WHO: Monkeypox May Become a Public Health Risk

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Monkeypox may become a real public health risk if no adequate and timely measures are taken to curb the outbreak, said Dr Hans Kluge, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, quoted by the international body’s website. 

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An Investor sues Elon Musk for USD 258 bln. over Dogecoin

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An American cryptocurrency investor has filed a complaint with the federal court in Manhattan against Elon Musk, as reported by Reuters. The suit, seeking the impressive sum of $258 bln., claims that Musk is running a pyramid scheme which had artificially inflated the price of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. 

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Amazon Splits Its Stock for the First Time Since 1999; Here Is What This Means for Traders

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In a move that closely mirrored Apple, Tesla, Google and other tech giants, on Wednesday Amazon announced its first stock split since the dot-com era, essentially informing investors that they will receive 19 extra shares for each share that they currently hold in the company. The e-commerce leader also said that it will kickstart a brand new $10 billion share buyback program, effectively replacing its previous $5 billion buyback program authorised back in 2016.

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