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Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists. Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow down

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Screenings for Independent???s new film about the kidnap of LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria. To mark Pride Month, The Arzner cinema will screen our film on how aid cuts are severing lifelines for vulnerable people. A second screening will follow at the Institute for Contemporary Arts

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Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here. Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.

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'Pretty special': Diver on filming rare footage of Great White shark in the Mediterranean. A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.

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???Now people stop to ask their names and even stroke them???: Nigerians embrace dogs as pets. As social attitudes shift and concern for animal rights grows, the dog meat tradition in many parts of Nigeria is increasingly being questioned

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Health workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest. Health workers inside the epicenter of Congo's outbreak say they are working with little pay or rest.

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Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures. The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread. The U.S.

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2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities. Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators.

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Spanish authorities cancel DR Congo v Chile World Cup warm-up tie over Ebola fears. A pre-World Cup friendly involving DR Congo has been cancelled by the mayor of a Spanish town after the Ebola outbreak in the African country

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???We don???t have another country to run to???: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site. People from town of potential site for US citizens exposed to Ebola say it puts them at risk in country with no known cases

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As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook up meals to support patients and health workers. Volunteers are supporting Congo's Ebola outbreak response with cooked meals in a program assisted by the U.N. food agency.

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"Di a luz en la calle": el conflicto hace que el parto sea peligroso en algunas zonas de ??frica. Su beb?? ven??a en camino.

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High Court orders Kenya government to release details of Ebola facility. Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki to protest against the planned site.

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Kenyan president defends US Ebola quarantine center amid protests. Kenya???s president defended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility by the U.S., a move that led to protests.

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'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of Africa. Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations.

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I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed | Hala Alkarib. Since April 2023, Sudan???s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country???s recovery and future

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Ebola outbreak: How health workers are treating patients and staying safe in DR Congo. There are currently no approved drugs that target Bundibugyo - the species of Ebola responsible for this outbreak.

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Kenyans protest planned US Ebola quarantine facility. Hundreds protest near the site of the planned facility, which would serve US nationals exposed to the virus.

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???Spoiled insulin???: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling. As the conflict destroys local production, Sudanese patients are forced to rely on expensive, smuggled medicines.

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Better sleep, improved health, happier people: how ???cool roofs??? could help millions avoid deadly heat. A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across Africa

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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries. Congolese authorities say there are now at least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola in its ongoing outbreak.

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Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens. Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base.

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Ebola: Brazil monitors two patients for possible infection. If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

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WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims??? bodies in Ituri province

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