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1930 – 2024Gena Rowlands (1930-2024)Died 14 August 2024, aged 94American actress whose ten films with her husband John Cassavetes, among them A Woman Under the Influence, remade screen acting.
2024WHO declares mpox a public health emergencyA second emergency declaration for the virusThe World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern on 14 August 2024, following a surge of a more severe strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries.