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Cristiano Ronaldo failed to find the net as Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener. Yoane Wissa's equaliser earned the African side its first-ever World Cup goal and point.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 710 confirmed Ebola cases and 149 deaths amid a rapidly expanding outbreak. Authorities denied rumors of a lockdown, while health teams intensify surveillance, vaccination, contact tracing, and treatment efforts to contain transmission
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Amid an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that has killed nearly 100 people, couples in Bunia are holding restricted weddings with limited guests. Authorities have imposed strict health measures, reshaping social and religious ceremonies to curb infections
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India has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan following an Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus strain. The WHO has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern amid fears of regional transmission.
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A landslide caused by heavy rain collapsed artisanal coltan mines in eastern Congo, killing more than 200 people. The mines, controlled by M23 rebels, are known for unsafe working conditions and supply a major share of the world’s tantalum.
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The UN reports a 25 per cent rise in sexual violence during conflicts in 2024, with over 4,600 survivors documented. Armed groups carry out most abuses, while Israel and Russian forces are warned over allegations of violations against detainees.
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According to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organisation, the interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases
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Congo boat capsize claims 25 lives
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African experts have estimated the continent might need about 10 million vaccines to stop the ongoing outbreaks
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The minister encouraged the public to follow protective measures, especially with the school year starting in early September, and to get vaccinated as soon as vaccines are available, according to Xinhua news agency. The country has reported 17,801 suspected cases so far.
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The man who tested positive for Mpox was from Mardan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan
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The 52-year-old patient, a resident of Ittehad Town, was admitted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) two days back.
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An attack on a Chinese mining convoy transporting gold in northeast Congo killed four people, including two Chinese nationals
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India reported its first case of monkeypox in Kerala. The infected person, who returned from abroad, was hospitalised after showing signs of the virus. He tested positive for the same on Thursday, Kerala health minister Veena George said. The person showed symptoms of monkeypox and he was in close contact with a patient abroad. According […]
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Kinshasa: A new Ebola case has been confirmed in Congo’s northwest Equateur Province in the city of Mbandaka, Congo health authorities said Saturday, declaring an outbreak nearly four months after the last one ended in the central African nation. The one case was confirmed in a 31-year-old man who began experiencing symptoms on April 5 […]
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The World Health Organization said the latest outbreak had killed 55 people among 119 confirmed and 11 probable cases since it began in June.
