2 Ebola workers attacked, killed in eastern Congo
A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear enters the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Congo, in March. […]
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Ebola spread to east Congo’s Goma could be a ‘game changer,’ UN says
A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear enters the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Congo, in March. […]
European heatwave death toll rises as temperatures ease from record highs
A man hides under an umbrella from the hot sun in Goettingen, Germany, on Sunday. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) A four-day heatwave across western Europe […]
Europe braces for heatwave as temperatures could top 40 C
Authorities warn that temperatures could top 40 C in some parts of the continent over the coming days. Meteorologists blame a blast of air from the African […]
Europe braces for heat wave as temperatures could top 40 C
Authorities warn that temperatures could top 40 C in some parts of the continent over the coming days. Meteorologists blame a blast of air from the African […]
U.S. government moves migrant kids from facility with ‘inhumane conditions’
Protesters demonstrate against the separation of migrant children from their families in Los Angeles in June 2018. Lawyers who recently visited a child detention facility […]
Global population growth slowing due to greater longevity and lower fertility rates
The world’s population is growing older due to increasing life expectancy and falling fertility levels, says a new UN report. (Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images) The world’s […]
2nd Ebola patient dies in Uganda, health ministry says
People crossing the border have their temperature taken on Wednesday to check for symptoms of Ebola, at the border crossing near Kasindi, eastern Congo, just […]
‘Terrible deeds’: German ex-nurse convicted of murdering 85
Former nurse Niels Hoegel, right, will serve a life sentence after murdering dozens of patients in Germany. (Hauke Christian Dittrich/Associated Press) A former nurse who […]
Ohio doctor charged with murder in 25 opioid-related deaths
Former critical care doctor William Husel, centre, pleads not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of 25 hospital patients while appearing with defense attorney […]