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A woman and her child arrive for ebola related investigation at the health facility at the Bwera general hospital near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bwera, Uganda, June 14, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena

Uganda Confirms Ebola Case in Country's East as Outbreak Expands

An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country's health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread to a new region of the country from central Uganda…

13 November 2022

People line up to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a nucleic acid testing site on a street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Prominent Chinese Commentator Urges COVID Experts to 'Speak Out'

Prominent Chinese commentator Hu Xijin said on Sunday that as China ponders its COVID-19 policies, epidemic experts need to speak out and China ought to conduct comprehensive research and make any…

26 September 2022

Greta Thunberg: The Climate Campaigner Challenging World Leaders

This summer is witnessing many fires and floods that strike many countries around the globe, and the intense heatwave, which scientists describe as “the most observed heatwave on the planet”, has…

Majalla 06 August 2021

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