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Democratic Republic of Congo

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World Jul 24

Widespread logging threatens the Congo Basin’s critical rainforest

By Monica Villamizar

Health Jan 16

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Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent ‘resounding scientific success’

Recently, the FDA formally approved the first vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus. The advance comes at a crucial time, as Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an outbreak that has lasted over a year and a half and sickened…

By Monica Villamizar

World Jan 15

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How war and misinformation are complicating the DRC’s Ebola battle

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has plagued Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly a year and a half, with more than 3,000 people getting sick and 2,000 dead. Major medical advances in prevention and treatment have kept the…

By Monica Villamizar

World Aug 12

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News Wrap: Typhoon kills 45, strands residents in eastern China

In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from a weekend typhoon in eastern China has risen to 45 people. Rescue workers are still evacuating residents stranded in buildings after their streets were submerged by floodwaters. Also, in southern India,…

World Jun 14

Ebola outbreak in Congo is not yet a global emergency, UN says

The World Health Organization said the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is an "extraordinary event" of deep concern but does not yet merit being declared a global emergency.

By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press

May 20

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Some ‘Dreamers’ face painful reality of no country to call home

The immigration policies of the Trump administration have dramatically changed life for young undocumented Mexicans who came to the U.S. as children. Under DACA, which President Obama implemented in 2012, they were protected from deportation. Now, many have been forced…

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May 20

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Congo’s Ebola crisis threatens to spiral out of control

More than 1,100 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite information campaigns, new treatment facilities that reduce disease transmission and an effective new vaccine, the outbreak is spreading because of ongoing violence and residents’ deep…

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Jan 06

AP Explains: Why Congo’s election could lead to violence

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

The results of Congo’s presidential election were delayed Sunday. And some 80 U.S. military personnel have been deployed to Central Africa to protect U.S. assets from possible “violent demonstrations” in over the outcome.

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Dec 17

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Responding to Ebola in Congo is hard work, but made that much harder by violence

Ebola has been reported in a number of locations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, making the current outbreak the second worst in history. Getting medical care to the sick is complicated by ongoing violence. Nancy Aossey of International…

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Oct 20

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October 20, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

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On this edition for Saturday, October 20, health officials try new methods to contain the Ebola outbreak in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, millions vote in Afghanistan’s long-delayed parliamentary election amid Taliban violence. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from…

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