Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Neighbouring Singapore reported its first case of monkeypox last month and had confirmed 15 as of August 5.
Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Thailand have also confirmed cases.
The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency, with more than 40,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox, including a handful of deaths, in over 80 countries where the virus is not endemic.
UK police arrest 12 after linking crash that killed seven to organised crime
British police investigating a car crash in northeast England over the weekend that killed seven people, including two police officers, said on Monday they had arrested 12 people in a probe into organised criminal activity linked to the incident.
Landslide at Guinea landfill kills 30, government says
A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.
Ukraine wants peace but won't give in, Zelenskyy says on Independence Day
Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday in a defiant speech marking Independence Day celebrations.
New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16
New Zealand's coalition government will introduce a bill in parliament on Monday that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10 per cent of a platform's global revenue for non-compliance.
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