Briefing: Sunday, July 24th, the 26th day of the sixth lunar month

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1. Highest level alert! The WHO has declared the monkeypox outbreak a \"public health emergency of international concern,\" with over 16,000 cases confirmed worldwide. 2. Release of the **Data Resources Survey Report (2021)**: In 2021, China’s data production reached 6.6 ZB, ranking second in the world after the United States (16 ZB). 3. Forbes released a list of China’s most dynamic consumer cities, with Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing ranking in the top three. 4. Slope collapse at a coal mine in Jingtai, Gansu: 10 deaths and 7 injuries; information on all people at risk has been verified. 5. Tang Lu, the criminal in the “Lam case,” was executed. 6. After 23 years in operation, eBay, once the largest e-commerce website in China, announced its closure. 7. Chengdu’s first batch of 8 driverless taxis have been put into service, and the public can book free trials. 8. The nomination phase for the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame initiative has begun: 30 candidates will be selected, and after further voting and a final review, 10 members will be chosen to enter the hall. 9. At the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the Chinese women’s national team drew 1-1 with the South Korean women’s national team. 10. Latest statistics: 34.75% of divorces in Taiwan involve couples married for less than five years, marking a ten-year high. 11. Japan reported over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time. 12. WHO official: 1,700 people in Spain and Portugal have died from the heat this year.