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Norway pin hopes on Haaland against Brazil in World Cup last 16
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The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June
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The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June
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July 5 12:11 AM
The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June
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Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
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Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
July 2, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said Thursday that a case of Marburg virus disease had been detected in a toddler Uganda durin...
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WHO says cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
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WHO says cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
July 2, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) health agency on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which...
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Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week—WHO
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Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week—WHO
June 24, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—Trials of two separate potential treatments to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expect...
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Hantavirus outbreak should formally end on July 2 — WHO
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Hantavirus outbreak should formally end on July 2 — WHO
June 24, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which sparked international alarm, should be formally declared over on Ju...
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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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Ebola spreading ‘fast’ in DR Congo, warns WHO
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Ebola spreading ‘fast’ in DR Congo, warns WHO
June 19, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization (WHO) war...
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WHO, Africa CDC launch US$518m plan to combat Ebola outbreak
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WHO, Africa CDC launch US$518m plan to combat Ebola outbreak
June 5, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union's public health agency launched a US$518-million joint plan on F...
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WHO warns Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response ‘catching up’
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WHO warns Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response ‘catching up’
June 3, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak confirmed to have killed 61 people in central...
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
May 29, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak ra...
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
May 28, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief pledged to do "everything in my power" to help conquer a deadly Ebola outbreak...
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Dutch hospital admits patient with ‘low suspicion’ of Ebola
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Dutch hospital admits patient with ‘low suspicion’ of Ebola
May 22, 2026
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A hospital in The Netherlands said Friday it had admitted a patient with a "low suspicion" of Ebola, adding that diagno...
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WHO says ‘additional case’ of hantavirus reported in Netherlands
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WHO says ‘additional case’ of hantavirus reported in Netherlands
May 22, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A member of the MV Hondius cruise ship crew who disembarked in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands was confirm...
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Ebola risk upgraded to ‘very high’ in DR Congo — WHO chief
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Ebola risk upgraded to ‘very high’ in DR Congo — WHO chief
May 22, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The public health risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been upgraded from high to very hig...
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Hantavirus risk to Jamaica very low, say experts
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Hantavirus risk to Jamaica very low, say experts
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 21, 2026
The risk of the hantavirus to the Jamaican population remains very low, according to local medical experts. The reassurance by the experts comes again...
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Rubio says WHO was ‘a little late’ on identifying Ebola outbreak
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Rubio says WHO was ‘a little late’ on identifying Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the World Health Organization, the UN body from wh...
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WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
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WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it was examining whether any candidate vaccines or treatments could be used...
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WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
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WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP)—The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak in the Democra...
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Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our ‘dangerous’ times — WHO
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Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our ‘dangerous’ times — WHO
May 18, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks are only the latest crises in "dangerous and divisive" times, the World Health O...
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
May 12, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after eva...
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Five confirmed hantavirus cases from cruise ship, three suspected — WHO
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Five confirmed hantavirus cases from cruise ship, three suspected — WHO
WHO expects hantavirus outbreak to be 'limited', if health measures followed
May 7, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ...
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First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise—WHO expert
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First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise—WHO expert
May 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—The first hantavirus case on the MV Hondius could not have been infected during the cruise, a World Health Organization exper...
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Hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic, WHO chief tells AFP
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Hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic, WHO chief tells AFP
May 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief told AFP Wednesday he did not believe a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise s...
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July 5, 2026
Every
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Hanover youth business pilot soars
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Hanover youth business pilot soars
... sparks plans for islandwide expansion
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July 5, 2026
Hanover youth business pilot soars
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