Portugal: Pitch refurbished to celebrate Ronaldo in hometown opens to public

The WHO has decided to issue monkeypox its highest level of alert: a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. But what's the deal with PHEICs — who decides, what does it mean, and what happens next?

Tedros: monkeypox "a public health emergency of international concern"

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The move will allow more federal funding and measures to be used to fight the disease in the US. The announcement follows a similar declaration by the World Health Organization.

Refurbished appliances are common these days and the stove isn't left out. A kitchen stove often called simply a stove or a cooker is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. GuardianTV speaks with Nigerians on how they can be refurbished and sold as almost new in Lagos.

Big questions are again being asked about the future of Germany's public broadcasters after Patricia Schlesinger, director of Berlin's public broadcaster RBB, resigned over mismanagement charges.

Over the summer, the ultra-cheap ticket gave Germans access to train, metro and bus services nationwide. Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said it sold 26 million tickets, but the final tally is likely to be much higher.

Putin accused the West of attempting to "subordinate" Russia with sanctions during a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. He also announced new deals with China and Myanmar regarding gas and oil.

King Charles III is so far enjoying a "remarkable upsurge in public support" after his mother’s death, but it remains to be seen whether this will last. That's the view of Sean Lang, a senior lecturer in history at Anglia Ruskin University, who specialises in the history of the British Empire. He added that there may be a "snowball effect" if one or more countries decide to remove the British monarch as head of state, but that the Commonwealth itself has a bright future ahead.

For centuries, public bathhouses have been an integral part of local communities, but their number is falling as prices rise and more people take baths at home.

Putin, army preparing Russian public for Kherson withdrawal: Analyst

The former prime minister was alleged to have unlawfully sold state gifts from other world leaders. His supporters took to the streets to protest the decision.