CAPE TOWN, South Africa

 CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its “growing” threat on the continent. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreaks in Africa a global emergency.

Mpox belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox but causes milder symptoms like fever, chills and body aches, and mostly spreads through close skin-to-skin contact, including sexual intercourse. People with more serious cases can develop lesions on the face, hands, chest and Gentleman stock indices register minor gains supported by FMCG, media, consumer durables

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Indian stock indices managed to hold on to the early gains accumulated on Wednesday, to close the day in the green. The stock indices had opened largely flat today as investors took a breather after a four-session rally. FMCG, media, and consumer durable stocks helped indices remain buoyed today. […]s.