What's known about Mpox?

The World Health Organisation has urged wealthy countries not to stockpile Mpox vaccines, as concern spreads about a new, more deadly strain of the virus. Our reporter explains the latest developments and answers listeners' questions.

Following five arrests and charges over the death of Matthew Perry, who had been undergoing ketamine therapy, we explain the use of ketamine medically.

The presidential election in Venezuela has been condemned by the international community. We hear from one Venezuelan family, with only the mother still at home, and the other family members abroad.

In India, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee has led a rally demanding the death penalty for those responsible for the rape and murder of a junior doctor in a Kolkata hospital last week. We hear another conversation about their experiences of being a woman in India.

Presenter: Luke Jones

(Photo: A medical worker checks the hands and arms of a child with suspected Mpox following an outbreak in DRC. Credit: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters)