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Yemen’s frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever
Middle East

Yemen’s frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever

HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) — In the grounds of a bombed-out building in the port that has become the main front…
Egypt among first countries to implement plan to counter spread of new coronavirus: official
Egypt

Egypt among first countries to implement plan to counter spread of new coronavirus: official

Egypt is one of the first countries to prepare a comprehensive strategy to fight back against the spread of a…
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
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China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs

Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and…
Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China
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Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China

A second person has died in China from a mysterious SARS-linked virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two…
UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
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UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths

Social media giants must crack down on anti-vaccination posts that are fueling Samoa’s deadly measles epidemic from afar, UNICEF’s Pacific…
UN says armed attacks in eastern Congo kill Ebola responders
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UN says armed attacks in eastern Congo kill Ebola responders

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Armed groups have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief…
Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’ of DR Congo: WHO
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Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’ of DR Congo: WHO

Efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made “significant progress”, with the virus now…
Libya’s instability a focus of concern at UN: AP Explains
Middle East

Libya’s instability a focus of concern at UN: AP Explains

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj will be representing only part of the country when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly…
Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list
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Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list

Beijing’s notoriously bad air quality has improved in recent years and the Chinese capital is expected to drop out of…
Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce
Middle East

Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce

Forces battling for control of Libya’s capital agreed to a truce Saturday, on the eve of the Muslim festival of…
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