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Nearly 100,000 mpox vaccine doses have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a second delivery of around 100,000 vaccines expected to arrive shortly. The EU’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority procured these vaccines as a response to the mpox outbreak in Africa.
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The EU rewards and recognises two or three cities as a European Capital of Culture every year. This year’s Capitals of Culture are Bad Ischl in Austria, Bodø in Norway and Tartu in Estonia. Find out more.
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