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Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus
Africa CDC says at least nine cases have been detected of Ebola-like illness, which kills up to 80% of those infected
Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said.
The Marburg virus is one of the deadliest known pathogens. Like Ebola, it causes severe
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Australia is selling arms at a weapons fair in Dubai. Are they destined to be used in Sudan atrocities?
Australian companies have exported nearly $300m weapons over five years to the UAE, which has denied shipping weapons to a paramilitary group in Sudan
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UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa
Advocates fear that other donors will follow Britain’s reduction to the Global Fund for Aids, TB and malaria
The UK is undermining its legacy in fighting infectious diseases including Aids and malaria by cutting money pledged to a leading global health fund, campaigners claim.
The 15% reduction in the contribution to the Global Fund for
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South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane
Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documents
South Africa will investigate the “mysterious” arrival of scores of Palestinians who were kept on a charter plane at Johannesburg for 12 hours by border police because they did not have travel papers, the president has said.
A group of 153 Palestinians arrived at OR Tambo international
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British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner who was freed from jail in September, was stopped from flying to the UK by Egyptian passport control, his family has said.
Abd el-Fattah was pardoned after more than 10 years in jail but his status, including his
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Gen Z protests against Mexico president turn violent amid anger over mayor’s death
100 police officers injured in Mexico City as demonstrators attack National Palace following death of Michoacan mayor who fought drug trafficking
At least 120 people, mostly police officers, were injured as thousands marched through Mexico City to protest against the government of Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
The demonstration on Saturday was organised by members of
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Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry
Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has
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Protesters blockade Cop30 summit over plight of Indigenous peoples
Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil’s president, saying they are never listened to
Protesters blockaded the main entrance to the Cop30 climate conference for several hours early on Friday morning, demanding to speak to
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Carney’s ‘nation-building’ programme misses mark to be truly transformative for Canada
The $C56bn plan focused on investing in a resource economy falls short of changing Canadians’ day-to-day lives
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, likes to say that when he was young, “we used to build big things in this country, and we used to build them quickly.”
That idea – of sprawling projects that transform nations, has influenced both his narrative as an economist turned
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Venezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’
Authoritarian leader calls for US to make peace amid military buildup and strikes against alleged drug smugglers
Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump not to lead the US
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