and equipment manufacturing.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus backs Congo’s Ebola response as Bundibugyo cases rise and cross border monitoring expands regionally.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus backs Congo’s Ebola response as Bundibugyo cases rise and cross border monitoring expands regionally.
Health
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to 282, with Ituri accounting for most confirmed infections in the eastern outbreak.
Uganda confirmed five Ebola cases in a Bundibugyo outbreak, with contact tracing focused on exposure, travel and border surveillance.
Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has passed 60,000 suspected cases, with confirmed and suspected child deaths nearing 500.
DRC health authorities confirmed an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Ituri, reporting 80 deaths, 246 suspected cases and a widened response.
Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign.
DR Congo has ended its national mpox emergency after two years, with officials reporting sharply lower weekly cases while surveillance stays in place.