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A health worker waits to be sprayed with disinfectant at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, Tuesday.
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WHO chief: Congo’s Ebola outbreak set to surpass deadliest in history

AP: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday. “At its current pace, it’s on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. That outbreak horrified the world and jolted efforts to develop a vaccine.

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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (right) and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday during the prime minister’s official visit to Taiwan.
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St Vincent mark 45 years of diplomatic ties with Asian island

TAIPEI (CMC): Taiwan and St Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday marked 45 years of diplomatic relations, with leaders from both countries pledging to strengthen co-operation and expand economic,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet to watch a military exercise near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia, Wednesday.
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Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of commercial vessels

MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy”. Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship…
A health worker waits to be sprayed with disinfectant at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, Tuesday.
Published 6 hours ago

WHO chief: Congo’s Ebola outbreak set to surpass deadliest in history

AP: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns

WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young…
A section of the Amazon rainforest stands next to soy fields in Belterra, Para state, Brazil, on November 30, 2019.
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Court deals major blow to Amazon soy moratorium

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday dealt a major blow to the future of the country’s soy moratorium, upholding state laws that deny tax incentives to farmers who complied with the…
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August 12, 2026

UN: More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians still held by Russia

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being “deprived of their liberty”, many held incommunicado and…
Syria President Bashar al-Assad arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on December 9, 2010.
August 12, 2026

Former President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

DAMASCUS (AP): A Syrian court yesterday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed before and during the country’s…
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau greets Works and Infrastructure Minister Jearlean John at the opening of Ibis Steel Company at Point Lisas, Trinidad, on the site of the former ArcelorMittal steel plant.
August 12, 2026

US sees strategic gains in steel plant reopening

PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Monday said the reopening of a steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago reflects a commitment by the leaders of both…
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August 12, 2026

Chik-V no longer at epidemic levels – health officials

PARAMARIBO (CMC): Suriname is no longer in the epidemic phase of chikungunya, although the virus continues to circulate and cases are still being recorded, particularly in Paramaribo and Brokopondo,…