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Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he will reconvene the monkeypox emergency committee by the week of the 18 July at the latest "so they are updated on the current epidemiology and evolution of the outbreak and implementation of counter-measures". SOUNDBITE
"Earlier today, I sent a letter to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposing that we meet next week in Europe following on our talks in recent weeks to discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says while speaking at a UN Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices support for a Security Council session next week on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis after diplomats said Washington blocked a meeting due Friday. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden's administration anticipates distributing at least three million doses of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine should it receive Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients says in a news briefing. SOUNDBITE
EU finance ministers meet during a virtual roundtable to discuss the economic recovery of the Eurozone from the Covid-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.