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World Service,18 May 2026,49 mins

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency

Newsday

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Senior Congolese health officials have been visiting the neighbouring province of Ituri, the centre of the outbreak, as they step up efforts to contain it. Ukraine's military claims that Russian forces are preparing for a major offensive in the summer. We report from inside what is now called the kill-zone in Ukraine's east. The global market price of crude has risen above $110 a barrel on Monday, after Donald Trump warned Iran to move fast in peace negotiations, there won't be anything left of them if they don't. (Photo: People at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain. Credit: Victoire Mukenge/Reuters)

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