Breakfast News Recap: Indonesia quake toll rises as Ebola spreads and Ukraine, Gaza tensions deepen
Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia are still searching collapsed buildings and landslide debris after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Flores island killed at least 51 people, forced thousands from their homes and left many residents waiting for aid. 🔗The disaster has also triggered a wider humanitarian response, with reports from the island saying roads and damaged villages are making access difficult as crews continue to look for survivors. 🔗In central Africa, the World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading faster than containment efforts and is on track to become the deadliest... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 16 Aug 2026 08:36 LONDON
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DRC Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest on record as cases spread to Uganda
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to become the deadliest on record, according to the director-general of the World Health Organization. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the epidemic is already the second-largest ever recorded and is moving faster than any previous Ebola outbreak. The virus has hit the country's north-east, where health services are under strain from armed conflict and food insecurity.As of Friday, the outbreak had caused 2,214 deaths from 4,727 confirmed infections, with 85% of cases reported in Ituri province, which has become the epicentre. Health officials are also concerned that the outbreak... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Aug 2026 04:00 LONDON
Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo spreads faster than containment efforts
The latest Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading faster than efforts to contain it, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak has already killed 2,000 people, making it a major public health emergency in the region. The warning comes as health responders try to slow transmission in an area that has faced repeated Ebola crises.The report says the virus is moving faster than previous outbreaks and is outpacing containment measures. The World Health Organization is the main international body cited in the assessment, while the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Aug 2026 23:30 LONDON
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province as death toll rises
Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed that the Ebola outbreak has now spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in Bas-Uele. Jean Kaseya, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said the man died in Buta, the provincial capital, after travelling from Haut-Uele. The development marks another widening of an outbreak that health authorities say is moving faster than they can contain it.Government figures cited in the response put the death toll at 2,128 from 4,566 recorded cases. Health officials said the outbreak was formally declared on 15 May,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Aug 2026 18:59 LONDON
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