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WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo
The World Health Organisation said on Thursday on X that, in partnership with the national medical research organisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is scaling up Ebola diagnostic capacities in the country to help swiftly contain an outbreak. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ...
China dials back on fuel price hikes to ‘reduce burden’ on drivers
China has dialled back on planned fuel price hikes in a bid to "reduce the burden" on drivers, as energy costs surge amid the Iran war.
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Explosion reported outside US embassy in Oslo, police say
Police in Norway have cordoned off the area around the US embassy in Oslo after an explosion was reported there.
Hundreds of schools in UK plan closures ahead of red heat alerts
Hundreds of schools have planned for at least partial closures, and multiple train operators, including the UK's largest, have warned people not to travel unless necessary as temperatures climb.
FIFA sacks senior executive who criticised Infantino, Sky News understands
Football's world governing body, FIFA, has sacked one of its most senior figures after he criticised Gianni Infantino's plan to sell part of the World Cup to investors, Sky News understands.
Charges dismissed against official at school where six-year-old shot teacher
A judge in the US state of Virginia has dismissed charges against a former assistant principal at a school where a six-year-old shot his teacher during class.
US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz
Direct talks between the US and Iran are set to begin in Switzerland despite the Iranian military saying it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel's attacks on southern Lebanon.
Buildings collapse as quakes rock Venezuela, ‘high casualties’ likely
Strong earthquakes struck west of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday afternoon, bringing down buildings in Caracas and causing scientists to estimate "high casualties and extensive damage" to the South American country.
British Airways pilot who raped girl, 12, jailed
A pilot who travelled hundreds of miles to meet and rape a 12-year-old girl he met on Instagram has been jailed.
250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean
About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
Starmer considers political future as pressure to quit mounts
Sir Keir Starmer is weighing up his political future as pressure grows on him to announce his resignation.