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‘We are chasing the virus’ – WHO warns of worsening Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began at least three months before it was officially declared – meaning the health authorities are still playing catch-up, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. More than 1,900 people have died from the virus since that declaration on 15 May, makin...
US eases Russia oil sanctions as Iran war pushes up energy prices
The US has authorised countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum that is currently loaded on vessels at sea in an attempt to curb the economic impact of the US-Israel war with Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was a temporary measure to “promote stability in global energy markets” during the...
China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language
China passed a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese and risk making anyone challenging that “unity” a separatist punishable by law. Called “Promoting Ethnic Unity and...
Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief
The head of military intelligence for eastern Libya’s Libyan National Army was killed on Monday when an explosive device detonated in his car outside his home in the Hawari area of Benghazi, two security sources told Reuters. Brigadier Fowzi Mansouri was killed in the evening blast, the sources said, speaking on c...
At least 132 killed in Colombia’s largest earthquake in years
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó pro...
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7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks western Colombia [Photos]
These are photos from the recent earthquake that struck Colombia. The images belong to the Al Jazeera English channel. According to France 24, rescuers in western Colombia worked through the night and into Tuesday searching for survivors beneath the wreckage after the earthquake. The disaster is said to have devastated...
Trump signs executive order aimed at reducing number of recommended childhood vaccines
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, insisting that infants should receive fewer immunizations over a longer period despite little scientific evidence supporting such sweeping changes. The wide-ranging order proposes r...
Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq
Four of six members of a US military refuelling aircraft’s crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. Rescue efforts continue after the loss of the KC-135, it said, having earlier said neither hostile nor friendly fire were involved in the downing of the aircraft....
Alleged sexual assault by local official and businessman sparks outrage in China
Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a businessman suspected of sexually assaulting a woman at a business gathering, in a case that has sparked outrage in the country. The woman was allegedly assaulted at a karaoke bar in Hangzhou after an official dinner involving executives from several c...
Belgian car salesman becomes prince after DNA test confirms royal paternity
Belgium’s Prince Laurent has legally recognised 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove as his son and heir. Vandenkerckhove, the result of a relationship between the royal and Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten, was quietly brought into Prince Laurent’s family at a town hall ceremony six months ago, altho...
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after hospital examination
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was moved back to prison early on Friday after being examined by doctors at a hospital in Islamabad, who deemed him “medically fit”. Khan was seen by “a team of qualified doctors” including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, Pakistan’s Information Minister At...
ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plug-in
OpenAI has introduced an Apple Messages plugin for ChatGPT that allows users to search conversations, analyse messages, draft replies and send texts through the Messages app. The integration is available through ChatGPT Work and Codex on the macOS desktop app, giving users the option to work with iMessage, SMS and RCS...