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Ebola death toll rises to 7,588 globally, WHO says

YoopyaDec 27, 2014July 9, 20230

More than 7,500 people have died out of almost 20,000 infected in current outbreak. The global death toll from Ebola has risen to 7,588 out

Ebola virus death toll reaches 7,565 – WHO

YoopyaDec 24, 2014July 6, 20230

The most serious situation is reported from Liberia, with 3,376 deaths and 7,830 cumulative cases. GENEVA, December 23. /TASS/. The death toll from the current

Mandela was a boxer

YoopyaDec 23, 2014July 6, 20230

Nelson Mandela died one year ago around this time. Everyone already knows Nelson Mandela was a fighter. That will be obvious to those that are

Liberia: Ex-soccer star takes lead in Senate race

YoopyaDec 23, 2014July 9, 20230

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Former soccer star George Weah held a commanding lead over the president’s son in the most high-profile contest of Liberia’s Senate

Former US Diplomat Calls for Free, Fair Elections in Ethiopia

YoopyaDec 22, 2014July 6, 20230

Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen said Ethiopia should not be afraid to have free and fair elections or a free

Tunisians Vote in Historic Presidential Runoff

YoopyaDec 22, 2014July 6, 20230

Tunisians cast their ballots Sunday in the second and final round of a landmark presidential vote that marks the culmination of a rocky transition to

Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap at least 185 in Nigeria, witnesses say

YoopyaDec 18, 2014July 6, 20230

Suspected Islamic militants — believed to be Boko Haram — stormed a village in Nigeria and captured at least 185 young men, women and children,

Horror in Sierra Leone: A Single Spark Gives Ebola New Life

YoopyaDec 15, 2014July 14, 20230

An especially deadly outbreak of Ebola burned unseen in a remote part of Sierra Leone for several weeks, giving public health experts a reality check.

Miss South Africa crowned Miss World, Koyal Rana in top 10

YoopyaDec 15, 2014July 14, 20230

LONDON: South African beauty Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014 at a glittering ceremony in London as India’s Koyal Rana lost out, finishing in

Kenya parliament votes to double foreign borrowing limit

YoopyaDec 10, 2014July 6, 20230

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan lawmakers voted on Tuesday to double the government’s limit on borrowing from foreign sources to 2.5 trillion shillings ($28 billion). Finance