IMF says Ebola having ‘acute’ impact on West African economies
WASHINGTON: The worst ever outbreak of the Ebola disease is likely to lead to "sharply"… Read More
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Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank
FREETOWN: Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining budgetary resources and slashing… Read More
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WHO pulls staff from Sierra Leone Ebola lab after doctor infected
FREETOWN: The World Health Organization has withdrawn staff from a laboratory testing for Ebola at… Read More
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WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases
GENEVA: Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of "shadow zones" where medics cannot… Read More
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Canada to donate its own Ebola vaccine to Africa
WINNIPEG: Canada will donate a small quantity of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed in its… Read More
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West African Ebola outbreak death toll reaches 1,013: WHO
DAKAR: The death toll from the worst ever outbreak of Ebola has reached 1,013 after… Read More
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Clinical trial to start soon on Ebola vaccine
LONDON: A clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus is set… Read More
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Ebola outbreak: Guinea shuts borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia
CONAKRY: Guinea closed its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Saturday in a bid… Read More
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Ebola an international health emergency: WHO
LONDON/LAGOS: The world's worst outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West… Read More
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WHO declares Ebola epidemic an international health emergency
LONDON: West Africa's Ebola epidemic is an "extraordinary event" and now constitutes an international health… Read More
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Sierra Leone army blockades Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency
FREETOWN/MONROVIA: Police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola… Read More
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Nurse dies in Nigeria’s second Ebola fatality – minister
ABUJA: A Nigerian nurse infected with the Ebola virus has died, the second confirmed fatality… Read More
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Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops as Ebola toll hits 887
FREETOWN/MONROVIA: Hundreds of troops deployed in Sierra Leone and Liberia on Monday to quarantine communities hit… Read More
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