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Fast-moving Ebola outpacing response efforts: WHO chief

Fast-moving Ebola outpacing response efforts: WHO chief

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‌says a delay in ‌detecting ⁠Ebola cases means responders are "playing catch-up".

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases reported in Congo

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases reported in Congo

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases reported in Congo

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases reported in Congo

More than ‌900 ‌suspected Ebola cases and 119 ‌deaths ⁠have now been recorded ⁠in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo as the virus spreads.

Congo reports more than 200 suspected Ebola deaths

Congo reports more than 200 suspected Ebola deaths

Congo reports more than 200 suspected Ebola deaths

Congo reports more than 200 suspected Ebola deaths

More than 200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died from Ebola, as authorities battle to control the outbreak, with nearly 900 cases reported.

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Uganda confirms new Ebola cases as tracing steps up

Uganda confirms new Ebola cases as tracing steps up

Uganda's Ebola cases have risen to five, as authorities warn the risk of a epidemic is "very high" in neighbouring Congo, where the outbreak began.

Senegal's president sacks PM, dissolves government

Senegal's president sacks PM, dissolves government

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in a decision announced during a late-night broadcast.

WHO warns of high risk that Ebola 'spreading rapidly'

WHO warns of high risk that Ebola 'spreading rapidly'

The World Health Organisation is revising upward its assessment of the risk of Ebola within the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo.

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Tents have been burned to the ground at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo as people rioted after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.

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Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo

A rebel-held area of the Democratic Republic of Congo - hundreds of kilometres from an Ebola outbreak's epicentre - has recorded a fatal case of ‌the disease.

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Experts suspect an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started a couple of months ago, with 139 deaths reported so far.

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Scores of people have died from Africa's Ebola outbreak and that number is expected to keep rising given how long the virus was able to circulate undetected.

Dozens killed in drone strike on Sudan market

Dozens killed in drone strike on Sudan market

Dozens killed in drone strike on Sudan market

Dozens killed in drone strike on Sudan market

A local rights group says a drone strike on a market in central Sudan has killed 28 people and wounded dozens more.

Ebola deaths in Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads

Ebola deaths in Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads

Ebola deaths in Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads

Ebola deaths in Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads

The World Health Organisation is voicing deep concern over the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, where authorities have recorded over two dozen more deaths.

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

The United Nations health agency says 80 suspected deaths, eight laboratory-confirmed cases and 246 suspected cases of Ebola have been reported.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

The Ebola outbreak in The Congo and Uganda is a ‌public health emergency of international concern and there are no approved treatments, the WHO has declared.

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New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo, 80 deaths

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is convening an urgent meeting to reinforce preparedness following the latest outbreak of Ebola.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuates three passengers

Three people have been taken for medical care from a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak as the stranded vessel prepares to head to Spain.

Human-to-human hantavirus transfer suspected on cruise

A cruise ship is marooned in the Atlantic Ocean with seven confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases on board, but authorities say the risk to the public is low.

Another Australian record broken at World Relays

All six Australian relay teams have locked in their spots for the 2027 world athletics championships in Beijing.

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Record-breaking day for Aussies at World Relays

Three Australian records have been set on a spectacular opening day at the World Relays in Botswana.

Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to rise up

Insurgents have established checkpoints across Mali's capital city of Bamako and is calling on people to rise up against the country's military-led government.

Mali's defence minister killed in major weekend assault

Mali's defence minister has been confirmed killed in an attack on his home during a wave of insurgent strikes across the nation.

Mali army bases hit in large-scale militant attacks

Mali's army says several hundred assailants have been killed after militants launched co-ordinated attacks in the capital and other cities.

Countries pledge billions to ease Sudan hunger crisis

An international conference has pledged billions of dollars of humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Sudan, promising the conflict has not been forgotten.

75 not out for Kerr as Matildas win despite 'lost' goal

The Matildas have completed a victorious FIFA Series trip to Africa, beating Kenya 2-0 in a testing final, fired by Sam Kerr's 75th international goal.

Matildas awake 'sleeping giant' in African adventure

The Matildas have quickly got back into their stride after their Asian Cup let-down, with coach Joe Montemurro sure they're helping grow soccer in Africa.

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