Natural disasters
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Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,300 people: Africa CDC
Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the continent’s top health agency. In mid-May, the DRC declared its 17th…
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Emergency nurseries rescue DR Congo’s Ebola orphans
A caregiver wore a protective gown and gloves as she bottle-fed a baby — one of hundreds of children orphaned by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak. With the disease still spreading five months…
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Four more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to seven
Kenya has confirmed four new Ebola cases, the health ministry said Saturday, including another relative of the first victim and three healthcare workers who treated him. The country had not reported a single case of…
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Kenya Yathibitisha Kisa cha Tatu cha Ebola, 127 Wakiwa Karantini
Serikali ya Kenya imethibitisha kisa cha tatu cha ugonjwa wa Ebola unaosababishwa na virusi vya Bundibugyo, huku watu 127 waliokuwa na mawasiliano ya karibu na wagonjwa wakiwekwa karantini katika juhudi za kuzuia kuenea kwa ugonjwa…
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Ebola: Watu 108 Wawekwa Karantini Kenya, Ufuatiliaji Ukiendelea
Wizara ya Afya nchini Kenya imetangaza kuwa watu 122 waliotagusana na mgonjwa wa kwanza kuthibitishwa kuwa na virusi vya Ebola wametambuliwa na kuthibitishwa huku 108 kati yao wakiwekwa karantini kwa ufuatiliaji wa karibu. Katika taarifa…
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Ten quarantined as Kenya intensifies Ebola response
The Ministry of Health has heightened its response to the Ebola virus after the country reported its first case, with now strengthened contact tracing. As of this morning, 10 people are in quarantine facilities while…
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Mazingira Week Shifts Focus From Tree Planting to Tree Survival
Kenya’s 2026 Mazingira Week is placing a stronger emphasis on what happens after a tree is planted, with the Government outlining measures to track seedlings and monitor their survival.
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Kenya yathibitisha kisa cha kwanza cha Ebola, mgonjwa akifariki
Kenya imerekodi kisa cha kwanza cha ugonjwa wa Ebola aina ya Bundibugyo (BDBV), baada ya raia mmoja wa Kenya aliyekuwa akiishi Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC) kufariki kutokana na ugonjwa huo. Waziri wa Afya…
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Thai Capital Cleans Up After Deadly Floods
Around 700,000 people have been affected by floods that prompted Bangkok authorities to declare a city-wide disaster on Saturday, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.
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Almost 8,000 Excess Deaths in France’s Scorched Summer: statistics
The latest figure of 7,919 excess deaths from late May to August 20 is not final and could yet rise as the data from the final weeks of the summer comes in, the French public…
