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The Ebola virus: profile of a dreaded killer
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976. In January, Uganda declared...
A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIn Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. The project in the Bombay suburb of the...
'Simpsons' Showrunner Says Show Didn't Predict Diddy, Slams Viral Image as Fake
TMZ· 4 days ago"The Simpsons" may have a reputation for making pop culture predictions that come to fruition, but...
‘The Simpsons’ showrunner slams fake image that ‘predicted’ Diddy’s downfall: ‘Digital...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Fox series foreshadowed Donald Trump’s presidency, Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl performance, the Ebola...
Bird Flu Cases Spur Retail Trader Rush Into Vaccine Stocks
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 5 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Mounting cases of bird flu in humans is luring the day trading crowd to snap up stock...
Congo: China Abides
Strategy Page· 5 days agoAugust 12, 2020: Congo’s domestic development agency plans to let a consortium led by China and Spain build Africa’s largest hydropower dam project on the Congo River. The Grand Inga Project ...
Slow testing could undermine our bird flu response – the time for serious preparedness is now
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe number of cow herds across the US testing positive for avian flu influenza (H5N1) continues to...
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The Meridian Star· 3 hours agoA Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by a landslide Friday. The government figure is roughly triple ...
The deadline is nearly here. Will the global pandemic treaty be finished in time?
WUSF 89.7· 4 days agoDelegates from 194 countries are racing to complete a global pandemic treaty before the World Health...
FIFA defaults Equatorial Guinea's World Cup qualifying wins over same ineligible player as in 2013
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoFor the second time, Equatorial Guinea must forfeit two World Cup qualifying games for fielding star...