Scanning electron micrograph of Salmonella typhi, the parasite that causes typhoid fever (in yellow-green, attached to another bacterial cell. Science Source hide caption
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An Afghan woman walks with a child in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2022. A newly released report from Amnesty International, "Death in Slow Motion," focuses on a range of issues affecting girls and women. Foremost among them are child and forced marriage. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
A health worker walks inside an isolation ward for monkeypox patients at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monkeypox FAQ: How contagious? Are kids at risk? If you had chickenpox are you safe?
Saturday
A doctor administers a dose of the monkeypox vaccine on Saturday in London. Hollie Adams/Getty Images hide caption
From left to right: Alice Paredes, Sriya Chippalthurty, Liliana Talino and Natalia Perez Morales are Girl Up "teen advisers" who give up their hobbies to help disadvantaged girls and women in their communities. Girl Up hide caption
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Sir Mark Lowcock, the former head of the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has written a memoir, Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times. In 2017, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his work in international development. Thierry Roge/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Pakistani breeder Hasan Narejo displays the ears of his baby goat Simba, in Karachi on July 6. The kid's ears have gone viral, attracting praise — and trolls. Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Encore: Examining a major part of China's aggressive 'zero-COVID' strategy
Tuesday
People under 50 might have a chance at a second booster shot the summer depending what federal health officials decide. Those 50 and older have been eligible for the shots since March. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Fred Mutebi, a Ugandan artist, holds up one of his paintings, which uses traditional Ugandan barkcloth as a canvas. Madeleine Callanan hide caption
Testing capacity for monkeypox is being rapidly expanded. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Brazilian scientist Sotiris Missailidis heads research and development at his country's premier agency for vaccine development, the Bio-Manguinhos Fiocruz Foundation. He's been a key advocate for shifting Brazil's strategy toward inventing its own vaccines. Ian Cheibub for NPR hide caption
A dire moment in the pandemic ... was the chance he'd been waiting for
Sunday
Women in burkas sit outside a bakery in Kabul. Impoverished women from hilltop slums around Kabul have been flocking to bakeries in the city, silently waiting to see if someone will purchase bread for them. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption
In Kabul, a new ritual: Hungry women wait for bread outside bakeries
Friday
Children in Venezuela get toys as a reward for taking vaccines for polio, rubella and influenza. Worldwide vaccination rates have been on a downward plunge. Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo hide caption