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Yemen’s frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever
Middle East
January 24, 2020
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
January 24, 2020
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
World
January 24, 2020
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
World
January 17, 2020
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
World
December 5, 2019
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
World
November 28, 2019
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
World
October 10, 2019
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
September 25, 2019
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
World
September 12, 2019
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
August 11, 2019
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…