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WHO says Ebola death toll in DRC and Uganda has surpassed 1,000

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The World Health Organization says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has surpassed 1,000. In all, 2,473 cases of the deadly virus, including 999 deaths, have been confirmed in the Congo, while 20 cases, including two deaths, have been registered in neighbouring Uganda. Kinshasa’s health ministry says that at least 737… Read More
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New York mayor says city can’t arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in. “My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s… Read More
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Ghanaian nationals seek ICC probe of xenophobic violence in South Africa

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Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary investigation into attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, arguing that the violence may amount to crimes against humanity. The petition, submitted to the ICC on 15 July and seen by Reuters, comes amid renewed anti-immigrant protests in South Africa that have, in some cases, turned… Read More
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Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The plan aims to raise US$ 518 million to support African countries together with partners to prepare for, rapidly detect and respond to the outbreak. The six-month… Read More
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Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access

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New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show sustained progress towards safer blood supplies globally but also highlight persistent inequalities in access to safe blood and weaknesses in governance, financing and regulation of blood systems. Data collected from 132 countries reveal that global blood collections increased by nearly 19% between 2013 and 2023. Voluntary, unpaid donors continued to drive… Read More
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Liberia seizes record cocaine haul near Monrovia, officials say

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Liberian police say they have made the country’s biggest drug bust ever, after raiding a suspected storage site near the capital and finding what officials believe is a huge quantity of cocaine. Police released photos and video showing dozens of sealed suitcases and boxes packed inside a lorry. Police chief Gregory Coleman said forensic tests confirmed the substance was cocaine,… Read More
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Burkina Faso’s military leader warns challengers amid rumours of a power struggle

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The head of Burkina Faso’s military government, Ibrahim Traore, has sought to stamp out speculation of a power struggle within its ranks, warning he intends remaining the country’s only leader. “There can’t be two captains on one ship,” the authoritarian Traore told community leaders in Ouahigouya in the north of the country on Thursday. The prolonged absence of two leading… Read More
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Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex

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Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: that the world must finish what it started, and that you can help it do so. We begin not with an institution or an annex, but with a memory the whole world shares. Not… Read More
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WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease

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As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the clinical management of filovirus disease which include all types of Ebola and Marburg viruses. The new guidelines highlight the importance of early supportive care to improve patient survival and… Read More
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Judge hearing evidence against singer D4vd in killing, dismemberment of teen

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Prosecutors on Tuesday showed a body camera video with singer D4vd telling sheriff’s deputies who were investigating a missing person’s report that he had only met then-13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez once in person, and he did not know she was a minor. Prosecutors allege that D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, who was 18 at the time, had already… Read More
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