Morning news brief: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, US lawmaker arrives in Taiwan, and more
Morning news brief
The World Health Organization has said that there has been a downfall of 21 per cent in the number of monkeypox cases reported globally last week. Meanwhile, the third visit by a US dignitary this month landed in Taiwan, rejecting calls from Beijing to stop the excursions by a US congressman on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees. In other news,Iran's top diplomat hasdemanded that the UN nuclear watchdog abandon the matter of three undeclared sites.
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