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Africa CDC’s latest figures list 5,372 Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers have begun vaccine trials against the outbreak strain, which has no approved vaccine or specific treatment. The UN says fighting has displaced more than 323,000 people in Yemen since August. Gaza authorities say rain flooded at least 70,000 tents, leaving displaced families without dry shelter.
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DR Congo’s government puts Ebola deaths above 5,000 as researchers begin enrolling participants in a trial to test protection against the Bundibugyo virus. Nepal has secured approval for $20 million in emergency flood aid. The European Medicines Agency has opened a safety review of human normal immunoglobulins after reports of allergic reactions linked to particular batches.
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Chinese state media report at least 16 deaths in Tibet’s magnitude 7 earthquake, with blocked roads and damaged infrastructure obstructing rescue crews. The BBC reports that wildfire haze has exposed millions in Indonesia and closed schools. The US disease control agency confirmed its third measles death of 2026.
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The BBC reports that California’s Norte Fire reached 570 acres with only 5% containment, while evacuation orders remained in effect. Household hosepipe bans cover roughly 30 million people across parts of England and Wales, the BBC reports. AP sources say a US proposal could let pharmacies make certain experimental peptides before the formal process for restoring them to a permitted list.
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The US health agency says federal departments are coordinating to identify travelers from Siberia after an unexplained laboratory death, while officials seek an explanation from Russia. Uganda has banned non-essential travel to and from Congo. Many climate lawsuits remain paused pending a Supreme Court decision expected by June 2027.
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Kenya’s nine confirmed Ebola cases belong to one cluster, while Uganda has banned non-essential travel to and from Congo. KFF Health News estimates that Medicaid eligibility changes put 281,000 immigrants with legal status at risk of losing coverage, according to STAT. Copernicus found dangerous heat stress reached a record 52% of Europe during summer 2026.
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