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Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) was “a little late” in identifying the deadly Ebola outbreak in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
On Tuesday, Rubio told reporters: “The lead is obviously
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WHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain
Global health leaders are considering whether vaccines or
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As WHO sounds alarm over Ebola in DRC, what can be learned from previous outbreaks?
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variant
To be around the centre of an Ebola outbreak is to become used to the smell of chlorine. At hospitals and government buildings, surfaces are sprayed with it and hands washed in a 0.05% solution that can kill the virus in 60 seconds.
Infrared handheld thermometers take
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US claims ‘emergency refugee situation’ as it admits 10,000 more white South Africans
Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners facing genocide with costs of resettling them at $100m
The US government has said it will increase the number of white South Africans it admits as refugees this year from about 7,500 to 17,500, claiming that “unforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation.”
Since starting his second term
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Calls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’
Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activists
Lawyers, politicians and activists have called for the release of one of Sierra Leone’s best-known celebrities, who they said was unjustly imprisoned as part of a government crackdown on free speech and political dissent.
Zainab Sheriff, a singer and reality-TV show
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Three Toronto police officers arrested over sexual assault in Barcelona
Two off-duty officers allegedly assaulted a sex worker in a taxi in Ciutat Vella, according to police in Catalonia
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Woman shot dead by police in Jamaica at protest over previous police shooting
Investigation launched as video circulates online showing officer firing at vehicle and colleagues dragging away body
Authorities in Jamaica have launched an investigation after CCTV footage of a woman’s fatal shooting by police sent shock waves across the Caribbean nation.
Footage circulating on social media shows a police officer firing at a vehicle during a protest on Sunday in
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Defense department watchdog opens inquiry into US airstrikes on alleged drug boats
Officials will determine if standard process was followed before lethal strikes in Caribbean and eastern Pacific
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Pressure on Mexico after two ex-officials surrender to US over alleged cartel ties
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum denies any links between her Morena party and organized crime
Pressure is mounting on Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, after two former top officials from the country’s Sinaloa state – both members of her Morena party –
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Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, says any US strike would be catastrophic after reports of 300+ drones
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has warned that any US military action against his country would lead to a “bloodbath” with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.
“Cuba does not represent a threat,” Díaz-Canel said in a post on X.
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