Day News Recap: Ukraine toll rises as Iran tensions widen and Congo Ebola outbreak accelerates
The World Health Organization says Ebola is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo faster than in any previous outbreak, as seven American aid workers who had been in the country on response work were quarantined in Kenya after new travel restrictions. π πIn Ukraine, at least 13 people were killed in strikes across several regions, including Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, while separate Russian drone attacks hit port infrastructure in Mykolaiv and damaged three foreign registered vessels. π πKyiv also said it destroyed a Tu 95 bomber at Russia's Engels air base, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing domestic backlash... [Continue Reading]
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads faster than any previous outbreak, WHO says
The World Health Organization has warned that Ebola is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo faster than in any previous outbreak, as the country's case count continues to rise. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 2,000 confirmed cases have now been recorded, along with 796 deaths. He said the outbreak reached that level in less than two months, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.The latest figures cited on Thursday put the total at 2,073 confirmed infections, after 62 new cases were reported. WHO said the true tally could be at least double the official... [Continue Reading]

