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Nepal flood death toll rises to 547 — police
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Nepal flood death toll rises to 547 — police
August 28 08:17 AM
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border region this week have killed at least 547 people, Nepal's police said Friday. Ch...
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89, ending 35-year reign
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89, ending 35-year reign
August 28 08:13 AM
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Thousands of people gathered outside Norway's royal palace to pay their respects to King Harald, who died Friday aged 89 after a ...
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Dervan Malcolm, voice of Power 106 for three decades, has died
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Dervan Malcolm, voice of Power 106 for three decades, has died
August 28 08:04 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s broadcasting fraternity is mourning the passing of veteran broadcaster Dervan Malcolm, whose voice was a familiar presen...
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Government advances long-term plan to connect Jamaica’s water systems
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Government advances long-term plan to connect Jamaica’s water systems
August 28 07:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is advancing a long-term plan to develop a more interconnected national water supply network, allowing water to be ...
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Errol Wizdom celebrates 33 years of carrying reggae’s torch in Pittsburgh
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Errol Wizdom celebrates 33 years of carrying reggae’s torch in Pittsburgh
August 28 07:33 AM
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is not known for having a large reggae scene. For 33 years, Errol Wizdom has been the music’s standard bearer in that city as...
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Petrojam fire extinguished; no injuries reported, fuel supplies unaffected
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Petrojam fire extinguished; no injuries reported, fuel supplies unaffected
August 28 07:26 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A fire at the Petrojam refinery on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston has been extinguished, with the company confirming that no one ...
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Courage under fire
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Courage under fire
Employees, taxi driver rush to save stock, cars in Superior Parts inferno
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 28 12:20 AM
Employees of Superior Parts Limited and a taxi driver battled to save millions of dollars worth of motorcycles and cars on Thursday as a raging fire t...
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Sandals Foundation head Heidi Clarke honoured with 2026 Skift IDEA Trailblazer Award
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Sandals Foundation head Heidi Clarke honoured with 2026 Skift IDEA Trailblazer Award
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Sandals Foundation head Heidi Clarke honoured with 2026 Skift IDEA Trailblazer Award
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WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free
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WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Uganda was declared officially Ebola-free by the World Health Organization on Thursday after 42 days without a new case. The co...
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Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo
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Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo
August 23, 2026
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV called on the international community Sunday to help contain the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of...
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘growing exponentially’ – UN
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘growing exponentially’ – UN
August 21, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing "exponentially", with more than 2,500 deaths now...
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Ebola-hit DR Congo gets 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine
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Ebola-hit DR Congo gets 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine
August 20, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo would receive 70,000 doses...
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’—WHO chief
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’—WHO chief
August 18, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks s...
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’, says WHO chief
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’, says WHO chief
August 18, 2026
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of t...
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WHO aims to reverse DR Congo Ebola outbreak in 3 months
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WHO aims to reverse DR Congo Ebola outbreak in 3 months
August 12, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it hopes to reverse the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of C...
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Congo ebola death toll tops 2000 in country’s deadliest outbreak ever
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Congo ebola death toll tops 2000 in country’s deadliest outbreak ever
August 11, 2026
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) —Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the latest outbreak...
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US announces $242 million in new Ebola funding
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US announces $242 million in new Ebola funding
August 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) announced Wednesday that it had allocated more than $242 million in additional funding to com...
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WHO chief in DR Congo for talks on Ebola reponse
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WHO chief in DR Congo for talks on Ebola reponse
August 5, 2026
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a meeting...
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WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak
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WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak
August 4, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization called Tuesday for more support across to board to combat the Ebola outbreak in Democratic R...
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Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda—WHO
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Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda—WHO
July 22, 2026
GENVA, Switzerland(AFP)—The Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the World...
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Ebola spreading in DRC ‘faster than any previous outbreak
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Ebola spreading in DRC ‘faster than any previous outbreak
July 16, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pac...
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Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die
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Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest growing" ever, African health authorities said Thursday,...
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Ebola outbreak confirmed death toll tops 500 — WHO
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Ebola outbreak confirmed death toll tops 500 — WHO
July 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — More than 500 people have now died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organization fi...
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France Ebola patient recovers
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France Ebola patient recovers
July 4, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—A doctor who had tested positive for Ebola in the first such case on French territory has recovered and left the hospital, France'...
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Trial of potential Ebola treatments begins in DR Congo
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Trial of potential Ebola treatments begins in DR Congo
July 2, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The trial of two potential treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the deadly outbreak in the DR Congo began...
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DR Congo’s Ebola official death toll exceeds 400 — authorities
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DR Congo’s Ebola official death toll exceeds 400 — authorities
July 2, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The official death toll in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds more than 400, according to of...
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province
June 29, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a fourth province, meaning the country's entire n...
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Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says
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Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says
June 24, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The global risk "remains low" from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Org...
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Doctor returning from DR Congo tests positive for Ebola in France; contact tracing underway
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Doctor returning from DR Congo tests positive for Ebola in France; contact tracing underway
June 24, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French health authorities have launched contact-tracing efforts after confirming the country's first case of Ebola on Wednesday,...
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89, ending 35-year reign
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