Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Rises to 100 Deaths Out of 550 Cases After a Month

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said. Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the spread. Out …

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Thai Jobs for Myanmar Refugees Could Show Way Forward for Asian Nations, UN Says

BANGKOK, June 9 (Reuters) – More than 5,500 ⁠Myanmar ⁠refugees living in camps along ⁠Thailand’s border have found jobs since Bangkok eased employment curbs last ​year, an approach that offers a regional example, a senior U.N. refugee official told Reuters. The step ‌came in response to a ‌sharp decline in global humanitarian funding, in part …

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Kenyan Police Fire Tear Gas During Protest Against US Ebola Quarantine Facility

NANYUKI, Kenya, June 9 (Reuters) – Kenyan police ⁠fired ⁠tear gas on Tuesday to ⁠scatter protesters in the central town of Nanyuki opposing a quarantine ​centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the U.S. government has raced to build despite ‌Kenyan court orders barring further work. The ‌proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base …

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Trump Says Pilots Safe After US Army Apache Goes Down Near Hormuz

June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump said ⁠early on Tuesday that the pilots ​of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter ‌that went down near ‌the Strait of Hormuz “are ⁠fine.” Speaking ⁠on the runway at John F. Kennedy International ​Airport before returning to Washington, D.C., Trump said there was “nobody injured.” The administration ​would …

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Indonesia Parliament Amends Law to Allow Police to Serve in Civilian Government

JAKARTA, June 9 (Reuters) – The Indonesian parliament passed ⁠revisions ⁠to the country’s national police law ⁠on Tuesday that allow serving police officers to accept posts in the ​civilian government. The amendments came a year after parliament revised the country’s military law, which allocated more civilian posts to ‌soldiers. Since taking office in 2024, Prabowo …

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Philippines Takes Diplomatic Action Against China Over Floating Structure in South China Sea

MANILA, June 9 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ foreign ministry has ⁠undertaken ⁠appropriate diplomatic action against China ⁠in connection with the “illegal presence” of a floating structure in ​a disputed atoll, the country’s South China Sea task force said on Tuesday. The task force ‌confirmed the presence of a floating structure ‌measuring 6 by 6 metres and …

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Trump Says US Helicopter Pilots Who Went Down in Strait of Hormuz Are Fine

By Parisa Hafezi, Nayera Abdallah and Steven Scheer DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuters) – Two U.S. pilots whose ⁠helicopter ⁠crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine”, President ⁠Donald Trump said on Tuesday after the New York Times reported the crew of an Apache gunship had ​been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway. …

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UK’s GSK to Buy US-Based Cancer Drugmaker Nuvalent for $10.6 Billion

June ⁠9 (Reuters) – ⁠British drugmaker ⁠GSK on ​Tuesday ‌agreed to ‌acquire ⁠U.S.-listed cancer ⁠drug developer Nuvalent ​for $10.6 billion to ​boost its ⁠lung cancer ⁠portfolio. The ⁠all-cash deal ​values Nuvalent at ​approximately $124 ⁠per ⁠share, a 40% premium to ⁠its last closing price. (Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu and ⁠Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing ​by Mrigank …

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