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Five new Ebola cases in DR Congo
Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo said Saturday they had detected five fresh suspected cases of Ebola in the deadly outbreak ...DRCongo reports 3 new Ebola cases
Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo\'s sprawling northwest taking the number of suspected infections to ...Nigeria says will prevent Ebola spread from DR Congo
The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it was acting to prevent the spread of Ebola from Democratic Republic of Congo where an ...WHO: 500 Syrian patients show symptoms pointing to toxic weapons exposure
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday around 500 people had been treated for "signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic ...Argentina lawmakers present bill to legalize abortion
Dozens of Argentine lawmakers of all political stripes presented a bill to legalize abortion on Tuesday, launching a debate that promised to ...Dozens dead in South Korea hospital blaze
A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital on Friday killing at least 37 people, the government said, in the country\'s ...Madagascar plague outbreak kills 24, triggering WHO fears
The World Health Organisation said Sunday it was boosting its response to a plague outbreak in Madagascar that has killed 24 people, ...UN calls for aid to feed 320,000 refugees in Tanzania
The United Nations World Food Program says it has reduced food rations for 320,000 refugees living in northwest Tanzania as a result ...Dutch police make arrests in contaminated eggs case
Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in ...Three US senators balk at health bill, putting reform in jeopardy
US Republican efforts to reform health care hit a roadblock Thursday when three senators threatened to oppose a partial repeal of Obamacare ...