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Iran warns Hormuz is a 'red line' and will resist until the end
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Ebola spreading in DRC at faster pace

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus. More than 2,000 cases,...

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters

South Africa's rooibos heads to space

Uniquely South African, the rooibos plant is used to make a sweetish, caffeine-free infusion that is high in antioxidants and sold across the world.

Fire at Algerian orphanage kills at least 11, injures 20

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Mali hit by new wave of attacks

A general view shows traffic moving along a main road in Bamako. — AFP

DR Congo’s official Ebola death toll exceeds 400

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint. — AFP file photo

Kenya police disperse group marking deadly protests

A demonstrator holds a placards as police officers use tear gas to disperse protesters, in Nairobi. — Reuters

Ebola infects over 1,000 in Congo

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Congo discplaced camp shows 30 deaths of Ebola

Teams from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies prepare for burial at Mbiyo cemetery in Bunia. — AFP

Around 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya

Crew launches a rigid-hulled inflatable boat in the search and rescue zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya. — Reuters

Ebola spreading 'fast' in DR Congo, warns WHO

A doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near an ambulance at the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Centre

DR Congo Ebola outbreak could last a year: Red Cross

A volunteer, wearing a protective suit, disinfects the door of the house where a child, presumed dead of Ebola virus disease is located, in Bunia. — AFP

Aid funding crisis leaves displaced in limbo

Men push a stuck cart toward Sudan at the Adre border. — AFP

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 710

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Ebola outbreak spreads to displacement camp in Congo

Two nurses in their Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) prepare to receive a patient with Ebola

Congo reports more than 100 Ebola deaths

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As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa

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