There are 19 countries with troops stationed in South Korea (and even Japan) — China not among them, by the way — with the US leading the pack at over 30,000 soldiers. Yet here's this Korean, obsessing over China. Guess some cultural ties really are unbreakable.😆
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths, spreading across 25 health zones and raising fresh concerns about the virus' persistence in a region already burdened by conflict, displacement and fragile healthcare systems.
Caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the outbreak has affected three provinces, Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, with active transmission continuing in several health zones. Unlike the more common Zaire strain, for which vaccines and therapies have been developed over the past decade, no licensed vaccine or targeted medicine exists for Bundibugyo, leaving public health measures as the primary tool for containing the disease.
Ituri remains the epicenter of the outbreak, while the hotspots in North Kivu and South Kivu remain under active surveillance.
Health authorities say 267 patients in the country are currently in isolation or receiving treatment, while only nine recoveries have been recorded so far. The overall case fatality rate stands at 17.6%.
The outbreak has alarmed regional and international health agencies. Earlier, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Dr. Jean Kaseya warned that while African health experts have extensive experience responding to Ebola outbreaks, the absence of a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain remains a major challenge.
Despite the rising caseload, officials point to signs of progress in the response effort. All reported alerts are now being investigated within 24 hours, a measure considered critical to preventing wider community transmission. Contact tracing has also improved, reaching 67.2% as surveillance teams expand their reach across affected communities.
The response increasingly relies on a combination of medical intervention and community engagement. Healthcare workers are carrying out decontamination campaigns, strengthening infection-control measures in hospitals and clinics, and distributing protective equipment to reduce the risk of transmission among frontline staff.
At the same time, local leaders, religious organizations, youth groups and community volunteers are helping authorities combat misinformation and encourage preventive behavior in areas where trust remains essential to containing the disease.
Screening checkpoints and points of entry are also being gradually activated to improve early detection and monitor population movement between affected areas.
While health officials say the response capacity remains strong, the continued spread of the virus across eastern DR Congo underscores the challenge of containing outbreaks in a region marked by insecurity, difficult terrain and limited access to healthcare. For now, authorities are betting that faster detection, stronger surveillance and community cooperation can prevent the outbreak from gaining further momentum.
@princess_tude This is like how you see Superman shave himself in the DCAU with his heat vision - people just gotta use their noggins and think for a second
This is exactly what talking to highly educated Westerners is like. Have you ever been to a dinner party in New York or Toronto? It's a combo of this and ex tempore versions of Epstein's emails. This is exactly how people talk who have a PhD in the humanities
Latest in China's AI DC innovation - prefab computing center base
Containerized power infrastructure module that integrates HV AC/DC power conversion & distribution
Direct green power connectivity + BESS
Intelligent control system of energy
Done to speed up construction cycle & lower construction cost.
As a Canadian, I am really thankful to Marxism for revealing to me that the reason my country is a multicultural KKK rally is that it is nothing but a magnet for, primarily, the most rightwing emissaries of the most reactionary segments of basically every country on earth.
Spirit of Toulouse was launched @ WuChang shipyard. It will be carrying Airbus supply chain bw factories in Mobile, Alabama & Saint Nazaire, France.
It can carry parts for 6 single-aisle aircraft per ship + 70 TEUs outside. Will also use 6 chimney-like rotor sails to generate wind power & reduce power consumption by 15 to 20%.
Uses methanol dual fuel propulsion & reduce CO2 emission by 25% vs conventional power.
Expects to be delivered in Nov.
2 other units "Spirit of Mobile" & "Spirit of Mirabel" (named after other Airbus plants) are under construction.
In July of 2024, Marjane Satrapi went on Democracy Now to react to the progressive coalition defeating the fascist National Rally party in French parliamentary elections. Satrapi condemned Melenchon as a “radical leftist anti-Semite” whose “relationship with Hamas is quiet” and who “loves” South American “dictators” like “Chávez”.