The United States has approved an additional $80 million for the Ebola outbreak response. This will help procure and deliver additional PPE for healthcare workers in high-risk areas; enhance border screenings and surveillance at key points of entry; expand contact tracing to identify and diagnose individuals as early as possible; and procure diagnostic supplies including test kits.
BREAKING: US President Donald Trump has said Iran will not receive sanctions relief in exchange for giving up its highly enriched uranium, according to US media.
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BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says he was asked by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE “to hold off on our planned military attack” on Iran, “which was scheduled for tomorrow.”
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The first flight carrying evacuees from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has left Spain's Canary Islands to Madrid, according to AFP.
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BREAKING: Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara has been killed amid coordinated attacks in military sites across the country, sources told Al Jazeera https://t.co/r4DehGK2o9
🔴BREAKING: President Évariste Ndayishimiye has been confirmed as the ruling party candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The CNDD-FDD made the call at its congress in Gitega this Sunday.
Meet Burundi’s Minister of Communication.
Last week, he told President Ndayishimiye that Burundi’s involvement in DRC, along with UN reports alleging that the FDNB works closely with the FDLR, was damaging the country’s image.
Today, he has been found dead.
An accident or an assassination?
In Bujumbura, many politicians are afraid to condemn Ndayishimiye’s actions in Congo. Speak out, and you risk being jailed or killed.
🛑Burundi army Spox: “Serious electrical accident at the FDNB ammunition depot is the cause of the explosions currently heard in the economic capital, Bujumbura. We urge the population to remain calm and avoid the surrounding areas. Emergency services are actively responding.
🛑Burundi army Spox: “Serious electrical accident at the FDNB ammunition depot is the cause of the explosions currently heard in the economic capital, Bujumbura. We urge the population to remain calm and avoid the surrounding areas. Emergency services are actively responding.