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Liberia police fire on protesters as West Africa’s Ebola toll hits 1,350

YoopyaAug 21, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Police in the Liberian capital fired live rounds and tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola

China presses South Sudan over renewed violence

YoopyaAug 20, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – China’s foreign minister pressed his South Sudan counterpart over renewed violence in the oil-rich state, demanding an immediate ceasefire and political dialogue in

Nigeria former anti-graft tsar defects to scandal-hit, ruling PDP

YoopyaAug 20, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria’s former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu has defected to the ruling People’s Democratic Party to contest a state election, in a filip for

Korean Air suspends flights to Kenya over Ebola worries

YoopyaAug 14, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Thursday it will suspend flights to and from Nairobi from August 20 to prevent the spread

Another doctor dies of Ebola as death numbers climb

YoopyaAug 13, 2014July 29, 20230

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – A leading physician in Sierra Leone’s fight against Ebola has died from the disease, an official said Wednesday, as it emerged

Spain gets rare Ebola drug to treat stricken priest

YoopyaAug 12, 2014September 2, 20230

A Spanish priest has received one of the world’s few doses of an experimental Ebola drug, raising ethical questions about how to allocate scarce medicines

Finish line for Oscar Pistorius trial in sight

YoopyaAug 7, 2014September 2, 20230

Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp are presenting their final arguments on Thursday

Nigerian nurse dies of Ebola as death toll jumps to 932

YoopyaAug 7, 2014September 2, 20230

A Nigerian nurse who had treated the country’s first fatality from Ebola two weeks ago has died from the virus that has now claimed more

Second American diagnosed with Ebola arrives in Atlanta, showing ‘slow improvement’

YoopyaAug 6, 2014September 2, 20230

The second American aid worker diagnosed with Ebola has arrived in Atlanta for treatment, the Associated Press confirms. Missionary Nancy Writebol, 59, departed from Liberia

Airline travelers are not being screened for Ebola

YoopyaAug 1, 2014July 16, 20230

World and U.S. health officials urge airline crews to isolate passengers who show symptoms of Ebola if they have recently traveled to West African countries