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White House pauses removal of detainees to DRC as Ebola outbreak widens
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken region
The Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a spiraling
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‘Every health facility said they were full’: alarm over rapid spread of Ebola in DRC
New strain of virus, aid cuts, and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak
The warnings from aid groups and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been stark, their calls for coordinated international action impassioned.
As the country reels from the return of the Ebola virus, there is growing concern that its
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Côte d’Ivoire wary of jihadist threat in north 10 years on from major attack
Threat of jihadism continues to lurk along borders with Mali and Burkina Faso
These days, when she is not organising the annual International Day of Reggae celebrations in Côte d’Ivoire, Rose Ebirim picks up litter scattered on the beach in the historic port town of Grand Bassam, 25 miles east of Abidjan. Both activities have become a form of therapy since the time she saw someone
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Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC
Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede responders
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.
The outbreak is spreading rapidly, WHO leaders said, with almost 750 suspected cases and
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Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health
A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said.
The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international
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‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claims
As each day in US detention passes, Markens Appolon can feel the life he had dreamed of slipping away.
The 25-year-old fled Haiti to escape the rampant gang violence that upended his university studies in economics, and planned to join
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US judge dismisses criminal indictment against Kilmar Ábrego García
Judge said Trump administration would not have prosecuted Ábrego had he not challenged his high-profile deportation
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PM says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatists push for independence
Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid
The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer toward a referendum on
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Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador seeks asylum in Spain: ‘I feel safe here’
Andry José Hernández Romero was deported from the US to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison before he was allowed to return to Venezuela
One of the Venezuelan men sent from the US to El Salvador’s most notorious prison by
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Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’
The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the
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